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Amazon Games Montreal names former Ubisoft Toronto director Alexandre Parizeau as studio head

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Former Ubisoft Toronto managing director Alexandre Parizeau has been appointed as the new studio head for Amazon Games Montreal.  Parizeau helped bring life to games like Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six Vegas as a senior producer at Ubisoft. He’s joining Amazon Games Montreal to lead development on the studio’s first project, which will be a “competitive multiplayer AAA title based on new IP.” “Alex has a long track record of building talented teams and successful games, and is a perfect fit for what we aspire to create at our new

Big PS5 update with long-awaited storage expansions arrives Sept. 15

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Time Stamp: September 14, 2021 5:06 PM - Modified On: September 14, 2021 - Published By:
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One of the biggest updates for the PlayStation 5 is coming tomorrow with user interface improvements, new social functions, audio enhancements, expansion of mobile features, and the long-awaited capacity to increase storage via an external SSD. Sony’s senior vice president Hideaki Nishino talked about the update that will be released worldwide on Sept. 15 in a PlayStation blog post today and thanked all beta update participants who tested the features that will be available tomorrow. Starting tomorrow, players will be able to download, copy, and launch PS5 and PS4 games,

DreamHack Atlanta postponed until 2022 due to COVID

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DreamHack Atlanta, previously scheduled to run from Nov. 12 to 14 as an in-person event, will be postponed to 2022 as a result of the current world health situation, which has deteriorated with the spread of COVID-19’s Delta variant. DreamHack is a worldwide gaming convention where the attendees can experience professional and amateur esports tournaments, participate in the bring your own computer (BYOC) LAN party, and take part in several activities, including expos and live music. The festivals have been deeply affected by the coronavirus pandemic and its esports tournaments

Tripwire Interactive CEO ‘Stepped Down’ Following Anti-Choice Remarks on Twitter

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Tripwire Interactive has parted ways with John Gibson following an anti-choice tweet praising Supreme Court inaction over the Texas abortion bill. / Tripwire InteractiveTripwire Interactive has parted ways with John Gibson, now-former CEO, following an anti-choice tweet praising the Supreme Court's inaction over the Texas abortion bill.The decision came barely a day after Gibson's public tweet in support of the United States Supreme Court's inaction to adhere to emergency intervention requests to stop a six-week abortion ban law in the southern state of Texas. The law has been controversial from

Will The Elder Scrolls 6 be on PlayStation 5?

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Top GamesWill The Elder Scrolls 6 release on PlayStation or has Bethesda Softworks' sale to Microsoft sealed the franchise's fate? / Bethesda SoftworksWill The Elder Scrolls 6 release on PlayStation 5 (PS5) or has Bethesda Softworks' sale to Microsoft sealed the franchise's fate?Fans have been speculating on every aspect of the next installment in Bethesda Softworks' flagship RPG franchise, The Elder Scrolls, since its announcement—which seems like eons ago. The company has yet to bring forward any new information about the game since its brief teaser trailer and that, alone,

Florida Mayhem adds Flats as content creator

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The Florida Mayhem’s 2021 Overwatch League season may be over, but the team is upgrading its content crew to keep fans entertained throughout the offseason.  Florida has officially added popular Overwatch streamer Flats to its content creation roster, the team announced today. Flats is known for his fun, positive streams and main tank gameplay. He boasts nearly 116,000 followers on Twitch and 128,000 subscribers on YouTube.  Flats is a mainstay in the Overwatch streaming community, often partnering up with San Francisco Shock partnered streamer Emongg and tackling the ranked ladder.

Overwatch League to Play on ‘Early’ Overwatch 2 Build Next Season

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OverwatchThe Overwatch League is looking to begin its next season on an early build of Overwatch 2 in April 2022. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardThe Overwatch League is planning to start its next season on an "early build" of Overwatch 2 in April 2022, OWL vice president Jon Spector confirmed Friday.Amidst a ton of unknowns about both the Overwatch League and Overwatch 2, Spector took to Twitter Friday to drop some earthshattering news about both on the timeline in one fell swoop.Oh yeah also this https://t.co/9SdBXXSyzz— Jon Spector (@Spex_J) September

Overwatch League cancels live postseason events due to COVID-19 delta variant concerns

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The Overwatch League announced today its live, in-person postseason events would be canceled due to the threat of COVID-19 and the delta variant. The events will be replaced by a Hawaii-based postseason model, much like the ones used for monthly tournaments throughout the 2021 season.  Two postseason events were originally planned for the league and its fans. An initial playoff bracket event held in Dallas from Sept. 16 to Sept. 19, involving eight of the league’s teams, would eventually lead to a two-team Grand Finals event in Los Angeles on

Here’s every MTG Standard set coming in 2022

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Four new Magic: The Gathering sets scheduled to release in 2022 were revealed by Wizards of the Coast during the August Magic Showcase.  The launch of Innistrad: Midnight Hunt is scheduled to take place on Sept. 24 in conjunction with the Magic 2021 Standard rotation. Two months later, Innistrad: Crimson Vow will release, providing two new Standard-legal sets to the existing four following fall rotation. A total of four MTG Standard sets will launch in 2022, revealed today during the Magic Showcase event: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty, Streets of New Capenna,

EA to Patent Apex Legends Ping System

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Apex LegendsPhoto courtesy of Respawn EntertainmentEA has filed a patent for Apex Legends' ping system, but they want other games to use it too. As part of EA's Accessibility First Patent Pledge, the publisher is granting free access to some of their patents, including the Apex Legends ping system. The aim is to allow developers to freely copy and use some of EA's accessibility-related technology. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, EA's Executive Vice President of Positive Play, Commercial and Marketing Chris Bruzzo said "We want to encourage this, we want