This story originally appeared on Kotaku. Monopoly Go, a multiplayer mobile board game, launched on April 11, 2023. Since then it has made over 2 billion dollars, been downloaded 100+ million times, and become one of the most popular digital games on the planet. But to reach this point, Scopely, the studio behind the hit … Read more
Image: Jaap Arriens (Getty Images) The Federal Trade Commission isn’t happy with the outcome of Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, telling a court on Wednesday that Microsoft’s recent layoffs contradict promises it made to get the merger approved. Warning! Microsoft Wants ChatGPT to Control Robots Next In a letter to the clerk of … Read more
Image: Skybound Entertainment/Prime Video Skybound Entertainment is heading eastward to open up a new studio in Tokyo, Japan. “Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI Unlocked The studio behind Invincible and The Walking Dead are setting up shop there with the express purpose of focusing on properties made specifically from that country’s crop … Read more
Google executives defended its internal campaign “Project Hug,” which enticed 20 developers to not create app stores competitive with Google Play according to Epic Games, in an ongoing trial Thursday. No Google AI Search, I Don’t Need to Learn About the “Benefits of Slavery” Purnima Kochikar, Google’s vice president of play, took the stand Thursday … Read more
Anybody who played Cyberpunk 2077 would immediately recognize the name Victor Vektor, the affable and surprisingly kind ripper doc who plays a pivotal role in the game’s opening segments. He’s also featured in CD Projekt Red’s new Phantom Liberty expansion, but those playing the Polish version of the DLC will find they’re not listening to … Read more
Image: BioWare/Lucasfilm Games BioWare’s 2003 game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is one of the most well-known video games to bear the franchise’s name, and players were delighted to hear it would be coming to the current gaming generation. But much like Star Wars Eclipse, whose existence had to be reconfirmed by developer … Read more
Microsoft’s large deal to eat up one of many greatest energy pellets of the online game business acquired a lift from EU regulators. On Monday, the European Fee—the physique overseeing the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard merger—introduced it had permitted the $68.7 billion deal to go ahead, so long as the businesses pinkie swear they’ll throw a aggressive … Read more