Following the premiere of HBO’s critically acclaimed series, The Last of Us, cybercriminals are leveraging the surge in interest in the game to their advantage. One of the most well-known brands right now is Naughty Dog’s survival horror, and it’s proving to be a good place for criminals to steal personal information from unwary fans. Two scams have been brought ...
Read More »Publisher of the games RoboCop and Gollum announces a livestream event in March
The publisher Nacon has announced that on March 9 at 7 PM Central Europe, 6 PM UK, 1 PM Eastern, and 10 AM Pacific, it will host a livestream event. The appropriately named “Nacon Connect” promises “exclusive updates” on several games it intends to release in 2023. This includes films like RoboCop: Rogue City and The Lord of the Rings: ...
Read More »The first-ever anime collaboration for Overwatch 2 will be released in season 3
With the announcement of collaborations, Overwatch 2 is venturing into uncharted territory in Season 3. This is akin to what we’ve seen in other free-to-play games like Fortnite and even the LEGO Bastion skin in the original Overwatch game. A special One Punch Man anime collaboration will serve as the opening act for the second game. If you aren’t familiar ...
Read More »Nintendo Reduces Forecasts While Claiming Switch Chip Shortages Are “Largely Resolved”
Nintendo stated that supply issues that have limited production for several years were “largely resolved” in the final months of 2022 as part of its nine-month financial report for the 2022–23 fiscal year. The company claims that the global semiconductor shortage and supply chain issues that have long plagued manufacturers of consumer electronics had little impact on its output between ...
Read More »Nearly half of FY 2023 Switch Software sales have been from digital sources so far
With over 120 million units sold, the Nintendo Switch has now outsold both the Game Boy and the PlayStation 4, according to Nintendo’s financial earnings report for Q3 of FY 2023. The business has also acknowledged that Switch digital sales increased by 21.5% in FY 2023 compared to FY 2022, bringing in a staggering 310.0 billion yen. Additionally, the overall ...
Read More »Over 10 million copies of Splatoon 3 were sold in just three months
Splatoon 3 has sold over 10 million copies as of December 31, 2022, according to Nintendo. In its most recent financial report, which covers the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2023, the company disclosed the outcome. Splatoon 3’s launch in September 2022 completely broke sales records, especially in Japan, so we already knew it would do well, ...
Read More »New Witcher Gear Swords Are Added in The Witcher 3 Update Covertly
One of the game’s merchants has undergone some undocumented changes as a result of the most recent update for The Witcher 3 on the PS5. More specifically, during the “next-gen upgrade,” an armorer in Novigrad had his signature greeting removed. Fans were disappointed to learn that in the Complete Edition, the line that he once famously uttered every time Geralt ...
Read More »Dragon Age: Dreadwolf might be a while off
As of the last report, Dragon Age: Dreadwolf was complete playable, at least in alpha build form. When this encouraging project update came in October of last year, it raised questions about when the game would actually be released. Many believed that the BioWare RPG might be aiming for a late 2023 release, but a recent report from the reputable ...
Read More »Sony upends the corporate ladder by promoting an executive who is fixated on growth
Sony’s upper management has undergone some changes as a result of a record-breaking quarter that saw the PlayStation division alone generate $9.6 billion in revenue. Hiroki Totoki, the CFO, has been elevated to the position of president, effective as of April 1, the start of the upcoming fiscal year. Totoki will serve as president and COO alongside current CEO Kenichiro ...
Read More »The God of War TV series aims to please everyone
Even though the God of War TV series is presumably still far from completion, it appears to be progressing nicely. According to the latest information, the Amazon Prime show will be based on the plot of God of War (2018), a choice that has already drawn some criticism given how important Kratos’ origins and backstory (as explored in the original ...
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