This year saw the return of the Summer Game Fest which showcased a variety of games to the public the event was held on June 9th and showed off a variety of games including Call of duty Modern warfare 2, Street fighter 6, The Last of Us Part 1, Gotham knights and more!

The event creator and host of Summer Game Fest Geoff Keighley has said that this year’s show was the biggest Summer Games Fest in terms of viewership and social media engagement, this was a record 27 million global live streams which is an 8% increase from 2021.

The event attracted 3.5 peak global live stream viewers and had over 6000 co-streamers, on twitter there was a 100% increase in conversation and the hashtag “The Game Awards” was up by 69%

Thank you for making this our biggest #SummerGameFest showcase yet for viewership and social engagement around the world on June 9! pic.twitter.com/0JpKNFBrlC

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) June 22, 2022

While impressive there is still some ways to go before it rivals Geoff Keighley’s other awards show “The Game Awards” which had 85 million live streams back in December 2021

The majority of the Summer Game Fest took place from June 9-12 but announcements were made over a matter of weeks as well and earlier on June 2nd PlayStation had it’s state of play event which showcased games such as Street fighter 6, Final Fantasy 16 and the long-awaited Resident Evil 4 Remake. The Xbox and Bethesda showcase on June 12th had their own games to show off such as the first look into Starfield Gameplay and Redfall gameplay.

Next year there will be another Summer Game Fest which Geoff Keighley confirmed will be both a digital and in-person event “I’m excited to share that Summer Game Fest will return in June 2023 as a digital and an in-person event, to bring the gaming community together,”

It’s unclear whether this means that the Summer Game Fest will be open to the public or not but if it is it would mark the first time that the Summer Game Fest can be attended physically as previous years were digital showcases.

On top of that E3 which was the go-to for many top announcements will be coming back in 2023 as the E3 owner entertainment software association has said during this month that they are planning to bring back the long-running gaming event in 2023

With a variety of game shows taking place as well as various companies such as PlayStation during their own showcases it’s unclear just how much there will be to show but it’s sure to be competitive and exciting year for gaming in general.

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Minecraft is whatever the player wants it to be, however there’s a chance a real time strategy spin off may emerge.

Widely released in 2011, Minecraft has become a gaming icon over the past decade, being one of the highest grossing gaming franchises. Given the amount of freedom players have, many sub-genres can be gained from the open sprawling sandbox, but a rumor has arisen that an official real time strategy game could be in the works.

The rumor originates from The Jeff Gerstmann Show, hosted by Gerstmann himself, a video game journalist, former director of GameSpot and founder of Giant Bomb. He states that he’s seen screenshots and descriptions detailing a Steve-esque character in a group about to attack “Piglins” and will have a defined story and characters.

The discussion begins at 01:19:37

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1497191934

The RTS genre would favor the Minecraft universe, as item management already being a strong component of Survival Mode, resulting in success or failure, managing fleets of fighters, their armour and other components sounds like a fit, most likely aiming a pre-teen demographic, as to ease younger players into the wealth of depth that an RTS can bring.

2015-2017 bought the Minecraft: Story Mode spin off from Telltale Games and Minecraft Dunegons, a dungeon crawler was released in 2020, both to generally positive reception, thus another spin-off sounds likely.

As Microsoft and Mojang haven’t confirmed anything, let alone a new game yet, this Minecraft RTS is still a rumour, but one that holds weight, as both companies would love to continue the monumental success of the franchise.

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Xbox Series S has outsold PlayStation 5 in Japan for the first time and that is a massive deal!!!

As we all know the home of PlayStation is Japan, Microsoft has never really concentrated on the Asian market as their competitors Sony and Nintendo have always dominated on that side of the world as it is their home. But in shocking news, Microsoft’s cheaper slimmer platform the Xbox Series S had outsold Sony’s premier console last week for the first time. The fact the Xbox Series S is cheaper and more accessible than all the other next-gen console has helped sales considerably.

Inside the week of May 9th – May 15th, Xbox Series S had outsold the PlayStation 5 by 4,000 units, an incredible achievement for Microsoft. The Xbox Series S climbs above both PlayStation 5 editions of the console. This is largely down to the production issues that Sony has been struggling with ever since the PlayStation 5 launch back November 2020, globally fans have had their problems getting their hands on both consoles down to said production issues and scalpers buying up multiple units at a time.

Unit sales in Japan between May 9th – May 15th for all consoles

• Nintendo Switch OLED – 35,868

• Nintendo Switch  – 20,443

• Nintendo Switch Lite – 9,011

• Xbox Series S – 6,120

• PlayStation 5 Disc Edition – 2,240

• PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 453

• Xbox Series X – 105

• PlayStation 4 – 22

Xbox might’ve made the news this week but overall it doesn’t come close to Nintendo, as expected they dominate in Japan week after week with their assortment of handheld consoles (Switch OLED, Switch and Switch Lite). The unique machine has been a phenomenal success for Nintendo selling 20 million units in Japan alone making at only the 5th console to do so (behind the Nintendo DS, Nintendo Game Boy/Colour, Nintendo 3DS and the PlayStation 2). So Xbox’s recent success doesn’t and probably will never come close to how successful Nintendo has been in Japan over the last 20 years.

Microsoft have no sign of letting up in their journey to win over the Asian market with their renewed direction in Xbox Cloud Gaming. Japan has always favoured mobile gaming so access to Xbox games on iOS and Android could win over some of the hardcore Nintendo fan base.

Globally, Xbox Series X/S have been widely successful as from Microsoft’s financial results from last year they showed Xbox hardware revenues were up 166% compared to the same period last year, which might not come as a surprise since Xbox One sales were tailing off and an increase in revenue from the gaming side with Xbox’s content doing very well.

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Ubisoft has announced that Roller Champions will be skating on May 25th!

Revealed in 2019 and originally planned to release the year after, Roller Champions is a “Ubisoft Original” free-to-play PvP online competitive sports game produced by Ubisoft Montreal.

Roller Champions looks like the young whippersnapper offspring of the ancient but still fun Brutal Deluxe SpeedBall 2 and recent competitive darling Rocket League! But with less cars especially much less of the rocket-powered type cars!

From the trailers the premise looks simple enough with similar competitive offensive/defensive and counteroffensive / defensive play and tactics with the aim to score more goals than the opposing side while navigating obstacles and different themed arenas.

Roller Champions will be available next week on Xbox One and PS4, Xbox Series X/S and PS5 via backward compatibility, and for PC through the Ubisoft Store.

Of course Roller Champions will also be rolling to Nintendo Switch, the Epic Games Store, Stadia and Amazon Luna at a later date.

“In each match, you and two teammates will face off against another team of three in an elliptical arena,” Ubisoft says. “The goal is straightforward – reach five points before your opponents do – and the basics are easy to grasp”.

“Keep control of the ball by skating and passing, steal it from your opponents with a well-timed tackle, and make a full lap of the arena to open up the goal and take your shot”.

“Once you’ve got the fundamentals down, you can level up your game by practicing and socializing in the skatepark hub, and then using your skills in matches to execute team manoeuvres and do multiple laps to increase the points each goal is worth.”

Roller Champions will support the now standard cross-play and cross-progression at launch.

Roller Champions will also feature a free Roller Pass, which players can progress through to unlock cosmetic items for their skater, and a premium version offering access to exclusive gear that won’t be available in the item shop.

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The Original Open World Driving Game Was Originally Scheduled To Arrive In Sept 2022!

Nacon has declared that development of Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown has been pushed into 2023 and that the last-generation versions of the game have all been cancelled from development.

From a recent blog post, the developer stated that its “goal with Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is to make it the most polished gaming experience in the franchise by spending more time on its development”.

Nacon’s “Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown” was previously scheduled to be released in September 2022 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Nacon confirmed on Wednesday that the new entry in the long running open world driving franchise will no longer be released for Microsoft‘s and Sony‘s last-generation consoles.

“Finally, with the aim of making the most of the technology in the latest consoles and maximising the overall quality of the game, Nacon has decided to no longer develop Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.”

Nacon also revealed that it is working towards a timeline for several closed betas. While the studio didn’t confirm when these tests would take place, they said the tests would allow them “to gather your valuable feedback so we can keep improving the game’s quality until it releases, while also staying in more regular contact with you”.

Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown was Unveiled in July 2020, the third game in the long-running Test Drive franchise’s open-world Unlimited sub-series promises to let players get to grips with “extraordinary cars” within Hong Kong “a luxurious island world recreated at 1:1 scale”.

“The brand new Test Drive Unlimited keeps the DNA from the first games, and revamps it for the modern era,” promises the blurb accompanying a trailer released last April.

“You have the freedom to progress however you like, the classic open championship concept returns too. Live your best life. Race, cruise, and hang out with your friends until the sun goes down and even after!”

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Call of Duty: Vanguard‘s multiplayer experience is free for all players to access for a week!

Activision has opened up access for players on all platforms to try the latest Call of Duty title Vanguard‘s multiplayer game mode for a week starting NOW!!! through to the 24th May. Alongside this promotion, they have dropped a brand new multiplayer map Mayhem which is set in a 1950s Monster set. This all coincides with the juggernaut that is Warzone, the event currently ongoing is Operation Monarch unleashing King Kong and Godzilla onto the mammoth battle royale map Caldera.

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This is not the first and won’t be the last time Activision will give free access to Vanguard this year with a two week long free period that already happened in April. Vanguard has not been a success by any means, with poor reception from players, a decrease in sales by 40% in comparison to the previous title Black Ops Cold War and a pure lack of excitement for another World War II shooter. Despite still being one of the best selling games of 2021, Call of Duty: Vanguard posted the worst franchise launch since 2007 for the FPS series in some regions, the series had been on an upwards trajectory with the huge release of 2019’s Modern Warfare, followed by the battle royale Warzone. However, Vanguard appears to have not “clicked” in terms of sales compared to other recent launches. So it is understandable that Activision are starting to push towards promoting the next release in the Call of Duty series Modern Warfare 2 with possible trailers for the upcoming game appearing very soon, want to know more about it read one of our other articles about Modern Warfare 2 here!

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Overwatch Anniversary Remix event returns for round 2 introducing new styles, colours and fan favourite skins!

The first Overwatch 2 Beta test window has closed. The Beta that was available for several weeks allowed players to test run and try “Overwatch Hero Reworks” which brought new maps and game design elements into the fray. To keep momentum and interest in the game high, a new round in the Overwatch Anniversary Remix event is already well underway that will introduce new versions of some of Overwatch’s most memorable costumes and outfits.

The “Overwatch Anniversary Remix Vol. 2” event returns on [ May 17th – June 7th ] bringing with it brand new colour variations to 6 previously released skins while also bringing back remixed skins from “Overwatch Anniversary Remix Vol. 1” again. The new alternate outfits on offer include Black Wolf Hanzo ( Okami Legendary Skin ), Hydra Symmetra ( Dragon Symmetra Legendary Skin ), Neon Cat Sombra ( Black Cat Legendary Skin ), Night Owl Ana ( Snow Owl Legendary Skin ), Poison Dart Lucio ( Ribbit Lucio Legendary Skin ) and Noxious Roadhog ( Toxic Roadhog Legendary Skin ).

Previous Weekly Challenge Skins will make a welcome return like the Remix event, as well as remixed skins, previous seasonal event game modes from Winter Wonderland, Overwatch Archives, this year’s Chinese New Year “Year of the Tiger” celebrations, and other seasonal brawl and PvE modes like “Yeti Hunt” and “LucioBall” and more on daily rotation. Not just new events but new themed emotes and sprays will also make a welcome return if you have earned enough coins to obtain the reward.

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The renowned Japanese videogame giants and publishing house behind legendary and iconic gaming franchises such as StreetFighter, Megaman, Resident Evil and Monster Hunter, Capcom have listed their “All time best-selling videogames“

Capcom have compiled and listed their entire historys released titles and compiled them into the All-time best selling with over 100 of Capcoms titles surpassing 1M units with not surprisingly Monster Hunter World being far and away Capcoms most successful franchise to date leading the pack at a monstrous 18M units sold which released in 2018 on all major formats.

At a distant second place surprisingly at 10.8 M units sold to date is the critically acclaimed Resident Evil 7 which was a successful soft reboot of the franchise that  preceded Monster Hunter World a year earlier.

Within Capcoms top10 it is not surprisingly dominated by variations and spin offs of the Monster Hunter series leading the charge with recent entries of Resident Evil and Street Fighter also making up the list.

The oldest Capcom title to get into the top10 is StreetFighter 2 which released all the way back in 1992 on the now legendary SNES at a 6.3M units sold to date with somewhat surprisingly the latest Street Fighter V which released in 2016 trailing by a whisker at 6.2M units sold to date.

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Activision’s biggest franchise is already garnering hype as they return to the Modern Warfare series with the supposed date for their trailer, alpha test and possible release date being leaked!

Well, it’s the time of year again! the Call of Duty hype train arrives with many ready for a big improvement after the failures of the two previous titles, Black Ops Cold War and Vanguard. As many have fallen out of favour with the FPS genre Activision and Infinity Ward are hoping to turn their fortunes around with the sequel to the highly successful Modern Warfare (released in 2019).

On April 28th, Infinity Ward revealed to the world the logo for the upcoming title and had fans wanting more information.

They’re reports suggesting that some snippets and teasers of the game could be revealed as soon as the 2nd June, this has surprised many because fans thought they would expect to wait until Summer Game Fest 2022 which starts the following week (10th June) for all the information. Following the teasers a suspected official reveal trailer will arrive on the 8th June with huge details on the games campaign being revealed at the Summer Game Fest. Great news for fans as we are not that far away from news coming our way.

As we power through the summer of games being revealed and release dates being pushed back, game developers will need you to turn that console on and test their games out for them with public Alpha and Beta tests. The Call of Duty Franchise have always had tests to make sure their game is full functioning before release, rumours are that a possible Alpha test for Modern Warfare 2 could be dropping mid-August. For the last 5 years PlayStation have had a contract with Activision where the platform will get new and exclusive content before the competitors and that will continue up until 2023, so if you are on the PlayStation 5 you could get your hands on Modern Warfare 2 before anyone else. But for Xbox gamers don’t be down because you will also get your hands on the tests possibly weeks after Sony players and with Microsoft’s gigantic acquisition of Activision for $68 million, Call of Duty’s exclusivity contract will probably be on the Xbox platform after 2023.

The reported release date for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 is October 2022.

No news if Infinity Ward will continue to release their games on the old generation consoles with Xbox One and PS4 players increasingly worried on the silence from Activision’s side of things. Lastly, the big blockbuster game mode Warzone that kept us all enthralled through the last couple of years could be getting a sequel following the games release. The latest rumour is that Warzone 2 could be releasing late 2022 or most likely early 2023.

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Another lawsuit has been filed against Activision Blizzard. Just days after it was revealed the Activision board told shareholders to block a public report on sexual misconduct, Activision are being sued again.

The lawsuit, made by New York City officials, targets the CEO Bobby Kotick specifically. As reported by Axios, the complaint alleges that by rushing the Microsoft takeover, Kotick sought to escape liability for misconduct at the company. You can read the full complaint here.

Lawsuit takes issue with Kotick’s involvement in the Microsoft takeover

The lawsuit was filed in Delaware on April 26th but was made public to Axios on May 3rd. The lawsuit was made by the New York City Employees’ Retirement System and pension funds for the city’s teachers, police and firefighters. According to Axios, these groups are shareholders in Activision. They believe that Kotick’s actions have harmed the company and devalued the company’s value.

Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges that the Kotick was aware for years of the misconduct and sexual harassment claims but that he withheld the information from the board. In November 2021, a Wall Street Journal article claimed that Bobby Kotick knew about multiple sexual misconduct claims made at the company. The article claimed that the Activision CEO was emailed in 2018 about a rape allegation but didn’t tell the board. It also stated that Kotick repeatedly blocked the firing of Treyarch co-head Dan Bunting. Dan Bunting, the co-head of the Call of Duty studio, was investigated for several sexual harassment claims by Activision’s HR department. Bunting has since stepped down.

Lawsuit alleges that board wasn’t involved

It was then revealed in February this year that just days after this WSJ article, that Microsoft began acquisition talks with Activision. On November 19th, three days after the article, Phil Spencer – Microsoft Gaming CEO – and Bobby Kotick began talking about an acquisition. It was believed to be an opportunistic move, with Activision’s stock having fallen 11%.

The New York lawsuit takes issue with Kotick’s involvement in the acquisition talks. The officials state that: “Given Kotick’s personal responsibility and liability for Activision’s broken workplace, it should have been clear to the Board that he was unfit to negotiate a sale of the Company. But it wasn’t.”

However, the lawsuit also alleges that Kotick was negotiating with Microsoft without the board’s authorisation. It claims that although Kotick and Microsoft began talking on the 19th, the board did not discuss Microsoft’s interest until a meeting two weeks later on December 1st. During those two weeks, the lawsuit claims, “Kotick blithely informed Microsoft that he would be willing to accept an offer in the range of $90-$105 per share.” The acquisition then went on to be priced at $95 per share, with Microsoft purchasing Activision for $68.7 billion.

The lawsuit goes on to say: “Not only did the Merger offer Kotick and his fellow directors a means to escape liability for their egregious breaches of fiduciary duty, but it also offered Kotick the chance to realize substantial nonratable benefits. As detailed in the Subsequent 220 Demand, these included significant bonuses that Kotick could receive for simply ensuring that Activision complied with the law.” Essentially, the lawsuit claims that by rushing to finalise the takeover, Kotick hoped to escape liability for the misconduct as well as receive bonuses for the takeover.

The latest of many lawsuits

This New York lawsuit is one of a number of cases filed against Activision within the last year. Activision are currently facing the California lawsuit that alleges there is a “frat boy” work-culture at Activision Blizzard that promotes sexual harassment and discrimination. That case was filed in June 2021, before the WSJ article was published. Activision also faced a lawsuit filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in September 2021, although that was settled on the same day for $18 million. According to Axios, Activision have also had 10 other cases filed against them, as well as SEC and Department of Justice investigations.

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