New World blasts past concurrent player record following Brimstone Sands update and Steam sale

[ad_1] New World has broken its concurrent player record, reaching over 100,000 adventures exploring the world of Aeternum last weekend. This is largely due to the new Brimstone Sands update, as well as a 50% sale on Steam. Amazon Games’ MMORPG first launched in September 2021. While it started with a very healthy initial player … Read more

Thanks for all the free Double XP tokens, Modern Warfare 2 – it’s a shame they suck

[ad_1] Over the weekend, we learned that modern warfare 2 developer infinity guardianand editor activision, were made aware of some issues players were having with the Vault Edition of the game. Because players who purchased the $100 version of the game were given the same in-game unlock as players with other versions of the title, … Read more

The League of Legends World Championship finals had 5.1 million viewers — breaking viewership records

[ad_1] Over 5.1 million people tuned in yesterday for the League of Legends World Championship Grand Finals. That figure, which doesn’t take viewership into account, has eclipsed the previous record set by the 2021 Edward Gaming vs DWG League Finals by more than a million viewers, making this year’s event the leader by a margin. … Read more

McDonald’s offers up the McCrispy gaming chair, complete with fries holder and burger warmer

[ad_1] McDonald’s is certainly no stranger to quirky collaborations. We’ve seen the fast food chain whip up themed meals for various stars including BTS and Saweetie, and in recent times McDonald’s even collaborated with Overwatch 2 to give away the Lightning Tracer Skin.If you’re more of a Burger King fan… have you already tried Modern … Read more

Six years after its launch, Battlefield 1 has 10x the player count of disastrous Battlefield 2042

[ad_1] battlefield 2042 not very good, right? Even at launch, we knew it. It quickly became one of the worst reviewed games on Steam. I had misaligned hitboxes. It was poorly optimized. Our review of Sherif kicked off pretty hard, and even Battlefield’s self-confessed apologist admitted that he couldn’t resist the terrifying launch. Why would … Read more

Phil Spencer is excited by the idea of revisiting “seminal” titles like StarCraft

[ad_1] While Xbox boss Phil Spencer can’t make calls to seniors Activision Blizzard franchises, has said “what could happen” with titles like Star boat it’s exciting. Phil Spencer has previously expressed his excitement at the prospect of old Activision Blizzard IPs being revived under Microsoft, and in a recent interview with cablingHe spoke again about … Read more

There’s a “leaked Project L roster” going around — take it with a heap of salt.

[ad_1] There are rumors circulating about a Project L roster leak right now. The source, a League of Legends customer survey revealed online by Youtuber Innovar Gaming, has many in the initial Project L community excited about possible selections. However, it’s worth taking the “list escape” with a pinch of salt. The customer survey, recently … Read more