The acquisition of ZeniMax Media is official, which means studios like Bethesda, id Software, Arkane, and Machine Games are all now under the Xbox umbrella. While Microsoft didn’t have a full-on showcase, the company did write up a quick message to gamers about what’s next. In addition to the confirmation that some (not all) titles […]
Xbox Director Hints At More Unannounced Games Coming In 2021
Xbox Director of Program Management Jason Ronald has revealed that there are still more unannounced games coming to Xbox in 2021. Speaking in an Iron Lords Podcast interview (first discovered by IGN), Ronald was questioned on what game he was most looking forward to in 2021. Instead of simply replying with the name of an […]
More Than 5,000 Players Banned From Final Fantasy 14 For Using Real Money In-Game
Despite a lot of the good stuff surrounding Final Fantasy 14, sometimes players can get out of control. Because people are still having trouble following simple rules, we have once again seen a massive ban from Square Enix, and it’s once again for Final Fantasy 14 players. Instead of using the in-game Gil used throughout […]
Loop Hero Draws More Than 150,000 Players In 24 Hours
Loop Hero, a roguelike adventure game developed by Four Quarters and published by Devolver Digital on March 4, already has more than 150,000 players on Steam. Announced at The Game Awards 2020, the game has an overwhelmingly positive score on the game digital distribution service. In its description, Steam writes, “The Lich has thrown the […]
Analogue says it’s making more Pockets — and going after bots and resellers
When high-end console maker Analogue opened up pre-orders for its beautiful Game Boy-inspired handheld, Pocket, the portable sold out almost instantly. The $199.99 device, which plays Neo Geo Pocket Color, Atari Lynx, and Sega Game Gear games in addition to multiple generations of Game Boy titles, was highly coveted but in short supply. People who […]
"I’m More Of A Fan Of Sony’s Strategy" – A Way Out Creator Josef Fares Talks Game Pass
Hazelight Studios chief Josef Fares says he prefers Sony’s way of operating as opposed to Microsoft’s, despite the latter’s highly-rated Xbox Game Pass. Sony and Microsoft have taken on different approaches in the gaming industry, with Sony sticking to traditional console dealings while Microsoft has been focused on gaming across multiple platforms and not so much […]
Activision Blizzard Has More Remasters Planned For 2021
It’s been revealed that Activision Blizzard doesn’t plan on slowing down with the remasters any time soon, with more unannounced projects likely releasing in 2021. This news comes from Activision Blizzard’s most recent earnings call (via Nintendo Life) where the company claims that it has more “remastered content” in the pipeline and hints that these […]
EVE Online Earns Two More Guinness World Records For The Massacre At M2-XFE
CCP Games recently announced that its community-driven space sandbox MMO EVE Online has been awarded two Guinness World Records stemming from a 14-hour battle that occurred on December 30 – 31, 2020. This brings the number of Guinness World Records that EVE Online has received to four. The two recent World Records awarded were for […]
Activision Bans 60,000 More Warzone Hackers And Promises To Do More To Combat Cheaters
Cheating has always been a problem in Call of Duty, but lately, it’s become a hot-button issue. That’s partially because there are more cheaters in Warzone–Call of Duty’s free-to-play battle royale mode–than ever before. And partially because that cheating problem has gotten to the point where streamers and influencers are starting to quit. Activision apparently […]
Detecting 10 times more bots and stopping fraud with behavioral biometrics
Bots and fraud occur in every app, and in every vertical, said Alon Dayan, Founder and CEO, Unbotify. “In games online, this is a several-billion-dollars problem,” he said. “In our data we see that between five to 15% of the users of online games are actually using bots.” Dayan joined Dean Takahashi, Lead Writer at […]