Author: Zach_Wilson
Microsoft planned to acquire Square Enix in ominously titled “Project Phoenix”
Confidential documents revealed that Microsoft had plans to acquire Square Enix as part of a broader corporate acquisition strategy. Revealed as part of the ongoing legal battle surrounding Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft sought to acquire the veteran RPG creator in order to support “future mobile-exclusive Game Pass…
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The Witcher season 3 sets up an epic finale for Henry Cavill’s Geralt
We’ve only had two seasons of The Witcher on Netflix, but the show has already had somewhat of an identity crisis. It started off with a bang, with a big, bloody debut that showed exactly why the books and games before it were so beloved. It was dark yet funny,…
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Android TV’s new Shop tab lets you rent and buy movies, just like the old days
Google is introducing a brand new Shop tab to its Android TV platform, giving users a more direct way of purchasing or renting movies. At a glance, it looks similar to the already existing Discover section since they both display content you can watch. However, Discover requires users to dig…
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Nvidia RTX 4060 review roundup: you deserve better
The RTX 4060 isn’t a terrible card by any means. Some people will probably say it is, but across our benchmark suite, it was universally faster than the previous generation RTX 3060 at every setting that mattered (meaning, not counting 4K ultra performance, where neither card delivered acceptable performance). There…
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Reddit is telling protesting mods their communities ‘will not’ stay private
Reddit is pressuring moderators who have set their subreddits to private to reopen their communities this week, according to messages seen by The Verge. The company has given moderators deadlines to lay out their plans for reopening but said that they can’t stay closed. The timeframes given generally indicate a…
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Microsoft CEO says he wants to end Xbox exclusives but blames Sony
Ryan: Yes, I do. Microsoft: So you do believe it’s in Microsoft’s best interests to make Activision games available on multiple platforms? Ryan: No, I don’t agree with that. Microsoft: So if you were running Xbox, would you recommend making Call of Duty and other Activision games exclusive to Xbox and PC?…
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