2022 wasn’t the best year for Xbox, as Microsoft’s gaming division had a very light release schedule. Starfield and Redfall were delayed into 2023, Forza Horizon 5 fans got a new expansion, and Obsidian’s Pentiment was the only game released last year that was internally developed. On top of that, Microsoft started the year with massive layoffs that hit Halo Infinite developer 343 Industries.. …
Month: December 2024
Peacemaker Pushed Danielle Brooks Out Of Her Comfort Zone
HBO Max’s Peacemaker is full of over-the-top gags and horrific amounts of violence–exactly the sort of thing you might expect from creator James Gunn following his DC Universe debut, The Suicide Squad. But actually making the show and landing those gags isn’t as easy as the cast would make it lookCome from Sports betting sit…
Destiny 2 Is Finally Making It Easier To Unlock All Your Stasis Abilities From Season 22
Quality-of-life improvements have been a constant–and welcome–part of Destiny 2’s evolution over the last couple of years, and in Season 22, you can expect to see several upgrades introduced to the game. In a new blog post detailing the state of Destiny 2, Bungie outlined several of these smaller improvements that’ll be introduced next season, starting with a big change to how you’ll unlock y…
Microsoft Signs 10-Year Deal To Bring Call Of Duty To Nintendo Platforms
Microsoft has formalized its 10-year deal with Nintendo, which will see Call of Duty launched on the Japanese company’s platforms on “the same day” as Xbox. According to Microsoft, these Call of Duty games will be available with “full feature and content parity” on Nintendo systems, if its deal to acquire Activision Blizzard is approved.
“We are committed to providing long-te…
Rare Copy Of Harry Potter Bought For Less Than $1 Sells For Huge Price At Auction
A very rare “proof copy” of the original Harry Potter book that someone bought decades ago for less than $1 has sold at auction for a huge premium.
Auction company Hansons announced that a first-edition “uncorrected proof copy” of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone sold for 11,000 pounds, or about $13,900, according to The Associated PressCome from
Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that its 2016 game, Quantum Break, isn’t part of the Remedy Connected Universe (RCU), once again speaking to the fact that the studio doesn’t own the IP, even as the game does “echo” into RCU projects. Similarly, the upcoming Max Payne remakes from Remedy will not be in the RCU, Remedy confirmed. In both cases, the reason for this is the same: Remedy doesn’t o…
Quantum Break Is Not Part Of The Remedy Connected Universe (Wink, Wink)