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The European Commission has fined Valve, Capcom, Bandai Namco, Focus Home, Koch Media, and ZeniMax a combined €7.8 million (~ USD 9.4 million) over the practice of “geo-blocking,” which the Commission says breaks European Union antitrust rules. Geo-blocking is the practice in which a platform holder like Steam forces users in one country to pay the set video game price for only that country, instead of allowing them to purchase […]

Cyberpunk 2077 was 2020’s hottest game, and it was shaping up to be a good enough launch when reviews for the PC version began trickling out a few days before its December 12 release date. But once players got their hands on Cyberpunk 2077, especially the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, excitement turned into frustration as players encountered bugs, glitches, and more. In a report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, […]

Ubisoft is working on a story-driven, open world Star Wars game with Lucasfilm Games. The Division developer, Ubisoft Massive will develop the new game. Per a report from Wired, no other gameplay details were announced, and Massive is seemingly still recruiting for the project. The game will utilise the Snowdrop engine used for the studio’s Division games, and Division 2 director Julian Gerighty will direct this project too. No indication […]

Sony’s CES 2021 press conference was a touch light on games, but a new sizzle reel did contain updated release windows for some highly-anticipated PS5 games, including Pragmata which is now slated for 2023. Pragmata is Capcom’s new game that was announced during Sony’s PlayStation 5 “Future of Gaming” presentation in 2020. The trailer ended with a tag that slated Pragmata for a 2022 release window. However, the latest CES […]

Following a wave of social media bans and suspensions from services like Facebook and Twitch, Twitter has now announced that it has permanently suspended President Donald Trump's account @realDonaldTrump. In a statement on its official blog, Twitter announced, "After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them -- specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter -- we have permanently […]

Netflix has released the first behind-the-scenes look at Zack Snyder’s upcoming zombie movie Army of the Dead. The four screenshots, compiled in the gallery below, mostly show off Snyder directing his cast of would-be zombie fighters. This includes stars Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana De La Reguera, and more. Check out the Army of the Dead gallery below to see the cast and Snyder. Army of the Dead […]

Epic Games has bought an entire mall with plans to turn the unused location into its new headquarters in Cary, North Carolina. In a press release, Epic Games announced that it has purchased a 980,000 square-foot and 87-acre Cary Towne Center mall which will become the new Epic Games campus by 2024. This includes plans to create both office buildings and recreational spaces for long-term use. Development on the new […]

Online virtual communications app Discord has raised $100 million more in funding and has achieved a $7 billion valuation. This puts Discord theoretically more valuable than some game companies. Discord, an online app that lets friends connect in voice calls or chat rooms and includes integration with video game launchers like Steam, raised $100 million in investor funding after Discord doubled its user base from a year ago according to […]

Today, Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto hosted a very special Nintendo Direct where he tours the newly finished Super Nintendo World theme park at Universal Studios Japan. Miyamoto went around the park to highlight the biggest attractions, including the Mario Kart ride. Super Nintendo World is a theme park based on, you guessed it, Nintendo. In collaboration with Universal Studios, the first park is set to open in Japan with versions of […]