Activision Blizzard to sell streaming rights as CMA rejects original merger

[ad_1] Activision Blizzard King has submitted a new proposal to the UK’s Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) following the instituition’s final rejection of the intital acquisition. In this newfound proposal, cloud streaming rights for “all current and future” Activision Blizzard games would be transfered to Ubisoft for the next 15 years. Without this follow-up proposal, … Read more

Jak and Daxter film adaptation might have lined up the two most predictable actors for its lead roles

[ad_1] It has been claimed that Marvel actors Tom Holland and Chris Pratt will portray Jak and Daxter respectively in a film adaptation. This comes from film industry leaker MyTimeToShineHello, who has previously accurately reported on stories to do with Marvel movies. Holland is apparently slated to play Jak, whereas Pratt is “eyed” … Read more

Geforce Now game streaming is like magic – and it puts Xbox’s cloud effort to shame

[ad_1] I don’t get wowed easily. This is partly because my face simply doesn’t contort to the configuration that would convey that I’ve been wowed, but also because in the world of gaming and tech it’s increasingly hard to deliver anything truly groundbreaking. Geforce Now, Nvidia’s PC game streaming service is honestly the most impressed … Read more

It’s the end of an era: Charles Martinet is no longer the voice of Mario

[ad_1] In a surprising announcement from Nintendo, the iconic voice of Mario, Charles Martinet, will be stepping back from voicing the plumber. Nintendo of America announced earlier today in a statement that alongside Mario, Martinet would no longer be “recording character voices” for its games, and will now instead be fulfilling the role … Read more