It is Day 4 and Day 5 of the hearing of the FTC requesting a Preliminary Injunction against Microsoft to avoid closing the transaction where they will welcome the Activision Blizzard conglomerate as a new family member of Xbox Game Studios. On Day 4 this past Wednesday, it was a big day as both CEO of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard, respectively Satya Nadella and Bobby Kotick will have their...

Many within the legal and gaming community agree that this is the most important part of the journey of Microsoft trying to legally buy Activision Blizzard as the FTC decided to invoke a preliminary injunction. If successful, will give the agency time to make their case more in a more controllable state and that the time variable play against the transaction, which cannot pass July unless...

Remember when we mentioned this week that The Verge managed to activate a preview for Ray Tracing support for the Xbox Series X version of Minecraft but had an unusual way of getting accessible? Well the reason that it was weirdly not too easy to activate is because it was NOT supposed to be on the game anyways. Microsoft and Mojang confirmed that the preview was not supposed to be included on...

Another game that has transcended more than one generation like Grand Theft Auto V did, it is Mojang’s (now Xbox Game Studio member) Minecraft and improvements to be as contemporary as possible have gone hand in hand. The current generation is no exception and The Verge has tested a Preview Build of the new version of Minecraft, particularly for Xbox Series S/X with support to ray tracing...

While the Xbox One, Xbox One S and Xbox One X were physically done by 2020, Microsoft and Xbox Game Studios were stretching along with 3rd party gaming studios some more life with games until things normalized after the pandemic, but everything that has a beginning, has an end. Microsoft Gaming head, Matt Boom, confirmed to Axios that Microsoft has stopped ordering new Xbox One game units and...

Ironically where Ubisoft and Square Enix want to prove that there is gaming space within the growing NFT fever, some gaming studios are doing the contrary and Xbox Game Studio's Mojang is making sure that Minecraft is not being associated with any crypto. Well, this article won't take long and don't feel bad if you are an NFT fan hoping to make good use of your Minecraft server. But for Mojang,...

Microsoft knew exactly the opportunities when it bought Mojang a few years ago and while Minecraft has still been deployed on platforms outside Xbox, definitely an event like Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase is where you can quickly learn what's next for your favorite sandbox game. Minecraft Legends is the latest Minecraft game with an original story by Mojang and this time a strategy...

Early weekend, Chinese gaming conglomerate NetEase decided to use its wallet again to buy another gaming studio in its quest to be a big front against colleague and competitor Tencent Games and this time, a studio currently working with some importants Xbox Game Studio projects. NetEase Games announced that it has acquired Canadian studio SkyBox Labs for an undisclosed sum. SkyBox Labs was...

I guess when I make a forecast, it IS GOOD that I get either partially or totally wrong and the sense of many within friends and colleagues, the Nintendo Direct Mini for this last week of June 2022 went better than expected. Without much words, let's jump right to the announcements and trailers presented by Nintendo. Capcom reminding us again that Sunbreak is Monster Hunter Rise Expansion for...

Sandbox-type of games that emulate the hypeness that Minecraft provokes is possible and Roblox have been one of those notable games where you can actually build a game within a game. Roblox developers have announced that the game will begin embracing mature content with users with verified age of 17 and older, can start making their own content. Roblox with 17+ content may contain...