A small group of Activision-Blizzard employees staged a walkout on Tuesday afternoon of this week to protest against their employer. Earlier this week, Blizzard had banned a professional Hearthstone player, Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai, after he voiced his support for the pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters. Blitzchung voiced his support during a post-game interview during an official livestream....
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Blizzard Employees Walkout in Protest of Unjust Ban on Pro-Hong Kong Hearthstone Player
A small group of Blizzard employees are protesting against the actions of their employer.
A small group of Activision-Blizzard employees staged a walkout on Tuesday afternoon of this week to protest against their employer. Earlier this week, Blizzard had banned a professional Hearthstone player, Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai, after he voiced his support for the pro-democracy Hong Kong protesters. Blitzchung voiced his support during a post-game interview during an official livestream.... -
VR Adventure Title Journey for Elysium Releases October 31
Immerse yourself in a unique take on Greek mythology come October 31.
Cronos Interactive and developer Mantis Games announced that Journey for Elysium will be released on October 31, 2019. This is a VR title and will be available for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive for $19.99 (USD) at release. You will be able to purchase the game through Steam, the Oculus Store, and HTC Viveport. The Steam release will see a 15% discount for a week after the official launch.
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Deliver Us the Moon Arrives October 10
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Deliver Us the Moon Arrives October 10
Save humanity or die trying.
Deliver Us the Moon will be released tomorrow, October 10 through Steam and GOG for $24.99 (USD). This sci-fi adventure title places you in the well insulated boots of humanity's last astronaut. Your mission is to investigate what happened to a Moon colony that suddenly went silent and with it went the last remaining source of energy for an energy depleted Earth.
Deliver Us the Moon is set in an apocalyptic near-future where Earth's resources... -
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Get Ready for a Mortal Kombat 11 Free Weekend
Play 'most' of the game for free this weekend only.
WBIE and NetherRealm Studios are offering a free trial weekend for Mortal Kombat 11. That weekend runs from October 11-14 and it's only for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. My condolences to the PC crowd out there.
This free weekend includes all the base fighters, some DLC fighters, plus all of the other quality of life updates that have been made since the game's release.
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Releasing Today: John Wick Hex, Call of Cthulhu, BurgerTime Party, and More
Here are the game releases for October 8, 2019.
What's this? Is this a quickhits? Is this a newsbites? Sure, whatever you want to call it, this is it. Let's take a quick look at the games that were released today that I was made aware of due to a press release hitting my Inbox.
John Wick Hex is out today on PC and Mac exclusively through the Epic Games Store. The game is $19.99 (USD) when you use affiliate code "zips" at checkout. It's $19.99 even without that... -
PlayStation 5 Confirmed for Holiday 2020 Release
Sony dishes more details about their next-gen console and controller.
The announcement of the next-gen consoles has been really, really weird. Sony first announced the PlayStation 5 via a Wired interview with Mark Cerny. Since then, there really hasn't been much revealed about the new console. In fact, it wasn't even known until today that the next console was actually going to be called the "PlayStation 5."
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DOOM Eternal Delayed Until March 2020
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DOOM Eternal Delayed Until March 2020
Doom 64 is now a pre-order bonus on all platforms.
Those looking forward to DOOM Eternal in November will have to wait a bit longer now. id Software announced today that DOOM Eternal has been delayed until March 20, 2020. However, as a bit of good news amongst the sadness is the fact that they will now include DOOM 64 as a pre-order bonus on all platforms.
Previously, DOOM 64 was announced only for the Nintendo Switch. However, this change means that we will now see DOOM... -
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Blizzard Bends the Knee to China, Bans Hearthstone Pro Blitzchung
Pro player that voiced his support for the Hong Kong protests banned by Blizzard.
Yesterday, we brought you the story about Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai, a professional Hearthstone player that called for the liberation of Hong Kong during a post-game interview on the official Taiwanese Hearthstone stream. During the interview, Blitzchung wore a gasmask not completely dissimilar to the ones worn by protesters in Hong Kong. Blitzchung voice his support for those who have been... -
PlayStation 4 System Update 7.00 Brings Remote Play to More Android Devices
PlayStation 4 system update 7.00 arrives later this week.
Sony is about to release the 7.00 system update for all PlayStation 4 owners later this week. This update has been a part of a public beta test since near the end of July 2019. This long testing period should hopefully mean that all of the issues have been ironed out prior to the public release.
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Sony Removes Facebook Integration from PlayStation 4
Starting today, Facebook is no longer supported on the PS4.
Sony made a brief announcement today that says they are no longer going to support Facebook integration on the PlayStation 4. This new policy actually went into effect starting today. This means that you will no longer be able to share content to Facebook. It also means you will no longer be able to find PSN friends via their Facebook accounts.
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Blizzard Deletes Interview with Hearthstone Pro who Called for Liberation of Hong Kong
A Hearthstone Grandmaster winner voiced his support for the Hong Kong protests and was silenced.
During a post-game interview at the Hearthstone Grandmasters tournament, a player from Hong Kong was interviewed by the official Taiwanese Hearthstone stream. The player, Chung "Blitzchung" Ng Wai, appeared in a gas mask similar to those worn by those participating in the ever ongoing Hong Kong protests.
Wearing these masks has recently been banned in Hong Kong. This... -
FIFA 20 Global Series Announced for the esports Fans Out There
FIFA and esports, a match made in money heaven.
EA and FIFA announced today the launch of the EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series on the Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup. I am almost 100% certain that is the full title of this planned nine-month long competition. A prize pool for this is already over $3 million.
The EA Sports FIFA 20 Global Series will span more than 20 football leagues running local events throughout the world. If you live in an area where these events are being... -
Children of Morta Delayed for Nintendo Switch
The game will be released about a month later than expected.
11 bit studios and developer Dead Mage announced today some unfortunate news. The two studios have revealed that Children of Morta for the Nintendo Switch has been delayed by about a month. This moves the originally planned release date from October 15, 2019 to November 20, 2019.
However, this delay does not impact the release of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game. These two platforms will still... -
Iron Man VR Announced for PlayStation VR
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Iron Man VR Announced for PlayStation VR
Become the man of iron in early 2020.
Marvel and developer Camouflaj, just announced a new PlayStation VR exclusive title today. It's none other than Marvel's Iron Man VR and you may safely guess, it allows you to virtually become Iron Man! This release will hit PlayStation VR on February 28, 2020.
In a new PlayStation Blog entry, Camouflaj reveals that they will try to blend together high-flying VR action with a "heartfelt, original story about Tony Stark."... -
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Ghost Recon: Breakpoint is Out Now
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Ghost Recon: Breakpoint is Out Now
The latest from Ubisoft is here and it's mediocre.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint is now available to everyone. While some players were able to play a few days ago, those that did not spring for the more pricey versions had to wait until today.
Players are now free to explore the fictional land of Auroa on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. Up to four players can join forces to take down Lt. Col. Cole D. Walker (Jon Bernthal) and his group of Wolves. Wolves in... -
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