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Daily Briefing: Friday 10th December

It Takes Two takes home Game of the YearThe Game Awards were last night and Hazelight Studios' cooperative puzzle adventure deservedly took home the top prize, alongside two other awards in Best Multiplayer and Best Family Game. Studio head Josef Fares, who is known for his foul mouth and impecc...

Daily Briefing: Thursday 9th December

CD Projekt begin settlement talks with angry investorsCD Projekt confirmed back in may that four class action lawsuits filed against them in the United States had been consolidated into one bumper list of grievances. A lead plaintiff was appointed at that time in preparation for potential common cou...

Daily Briefing: Wednesday 8th December

Ubisoft enter the NFT game for some reasonWhen it came time to place bets on which of the major games companies would be the first to try their hand at the baffling concept that is NFTs, a lot of people probably had money riding on Ubisoft. It turns out this was completely the right call, as the pub...

Daily Briefing: Monday 6th December

Activision Snubbed From Game Awards Amidst More LayoffsGeoff Keighley announced on Twitter that Activision-Blizzard will not be a part of The Game Awards, outside of the 2 awards Call of Duty was nominated for. He said: "There is no place for abuse, harassment or predatory practices in any compa...

Daily Briefing: Friday 3rd December

EA set their sights on a connected Battlefield universeEA announced this week that they will be making widespread changes to the Battlefield franchise's development structure as the company works towards establishing a "connected Battlefield universe" by having future Battlefield titles ...

Daily Briefing: Thursday 2nd December

Final Fantasy XIV will prioritise paying players during expansion queuesFinal Fantasy XIV's new Endwalker expansion launches next week following a short delay, with early access set to begin this coming Friday. It was always going to be a big event as Endwalker seeks to conclude Final Fantasy XI...

Daily Briefing: Wednesday 1st December

The physical editions of the GTA Trilogy have been delayedRockstar announced this week that the upcoming physical versions of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition will be slightly less upcoming than initially expected. The physical edition was supposed to launch on December 7th on ...

Daily Briefing: Tuesday 30th November

Xbox Cloud Gaming really wants you to use Microsoft EdgeMicrosoft have announced a new feature coming to Xbox Cloud Gaming called Clarity Boost, which is intended to vastly improve the sharpness of Cloud Gaming streams provided the player is using the often-ignored Microsoft Edge browser. The functi...

Daily Briefing: Monday 29th November

There's a Marvel MMO incomingThe game looks to be in the works at Dimensional Ink Games, the Texas-based developer behind DC Universe Online. The still-untitled project was revealed during a recent earnings presentation for Dimensional Ink parent company Enad Global 7, with a slide in the presen...

Daily Briefing: Friday 26th November

Former BioWare writer isn't too thrilled by the idea of a Mass Effect television showDavid Gaider, lead writer across all three games in the Dragon Age series, revealed on Twitter that he thinks the prospect of a Mass Effect television show makes him "cringe." This follows on for a renew...

Daily Briefing: Thursday 25th November

DICE's head of design leaves this weekFawzi Mesmar recently confirmed that he will be leaving EA's DICE studio at the end of this week. Mesmar has served as DICE's head of design since 2019 when he joined from King, overseeing both the Battlefield and the Star Wars: Battlefront franchise...

Daily Briefing: Wednesday 24th November

DICE outline upcoming Battlefield 2042 patchesBattlefield 2042's recent launch hasn't gone too well, with players across the internet banding together to carefully catalogue the game's many, many, many issues. The newest release for one of EA's flagship franchises quickly became one ...

Daily Briefing: Tuesday 23rd November

Nintendo follow suit in condemning Activision BlizzardAccording to a new report from Fanbyte, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser has followed the earlier leads set by Microsoft's Phil Spencer and Sony's Jim Ryan in actively condemning Activision Blizzard's response to the ongoing ...

Daily Briefing: Monday 22nd November

Bobby Kotick would consider resigning if he can't sort out Activision Blizzard problemsThat's according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal which, citing various internal sources, claims that embattled Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has told his senior management team that he ...

[EARLY ACCESS] WoW, By The Numbers: A 9.1 Followup

Here we go: Another deep dive into the *numbers* behind current World of Warcraft engagement and players.

Daily Briefing: Friday 19th November

Cyberpunk 2077 could be headed to Xbox Game Pass?A new official Xbox Game Pass promotional video seems to suggest that Microsoft are planning to add Cyberpunk 2077 to the popular subscription service. The video released earlier on this week to celebrate the arrival of Xbox Cloud Gaming on consoles, ...

Daily Briefing: Thursday 18th November

Activision say new zero tolerance harassment policy shouldn't apply to Bobby KotickActivision Blizzard management has reportedly informed employees that the company's recently-implemented "zero tolerance" policy on harassment, discrimination, and abusive behaviour will not be applied...

[EARLY ACCESS] Sargeras, WoW's Ultimate Villain

When Sargeras finds out what we've learned during Shadowlands, he's going to be mad. After some time with Illidan and learning he was tricked by the Dreadlords... he might even become our ally.

Daily Briefing: Wednesday 17th November

Activision Blizzard employees call for Bobby Kotick's resignationActivision Blizzard employees, working both remotely and in-person at the studio offices, have organised a walkout protest calling for CEO Bobby Kotick's resignation following a damning new report from the Wall Street Journal. ...

Daily Briefing: Tuesday 16th November

Halo Infinite's multiplayer is out nowThe surprise confirmation of Halo Infinite's multiplayer component going live was the biggest reveal of yesterday's Xbox 20th anniversary showcase. The announcement really was something special, beginning with a wonderful orchestral rendition of the ...

Daily Briefing: Monday 15th November

The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy is finally back on PCLast week's release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition was afflicted by quite a few issues across launch platforms. PlayStation players who had preordered the digital version of the game were able to access the game up to 24 ho...

Daily Briefing: Friday 12th November

Grand Theft Auto Definitive Edition Trilogy pulled from PC following issuesIt seems that this week's high-profile release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has had a bit more rough than smooth. Aside from the name being an absolute car crash of unnecessary words, the game...

Daily Briefing: Thursday 11th November

New World is getting a PTRAmazon confirmed this week that the MMO will soon be getting a suite of rather substantial updates. The first of these is a new Public Test Realm, which will allow participating players early access to upcoming features. The upcoming Into the Void update will be the first t...

Daily Briefing: Wednesday 10th November

Forza Horizon 5 is Xbox's "biggest ever launch day"That's according from Xbox main man Phil Spencer who, taking to Twitter to have a bit of a celebration, confirmed that the newest entry from Playground Games is the "largest launch day" in the history of Xbox Game Studios. Sp...

[EARLY ACCESS] Illidan's Story Is NOT Over.

Illidan's role in Azeroth's story is far from finished. Here are the ways he could return & why! Sargeras surely has a lot to tell us about the First Ones.... right? Also, what's up with his Shadowlands-looking belt?

Daily Briefing: Tuesday 9th November

Back 4 Blood gets a solo campaign next monthOne of the biggest complaints about Back 4 Blood, Turtle Rock's new cooperative zombie shooting successor to Left 4 Dead, was that it had absolutely no solo campaign. Any player opting to play the game offline was met with a warning window describing a...

Daily Briefing: Monday 8th November

Ubisoft employee group ask public support following continuous corporate refusal to meet demandsA Better Ubisoft, a group of current and former ex-Ubisoft employees currently campaigning for improved working conditions at the global publisher, have turned to the public for help in a time of severe f...

Daily Briefing: Friday 5th November

Nintendo Are Putting Almost $1B Into Development & Over $2B Into Improving AccountsThanks to the consistent success of the Switch (over 92m sales!), Nintendo will be able to use $880m to directly expand their game development resources outside of conventional expenditure. They'll also put anothe...

Daily Briefing: Thursday 4th November

Apologies for the late briefing! Adam's off for a few days so you're stuck with me for a bit. Please enjoy today's news - it's still fresh!- MattThe Geforce Now Leak Gets Interesting - Release DatesA user on Github compiled a list of all games from the GeForce Now leak in September t...