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Consolidation is the latest trend in the gaming industry as Microsoft and Sony continue to duke it out in their long-running “console war.” Following the launch of each company’s respective next-generation console, both have had their eyes on gaming studios small and large as they seek to outdo their competition. The largest move thus far has been the attempted acquisition of one of the world’s largest gaming corporations, Activision Blizzard, for an unprecedented $68.7 billion USD. However, antitrust law in the United Kingdom via its Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put a hold on this buyout. Previously, Microsoft made the much-contested claim that Activision Blizzard has no “must have” games in its repertoire. To which, Sony was quick to rebut by claiming the bestselling ...

Consolidation is the latest trend in the gaming industry as Microsoft and Sony continue to duke it out in their long-running “console war.” Following the launch of each company’s respective next-generation console, both have had their eyes on gaming studios small and large as they seek to outdo their competition. The largest move thus far has been the attempted acquisition of one of the world’s largest gaming corporations, Activision Blizzard, for an unprecedented $68.7 billion USD. However, antitrust law in the United Kingdom via its Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has put a hold on this buyout. Previously, Microsoft made the much-contested claim that Activision Blizzard has no “must have” games in its repertoire. To which, Sony was quick to rebut by claiming the bestselling ...

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for the Nintendo Switch has officially set a record for the gaming company, becoming the fastest-selling in the history of Nintendo. Having just released last week on the Switch, the game has already sold a combined 10 million copies in just three days. Despite players complaining of poor graphic performances and a series of low user scores that have been documented as amongst the lowest on Metacritic, the game is now in the history books at Nintendo. In a press release from Nintendo, they revealed, “This is the highest number ever for global and domestic sales in the first three days after the release of software for all Nintendo game consoles, including Nintendo Switch.” Around four million sales happened in Japan while the other six million came in globally. T...

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for the Nintendo Switch has officially set a record for the gaming company, becoming the fastest-selling in the history of Nintendo. Having just released last week on the Switch, the game has already sold a combined 10 million copies in just three days. Despite players complaining of poor graphic performances and a series of low user scores that have been documented as amongst the lowest on Metacritic, the game is now in the history books at Nintendo. In a press release from Nintendo, they revealed, “This is the highest number ever for global and domestic sales in the first three days after the release of software for all Nintendo game consoles, including Nintendo Switch.” Around four million sales happened in Japan while the other six million came in globally. T...

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for the Nintendo Switch has officially set a record for the gaming company, becoming the fastest-selling in the history of Nintendo. Having just released last week on the Switch, the game has already sold a combined 10 million copies in just three days. Despite players complaining of poor graphic performances and a series of low user scores that have been documented as amongst the lowest on Metacritic, the game is now in the history books at Nintendo. In a press release from Nintendo, they revealed, “This is the highest number ever for global and domestic sales in the first three days after the release of software for all Nintendo game consoles, including Nintendo Switch.” Around four million sales happened in Japan while the other six million came in globally. T...

Polyphony Digital has unveiled Ferrari’s entry for Gran Turismo 7’s Vision Project — the concept car, Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo, is a hyper-futuristic single-seater all-wheel drive modeled from Ferrari’s sports prototypes in the ‘60s and ‘70s. A highly aerodynamic model, the Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo boasts meticulously crafted rear wings, diffusers, as well as air vents on the wheel arches to provide maximum downforce. The V6 engine is sported by models such as 296 GTB, 296 GTS, and 296 GT3, as well as the forthcoming Ferrari 499P hypercar, yet Ferrari’s Vision Gran Turismo concept car is powered by “a more extreme version” that produces more than 1,000 BHP at 9,000 rpm, combined with added power from three accompanying electric motors. Speaking on the project, Ferrari’s Design Direct...

Polyphony Digital has unveiled Ferrari’s entry for Gran Turismo 7’s Vision Project — the concept car, Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo, is a hyper-futuristic single-seater all-wheel drive modeled from Ferrari’s sports prototypes in the ‘60s and ‘70s. A highly aerodynamic model, the Ferrari Vision Gran Turismo boasts meticulously crafted rear wings, diffusers, as well as air vents on the wheel arches to provide maximum downforce. The V6 engine is sported by models such as 296 GTB, 296 GTS, and 296 GT3, as well as the forthcoming Ferrari 499P hypercar, yet Ferrari’s Vision Gran Turismo concept car is powered by “a more extreme version” that produces more than 1,000 BHP at 9,000 rpm, combined with added power from three accompanying electric motors. Speaking on the project, Ferrari’s Design Direct...

According to reports, Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to offer some concessions to Sony to appease regulators in its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The news comes after CEO of Microsoft Gaming stated that the company has no plans to make Call of Duty an Xbox exclusive and the company claimed that Sony has better exclusive titles. Sources close to Microsoft’s $69 million USD acquisition of Activision Blizzard note that the company is ready to offer a series of “concessions” to push the European Union Commission to let the deal go ahead. The concessions would keep Activision games on Sony PlayStation consoles with a 10-year licensing deal, meaning Call of Duty would be on the console for at least another decade. The sign of goodwill serves to ease qualms of marketplace concerns follo...

CD Projekt Red revealed during its third quarter investor presentation that The Witcher Remake will be a “story-driven, single player open-world RPG” game. Although no additional information was mentioned, this new change will most certainly offer a very different gaming experience for fans of the original game. The Witcher, the OG 2007 PC game was built on the Aurora Engine, which given the technological constraints, provided a rather linear gaming experience in comparison to today’s gaming standards. As confirmed by CD Projekt Red back in October, The Witcher Remake is being developed using Unreal Engine 5 — the world’s most advanced and capable real-time 3D creation tool to date. Based on this information alone, fans can expect the remake to be rendered in highly-detailed graphics...

CD Projekt Red has dropped off the gameplay trailer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s long-awaited next-gen update. Titled the “Complete Edition,” the upgraded action role-playing game receives myriad renovations, including improved character models with 4K textures, ray-traced lighting effects, cloud saves and new content based on Netflix’s The Witcher. Additionally, players can choose to play the game at 60 frames per second, and a new photo mode lets users take quick screenshots in-game. The enhanced version of the popular title, for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, was initially scheduled to release in June of this year. However, CD Projekt Red delayed the update’s arrival indefinitely after moving development in-house from Saber Interactive and later announced t...