Nacon Buys Lord of the Rings: Gollum Developer For $60 Million

The gaming industry has seen more than a few large-scale acquisitions recently. French publisherNaconhas now become the latest company to make an acquisition after many industry heavyweights had done the same.Naconalready owns numerous studios with another set to join the company’s ranks soon. This move was not particularly surprising as Nacon was already set to be the publisher of Daedalic Entertainment’s latest project,The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. Daedalic Entertainment is likely best known for theDeponiaseries and is set to be bought out by Nacon for around $60 million....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 404 words · Louis Kirby II

New World Players Launch Insane 50 Man Surprise Attack on Enemy Faction

New World, Amazon Games' foray into the world of MMORPGs, is slowly finding its footing as of this article. While its reviews on Steam have climbed to “Mostly Positive,” it still has hurdles to overcome likelong maintenance times in Europe. Despite the problems, many players are finding ways to have fun inNew World. Some of that centers on the Companies (guilds) of the game, where players can cooperate to claim territory and defeat rivals....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Cindy Jones

Overwatch 2 Ashe Player Uses Dance Emote to Avoid Sigma Ult

AnOverwatch 2Ashe player has cleverly used the dance emote to dodge a potentially deadly Sigma Ultimate ability. Activision Blizzard’s hero shooter provides a wide array of offensive and defensive abilities inOverwatch 2for players to select their ideal characters, but the emotes so rarely come into the battlefield equation that this clip is extraordinary. Reddit user The_Swede37 has clipped a game-ending moment in which they dodge a last-minute Sigma Ultimate from the enemy team by using the dance emote to move their hit box out of the area of effect....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 388 words · Mr. Jason Robbins

Overwatch Year of the Rooster Event Adds Capture the Flag Mode?

A leaked trailer forOverwatch’s Year of the Rooster event reveals brand new skins, and also teases the possibility of a Capture the Flag mode starring Tracer. Even though the nextOverwatchevent is just one day away, much of it remains shrouded in mystery. However, a trailer for theYear of the Roosterevent has leaked online, teasing some new skins for some of the game’s characters, as well as possibly revealing a brand new Capture the Flag game mode....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 410 words · Brett Castillo

Patrick Stewart Responds To Doctor Strange 2 Trailer Professor X Rumor

The surprising reveal of aDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesstrailer during the Super Bowl was all the more exciting for Marvel fans due to the presence of a very familiar voice in it. However, actor Sir Patrick Stewart dismissed rumors of his potential appearance in the film in the funniest way possible. During Fox’sX-Menera, Stewart was a mainstay for the film franchise, appearing in both the original trilogy andWolverine, as well as showing up inDays of the Future Pastalongside the younger version of Charles Xavier, played by James McAvoy....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 490 words · Jeffrey Schneider

PlayStation Says It Wasn't Trying to Be 'Misleading' With Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS5 Reveal

When Sony and Insomniac Games announcedSpider-Man: Miles Moralesback during the PlayStation 5 reveal event, a lot of fans figured that it would be a full game featuring the mixed-race web-slinger. However, multiple parties involved withSpider-Man: Miles Moraleshave since made contradicting comments that have left fans confused as to what they should expect. In response to this, Sony has definitively addressed the situation, stating that Miles Morales will indeed be a standalone title, and that it will focus on telling Miles' Spider-Man origin story....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 426 words · Casey Snyder

Pokemon Fan Shares LEGO Magnemite

Summary APokemonfan has shared an impressive LEGO build of Magnemite. The fan showed off multiple images of the Magnemite and also provided detailed instructions on how fellowPokemonfanatics can create their own. Pokemonfans and LEGO often go together, even though there are no official collaborations between the two brands.Pokemonhas received Mega Bloks kitsin the past, and other Nintendo properties likeZeldaandAnimal Crossinghave gotten LEGO releases. However, part of the charm and appeal of LEGOs has always been the ability to build whatever a user puts their mind to, and that includes plenty of Pokemon....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Jessica Baxter

PUBG Mobile Best Snipers

For such a long time, snipers have been one of the most exciting parts of shooter andsniper games. In both TPP and FPP, snipers give the most satisfying feel from eliminations.PUBG Mobileknows how important snipers are in this game and gamers can really get the feeling that they are using a realistic sniper from both the sound heard and the damage dealt. RELATED:PUBG: Battlegrounds on Consoles Still Needs Proximity Chat Fans ofPUBG Mobilecan understand the fear that comes with hearing the unmistakable sound of a powerful sniper in the distance....

July 30, 2025 · 4 min · 841 words · Alicia Lester

Report Says Bobby Kotick Was Late to Meeting With Employees About Microsoft Acquisition and Left Early

It’s been an eventful, chaotic time for Activision Blizzard. Mired in sexual harassment lawsuits, workplace controversies, delaying several high-profile projects (including theannual BlizzCon convention), and the stock price plummeting, the future of this industry giant had never felt so uncertain as it did in 2021. Something needed to change. That change came in the form ofMicrosoft buying Activision Blizzardin January 2022 for nearly $69 billion, bringing yet another major video game company into the fold....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 473 words · Renee Becker

Rumor: Fortnite Could Be Getting a Moon Knight Skin

Fortnitehas been one of the most popular video games in the world since it was released back in 2017. One of the reasons for the battle royale game’s success is due to how frequently Epic Games,Fortnite’s developer, update it, constantly changing the game up, so players have something new to enjoy. Skins allow players to change how they look inFortnite, with new ones being added all the time. With this in mind, it is highly likely that Moon Knight, a Marvel superhero, will be added toFortniteas a skin very soon....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 402 words · Joseph Mccarty

Sherlock Season 5 Would Be Written By Creator If Cast Signed On

Sherlockseries co-creator Steven Moffat ofDoctor Whorevival fame announced that he’s ready to go on a new season ofSherlockif Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman sign on. BBC’sSherlock, the update on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous Victorian detective, now solving crimes in the modern world, was a fan favorite almost from the word go. Cumberbatch and Freeman, in the days when they were still pre-Marvel Cinematic Universe, led the way through updated versions of well-known Sherlock Holmes stories....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 443 words · Mrs. Bailey Berry

Should Call of Duty Games Adopt a Subscription Model?

Summary TheCall of Dutyfranchise has always had a relatively fast release schedule for new games in the series, with the past few installments even having as little as one year between their releases. While it is impressive that the franchise has consistently maintained this pace for as long as it has,Call of Duty’s frequent release schedule isn’t without its downsides. The main flaw with theCoDfranchise’s rapid release schedule is that the player base inevitably gets divided every time that a new game becomes available....

July 30, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Daniel Horne

Silent Hill PS5 Reveal Expected This Week

With rumors seeming to telegraph the franchise’s return for a while now, it seems many are expecting big things fromSilent Hillin the near future. Not only has Konami been quite vocal in admitting that it wants to bring back the dormant horror IP, butseveralSilent Hillrumorshave claimed that the title is well on its way to returning, both in the form of a standard sequel and a choice-based adventure game similar to that of Telltale’sThe Walking Dead....

July 30, 2025 · 2 min · 420 words · Michael Hale