Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla Games says that Aloy is “going to have to prove herself all over again” in the upcoming sequel. Talking to GamingBible (opens in new tab) about both Horizon Zero Dawn and its upcoming sequel Horizon Forbidden West, narrative director at Guerrilla Ben McCaw explains how …
Read More »Banjo-Kazooie returns to Nintendo after over a decade away through Nintendo Switch Online this week
Banjo-Kazooie will be available to play on the Nintendo Switch from tomorrow, Nintendo has revealed. Announced in a Tweet from Nintendo, Banjo-Kazooie will be joining the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64 when it gets added to the Nintendo Switch Online expansion pack …
Read More »Hogwarts Legacy release date set for 2022 despite rumors
Update: Another clue suggests Hogwarts Legacy is on track for a 2022 launch. In a blog post published yesterday on Wizarding World (opens in new tab), the official online home of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises, the upcoming RPG is listed in a rundown of “highlights to look …
Read More »Activision pursued a Facebook buyout before selling to Microsoft, report claims
CEO Bobby Kotick and Activision’s board of directors tried to sell the company to other companies including Facebook parent Meta before taking a deal with Microsoft, it’s claimed. Bloomberg (opens in new tab) reports that “Kotick and the board weren’t sold on Microsoft as the acquirer” and initially pursued deals …
Read More »Lex Luthor as the new Batman – if Bruce Wayne dies in Death of the Justice League it could happen
DC announced a big summer event that will begin with ‘The Death of the Justice League‘ in April’s Justice League #75, where the big event of it is – you guessed it – the death of the Justice League. While according to the publisher one of the 10 main Justice …
Read More »Call of Duty exclusivity could make Microsofts big Activision deal “hard to get past regulators,” analyst says
A push to make Call of Duty an Xbox console exclusive franchise could get Microsoft’s newly revealed Activision acquisition flagged by antitrust regulators, according to one analyst. Speaking with GamesIndustry (opens in new tab), David Cole, founder of analyst firm DFC Intelligence, argued that “the big issue is if [Call …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass subscriber count surpasses 25 million
The Xbox Game Pass subscriber count has now surpassed 25 million as of the latest official count from Microsoft. The last public numbers from Microsoft pointed to a total Game Pass subscriber count of 18 million, which means the service’s reach has continued to expand rapidly despite a financial statement …
Read More »James Gunn reveals Peacemaker character will appear in a “future big DC movie”
James Gunn has revealed that a character from Peacemaker will appear in a “big” upcoming DC movie. “It is part of the DCU, I mean they can use these characters… I mean one of these characters, which people have kind of figured out, one of these characters is used in …
Read More »Jonah Hill ends feud with Baby Yoda
Baby Yoda may have won the hearts of millions after appearing in the opening episode of The Mandalorian, but one actor seemed immune to the creature’s charm. Speaking to W magazine (opens in new tab), Jonah Hill revealed he “didn’t give a fuck” about Baby Yoda, real name Grogu. “I used …
Read More »The Book of Boba Fett actors defend divisive new Star Wars characters
The Book of Boba Fett actors Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen have responded to the controversy over the show’s colorful – and, for some, out of place – biker gang. “Some of these things are out of our control. We can’t say as performers, ‘We don’t want to work with …
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