Nioh and Ninja Gaiden developer Team Ninja is developing a new Final Fantasy spinoff action game for Square Enix, according to a report from Fanbyte. That game, reportedly titled Final Fantasy Origin, is expected to be announced in June in conjunction with E3 2021. Square Enix is confirmed to appear at this year’s E3. Fanbyte’s […]
Esports investment report, April 2021: OverActive Media, GRID, Epulze
Aside from Epic Games raising an eye-watering $1bn (~£727m), endemic esports companies such as GRID, Epulze, Semper Fortis, and OverActive Media also raised substantial funds in April. Every month, Esports Insider compiles a list of the month’s key investment stories. To read more about a story below, click the link in the corresponding title. Spotlighted […]
Report: Dragon Age 4 will be single-player only
The next Dragon Age game from BioWare and Electronic Arts will be a single-player-only experience, according to a report from Bloomberg. EA reportedly opted to remove multiplayer components from the role-playing game following tepid response to BioWare’s cooperative shooter Anthem and the better-than-expected sales of Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a single-player game. According […]
Star Wars’ Ezra Bridger Reportedly Being Cast For Live-Action Disney+ Show
Ezra Bridger, the Jedi protagonist from Star Wars: Rebels, is reportedly being cast in the upcoming Disney+ show. This story was broke by Kessel Run Transmissions who, for context, revealed that the Bad Batch and Lando Calrissian were getting their own shows prior to Disney’s announcement. Take this news with a grain of salt, at […]
Bleacher Report Gaming Brings Twitch Rivals Streamer Bowl II Featuring Fortnite to TBS
Grab your axe, strap on the glider, and get ready to harvest. Fortnite is back. Thursday at 3 p.m. PST the finals of the Streamer Bowl II Fortnite competition are set to take place with teams playing for a $1M USD prize pool to give to charity. But the fun doesn’t stop there. On Sunday, […]
Report: India to Permanently Ban 59 Chinese Apps, Including TikTok
A report in the Economic Times suggests that the Indian government has issued notices to as many as 59 Chinese apps in order to permanently block them from operating in the country. The news comes nearly seven months after the government went after Chinese tech products and apps in the aftermath of the Galwan Valley […]
Report: Diablo 2 remake in development at reorganized Blizzard
A remake of 2000’s Diablo 2 has been in development, though the team now working on it is the former Activision subsidiary Vicarious Visions, which is now part of Blizzard Entertainment, Bloomberg reported this weekend. The intrigue in Bloomberg’s report is twofold: First, that the Diablo 2 remake is in the works, and second, that […]
Report: Mass Effect 2 was once a bit more gay, but then Fox News happened
As far as big budget video games go, Mass Effect has traditionally been a pretty progressive franchise that allows for a variety of different romances, depending on your character’s sexual orientation. But during the development of Mass Effect 2, one potential affair was apparently tweaked due to a scaremongering news clip. Players of the galactic […]
NPD Report: Four Of Five U.S. Consumers Played Video Games In 2020
Feel as if you’ve been playing more video games in 2020? It’s a good bet you have been, and your increased gaming activities have not gone unnoticed. According to a recent report titled 2020 Evolution of Entertainment published by the worldwide market research group NPD, “four of every five U.S. consumers [have] played a video […]
Report: Airtel in Talks With PUBG Corp. to Distribute PUBG Mobile in India
PUBG Corporation is in early talks with telecom company Airtel to distribute PUBG Mobile in India, while talks with Reliance concerning a distribution deal related to its Jio platform have slowed, according to a report in Entrackr. “PUBG is in early conversation with Airtel for handing over distribution rights to the telecom giant. This desperation […]