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  Mobile is the Biggest Money Maker for Activision Blizzard

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-05-2022, 04:12 PM
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  Mobile is the Biggest Money Maker for Activision Blizzard

  And it's not even close.
  
  Activision Blizzard, by way of a recent financial report, says that they have made more money through their mobile releases in the last quarter than it has on all of its console and PC titles combined. TweakTown shares some of these quarterly report findings showing that games like Diablo Immortal, Call of Duty Mobile, and Candy Crush Saga make up about 51% of Activision's total earnings.
  
  Compared to the same quarter in 2021, Activision Blizzard's...

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  Lawyer Ordered to Compensate Activision for Failing to Play Enough Call of Duty

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-05-2022, 03:39 PM
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  Lawyer Ordered to Compensate Activision for Failing to Play Enough Call of Duty

  A lawsuit involving Infinite Warfare went nowhere in a hurry.
  
  In July 2022, a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard was dismissed because the plaintiffs did not play enough Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. This is part of the actual ruling made by a judge in the Southern California District Court as relayed by Kotaku.
  
  A report by the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati says that Activision Blizzard was sued in November 2021 by Brooks Entertainment Inc., a company...

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  Official QuakeCon 2022 Schedule Announced

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-04-2022, 05:55 PM
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  Official QuakeCon 2022 Schedule Announced

  A lot of Bethesda games will be shown off, except Starfield.
  
  Bethesda just shared their QuakeCon 2022 schedule with everyone today. There will be some Quake Pro League action, a lot of developer presentations, and plenty of Bethesda-related games shown off during the event. Before you get your hopes up too high, it seems like there won't be any Starfield presentations at QuakeCon this year.
  
  Maybe we'll finally get a new Quake game announced that has been rumored to be...

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  Far Cry 6 Free Weekend Begins

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-04-2022, 05:44 PM
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  Far Cry 6 Free Weekend Begins

  Plus save up to 60% off for a limited time.
  
  Ubisoft announced today that a free weekend for Far Cry 6 has just kicked off. You have from now through to August 7 to play Far Cry 6 for free through either the Ubisoft Store or the Epic Games Store on PC. It's also available to play for free on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Google Stadia.
  
  This free access gives you full access to the base game, plus Danny Trejo, Rambo, and Stranger Things crossover...

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  Crypt of the Necrodancer Sequel Announced

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-04-2022, 05:14 PM
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  Crypt of the Necrodancer Sequel Announced

  It was a stealth announcement that flew under most people's radar.
  
  Crypt of the Necrodancer just had a sequel low-key announced today by Brace Yourself Games. The studio took to Twitter to announce that Rift of the Necrodancer is in development.
  
  This announcement of a new game came alongside a substantial DLC release for Crypt of the Necrodancer called Synchrony. This DLC adds in three new characters to the game, along with co-op and competitive multiplayer for up to eight...

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  MultiVersus Season 1 and Morty Delayed

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-04-2022, 02:41 PM
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  MultiVersus Season 1 and Morty Delayed

  The details have been left vague as to why.
  
  A day ago, we were informed that the Season 1 Battle Pass for MultiVersus would cost you 950 Gleamium for 50 tiers of unlocks. Today, we're now learning that the first season for the popular platform fighter is actually getting delayed.
  
  The official MultiVersus Twitter account informed everyone that they are delaying the start of Season 1 along with the release of Morty "to a later date." A reason for the delay was...

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  Steam Deck Pre-orders Open in Select Asian Regions

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2022, 07:33 PM
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  Steam Deck Pre-orders Open in Select Asian Regions

  The first units will soon ship to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
  
  Valve just partnered with Komodo to make Steam Deck hardware available throughout Asia. The first units are targeting the areas of Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Those of you living in any of these areas can get your pre-orders in right now by going to https://steamdeck.komodo.jp/.
  
  Once shipments start to ship out, the first devices will hit Japan. Then, additional units will be sent to Korea,...

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  Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim Released on Steam

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2022, 06:38 PM
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  Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim Released on Steam

  Love kills, drills you through your heart.
  
  The visual novel dating sim, Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim, is very real and very available right now through Steam. This was announced in May 2022 and was in development by Psyop, the same studio that brought the world I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator.
  
  This visual novel dating sim will let you fulfill your wildest fantasies, provided those fantasies involve wooing and dating...

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  Dead by Daylight Devs Reveal New Game

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2022, 06:22 PM
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  Dead by Daylight Devs Reveal New Game

  Meet Your Maker combines tower defense with FPS raiding.
  
  Behavior Interactive, the development studio behind the very popular Dead by Daylight, just revealed their new game that shares very, very little with the title that put them on the map. Their new, in-development title is called Meet Your Maker and it looks to combine elements of tower defense, base building, and first-person shooter raiding action.
  
  The Earth is dying. The Earth is also dying in the fictional universe...

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  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Images and DMZ Confirmation Leaked by the LA Rams

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2022, 05:44 PM
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  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Images and DMZ Confirmation Leaked by the LA Rams

  The LA Rams didn't want to be outdone by an MMA fighter.
  
  Last month, our first ever look at the Yakuza: Like a Dragon sequel came from a behind-the-scenes office tour by an MMA fighter. Today, we get our first look at some of the multiplayer stuff coming with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 thanks to the professional American football team, the LA Rams.
  
  The leaks came from various members of the LA Rams that were treated to a special look at the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare...

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  MultiVersus Season 1 Battle Pass Cost Revealed

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2022, 05:25 PM
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  MultiVersus Season 1 Battle Pass Cost Revealed

  50 tiers of unlocks await you in the first season of content.
  
  MultiVersus is currently enjoying a healthy open beta phase, but the first season of content is just around the corner. With about a week to go before the game is "out" and no longer considered a beta, developer Player First Games and publisher Warner Bros. Games, offered fans the first details on what to expect in the game's first official season.
  
  MultiVersus director Tony Huynh shared the first details...

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  Bungie Employees were Doxxed, Slammed with Racial Slurs, and Received Death Threats

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2022, 04:43 PM
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  Bungie Employees were Doxxed, Slammed with Racial Slurs, and Received Death Threats

  Bungie employees were the victims of harassment after celebrating a collaboration with an African-American streamer.
  
  Some employees at Bungie were the victims of extreme harassment. The harassment, which mainly took place this past June, included those employees being doxxed and hit with numerous racial slurs, phone calls, text messages, and death threats.
  
  This all began after the employees celebrated a collaboration announcement that the studio was working with African-American...

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  AEW: Fight Forever Officially Announced for PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-03-2022, 02:40 PM
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  AEW: Fight Forever Officially Announced for PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch

  WWE now has some competition within the video game universe.
  
  THQ Nordic, All Elite Wrestling, and YUKE's just confirmed the release of AEW: Fight Forever. What they didn't confirm in today's announcement is the exact release date for the game, only that it's coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch.
  
  We also learned about some of the game's features in today's announcement. The game will feature "tandem offensive moves"...

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  How the Gaming Revolution is Driving Greater Monetization

  • Created by: Major 0
  • Published: 08-02-2022, 06:43 PM

  How the Gaming Revolution is Driving Greater Monetization

  The idea of mobile gaming has taken a drastic turn. We used to think of mobile gaming as an app on our phone, or a website on our computer. But today, gaming has taken to groundbreaking heights, creating new worlds, endless opportunities, and even ways to make a living.
  
  Gaming today is endless. With the introduction of the metaverse, gaming allows players to enter new worlds of their own, have immersive experiences, and a more interactive form of play than ever before.
  
  ...

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  Activision Blizzard Lost Millions of Players from 2021 to 2022

  • Created by: Shawn Zipay
  • Published: 08-02-2022, 06:23 PM
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  Activision Blizzard Lost Millions of Players from 2021 to 2022

  But the number of developers has increased.
  
  Compared to the same point in time in 2021, Activision Blizzard is down several million players. The company's latest earnings call revealed that monthly active users went from 372 million at the end of March 2022 to 361 million players at the end of June.
  
  At the end of June in 2021, Activision Blizzard was pulling in 408 million monthly active users. This means that from June 30, 2021 to June 30, 2022, Activision Blizzard lost...

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