Author: Tom Phillips

[ad_1] Microsoft has now formally acquired Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard, via the biggest company buyout in video games industry history. Today’s long-awaited deal closure finalises a process that has dragged on through almost two years of regulatory approvals and legal wrangling. Finally, however, it is done – hours after the UK…

[ad_1] Arma 3 developer Bohemia Interactive has commented on the use of footage taken from its military shooter being used online to spread misinformation about Israel and Palestine. The studio has also re-shared a guide it originally released last year, when Arma 3 footage was being used to create fake videos purporting…

[ad_1] Pokémon Go looks set to introduce the ability to party up, and explore alongside friends in-game. A teaser image posted on social media shows the silhouettes of four in-game avatars standing next to a gym with a raid egg, suggesting that four-player teams will be able to travel together and head…

[ad_1] This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss Sony’s newly-announced PlayStation 5 “Slim”, which is set to launch in the US next month. Repeatedly leaked, the PS5 Slim’s existence was not too much of a surprise, though word that its digital version would cost more in the US and that you now need…

[ad_1] Ubisoft seems happy with Assassin’s Creed Mirage, which it says has similar play numbers at launch as recent games such as Origins and Odyssey. This is positive, as both Origins and Odyssey were far bigger and costlier projects, whereas Mirage is – by design – more focused. 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla…

[ad_1] Freed from his tenure as a US talk show host, Gavin and Stacey star James Corden yesterday teamed up with controversial boss Bobby Kotick to host a townhall meeting for Activision Blizzard employees. The internal event, held days before Microsoft is expected to finally close its $68.7bn takeover of the company, was…

[ad_1] Footage has been published showing a pair of LAPD cops ignoring police calls to instead drive around and play Pokémon Go while on duty. The video, which was published by 404media following public records requests, shows the car being driven erratically as the officers race to catch a Snorlax and then a…

[ad_1] Team17 is poised to lay off up to 91 people – a third of the company – as part of its major restructuring programme, Eurogamer can reveal. The publisher of Worms, Dredge and Hell Let Loose confirmed it was planning to make redundancies earlier this month, after Eurogamer broke news that…