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Activision Blizzard Defends Bobby Kotick’s Salary As Shareholder Calls For Changes To His Pay

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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is one of the highest-paid executives not only in video games, but across the entire entertainment media industry. He made more than $30 million in 2019. One of the company's shareholders, The CtW Investment Group, is now calling on other stakeholders to vote against a measure that gives the company freedom to pay Kotick high rates. [Update: Activision Blizzard has responded with a statement, which you can see below] In a filing with the United States government, The CtW Investment Groups' director Dieter Waizenegger called

‘Slay the Spire’ Finally Launching on iOS this Month, Will Cost $9.99 and Be the Same as the PC Version

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Time Stamp: June 3, 2020 10:53 PM - Modified On: June 3, 2020 - Published By:
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There are certain games that built up a following on other platforms that just scream for a mobile port. Their set of mechanics, their interface, and the way they are controlled would just work perfectly on the touchscreen, and the actual game sessions can also be quick bursts or long marathons which also fit right into how mobile games are played. Over the past couple of years I can’t think of a game that fits this mold better than Slay the Spire from developer MegaCrit, and boy howdy have fans

Here’s Valorant’s New Agent Reyna And All Her Abilities

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Update: Reyna is now available to play as of Valorant update 1.0. Her two basic abilities are Dismiss and Devour, which allow her to consume a downed enemy's "life force" to temporarily become invisible and invulnerable, and restore her health, respectively. Her signature ability Leer sends out a destructible orb that obscures the range of vision of any players that look at it. This ability can be deployed through walls and barriers, which makes it quite powerful. Her ultimate ability is Empress, which grants her rapid fire for a limited

Espo announces official pre-launch of its eSports digital staking platform to provide a new way for esports fans, teams and sponsors to collaborate

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Espo, the platform where esports fans can stake* world-class teams and players, today announced its official pre-launch and pre-registration of its eSports digital staking platform. Espo has created an answer to limitations and problems faced by fans, teams and players in the esports community. By developing a digital staking platform, Espo is addressing the burning desire of fans to get closer to the action and the aspiration for teams to expand and generate revenue from their fanbase. The London-based Espo is the first-of-its-kind digital staking platform that will create real disruption in the esports

Those Who Remain: Creating a Psychological Thriller From Concept to Launch

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Time Stamp: May 29, 2020 1:00 PM - Modified On: May 29, 2020 - Published By:
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After more than three years of development the psychological thriller, Those Who Remain, releases digitally on Xbox One today. The game is a narrative lead experience, filled with tension and mystery, which, is in ways similar to the story of the game’s development, which we wanted to share a little of with you here today. The Idea At the start of 2017, after gathering experience on other projects, we knew we wanted our next game to be a horror/thriller. As massive fans of horror and the supernatural (Think “Twin Peaks,”

May 2020 Xbox One Update Introduces Simpler Guide & More

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Time Stamp: May 29, 2020 12:00 PM - Modified On: May 29, 2020 - Published By:
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Here at Xbox we believe that gaming is for everyone. To serve both new Xbox gamers and longtime fans, our team has been hard at work streamlining and refining the Xbox experience. Driven by feedback from you, our worldwide community, we are excited to share some new updates and improvements that are already rolling out to all Xbox One consoles. The May 2020 Update is available now and delivers a simpler Guide interface, a new Community experience, additional collection filters and a better way to browse Mixer. Simplified Guide Layout

6 Things You Didn’t Know About Project Warlock, Coming to Xbox One June 12

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Summary Project Warlock is a love letter to the golden age of classic shooters from the ’90s. Explore 60 vast levels in five settings, from frozen Antarctic base to the sands of Egypt to the medieval castles’ courts and graveyards. See how this game came to be and learn some interesting trivia before it goes live on Xbox One June 12. Hey! My name is Jakub Cisło and I’m the developer behind Project Warlock – a fast-paced, retro shooter inspired by cult-classics such as the original Doom, Hexen, Heretic, or

SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Fury Unleashed’ Review, Mini-Views Featuring ‘Arrest of a Stone Buddha’, the Latest Releases and Sales, and More

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Hello gentle readers, and welcome to the SwitchArcade Round-Up for May 26th, 2020. In today’s article, we’ve got a little slice of news, a full review of Fury Unleashed, Mini-Views of Arrest of a Stone Buddha and Ion Fury, a look at new release Minecraft Dungeons, and all the sales information you crave. Yes, we’re making the most of what is for the most part a pretty quiet day. Let’s get into it! News The ‘Blaster Master Zero’ Games Go Physical with Limited Run After decades of follow-ups of dubious

‘Super Fowlst 2’ Is Out Now on iOS and Android for Free

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Super Fowlst 2 from Tom Young at CatCup Games was showcased with a release date earlier this month. Tom brought us the lovely Fowlst and then Super Fowlst (Free) on both iOS and Android. Today, the big sequel to both hass arrived in the form of Super Fowlst 2 for iOS and Android. Super Fowlst 2 builds on Super Fowlst with more content, controller support, and more. Watch the trailer for Super Fowlst 2 below: Super Fowlst 2 also has loads of characters to unlock across its procedurally generated levels.

‘If Found…’ Review – Hand Can Erase

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TouchArcade Rating: Annapurna Interactive has consistently been releasing superb experiences on not just iOS but also other platforms over the years. When they announced that If Found… ($4.99) from Dreamfeel would now be published under them, I was intrigued. If Found… has been in the works for a few years now as an interactive visual novel with gorgeous visuals. It finally arrived last week on iOS and PC platforms and it is a perfect fit not only to iOS but also Annapurna Interactive’s portfolio for a variety of reasons. The