UK competition authority target March for decision on Microsoft’s buyout of Activision Blizzard

The CMA decided in September that Microsofts proposed buyout would need further investigation. Meanwhile, Microsoft have set up awebsitethat sings the praises of the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Microsoft arent the only big company trying to acquire chunks of the industry. Embracer Group recentlyacquiredanother gaggle of games companies, along with the rights to Tolkeins Middle-Earth. Chinese media behemoth Tencent are another major player in the industrys consolidation. It was revealed last month that Tencent hadinvested 300 millionin Guillemot Brothers, Ubisofts largest stakeholder....

October 5, 2022 · 1 min · 106 words · Linda Carney

What's better: an end credits song, or utterly rinsing a place?

What’s better: an end credits song, or utterly rinsing a place? An end credits song Video games have a lot of music but not many songs. They’re rare, but many of the ones we hear are crackers. A little touch to perfect the ending. Portal’s Still Aliveis a classic, hitting extra hard as a surprise. Remedy Entertainment are big fans of licensed songs in their credits too. I am only learning now that matricide simulator F....

October 5, 2022 · 1 min · 132 words · Matthew Graham

Wild Hearts shows off more of its giant-monster battling technology in new gameplay trailer

It also reveals some co-op hunting action for the first time. Wild Hearts is all about thwacking colossal critters upside the head with large swords. They arent going to finish these beasties, called Kemono, off by themselves though. Youll need to use Wild Hearts wooden Karakuri technology to help you finish the job. Its probably worth calling on some chums to help out too, which is where the co-op comes in....

October 5, 2022 · 1 min · 174 words · James Miller

Wordle answer (Wednesday 5 October 2022): Wordle word of the day #473 and hints

Or, if you just want the answer, scroll down below the video for spoilers and a definition! Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd Aprilinstead! Wordle October 5 hints Need a little help with the Wordle answer today? The word is… MARSH. Now that you know the answer, be sure to keep it to yourself until the puzzle resets tomorrow! How to play Wordle Wordle is a very straightforward word guessing game....

October 5, 2022 · 2 min · 252 words · Mary Banks

Lost Ark's roadmap for the rest of 2022 features sneaky new classes and tricky raids

These are both intended to be rock solid challenges. December sees the debut of one of Lost Arks most challenging raids, the Brelshaza Legion Raid. That pits you and seven other players against Brelshaza, Commander of the Phantom Legion. Shell have a go at charm you, and cause some nasty hallucinations to trick you. Therell be two difficulty levels for this raid because its pretty dang tricky. Youll have to traverse six gates to tackle the raid, and the item level rises every two gates....

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 206 words · Ryan Stewart

Magic: The Gathering Arena is heading back to Innistrad in 2023

If you fancy a look at Shadow Over Innistrad’s cards early then you might check them outhere. They’ll be legal in the Explorer and Historic formats. No firm dates to report for the new batch just yet.

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 37 words · Danielle Castaneda

Magic: The Gathering is getting Assassin's Creed and Final Fantasy crossovers

Wizards CEO Cynthia Williams didn’t share any other information about the crossovers. There’s no word on whether Assassin’s Creed or Final Fantasy could follow suit the next year.

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 28 words · Ronald Peterson

Overwatch 2 changes: The biggest changes and hero reworks in Overwatch 2

It could even be the same game at first glance. Thankfully, a great many of the biggest changes are also very positive and exciting ones. Here we’ve laid out all the biggest Overwatch 2 changes to get you up to speed. Read on to learn about all the major differences betweenOverwatch1 and Overwatch 2. With the new 5v5 meta, only one Tank is allowed per team in role queue. Junker Queen is the new Tank hero....

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 174 words · Christopher Miller

Overwatch 2 release time: When does Overwatch 2 release?

When does Overwatch 2 release on each platform? Returning players, however, will have the entire roster already available to them. All this will arrive alongside the new free to playBattle Pass modelfor Overwatch 2.

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 34 words · Matthew Bishop

Overwatch 2 review-in-progress: tonnes of fun marred by context and expectations

In many ways, it feels like I’ve simply been given a reason to play Overwatch 1 again. Is that enough for a sequel? I’m not certain it is. But perhaps it should be. The good news is I needn’t spend long explaining the game. Even people who never played the original know what Overwatch is. Matches are fast, hectic, and oodles of fun. The single biggest change Overwatch 2 brings to its matches is the new 5v5 team composition....

October 4, 2022 · 3 min · 465 words · Samuel Singh

Overwatch 2's launch issues being made worse by DDoS attack

Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage. This is causing a lot of drop/connection issues." Unfortunately we are experiencing a mass DDoS attack on our servers. Teams are working hard to mitigate/manage. Diablo 2 Resurrected’s serverskept falling over long after release, for example.

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 42 words · Olivia Harmon

Playing the Flat Eye demo just makes me want to run a futuristic Icelandic gas station

I liked Night Call fine, but I really love the Flat Eye demo. But it’s not as stressful as either of those. It’s sort of like looking at a magic eye picture. My favourite bit was looking at the energy grid and figuring out how to manage my resources. If I had to play a Paradox game right now I would shrivel and melt like a blowtorched marshmallow. I may have taken the wrong message away....

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 76 words · Chase Nicholson

Sony may invest more in its efforts to bring PlayStation games to PC

Hulst made the commentduring an interview with Reuters, without providing further detail. The exception might be live service games, Hulst says. It’s previously been announced thatDestiny 2and future Bungie projects will remain available on PC. PlayStation Productions has been set up to adapt PlayStation games into film and television shows. I would definitely be interested in aBloodbornemovie.

October 4, 2022 · 1 min · 57 words · Alexis Pearson