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Blizzard Entertainment Is Gathering Questions For The BlizzConline Q&A Sessions

February 17, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

We’re just a few days away from BlizzConline, this year’s entirely-free and fully-digital version of BlizzCon, Blizzard Entertainment’s annual fan convention. The two-day event will feature the usually array of keynote speeches, announcements, community activities, and Q&A sessions for Blizzard’s popular games but in virtual form. If you have questions about World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, or the Diablo franchise that [...]

Steam Kicks Off Lunar New Year Sale 2021, Year Of The Ox Collectibles Up For Grabs

February 12, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

The Steam Lunar New Year Sale is now well underway in Valve’s popular digital game distribution platform. PC gamers can now save on thousands of discounted titles from now until February 15 at 10 am PST. Popular MMOs on sale include Elder Scrolls Online, Monster Hunter World, No Man’s Sky, Rust, Sea of Thieves, Squad, Star Wars: Squadrons, Tom Clancy’s [...]

Nexon Q4 2020 Investor Report Shows Record-High Annual Revenues

February 11, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

Nexon reports record-high revenues for 2020 thanks to the continuing success of MapleStory and FIFA Online, as well as their entry into “new markets.” According to the Q4 2020 investor report, the company’s global revenues dipped for the last fiscal quarter of 2020, their worst quarter of the year, due to foreign exchange losses and deferred tax liabilities. Global revenues, [...]

Microsoft Forms ‘Vault’ Subsidiary To Merge With ZeniMax Online Studios

February 11, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

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Microsoft has reportedly created a new subsidiary called Vault as part of the process of fully-acquiring Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios. According to the documents on the European Commission’s website, via Eurogamer, the acquisition will be accomplished by merging Vault “with and into” ZeniMax as a way of getting the European Union to approve the deal. Both parties, [...]

Blizzard Entertainment Reveals BlizzConline 2021 Schedule

February 11, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

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After showing off the array of BlizzConline 2021 official merchandise yesterday, Blizzard Entertainment has now released the official schedule for the two-day fully-digital event. The opening ceremony starts bright and early at 4am PST on February 19th. Well, maybe dark and early would be a better description. The opening ceremony will then be followed by different streams for each of [...]

Wizard101 Developer Assures Players That Nothing Has Changed Following Acquisition By MGI

February 11, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

Wizard101 developer KingsIsle Entertainment has issued a statement assuring the community that it’s business as usual at the studio following their recent acquisition by Gamigo’s parent company, Media and Games Invest. “First of all, let me assure you that the friendly faces that you’ve come to know and love aren’t changing and we’re full steam ahead on the next updates [...]

Riot Games CEO Accused Of Sexual Harassment By Former Assistant

February 10, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

Riot Games is once again in the middle of another lawsuit as Sharon O’Donnell, a former employee, sues CEO Nico Laurent for sexual harassment. O’Donnell worked as Laurent’s executive assistant until she was fired in July 2020 for undisclosed reasons. VICE Games obtained a copy of the lawsuit that claimed that O’Donnell was repeatedly harassed by Laurent shortly after she [...]

Blizzard Entertainment Unveils 30th Anniversary Trailer And Commemorative Merchandise

February 10, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

BlizzCon 2021, a.k.a. BlizzConline, is fast-approaching and Blizzard Entertainment is drumming up the hype for the fully-digital event and the studio’s 30th birthday the only way they know, with a new trailer and a quick look at official BlizzCon merchandise which will be available for purchase when the event kicks off on February 19. The new BlizzCon merchandise will include [...]

Electronic Arts Acquires Glu Mobile For $2.1 Billion

February 10, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

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And so the age-old tale of big companies gobbling up smaller ones continues. Electronic Arts has just announced that they’ve reached an agreement with Glu Mobile to acquire the American mobile games developer for $2.1 billion. Glu shareholders will receive $12.50 for each share which, according to GamesIndustry.biz, is a 36% premium over Glu’s closing stock price last Friday. The [...]

Organizers Say E3 2021 Will Be A Three-Day Fully-Digital Event

February 9, 2021 Marc Marasigan Comments

After being cancelled last year at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, will be coming back this summer in a fully-digital format. The Electronic Software Association has just announced the official dates along with their plans for the online event. According to VGC, the ESA has proposed three-days of live stream coverage from June [...]

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