Tag: gaming

Pete Hines is retiring from Bethesda after 24 years, will be taking “more time to enjoy life”

Pete Hines, Bethesda Softworks’ head of publishing, has announced that he’s stepping down from his role to retire, after 24 years at the company.  In a statement posted to Twitter today (October 16), Hines noted that this wasn’t an easy decision for him to make, but “it feels like the…

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 players trying to avoid spoilers will want to be wary of the latest trailer

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has received a launch trailer ahead of its release on October 20, and those wanting to head into the new web-slinging adventure with as few spoilers as possible will want to exercise caution when deciding whether to watch it or not. There’s no doubt that Spider-Man 2…

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Mortal Kombat 1 teases new DLC character Omni-Man in brutal new trailer

Mortal Kombat 1‘s upcoming DLC character, Omni-Man, has received his own first-look trailer, showing off a selection of vicious attacks and appropriately bloody finishers.  Played by veteran actor J.K. Simmons, Omni-Man is a superhuman antagonist from Robert Kirkman’s Invincible comic series, which was later adapted into an animated series for…

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Nintendo just sold a brand new Wii U for the first time in over a year, says analyst

Nintendo sold just one brand new Wii U unit in September, marking their first official sale of a Wii U system in over a year. That’s according to Mat Piscatella, an industry analyst at the market research firm Circana. With the brilliant Nintendo Switch absolutely dominating the sales charts, it’s…

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This upcoming limited-edition Mixtape lets you play 30 spooky games just in time for Halloween

If you’re searching for something spooky to play on your Windows PC or laptop this Halloween, you’re in luck. Super Rare Games has today revealed a brand new Super Rare Mixtape that contains a wide range of horror-themed indie titles. For those unfamiliar, a Super Rare Mixtape is effectively a…

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Bobby Kotick commits to staying as Activision Blizzard CEO until the end of 2023

Following the confirmation earlier today (October 13) that Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been closed, it’s been announced that Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will be staying in his role until the end of the year, but it’s implied that he’ll be stepping down in 2024. In an email…

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