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Despite controversy, First Descendant reaches 10 million players

Despite controversy, First Descendant reaches 10 million players

Published last week, The first descendant is a new sci-fi third-person looter shooter from Nexon that feels like a mix of Warframe, Destiny, And The corporate division. But despite mixed reviews and controversy surrounding icons and in-game purchases, The first descendant has reached over 10 million players in just seven days. What is Dragonsplague? The ...

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Respawn Star Wars shooter canceled due to EA mass layoffs

Respawn Star Wars shooter canceled due to EA mass layoffs

Screenshot: EA/Lucasfilm Respawn is unnamed war of stars Ego shooter, first confirmed by EA in January 2022has reportedly been canceled as the publisher withdraws production of licensed games due to a large wave of layoffs. The Week in Games: What’s Beyond Madden NFL 24 On February 28th IGN reported that Respawn is still in development ...

EA’s CEO has made 636 times more than recently laid-off workers

EA’s CEO has made 636 times more than recently laid-off workers

photo: Christian Peterson (Getty Images) The CEO of Driving me crazy Manufacturer Electronic Arts is expected to rake in $19.8 million in total compensation for his company’s strong performance in 2021. That’s about half of what it was for 2020 after EA’s board cracked down on exorbitant bonuses in the face of shareholder backlash, but ...

Star Wars Jedi Studio Boss stands up for trans rights

Star Wars Jedi Studio Boss stands up for trans rights

photo: Kevork Djansezian (Getty Images) Vince Zampella, general manager of Respawn Entertainment and head of several Electronic Arts companies largest franchisetweeted in defense of transgender rights ahead of the start of Pride Month on June 1. my box has learned that this rare advert comes earlier today following an internal roundtable discussion in which executives ...

The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund now owns 5% of Nintendo

The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund now owns 5% of Nintendo

picture: Nintendo The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, a never-ending cash mine tasked with diversifying the country’s economy (and glossing over its human rights record), earned a 5.01% stake in Nintendo. The news was announced in a filing filed with the Japanese Ministry of Finance. Bloomberg reports. It follows similar investments were made in ...

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Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Gaming buys ESL & FACEIT for .5 billion

Saudi Arabia-backed Savvy Gaming buys ESL & FACEIT for $1.5 billion

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Chairman of the Public Investment Fundphoto: Agency Anadolu (Getty Images) It is reported by multiple outlets that ESL, one of the oldest and largest eSports companies in the world, has been purchased 1 billion dollars by Savvy Gaming, an esports investment company backed by the wealthy and controversial Saudi Arabian ...