by Joey McDermott | Aug 7, 2023 | Gaming, News
Rolling the dice and moving up the PC launch of Baldur’s Gate 3 to avoid Bethesda’s upcoming blockbuster Starfield has the potential to be one of the smartest publishing decisions made this decade. Having now eclipsed over 800,000 concurrent players on Steam (moving...
by Joey McDermott | Jul 30, 2023 | Gaming, News
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) filed a joint-proposal to the FTC seeking approval for a new “verifiable parental consent” mechanism called “Privacy-Protective Facial Age Estimation.” The system would require the parent to take a selfie (via a live...
by Joey McDermott | Jul 9, 2023 | Gaming, News
Ever wanted to dive more into Pokémon lore? Beyond the Pokédex is a new series from The Pokémon Company that will be spending each episode diving into a single Pokémon and examining their appearances across multiple mediums from games to shows to cards. In the debut...
by Joey McDermott | Jul 2, 2023 | Gaming, News
In continuation of last week’s post, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) v. Microsoft (MSFT) hearing picked back up this past week with the final witnesses taking the stand and both sides giving their closing statements. As a reminder, the FTC is seeking a preliminary...
by Joey McDermott | Jun 25, 2023 | Gaming, News
This past week saw the beginning of a monumental case between the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Microsoft (MSFT) to determine the future of MSFT’s $68.7 billion proposed acquisition of video games publisher Activision Blizzard (ATVI). As the plaintiff in the...
by Joey McDermott | Jun 15, 2023 | Gaming, News
Early June is always an exciting time for the video game industry as developers put together trailers to show off their latest creations and players gather to watch and talk about the reveals. While E3 once again took the back seat this year (due to cancellation),...
by Joey McDermott | May 26, 2023 | Gaming, News
“Well that was something,” is the nice way of putting what echoed through the minds of many gamers as they watched last week’s PlayStation showcase wrap up without a mention of a number of first party projects that they’ve been anxiously waiting to get updates on....
