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WoW Patch 9.2 Announcement Roundup

My fellow saviors of the Shadowlands, it is nearly time for another major content update to World of Warcraft. The upcoming Patch 9.2, officially titled Eternity’s End, is widely speculated to be the final major patch of the Shadowlands expansion as a…

The FTC Looking At Microsoft’s ABK Deal

Following the $70-billion deal announced by Microsoft to acquire Activision-Blizzard|King, there have been many questions. Not least of which is what is next after this. However, there is one that is far more important when it comes to the wider scope of billion-dollar…

Acti-Blizz Wanted To Buy PC Gamer & Kotaku

The fallout from the announcement that the company that owns the Fallout franchise now will be buying Activision-Blizzard|King is still reeling throughout the gaming sphere. Some like the idea with the talk of Kotick getting the boot by the time the acquisition is complete, others are…

What’s Next For Xbox?

Well, that was a surprise I wasn’t expecting yesterday morning. If you haven’t read Samuel’s article this morning, Microsoft are in the process of buying out all of Activision-Blizzard|King, with the deal expected to close in 2023. I’ll make no mistake in saying,…

What Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard Means

For many, the day Microsoft announces a deal about buying another large gaming company or publisher is an important day in their life. For Microsoft, it was Tuesday. That isn’t just an altered quote from a video game movie, it’s also something…

Overwatch 2 LEGO Set On Hold Just Before Release

I won’t do a full rundown and catch-up on the whole Activision-Blizzard mess that came to light in the latter portion of last year. However, I will say that last July, a detailed lawsuit was brought against the developer/publisher of Call of Duty, Overwatch, and many other games,…

Call of Duty: Vanguard Campaign (PC) Review

Approaching two decades of existence, Call of Duty has continued to be a dominant force in the gaming industry since the skyrocketing success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in 2007. That’s about how long I’ve been into the series, plugging away at prestiging…

DFEH Objecting Acti-Blizz Settlement

It seems like it would be a considerable waste of time to sit here and retread the entire history of Activision-Blizzard since July of this year, so I’ll truncate it the best I can. Earlier in the year, the California Department of Fair Employment and…

Activision-Blizzard Settles Federal Case

I will attempt to spare the entire history of Activision-Blizzard in their recent legal troubles with not only state officials in California and more recently, federal cases. The latter seems to be pilling up. As of Monday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…

Call of Duty Vanguard Beta Impressions

Much like death and taxes, it seems we have to deal with an annual Call of Duty game shoved onto the shelves around the holiday season. This year’s Call of Duty is shaping up to be no different from the rest. It…