video gaming
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Blizzard Boss Defends Diablo Immortal, Feels ‘Really Good’ About Its Launch
7Blizzard’s controversial Diablo Immortal launched to big numbers and high revenue. It also set off an ongoing debate about in-game purchases, digital gambling, free-to-play mobile games, and addiction. The massive publisher has mostly remained silent amid the negative headlines and criticism. But in a new interview, Blizzard boss Mike Ybarra has defended the game’s launch…
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Witcher Devs Announce New Single-Player Gwent Roguelike, Out Tomorrow
One of my favourite things to do in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was chasing down card sharks to crush beneath my heel. Gwent, a fantasy card game within the world of The Witcher 3, was so satisfying that I would boot up the action RPG just to play a few rounds of it. I…
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Metal Gear Speedrunner Reveals He Faked ‘Live’ World Record, Claims It’s A ‘Puzzle’
In a week filled with fantastic live speedruns at Summer Games Done Quick 2022, a one-hour playthrough of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance still turned heads. Even more remarkable was the encore, unlocked through community donations: a frantic race through the game’s Blade Wolf DLC campaign which ended up setting a brand-new world record. Or at…
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Fire Emblem Heroes Becomes Nintendo’s First Billion-Dollar Mobile Game
I’ll admit that, until yesterday, I had no idea Fire Emblem Heroes was still active and updated. But a lot of people are still playing the game and apparently spending money on it, too. New data shows that Fire Emblem Heroes has just reached $US1 ($1) billion in revenue, becoming the first Nintendo mobile game…