Tag: gaming
Activision Blizzard settles discrimination lawsuit out of court with $54 million settlement
Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle a gender discrimination and harassment lawsuit brought against the company in 2021. Recently acquired by Microsoft, Activision Blizzard has come under a great deal of scrutiny in recent years, not only due to concerns of potential monopoly-building but also as a result…
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The Escape From Tarkov Arena Beta is live, and here’s how you can play
The Beta for Escape From Tarkov Arena is now available to download, but only players who have been selected in the first wave of invites will be able to. If you missed it this time, there will be another opportunity soon, so fret not. But, for those who have been…
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Embracer-owned Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms reportedly hit with layoffs, employees reveal
A number of employees at Embracer-owned developer Slipgate Ironworks and publisher 3D Realms have reported on social media that they’ve been impacted by layoffs. However, it’s not currently clear how many people have been affected, and there’s been no official confirmation or messaging yet. Slipgate Ironworks and 3D Realms are…
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Baldur’s Gate 3 director explains why the RPG was never going to be on Xbox Game Pass
Swen Vincke, the director of Baldur’s Gate 3 and CEO of Larian Studios, has spoken out about the role-playing game’s lack of Xbox Game Pass release, saying that it was a decision made “from the get-go.” In a new interview with IGN, Vincke was asked if Xbox had offered a…
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Xbox Cloud Gaming app brings Game Pass to Meta Quest VR headsets
Do you own a Meta Quest 2, 3, or Pro headset and dream of stepping into Master Chief’s shoes in Halo, or getting behind the wheel and tearing down the road in Forza Horizon 5? Well, you still can’t do that, sorry, but you can experience the next closest thing…
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The Last of Us Online canceled as Naughty Dog didn’t want to ‘become a solely live service games studio’
Naughty Dog has confirmed that it has stopped development on its multiplayer The Last of Us title – known as The Last of Us Online – after concerns that it would impact the studio’s future single-player games. The Last of Us Online entered pre-production during the development of The Last…
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