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Microsoft’s head of gaming has discussed how the company plans to approach utilising Activision Blizzard’s vast back catalogue of games. TheXboxmaker finallycompleted its $69 billion acquisitionofActivision Blizzardlast week. In closing the game industry’s (andMicrosoft’s) biggest ever deal, the Xbox maker took ownership of franchises including Call of Duty, Warcraft, Diablo, Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater,Overwatch, Crash Bandicootand many more. “The amount of franchises that we now have in our portfolio is kind of inspiring, it’s daunting,”Phil Spencertold the officialXbox podcast....

Microsoft has announced Xbox’s November update, which is rolling out today. Headlining the update are new Discord features, with players now able to join voice channels directly from theirXboxconsole. To do so, players need to open the guide, go to Parties & chats, then select Discord. From there, they can scroll through their available Discord servers and pick a voice channel to join. They’ll see a preview their friends who are in a Discord server and voice channel before joining....

While the Star Wars cinematic universe may be in a strange place right now, in the world of gaming, Star Wars is having an excellent run. Hot off 2023’s excellent Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s open-world Star Wars game, is set for 2024. Starring Kay Vess, a scoundrel for hire, and her fuzzy and incredibly merchandisable companion Nix, the pair will blast their way through the various seedy underbellies of the Star Wars universe in the period of time between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi....

A player has managed to access Battlefield 2042 early thanks to an error that saw their pre-load on Xbox unlock before the release date. Xboxuser aaronfrogy was able to play the full game, which isn’t set to release until November 19. In the clips, which were posted togamerdvr.com, aaronfrogy is seen playing against bots in multiplayer mode, as the online servers are yet to be populated.  Last month’sBattlefield 2042 open beta attracted 7....

Capcom has announced that the fourth, fifth and sixth games in the Ace Attorney series are being remastered in HD and released in one set. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogywill contain the following three games: According toCapcom, each game will have its visuals redrawn in HD and will include support for more languages. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney was released on DS in 2007 and is the fourth game in the Ace Attorney series....

Looking for theInfinity Nikki Marble King locationsfor the Folklore Guide app on your Pear-Pal? Here’s where to look. Marble King is one of four “box game” types scattered throughout the four playable regions of Infinity Nikki at launch. Each region has its specialty, with 11 of each hidden around their respective areas: Florawish has Crane Flight, for example. How to unlock box games in Infinity Nikki This tabletop titles challenges you to correctly judge the angle and power needed to fire a single marble at a distant goal....

An issue with the PlayStation Network caused PlayStation 4 trophies to temporarily disappear overnight, with their titles appearing as PS3 games instead. Trophy lists on both consoles and thePlayStationmobile app were only showingPlayStation 5titles properly. AllPlayStation 4titles were showing as 0% completion, with no titles shown and only a PS3 logo where the PS4 one should be. This led to speculation on social media that the issue could be part of an upcoming backwards compatibility update for the PS5....

The reboot of Alone in the Dark sold worse than expected, Embracer Group says. As part of its earnings report for its financial year ending March 2024,Embracernoted that while some of its releases sold in line with expectations,Pieces Interactive‘s survival horror reboot didn’t. It also noted that Outcast: A New Beginning, a sequel to 1999 action game Outcast, performed similarly poorly. The company said its Q4 results were “impacted by a softer than expected performance for the two titlesAlone in the Darkand Outcast: A New Beginning, developed and published byTHQ Nordic“....

Nintendo has announced it will soon be restocking Animal Crossing Series amiibo cards. All four seasons of the cards, which were first released for 3DS game Happy Home Designer, will be restocked early this month at selectTarget storesin the US,Nintendosaid on Friday. Target stores are also offering the elusive Animal Crossing Sanrio Collaboration Packs for purchase at a suggested retail price of $5.99 each. InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, the amiibo cards can be used to invite residents to players’ islands....

Microsoft is reportedly planning to show off some upcoming Xbox games during an event on March 26. ReliableMicrosoftreporter Paul Thurrottclaimedlast month that the platform holder would hold a “what’s new for gaming” event on March 23. But according toWindows Central’s sources, the event appears to have been pushed back by three days. The site says it’s “pretty confident” about the event going ahead at the end of this month, adding: “It may be a tech and platform-oriented event with some smaller game announcements, or something more....

For the first time since its launch four years ago, a new season of Apex Legends won’t be accompanied by a fresh Legend. Instead,Respawn Entertainmenthas chosen to introduce “remastered Legend classes” for Season 16, Revelry, which launches on February 14. “So, this season we’re touching every Legend with classes, perks and meta updates,” design director Evan Nikolich said in a developer presentation attended by VGC. “Because of all these changes, we’re pausing on adding a new Legend this season so everyone can learn and master the new meta....

Respawn has outlined the 18th season of Apex Legends content. TitledApex Legends: Resurrection, the new season will roll out on August 8 and bring with it a complete rework of one of the game’s most popular characters, Revenant The revamp of Revenant has been teased for some time, especially during season 17. Now the character is in line to receive a refresh designed to to bring the popular legend back into contention with the more meta-friendly characters in the game....

Xbox console exclusive As Dusk Falls is coming to PlayStation in March. As announced duringThe Game Awards2023, the award-winning interactive drama is coming toPS5andPS4on June 19, 2025. It will also be released on theEpic Games StoreandGOG.com on the same day. According to developer Interior/Night, the game will add haptic feedback and touchpad controls. A new audio description accessibility feature will also be made available on all versions of the game....