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• The Authority - the comic history of DC's black-ops Justice League

  22-02-2023 23:51 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Authority is coming to the new DC Studios film universe as one of many new projects recently announced by co-CEO James Gunn. And though the superhero team has often been described as something like an edgier Justice League, the Authority's history on and off the page is so much more than that.
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  Originally created for current DC publisher Jim Lee's WildStorm imprint by writer Warren Ellis and artist Bryan Hitch in 1999, the Authority spun out of concepts that actually origin
  
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• Game devs praise Psychonauts 2 documentary for showing how hard game development really is

  22-02-2023 23:35 via gamesradar.com
  
  Earlier this month, Double Fine released PsychOdyssey, a 32-episode, 22-hour documentary series on the making of Psychonauts 2. Now that the world has actually had time to watch most of it, game devs are lauding the series as the absolute best insight you'll get into how hard making games actually is.Double Fine started chronicling its production process back in 2012 when the game that would eventually be known as Broken Age hit Kickstarter. The studio worked with 2 Player Productions to produce
  
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• House of the Dragon season 2 "likely" to air in summer 2024

  22-02-2023 21:53 via gamesradar.com
  
  House of the Dragon season 2 seems to have narrowed its release window to summer 2024.In a new interview with Variety, HBO Max content CEO Casey Bloys said it's "a good guess" that House of the Dragon season 2 will premiere in 2024. We've heard Bloys say something similar in the past, but now he seems to have teased a more specific release window. Bloys said he doesn't expect the show's second season to be eligible for the 2024 Emmys, which has a cutoff date of May 31, 2024. According
  
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• Game-breaking Legend of Dragoon bugs are ruining the classic JRPG's return

  22-02-2023 20:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  Sony's beloved PS1 JRPG Legend of Dragoon is finally making its long-awaited return on modern consoles, but while fans were ready to celebrate, game-breaking bugs and glitches are spoiling the party.If you're not familiar with Legend of Dragoon, it was a late-era PS1 role-playing game from Sony's first-party Japan Studio. The game saw mixed reception at launch, failing to measure up to the broad appeal of the Final Fantasy games coming around the same time, but it eventually found its fans and t
  
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• Venom 3 officially morphs into pre-production phase

  22-02-2023 20:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Venom 3 has officially entered pre-production, per an Instagram video from star Tom Hardy.In a behind-the-scenes video from the first Venom, Hardy can be seen acting out the harrowing transition from Eddie Brock to the titular symbiote inside of him. The video itself isn't news, but the accompanying caption reads: "Whilst working on V3 [pre-production]."In case it wasn't clear enough already, Venom 3 will see Hardy return as Venom, a role he played in the first two movies. However, the threequel
  
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• The Ultimate Universe is back at Marvel this summer thanks to Hitch and Hickman

  22-02-2023 19:54 via gamesradar.com
  
  Marvel's Ultimate Universe ended a little less than 10 years ago with 2015's Secret Wars. But now, Secret Wars writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Bryan Hitch, who drew The Ultimates (the Ultimate Universe equivalent of the Avengers), are bringing the Ultimate Universe back this June in a four-issue limited series titled Ultimate Invasion, which Marvel bills as the start of "the transformation of the Marvel Universe."For those who don't know, the Ultimate Universe was an alternate continuity base
  
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• After Lost Ark, Amazon is bringing another Korean MMO to the West

  22-02-2023 19:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  Amazon Games has revealed the newest addition to its slate of online games: the South Korean MMORPG Throne and Liberty.Last year, Amazon Games brought the MMO Lost Ark to western audiences after it released in South Korea in 2019. Now it's giving the same treatment to NCSoft's Throne and Liberty, a game that's been in various states of development hell for more than a decade.Throne and Liberty was first announced way back in 2011 as Lineage Eternal, a direct sequel to the first Lineage game, rel
  
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• Doom is getting a mobile roguelike and it has no business being this cute

  22-02-2023 18:49 via gamesradar.com
  
  Mighty Doom is a top-down shooter for mobile that makes murdering demons absolutely adorable - and it's surprising me most of all because I think I might actually be excited for it.The game takes place in the toy factory where the little action figures you collect in the modern Doom games are manufactured. You control the Mini Slayer through top-down shooter levels, contending against similarly cute-ified versions of familiar Doom demons like Imps and Pinkies. Larger enemies like Arachnotrons al
  
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• Atomic Heart 67GB update leaves fans wondering why preloading was even an option

  22-02-2023 18:42 via gamesradar.com
  
  Players have run into a 67GB Atomic Heart update that's required as soon as you boot up the game for the first time – even if you preloaded it beforehand. Following the release of Atomic Heart today, new players are feeling a touch of anticlimax as they try to jump in and play the game, especially those who went to the effort of preloading the game ahead of release. If you didn't know, players have been able to prep Mundfish's FPS since February 19 on Xbox and PlayStation (but not PC)
  
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• It's your last chance to get $400 of Pathfinder books for just $25

  22-02-2023 18:32 via gamesradar.com
  
  You're running out of time to take advantage of a mega-offer on Pathfinder; the sale that gets you almost 30 books for a fraction of the cost is coming to an end tomorrow (Thursday February 23).Designed to be an introduction to the fantasy RPG after it sold out everywhere following last month's D&D OGL controversy, 'So You Wanna Try Out Pathfinder' is available on Humble with up to $400-worth of books for $25 (or £20.23 in the UK). This includes rules, the starter set, adventures, and
  
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• How to watch UFC 285: Jones vs Gane online for less

  22-02-2023 18:24 via gamesradar.com
  
  UFC 285 is set to be an explosive bout between Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane as both fighters duke it out to earn the title of UFC Heavyweight Champion. Taking place in Las Vegas, these two competitors have been at each other's throats for months but are now set to decide once and all who deserves the top honor.Standing at 92KG, the former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones arrives under a dark cloud after failing multiple drug tests which resulted in two bans. Now under new Anti-Dopin
  
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• The Strays cast break down Netflix’s twisted new thriller inspired by Jordan Peele and Michael Haneke

  22-02-2023 18:19 via gamesradar.com
  
  Inspired by Jordan Peele’s movies Us and Get Out with a dash of Michael Haneke’s Funny Games and Hidden, Netflix’s new thriller The Strays explores the dark psychology around someone living a double life. Created by Nathaniel Martello-White in his feature film debut, the story focuses on private school deputy head Neve (Ashley Madekwe) who’s privileged life with her husband Ian (Justin Salinger) and their two children Sebastian (Samuel Small) and Mary (Maria Almeida)
  
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• MTG is going all in on its Lord of the Rings set

  22-02-2023 18:18 via gamesradar.com
  
  New details have been revealed for Magic: The Gathering's Lord of the Rings set, and it seems as if publisher Wizards of the Coast is making the most of this partnership.Announced via an official Magic blog post, this gives us our first proper look at the MTG Lord of the Rings set that's due to launch later this year. Unlike other 'Universes Beyond' crossovers such as Warhammer 40,000, this one has a starter set, multiple Commander decks, bundles, booster packs of multiple kinds, and a pre-relea
  
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• Ukrainian government will petition Valve, Sony, Microsoft to ban Atomic Heart in Ukraine

  22-02-2023 17:56 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Ukrainian government will petition Valve, Microsoft, and Sony to ban sales of Atomic Heart on their corresponding storefronts.Earlier today on February 22, Ukrainian deputy minister of digital transformation Alex Bornyakov issued a statement to Ukrainian website Dev.au (which was translated by PCGamesN). In short, the Ukrainian government is seeking to get digital sales of the Russian-developed Atomic Heart halted on several platforms, but only in Ukraine."Regarding the situation with the re
  
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• The Nier: Automata anime is back and episode 4 nailed the best boss in the game

  22-02-2023 17:50 via gamesradar.com
  
  I've been keeping up with the Nier: Automata anime, so I knew it had temporarily stopped airing due to production disruptions, but I'd forgotten when it was scheduled to resume. I was reminded over the weekend when I saw not one, not two, but three different posts in three different subreddits (all safe for work communities, thank you very much) sharing different shots of 2B's butt from the newest episode. I don't know whether to tell Nier fans to never change or seek help. In any case, I'm plea
  
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• Microsoft's new plan to buy Activision: make Sony look bad and PlayStation look good

  22-02-2023 17:37 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft's latest press conference did not deliver a decisive decision for the big Xbox Activision deal, but it was a big day for the pending acquisition nevertheless. Xbox has committed to 10-year deals with both Nintendo and Nvidia to bring Call of Duty to more platforms – 150 million devices by its math – if the deal is approved, and it's using these deals to simultaneously appeal to competition regulators and put pressure on Sony, just as everyone should've expected it to.  
  
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• Nintendo Direct with "no game information" announced as Mario Switch rumors circulate

  22-02-2023 17:07 via gamesradar.com
  
  A new Nintendo Direct will bring us the "final" Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer in two weeks, but Nintendo is saying this event will feature "no game information" even as rumors of a Mario Switch continue to circulate.The Super Mario Bros. Movie Direct will broadcast on March 9 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT, and will feature the premiere of the "final trailer" for the film. The teaser image focuses on the Mario karting action, as Mario leads a number of racers over Rainbow Road with a blue shell
  
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• D&D Keys From the Golden Vault explained: story, new features, verdict, and deals

  22-02-2023 17:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Wondering what all the fuss is about for Keys From the Golden Vault? We've got you covered. No matter whether you're a newcomer or a Dungeon Master veteran with years of experience under your +2 magic belt, you'll find everything you need to know about the new D&D release below.As deals on Keys From the Golden Vault are also flying around right now, we've listed the cheapest available offers on this new addition to the lineup of Dungeons and Dragons books. For example, you can currently get
  
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• Elden Ring fans are excited for an anniversary DLC announcement that might not happen

  22-02-2023 16:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  With an anniversary event later this week, Elden Ring players are setting themselves up for inevitable disappointment.Elden Ring DLC has long been a topic on the tongues of many fan's mouths, practically since the game first launched in early 2022. Now though, with Elden Ring's anniversary bearing down on us later this week on February 25, some fans are getting themselves really excited over the possibility of a DLC announcement."2 more days until the anniversary," writes one user on the Elden R
  
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• This adorable 11-year-old Pokemon champion is winning competitions all over the world

  22-02-2023 16:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  This adorable 11-year-old is well on her way to becoming Pokemon World Champion one day, and it probably won't take very long.Kiara Nguyen (aka Kiki_Kiaraz) from Melbourne, Australia recently won the 2023 Pokemon Oceania International Championships in the Juniors Division. Although an impressive feat on its own, this isn't the Pokemon trainer's first time winning a prize for their Pokemon-playing efforts. Shortly after winning the Oceania International Championships, which took place in Mel
  
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• PlayStation should be making more noise about PSVR 2 demos

  22-02-2023 16:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Investing in a new headset can be a hard sell even for the most dedicated VR aficionados. That’s especially true when the PSVR 2 costs £529 / $549 on top of, you know, having a PS5 – something that’s not even been that easy to buy until relatively recently. It sucks then that on that fateful delivery day, unless you’ve bought the Horizon Call of the Mountain bundle or are prepared to pay another £59.99 / $59.99 for the standalone purchase of what’s easil
  
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• No Man's Sky PSVR 2 update is out right now

  22-02-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  No Man's Sky has a new PSVR 2 mode, and it's out right now for everyone with the new-gen headset.The PSVR 2 only just launched around the world earlier today on February 22. To coincide with the PS5 virtual reality headset, No Man's Sky developer Hello Games has announced a PSVR 2 mode for the spacefaring game, and it's out now as a free download for everyone who already owns the base game.This new update for No Man's Sky, which is version 4.1 and dubbed "Fractal" by the developer, "brings full
  
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• Don't be fooled by the cuteness - Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe is all about big swords and fiery dragons

  22-02-2023 15:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Moments into the very first level of Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, I'm cleaving into the stage with a giant sword. The pink puffball's mighty blade slices through a platform made of rock like it's swiss cheese. Any Waddle Dees directly in my path are thrown up into the air and splat onto the screen, breaking the fourth wall, as if cracking the display on my Switch OLED. It's absolute carnage. Move over Cloud Strife, your Buster Sword's got nothing on Kirby's weapon of destruction. Wh
  
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• Scream 6 directors explain Ghostface's controversial shotgun moment

  22-02-2023 14:08 via gamesradar.com
  
  When the first trailer for Scream 6 was unveiled, many longtime fans of the franchise had opinions on one particular moment. It wasn't Gail's tense phone call with the villain or Hayden Panettiere's anticipated return as Scream 4's Kirby; it was the fact that one scene sees the newest Ghostface use a shotgun against their victims. In light of the backlash, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett tell SFX that they deliberately set out to "raise eyebrows" by having the knife-wieldi
  
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• The Mandalorian season 4 has already been written

  22-02-2023 13:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  We may still be waiting for The Mandalorian season 3 to make its way to the small screen, but season 4 has already been written, according to showrunner Jon Favreau."Season 4, yeah, I've written it already," Favreau told BFMTV. "We have to know where we're going to tell a fully-formed story, so we had mapped it out, [co-creator] Dave [Filoni] and I, and then slowly you just write each episode. So I was writing during post-production, because all of it has to feel like a continuation and one full
  
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• Activision exec is posting through it to swing Microsoft deal

  22-02-2023 13:43 via gamesradar.com
  
  One Activision Blizzard exec is quite literally posting through it.That would be Activision Blizzard executive vice president of corporate affairs Lulu Cheng Meservey. Yesterday on February 21, Microsoft headed over to Belgium to argue the case for their Activision Blizzard acquisition in front of the European Union, and Meservey is doing her bit by throwing in memes .
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  Some quick backstory for that meme: Sony was reportedly offered a 10-year de
  
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• Gears of War veteran reveals they've returned to the series for mysterious project

  22-02-2023 13:20 via gamesradar.com
  
  Gears of War veteran Joshua Ortega has quietly revealed that they've returned to the Xbox Games Studio's series. In a tweet, which quote retweeted a previous thread from Ortega about their work on Gears of War, Ortega simply tweeted: "Once again it’s on!" Although this doesn't reveal exactly what the former Gears writer is working on now, it does hint to the fact that they've joined they're back working on the series once again.
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• Shadow and Bone showrunner teases the Crows’ season 2 story – and the introduction of new characters

  22-02-2023 13:00 via gamesradar.com
  
  Shadow and Bone co-showrunner Eric Heisserer has teased what to expect from the second season of the Netflix series – including what the Crows will be up to, as well new additions to the fantasy adaptation."In this case, it could be revenge," Heisserer tells SFX magazine, out now and featuring The Mandalorian season 3 on the cover. "It could be survival. There are other aspects in play I can’t speak to."The crack team of Crows have even enlisted some more help in the new season: demo
  
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• Apex Legends board game brings competitive battle royale to the tabletop

  22-02-2023 12:48 via gamesradar.com
  
  An Apex Legends board game is on the way from the team behind the Dying Light and Frostpunk adaptations, bringing battle royale to tabletop.Designed by Glass Cannon Unplugged, the press release calls the Apex Legends board game a "highly competitive, intensely tactical team vs team miniatures game" for two to four players (however, you can add more people via expansions). While we don't have any information on mechanics just yet, the starter box looks like it'll offer four playable characters -
  
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• Xbox Series S price slashed at Microsoft Store for the first time this year

  22-02-2023 12:47 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft only took until February of 2023 to put up a reduced price on its Xbox Series S console. The all-digital console is already heralded as the cheapest route into next-gen gaming, and now is even more affordable thanks to a new deal.By heading to the Microsoft Store in the US, you will find an Xbox Series S for as low as $239.99 – a $60 discount from the typical $299.99 price point. That 20% discount brings the console pretty close to its lowest-ever cost of $219.99, which was offer
  
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• An early sign of the Cordyceps infection was hiding in plain sight in The Last of Us episode 1

  22-02-2023 12:46 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us certainly isn't short of Easter eggs – the HBO video game adaptation is packed full of subtle nods and references to keep us guessing and theorizing. And one of these small moments occurs in some of the season's earliest moments, fans have noticed.The season premiere opens in relative normality – the outbreak of Cordyceps, the parasitic fungal infection that goes on to devastate humanity, has yet to become apparent. In one scene, Joel (Pedro Pascal)'s teenage daughter
  
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• Pedro Pascal and Gabriel Luna changed a key The Last of Us scene when filming

  22-02-2023 12:34 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Last of Us episode 6 sees Pedro Pascal’s Joel finally reuniting with his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) after a difficult journey to find him in Wyoming. While the pair are clearly happy to see each other, they have a lot of history, which leads to a fraught scene in the commune’s bar between the pair.Joel confronts Tommy for judging him over people they killed after Sarah’s death, as they reckon with the atrocities they both were involved in. However, Tommy star Luna has exp
  
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• Star War Jedi: Survivor dual-wield and cross-guard lightsaber combat has fans heaping praise on Respawn

  22-02-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Star Wars Jedi: Survivor fans are mighty impressed by the sequel's combat off the back of a new gameplay video.That video would be from IGN, in a hands-on session published earlier this week. Clips from the new gameplay video have now made their way onto the Star Wars Jedi-dedicated subreddit, as you can see below, and fans looking forward to the sequel are seriously pleased with the combat on show."The double blades (Darth Maul kind) animations look so smooth and fluid," one Reddit user wrote o
  
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• Pixar chief teases Toy Story 5 – and reveals the "soul searching" after Lightyear

  22-02-2023 12:30 via gamesradar.com
  
  Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter has teased the "surprising" Toy Story 5 in a new interview – and opened up about the "soul searching" after Lightyear failed to lift off in cinemas."I think it'll be surprising," Docter told The Wrap of Toy Story 5. "It's got some really cool stuff that you haven't seen before."A fifth Toy Story movie was announced during Disney's Q1 2023 earnings call by CEO Bob Iger alongside Frozen 3 and a Zootopia sequel. Docter maintains that, despite a new T
  
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• The Walking Dead's Rick and Michonne spin-off marks start of production with two BTS images

  22-02-2023 12:27 via gamesradar.com
  
  The Walking Dead's Rick and Michonne spin-off has officially started filming – and to celebrate, AMC has shared two photos from behind the scenes of its production.One of the images is of Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira's chairs from set, and it's easy to see whose is whose given the labels on the backs. The other is an up-close snap of the two actors' hands clasped together, teasing quite the emotional reunion between their formerly separated characters.  Teasing an "epic love story"
  
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• Development on the Resident Evil 4 Remake VR mode has started at Capcom

  22-02-2023 12:01 via gamesradar.com
  
  Resident Evil 4 Remake's VR mode is now in development at Capcom and is due to be released as free DLC for PS5 and PSVR 2. As revealed on the Japanese Resident Evil Twitter account, a VR mode for the upcoming Resident Evil 4 Remake is now in development at Capcom. In a follow up tweet, the developer revealed that the new mode will be released as free DLC for PS5 and PSVR 2 and that more info about the VR mode will be revealed soon. 
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• Elden Ring sells 20 million copies right before its first anniversary

  22-02-2023 11:31 via gamesradar.com
  
  Elden Ring has surpassed 20 million copies sold in under a year.Earlier today on February 22, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco announced the latest sales milestone for Elden Ring. This time, as the tweet below shows, Elden Ring has sailed past 20 million copies sold in just under a year, releasing around this time last year on February 25, 2022.
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• Get under The Mandalorian's helmet with the new issue of SFX

  22-02-2023 10:14 via gamesradar.com
  
  Din Djarin and Grogu are on the cover of SFX issue 363, as we look forward to the return of The Mandalorian.Below we run down some of the highlights of the issue. UK readers, don't forget: you can use this store locator to find a stockist near you, or order a copy online for the same price it is in the shops.  
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  Pedro Pascal's bounty hunter and his little green ward are back, for season three of the Disney+ show. We find out what's in store from ex
  
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• Microsoft president says no one knows what console gaming will be like in 10 years, "whether it be phones" or "some Metaverse something or other"

  22-02-2023 01:02 via gamesradar.com
  
  Microsoft president Brad Smith is as lost as anyone when it comes to predicting what console gaming might look like in 10 years.In a press conference related to Microsoft's Activision buyout, Smith was asked whether any potential deals securing Call of Duty on other platforms for 10 years might ultimately be renewed. Smith gave a sensible, albeit unsatisfying, response explaining why it's impossible to answer a question like that given the ever-changing landscape of console gaming technology - n
  
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• I still can't see a resolution for Microsoft's Activision buyout, even after the Nintendo and Nvidia deals

  22-02-2023 00:26 via gamesradar.com
  
  I'm watching Brad Smith, Microsoft's vice chair and president, waft a hefty document aloft claiming it's the deal Microsoft sent to PlayStation just two days before Christmas 2022. I'm seeing this unfold from a conference room in Brussels, Belgium, just hours after the latest court hearing with the European Commission concluded. Even after all of this, it's still not clear how exactly Microsoft is going to finalize its acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The Microsoft Activision deal has now bee
  
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