Samsung Electronics took part in Gamescom 2024, the world’s largest event for computer and video games, with an 800-square-meter booth highlighting unrivalled immersive experiences, cutting-edge technology and exciting gaming partnerships. Fans crowded Samsung’s exhibit throughout the event to experience the latest

Xbox Game Studios has revealed its plans to make a major splash at Gamescom 2024, announcing that it will have its largest booth yet at the gaming convention. The Xbox booth will showcase more than 50 playable games, featuring releases from both first-party Xbox Games Studios and third-party Xbox titles. More games are

The Xbox Games Showcase June 2024 live stream took place earlier today. The biggest announcements and reveals included trailers for DOOM The Dark Age, Gears Of War E-Day, Fable, Life Is Strange Double Exposure and more. Check out all the games and our full coverage below: XBOX ANNOUNCES A BRAND NEW GEARS OF WAR GAM

Blizzard Entertainment has announced that BlizzCon 2024 is cancelled and no longer happening. However, they also reassured fans that BlizzCon might still return in "future years". Here is the full message from Blizzard Entertainment on BlizzCon and its plans for 2024: After careful consideration over the last year,

Recent whispers in the gaming community hint at an exciting development for Blizzard Entertainment fans. Speculations suggest that the gaming giant is on the cusp of relaunching its Chinese servers, opening doors to a vast array of gaming experiences for its audience. These murmurs find their origins in a Weibo article

Platform(s): PlayStation 5 (version reviewed), Xbox Series, PC Genre: Warner Bros. DC Comics-themed multiplayer online third-person shooter that probably came in too late after the GaaS boom   Despite what the internet has you believing, games as a service can work. Look at classic titles like World of Warc

It's that time of year when people are usually showing off their Spotify Wrapped all over their social media. So Twitch thought they'd put their skin in the game and release their version called Twitch Recap. While you can see your 2023 both as a viewer and a creator, you also have the option of seeing the community

One of Blizzard's most notable signatures is its World of WarCraft artstyle, which was made and established by the company's senior art director Samwise Didier. He will be calling it quits after 32 years with the company. His career has lasted with Blizzard since 1991 and has been very instrumental in how WarCraft a

In honor of the anticipated return of BlizzCon on November 3-4, 2023, Blizzard is set to unveil the BlizzCon Collection, featuring an array of exciting digital treats and in-game treasures. What's more, BlizzCon 2023 is offering complimentary live streaming of all the BlizzCon Arena content! THAT'S RIGHT. FREE. A word

Only several hours after the UK’s Competition And Markets Authority (CMA) officially approved Microsoft Xbox‘s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, it is now one hundred percent complete. Microsoft Xbox owns Activision Blizzard. The console wars have shifted. The official statement from Xbox CEO Phil Spence

Blizzard has announced that World Of Warcraft Classic (WoW Classic) Hardcore servers will go live on 24 August 2023. In WoW Classic Hardcore, players will only have one life to live, and there won't be Spirit Healers. Death is permanent, and once you’ve been bested by the environment (or even other players), you’ll

BlizzCon 2023, a massive celebration of Blizzard games like Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and Diablo, is set to take place in Anaheim, California after 4 years. For the first time, you can watch the entirety of the livestream for free, however, the in-person event will cost you quite a bit. Starting with the ticket

Narrative-driven adventure game Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical features Greek Gods living among people in modern times, with your main character Grace being given Muse powers after someone's death. The song-filled adventure title will be out for Xbox Series, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Swit

Platform(s): PC (version reviewed), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series, Xbox One Genre: Action RPG with loot, blood, and Skinner box-style rewards & game loop system.  11 years ago, Blizzard released its action RPG Diablo 3 to huge disappointment. Despite the setback, the company turned it around with its expansion Reaper

So, Microsoft's plan to acquire Activision Blizzard for a whopping US$69 billion has been blocked by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns that it would harm the growth of cloud gaming. This comes after the CMA provisionally opposed the deal in February due to similar concerns about cloud gamin

Netease has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard after the long-term partners ended the China licensing deal earlier this year in January. The move basically screwed over Chinese players who religiously played World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft III: Reforged, Overwatch, StarCraft and StarCraf

Update: Video review-in-progress added. Within the 10 years since Diablo 3, the action RPG genre has seen its fair share of takers to the throne. Notable ones born out of Diablo's gaming DNA include Path of Exile (which is still going strong) and Grim Dawn (the Titan Quest successor). Other entries that literally ch

When the COVID-19 pandemic went global, the world as we knew it changed. From work culture to habits, the video games industry was also severely affected.  Employing more than 3,500 people all around the world which include three studios in China — Shanghai, Chengdu and Xian — Virtuos was affected when the lock

This here's a guest post that goes with our Best 30 Games Of 2022 feature. Check out Nat's Twitch work here. She's also the EIC of The Magic Rain. When everything normal about the world was uprooted two years ago, like many others, I turned to streaming as a source of comfort and variety. First beginning as a viewer

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block Microsoft Xbox from acquiring Activision Blizzard for US$68.7 billion. The reason for FTC's decision is because they claim that the Microsoft Xbox Activision Blizzard deal would give them too much of a monopoly in the games industry and "would enable