Author: Tom Phillips
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Sony donates $2m to support Israel and Gaza aid
Sony is donating $2m (£1.65m) to support humanitarian aid in Israel and Gaza, as hostilities in the region continue, and casualties mount. The company said its donation would be split between the Japanese Red Cross and UNICEF. Sony employees can also add their own money, which the company will then match. “Sony…
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Newscast: Will Microsoft bring back Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk?
This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss what’s next for Microsoft and Activision Blizzard now they have finally tied the knot. This week, Xbox boss Phil Spencer sounded a note of caution over how quickly we’d see the fruits of Microsoft’s $68.7bn Activision Blizzard acquisition for ourselves. There will be no immediate drop…
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Assassin’s Creed Mirage ending explained
Assassin’s Creed Mirage might be a leaner game than the past few Assassin’s Creed epics, but it still provides its own fair share of funky goings on that may not make much sense to newcomers. I loved Mirage’s finale, which lifted things just as Baghdad’s exploration and investigation loop started to feel a little…
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There’s a standout star of Jackbox Party Pack 10
A decade in, Jackbox Games has established itself as a master of the mini-game format – and this latest crop of games from the annual franchise offers a familiar mix of instant favourites, as well as those you feel could still grow on you through further play. And, most importantly, there’s often room for…
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Xbox boss says it may take time to bring back classic Activision franchises
Don’t expect Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard to suddenly mean the revival of Guitar Hero, or other classic franchises. These things take time, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said, and should come from a genuine passion amongst developers. Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast, Spencer discussed his next moves now Microsoft formally…
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Xbox boss blames lengthy buyout process for delay in adding Activision Blizzard titles to Game Pass
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has explained the delay in getting Activision Blizzard’s back catalogue added to Xbox Game Pass, and blamed the hold-up on the lengthy and difficult process of sealing the deal. Speaking on the Official Xbox Podcast, Spencer acknowledged the recent suggestion by Activision Blizzard that it would take until 2024…
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What looks like a cut Assassin’s Creed Mirage post-credits scene points to a huge shift in the series’ story
A video purporting to show an unused post-credits scene found within the files of Assassin’s Creed Mirage may point to a seismic upcoming shift in series’ story. Filenames for the scene reference “Assassin’s Creed Neo”, an internal Ubisoft codename believed to refer to one of several upcoming projects currently in development. Thus, the…
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Pokémon Go’s new Party Play feature lets you group up, if you physically stick together
Pokémon Go has now fully detailed Party Play, a major new multiplayer layer coming to the popular monster collection app seven years after its initial release. Party Play is designed to reward groups of people playing alongside each other in the real world, with gameplay bonuses, extra challenges and the ability to see…
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Just Stop Oil protestors arrested after interrupting EGX tournament
A group of Just Stop Oil protestors made a scene at EGX yesterday, and interrupted a Tekken esports tournament. EGX, the UK’s biggest games event, ran from Thursday to Sunday last week and is run by Eurogamer’s parent company Reedpop. Protestors attempted to squirt orange paint at a screen displaying an…
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Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick to stay “through the end of 2023”
[ad_1] Activision Blizzard’s controversial boss Bobby Kotick has said he will stay on as the company’s CEO for the remainder of 2023, following Microsoft’s long-awaited acquisition of the company today. A statement from Xbox boss Phil Spencer says similar, with Kotick’s tenure at the company set to continue through “the end of…