LifeForce Games, a blockchain video game development studio, today announced the successful completion of its $5 million seed round. The round was led by Lemniscap with participation from CMT Digital, Sfermion, Hartmann Capital, Sterling VC, as well as Ready Player DAO and Neon DAO. Most of the $5M raised from the round will go toward […]
When is State of Play? What are the dates and times for the next PlayStation State of Play? State of Play is Sony’s regularly scheduled show, broadcast live intermittently throughout the year. Each one focuses on different things — sometimes PS5 and PS4 exclusives, other times third-party titles, and occasionally just on a single game. But when is the next State of Play? In this guide, we're going to give you all the details you need to tune in.
Today Elden Ring developer From Software is best known for birthing and leading the charge of the Soulsborne genre, a portmanteau named after its Bloodborne and Dark Souls series. In some ways, FromSoftware emerged out of nowhere in 2011 with the release of the original Dark Souls, suddenly almost overnight, millions of PS3 and Xbox 360 owners around the world were playing a From Software game. But the longer history of the company reveals a more checkered past, a timeline populated by minor hits at best, alongside curious novelties, intriguing failures and more than a few outright duds. Join us as we rekindle the past… sit down to rest at the present… and summon the future of Elden Ring developer From Software...
Activision has confirmed its plans to release a sequel to 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare later this year, developed by Infinity Ward. Alongside it will be a "new Warzone experience", which has been designed in conjunction with 2022's main game and built "from the ground-up". A new engine will power both of these titles. Also, a "massive evolution" of the Battle Royale genre will be baked into the new Warzone client, housing a new map and sandbox mode.
These details were shared on the official Call of Duty blog, but a recent call attended by content creators sheds further light on the situation. Going forward, every future Call of Duty title will run on this new engine. However, Activision wants to ensure entries from each developer still have their own feel. For example, an instalment from Treyarch will still feel like something from the California-based team. The same goes for Sledgehammer Games and, of course, Infinity Ward.
Well, this is quite the turnaround, isn’t it? Perhaps under the cloud of regulatory investigations, Microsoft has effectively committed to multiplatform releases of Activision Blizzard games, like Call of Duty and others. This news broke as part of a dour statement earlier in the week, but as is always the case there was some wiggle room in the language that made fans sceptical.
However, in an interview with CNBC, president Brad Smith makes things crystal clear: Xbox will not stop releasing Activision Blizzard franchises, including Call of Duty, on Sony systems. He actually talks about adding more consoles to the publisher’s output – Nintendo is cited, for example – and compares the acquisition to Microsoft’s purchase of Mojang, which has ensured Minecraft remains everywhere.
