Did you miss something or do you want to have everything sorted out? We have made an overview of all the highlights of this week for your convenience!
Cyberpunk 2077’s main story is shorter than that of The Witcher 3
Developer Patrick K. Milles reported this during the post-show of the third episode of Night City Wire that aired this weekend.
According to him, this was done because few people have finished the story of The Witcher 3. “Cyberpunk 2077’s main story is a little shorter than The Witcher 3’s. We got a lot of complaints that The Witcher 3’s story was too long. When we look at the numbers, we see a lot of people have gotten very far into the game. but never finished it. We want you to see the full story, so the story (from Cyberpunk 2077) is a bit shorter, but there is a lot to do. I have no indication of how long you will be doing when you have everything in the game want to do.”
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Microsoft buys parent company Bethesda for $ 7.5 billion
Microsoft acquires Zenimax Media, Bethesda’s parent company. That says Xbox head Phil Spencer on Xbox News Wire.
With the acquisition, franchises such as Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Wolfenstein, Dishonored and Quake will come into the hands of Microsoft. Microsoft says all of the ‘iconic Bethesda franchises’ will be added to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC.
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Microsoft buys Bethesda: the biggest power-move in gaming ever
The news came out this afternoon like a thunderclap: Microsoft has bought Zenimax Media – and therefore subsidiary Bethesda – for $ 7.5 billion. It’s a dizzying power move from Microsoft at a pivotal moment in the gaming industry.
That the purchase makes the proverbial needle vibrate is something that is certain. Just think: Microsoft’s acquisition of Zenimax comes in second in the list of the biggest ever acquisitions in the gaming industry. Only Tencent’s purchase of Supercell involved more money. It is difficult to imagine which move would cause even more controversy. Okay, a takeover from Nintendo or Rockstar would have been even more grand, but let’s be realistic. Despite the size of the purchase, Microsoft can easily afford it given its turnover.
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Review: Hades is the best playing game of the year
Hades plays like this, so very smoothly. But above all it is great that this game leaves nothing to be desired. Style, music, story, setting, replayability: Hades is as wide as it is deep and excels at everything. Games are rarely that unapproachable in finish.
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The number of Game Pass subscribers increases by five million in six months
In six months, five million Game Pass subscribers have been added, Microsoft has announced.
The company did so in the press release in which it announced that Bethesda parent company has acquired Zenimax. In March this year, the number of Game Pass subscribers was still ten million. That is an increase of fifty percent.
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Rumor: Metal Gear Solid is getting full remake for PS5
Metal Gear Solid may receive a PlayStation 5 remake. In addition, Metal Gear, Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2 may receive re-release on PC.
According to the YouTube channel RedGamingTech, there are concrete plans for a remake of Metal Gear Solid. The channel mainly specializes in gaming hardware and according to a source of the channel, a full remake of Metal Gear Solid is in progress. The remake should be released exclusively on PlayStation 5 and PC.
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Mario popular on Pornhub since release Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Nintendo mascot Mario has been searched more often on Pornhub since the announcement and release of Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
That let the organization behind the website with erotic videos know. Infographics have even been included that clearly depict the increase in search terms related to Super Mario.
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Review: Mafia: Definitive Edition hits the right note without being really good
Shortly after Rockstar seemed to define with GTA 3 what a three-dimensional open world game should look like, Czech Illusion Softworks proved that it can also be very different. In Mafia you didn’t find a ditch of distracting side missions and activities, but a tight focus on a crime epic inspired by the works of Francis Ford Copolla and Martin Scorsese, in which taxi driver Tommy Angelo accidentally grows into a ‘made man’. Eighteen years later, it’s up to developer Hangar 13 to demonstrate why Mafia has such legendary status.
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Xbox One X sales increase during Xbox Series X pre-orders
Sales of Xbox One X surged on Amazon yesterday during Xbox Series X pre-orders.
Twitter account AndrewAlerts, on which various deals are shared, posted a striking observation yesterday. The list that keeps track of which game products on Amazon are rising and falling in sales showed that sales of the Xbox One X, Microsoft’s current game console, had increased by 747 percent.
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Microsoft is open to buying more game companies
Microsoft is open to buying more game companies in addition to the newly acquired ZeniMax Media.
The CEO of the company, Satya Nadella, said this in an interview with Cnet. He reports that games are a vital part of Microsoft’s future and that he has no plans to stop buying businesses where it makes sense.
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