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Developer Behind PS4-Exclusive The Order: 1886 Sells To Facebook, Will Focus On VR Games

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It's a big day for Facebook as it relates to video games. In addition to Microsoft partnering with Facebook for livestreaming games after closing Mixer, the social network has now acquired a major developer.Facebook announced that it has acquired Ready at Dawn, the studio known for its work on the God of War franchise. The studio developed God of War: Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta for PSP, in addition to the God of War: Origins Collection for PS3. On top of the God of War franchise, Ready at

Marvel’s Avengers Offers Free Upgrade To PS5 Or Xbox Series X

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Marvel's Avengers players will get a free upgrade to next-gen on their respective platform, publisher Square Enix announced. Anyone who purchases a copy of Marvel's Avengers, physically or digitally, will get upgraded from PS4 to PS5 or Xbox One to Xbox Series X if they purchase the new consoles.In a PlayStation blog post, Gary Snethen, chief technology officer of developer Crystal Dynamics, said that the team has been working on a PS5 enhanced version of the game for some time, utilizing the power of the new console to offer a

New Best Buy Sale Discounts Games, 4K TVs, Monitors, And More

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Best Buy is back with another big sale this week, although instead of its usual one-day sale, you've got four days to take advantage of this one. Many deals are returning from previous sales, including a ton of discounts on Apple products like iPads and MacBooks, but there's also a selection of game deals available along with some 4K TVs, monitors, wireless earbuds, and more. The deals end Thursday, but there's a chance the most popular discounts could sell out before then.The Best Buy sale includes a variety of PS4,

Bringing More Players Into Our Gaming Vision

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For us at Xbox, the player is at the center of the gaming experience, always. It’s our responsibility to make sure great games and related experiences go to meet players wherever they are. Our priority and focus is on the world-class content being made by our 15 Xbox Game Studios, the evolution of Xbox Game Pass, the launch of Xbox Series X, and the global opportunity to play anywhere with Project xCloud. Bringing that vision to life, for as many people as possible, will see us working with different partners,

Batman Movies Director Joel Schumacher Dies

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Joel Schumacher, the director behind films like The Lost Boys and St. Elmo's Fire and two Batman movies, has died at 80. The news of his passing comes from Variety, which reports he succumbed to a year-long battle with cancer on Monday.He is likely best-known for his movies about the Caped Crusader, 1995's Batman Forever and 1997's Batman & Robin. He took over directing duties from Tim Burton, who helmed Batman and Batman Returns. During his tenure, both Val Kilmer and George Clooney portrayed Bruce Wayne/Batman. Schumacher's Batman movies leaned

Battlefield 6 Has “Crazy Ambitious Ideas,” EA Says

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Among the numerous projects that EA has in development for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X is a new Battlefield game that is due to launch in 2021. While the game has yet to be properly unveiled, EA's top studios boss, Laura Miele, shared some of the first details about the game recently.During EA Play Live 2020, Miele said she looks forward to seeing developer DICE once again raise the bar, adding that the team is making the new Battlefield something that's never been seen before."Our studios are taking their

Xbox Series X: The Ascent Developer On The Power Of Next-Gen

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One of the most exciting games coming to Xbox Series X this holiday season is The Ascent, a science-fiction action-role-playing game that plays like a cross between the Diablo series and classic twin-stick shooters. Because of Microsoft's Smart Delivery system, the game is automatically enhanced when played on Xbox Series X instead of Xbox One, and developer Neon Giant explained just how that will work.Speaking to Xbox Wire, creative director Arcade Berg (he has a very good name) explained that ray tracing and upgraded reflective surfaces are among the key

PS5 And Xbox Series X Injustice, Mortal Kombat Games Seemingly Being Planned

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The next generation of consoles, the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, is nearly upon us. And while we've seen some games for both systems, the fighting game genre has been absent from many of these early announcements. Fighting game developer NetherRealm Studios seems to be leading the push for next-gen brawlers, with a brand-new job listing hiring for someone to bring Injustice and Mortal Kombat to PS5 and XSX.The listing (spotted by EventHubs) simply states NetherRealm Studios is looking for a principal software engineer to work on graphics that

Blockchain can make video game playing valuable: Hironao Kunimitsu

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The blockchain gaming economy will be larger than Japan’s, the Tokyo-based businessman said Hironao Kunimitsu, the founder of Tokyo social gaming firm Gumi, spoke about the future of gaming in the context of blockchain-based trading of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) at the Japan Traders Live organised by CoinTelegraph last week. The entrepreneur believes that the market to trade NFTs in video games will grow to become “larger than Japan’s economy.” He further explained that the potential for video games like Minecraft, if they adopt blockchain technology, is huge. Fungible tokens like

Why the Olympics should add esports

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Brandon Byrne Contributor Brandon Byrne is the CEO and co-founder of Opera Event, a technology platform that connects content creators, teams and sponsors to one another programmatically and at scale. He was previously the CFO of Team Liquid and VP of Finance and Administration at Curse. I recently sat on a panel for gaming website Pocket Gamer that was focused on esports and the Olympics. We were debating whether esports were filling the gap in sporting events, including the Olympic games, which have been paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic.