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EA Considering In-Game Ads

AlexGherzo | May 14, 2024 | 0

It was probably inevitable, but that doesn’t mean gamers are going to like it. In a recent quarterly earnings call, Andrew Wilson, the Chairman and CEO of video game company Electronic Arts, answered a question from an internet analyst from Goldman Sachs, who asked about advertising as a source of...

Marvel Rivals Contract Forbids Negative Reviews or Mockery

AlexGherzo | May 13, 2024 | 1

Video game developers are now coming right out and saying they want reviewers to shill for them. Marvel Rivals is a new free-to-play “hero shooter” PC game from Marvel Games and NetEase Games featuring loads of Marvel superheroes and villains. A closed alpha test began on March 10, 2024, with v...

Square Enix Lays Off Western Employees, Shifts Toward Multiplatform Releases

AlexGherzo | May 13, 2024 | 0

Square Enix is the latest video game developer to restructure its business. Earlier today, IGN reported that Square Enix will move away from platform exclusivity and “pursue a multiplatform strategy” going forward. This initiative, which the company is calling “Square Enix Reboots and Awakens�...

Sweet Baby Inc. Detected Discord Server Hacked

AlexGherzo | May 11, 2024 | 0

Remember what Alfred said about reprisals and acts of desperation in The Dark Knight? One of the reasons a lot of the best movies resonate is that you see their themes play out in real life. This morning, Kabrutus, creator of the Sweet Baby Inc. Detected curator and the new DEI Detected website, ann...

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Called Out in Warner Bros. Earning Call

AlexGherzo | May 9, 2024 | 1

How big a failure was Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? According to a recent Warner Bros. earnings call (via Video Games Chronicle), it was big enough to sink their entire financial quarter. During the call, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav blamed the “decrease in revenue” on the d...

Microsoft Insider Reveals Truth Behind Bethesda Closings

AlexGherzo | May 9, 2024 | 0

Many were baffled when Microsoft shut down some Bethesda studios and combined others, which will result in plenty of layoffs. Now, someone with knowledge of the situation is letting people know what really happened. Brian Hilderbrand, the senior public relations manager at Microsoft, wrote a detaile...