It appears that Call of Duty and World of Warcraft hitmaker Activision Blizzard has acquired Major League Gaming (MLG) – one of the biggest e-sports companies in the US. The news comes via Esports Observer, a website that claims to have documents related to the deal. It states that Activision Blizzard has acquired the majority of MLG’s assets for $46 million. This acquisition also includes Activision Blizzard taking responsibility for some of the MLG’s debts. Speculation amongst shareholders has led to a belief that most of the money from the sale of the company’s assets will result in paying off…
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It appears that Steam’s cache issues, or the not entirely legitimate deals from third-party sellers have done little to deter gamers. In the last 48 hours, Valve’s PC game digital distribution service racked up over 12 million concurrent users. At the time of writing the figure stands at a steep 12,332,504 players. The most played games include usual suspects such as Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, garnering close to a million players a piece at their peak. These were followed by Grand Theft Auto V,Fallout 4, and Team Fortress 2. Football Manager 2016, Civilisation V, Garry’s Mod (which just…
Supercell, the studio behind monster hit Clash of Clans, has released Clash Royale. It’s a card duelling and collection game set in the Clash Universe. The game brings well known Clash of Clans troops, arenas, and trophies in a versus gameplay format akin to multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) games like Dota 2 or League of Legends, albeit for mobile audience. “Clash Royale is all about head-to-head battle, and lots of it! Supercell has looked for a fun and engaging approach to player-versus-player gameplay on mobile for years, and we think we have finally found it,” a post on the…
Activision Blizzard, the publisher of “Call of Duty” and other hit video game franchises, has acquired the assets of Major League Gaming, an early organizer of professional video game competitions. The deal, worth $46 million (roughly Rs. 305), is relatively small for a company the size of Activision, which has a market value of more than $27 billion (roughly Rs. 179 crores). But it could play a significant role in Activision’s broader ambitions to become a bigger player in the media business. Robert A. Kotick, chief executive of Activision Blizzard, said he saw an opportunity to build a bigger mainstream…
Sony’s online gaming service for the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita, the PlayStation Network (PSN), is down for several users. No reason for the outage has been given and Sony itself is unable to confirm when it would return. The service appears to have been experiencing problems since late Monday, with the companyconfirming the trouble last night. “We’re aware that some users are having trouble accessing PSN,” tweeted the AskPlayStation account. “Thanks for your patience as we investigate.” Later it tweeted that it’s “working on resolving today’s issues with PSN.” This isn’t the first time PSN has been unavailable to…
Much like Call of Duty and FIFA, Assassin’s Creed is one of the few franchises you could count on to have a yearly release. Last year we saw the excellent Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and the year prior, Assassin’s Creed Unity for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, and Assassin’s Creed Rogue for the PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Since 2010, Ubisoft has diligently doled out game after game in its long-running historical murder simulator. This however, might change for 2016. According to sources speaking to gaming blog Kotaku, and those on 4Chan compiled on gaming forum NeoGAF claim that we…
With Final Fantasy XV due for release this year, the director of the long awaited role-playing game, Hajime Tabata, let slip some details on what to expect from its plot. Final Fantasy games are known for their solid storytelling. For most part it doesn’t impede on gameplay mechanics. You can expect the same from Final Fantasy XV, which, according to Tabata, borrows from games such as The Last of Us. “It’s important that the story progresses through the gameplay in a very unforced way, in a similar way that it was done with The Last of Us, for example,” he…
Earlier in the day, we reported that Sony’s online gaming service for the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita, the PlayStation Network (PSN) was down for some users. And while that seems to have been rectified after over 12 hours, Sony has promised to make good on the outage. “Thanks for your patience today – stay tuned for details on PS Plus, PS Now, and video rental extensions,” tweeted the official PlayStation account. (Also see: PSN Down for Some Users; Sony Cites ‘Connectivity Issues’) While specific details are yet to be unveiled, we speculate that this could be in the form…
In a move that is sure to win over loyalists, Oculus VR, the company behind the hotly anticipated Rift headset, announced via an update on Kickstarter that backers who supported the original Rift development kit will receive free headsets of the final edition, called the Kickstarter Edition Oculus Rift. The post calls it a small token of appreciation from Oculus VR. These users will get an email from Kickstarter to fill in their details and get the free headsets. The Kickstarter Edition Oculus Rift will be available in the 20 countries that the Oculus Rift consumer edition is launching in,…
Sony’s PlayStation 4 (PS4) console has been a revelation of sorts. At the end of November we reportedthat the company had sold over 30 million PS4 units and became Sony’s fastest selling console ever. It’s barely been a month and the company has added 5.7 million to that number – with strong sales in the holiday season. At the company’s CES 2016 press event, Sony CEO Kaz Hirai announced that 35.9 million PS4 consoles have been sold to consumers the world over. And went on to explain to the crowd at Sony’s CES 2016 press conference that the PS4 “sets…