According to Spencer, Microsoft will be making “Activision Blizzard’s much-loved library of games - including Overwatch, Diablo, and Call of Duty - available on Game Pass and to grow those gaming communities.” Earlier this year, Microsoft paid a hefty sum to buy Activision Blizzard, a move that was met with equal parts concern and optimism. Since then, we’ve found out just how big of a deal Call of Duty really is - apparently, Sony thinks highly of the marquee shooter franchise....

Despite just barely missing out on the prestigious award at the 2022 Game Awards, God of War: Ragnarok claimed its deserved title on the PlayStation blog. The best-selling sequel is the winner of every award it was eligible for and nominated in, despite facing hefty games such as Elden Ring and Horizon: Forbidden West. Every year the PlayStation blog hosts its own set of awards, asking the community to vote for the best games in different categories, which are available on their consoles....

Just days into the test, someone has already broken their non-disclosure agreement to leak Overwatch 2 info. The leaked image that’s been circulating on Imgur lately confirms the shift from 6v6 to 5v5 gameplay for Overwatch 2 and it appears that one of the names on the screen might be familiar to Overwatch League fans. McGravy is currently an assistant coach for the Florida Mayhem, one of the teams in North America playing in the Overwatch League....

According to an interview with Empire Magazine, Raimi revealed that he’s “always loved Batman” and told the magazine that he wants to do a Batman film. Specifically, Raimi mentioned that he’d “come running” if he ever “saw the Batsignal up in the air.” The OG Spider-Man director also added The Shadow to a list of characters that he’d like to do a movie on. Sam Raimi’s penchant for dark and visually impressive movies would make him a perfect fit for a Batman film....

But, that’s not all. The Samsung Gaming Hub is more than just a cloud gaming access point. Owners can also access HDMI-connected video game consoles connected with passthrough controller inputs that let you use a single controller across multiple platforms. This lets you use Bluetooth headsets and controllers across multiple devices as well as apps and services that you can access through the Samsung Gaming Hub. The most notable addition to the Samsung Gaming Hub is the Xbox TV app....

April 29 State of Play Dates and Times As we’ve already mentioned, the upcoming State of Play showcase is scheduled for April 29, 2021. Here are the estimated start times for the 15-minute showcase: 2:00 PM PT 5:00 PM ET 10:00 PM BST 7:00 AM AET (April 30) What to Expect from the April 29 State of Play Showcase Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart will take center stage in the upcoming State of Play live stream....

With Days Gone already available as well as Uncharted and God of War soon to follow, it’s clear that Sony means business with its expansion. To prove this, Sony just launched the PlayStation PC label. How many PC ports of PlayStation exclusives are coming? Sony’s PlayStation PC label launch didn’t come with much fanfare. Instead, Steam users only noticed it when they say that Sony had switched the name of the publishers of its game’s PC ports from PlayStation Mobile to PlayStation PC LLC....

One of the most anticipated video games of 2022, the soon-to-be-released game has the second-highest rating for 2022 games and is a contender for this year’s Game of the Year award. To ensure it is in perfect condition for gameplay, the development team has released the necessary fixes for its bugs, glitches, and design errors. Players should know these patch notes aren’t required to play the game. But, Santa Monica Studio studio advised players to download and install the patch for a better experience....

As reported by Famitsu and translated by Gematsu, PS5 was the second-highest-selling console in Japan during the last week of the year from December 19, 2022, to December 25, 2022. The sales for PS5 topped over 59,352 units sold during the stated week, overtaking Switch and Switch Lite. Over 2 million PS5 consoles have been sold in Japan throughout its life thus far. The following is a list of the top 10 software sales out of the top 30 in the Japanese market, as reported by Famitsu....

Apparently, that wasn’t enough for Sony’s long-time partners. Not content with getting JRPG fans excited for a Yuffie-centric adventure, Square Enix recently announced that they’re going to release two more Final Fantasy games. However, these aren’t going to be totally new games. Instead, the two upcoming titles will be based on the growing Final Fantasy VII universe. What Are The Two Upcoming Final Fantasy VII Games? The first of the two upcoming Final Fantasy VII Games is Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier....

Square Enix is seemingly interested in the title and has recently filed a trademark for The Portopia Serial Murder Case. The trademark application was filed on November 10 and made public a few days ago. The trademark was filed under Class 9 which includes use for “machinery and equipment including commercial video game machine software, programs, and virtual reality game software.” The Portopia Serial Murder Case was developed by Enix and released in 1983 on the PC-6001, and has since been ported to other platforms....

But while most gamers will discover most that Super Mario 3D World has to offer during their first few playthroughs, there is one hidden feature that most will have, no doubt, missed. A Fun Hidden Mechanic Super Mario 3D World changes the multiplayer gameplay up from other Mario games with local co-op by having players compete against each other. To reflect this change, Super Mario 3D World added a new power-up in the form of cherries that allowed players to clone themselves....

In 2013’s Injustice: Gods Among Us, NetherRealm took the Justice League and effectively built a fighting game with a captivating story based on what happens if Superman didn’t hold back for once. Now, audiences will get a chance to see the wanton destruction that Supes is capable of when he goes on a rampage. Injustice more than earns its R-rating with its Red Band trailer All the subsequent material released and based on Injustice: Gods Among Us, including the game’s sequel and several dozen comic books, offered a much darker take on the DC Universe....

With that said, not all games based on the Vikings are made equal, with some not being as worthy of your time as others. Scroll down below to learn more about the best Viking games available today. For Honor Ubisoft’s first foray into the Viking era came not in the form of Assassin’s Creed. Instead, it was in the more grounded action-fighting game, For Honor, which, admittedly, uses a version of the Vikings that are more influenced than pop-fiction than actual history....

If you’re curious to find out what those games are, we’ve got you covered. Below, we’ve rounded up the 9 best video games based on movies. Alien: Isolation Alien: Isolation isn’t a movie tie-in, although it could very well have been. The game is set 15 years following the events of the first Alien film. In Alien: Isolation, you play as Ellen Ripley’s daughter who is sent on a mission to find a flight recorder on a Seegson Corporation ship in an attempt to find out more about what happened to Ripley....

Farrell’s take on the character already made headlines before when we got a brief glimpse of the extensive prosthetic work needed to turn the actor into the supervillain with the beak-like nose and notorious facial features. Under all the makeup, Farrell can barely be recognized at all. Listen here: https://t.co/P1hOSgZuMC Or watch on https://t.co/e84WokCDhq pic.twitter.com/nEkRqV8zRq — Josh Horowitz (@joshuahorowitz) July 15, 2021 Recently the actor spoke to MTV’s Josh Horowitz about the production, discussing difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic....

Bandai Namco was part of the surprise State of Play showcase held by Sony where we got first-ever footage of the next-gen fighting game months after it was teased at EVO 2022. The first trailer for Tekken 8 took the two most prominent figures in Tekken history and let them have at it in classic Tekken fashion. It’s safe to say Tekken 8 will be the prettiest game in the series....

Now, the game’s developer, DICE, has released some gameplay footage of Kimble “Irish” Graves in action. Irish joins Battlefield 2042 as the fifth specialist — Battlefield (@Battlefield) August 17, 2021 As we learned from the short film, Exodus, the former United States Marine Staff Sergeant is now the captain of the No-Pat destroyer MFS-04 Exodus. In his gameplay trailer, we see Irish placing his DCS Deployable Cover to help him land hits on incoming enemies....

The Rock wants to be the next James Bond In a Q&A with Esquire magazine, Johnson revealed that he remembers how his grandfather played a villainous role in Sean Connery’s You Only Live Twice. The 1967 film saw the MI6 operative head over to Tokyo after faking his death in Hong Kong. Just as he arrives, Bond is given a mission to find out the person behind the hijacking of NASA’s Jupiter 16 spacecraft....

Netflix confirmed at its Geeked Week presentation that the adaptation of the popular comic book series by Neil Gaiman from the 90s is finally headed to the still-leading streaming platform on August 5. To help celebrate this momentous occasion, Netflix also dropped an epic full-length trailer for The Sandman. Netflix’s The Sandman boasts a star-studded cast that includes the likes of Game of Thrones alumni and fan-favorites, Charles Dance and Gwendoline Christie, as well as Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, David Thewlis, and Jenna Coleman....