Author: Robert
Big news for gamers! Disney and Epic Games (the makers of Fortnite) are teaming up to create a brand-new world of games and entertainment. This partnership will combine Disney’s beloved characters and stories with Epic’s gaming expertise. Disney is also investing a lot of money (over $1 billion!) in Epic Games to help make this project happen. It sounds like this could be a major game-changer for the entertainment industry! The gaming industry, facing challenges lately, welcomes this news. With companies like Netflix entering gaming, Disney’s move was anticipated. Gaming, worth more than music and movies combined, has about 3…
Samsung reports an increase in gamers using their Samsung Gaming Hub, thanks to the popularity of Instant Plays. This feature allows users to try out games immediately without the need for prior downloads. Although still in the testing phase, Instant Plays have garnered significant interest among users. During a gaming conference, a Samsung executive discussed the benefits of their cloud gaming technology for both gamers and game developers. The company’s aim is to provide Galaxy phone users with an exceptional gaming experience. The Gaming Hub app simplifies game discovery and gameplay initiation by eliminating the need for downloads or waiting…
Microsoft plans to fire some 1,900 employees in its gaming sector. Alongside the layoffs, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra said he was leaving the firm. The goal of the layoffs, according to Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer’s message, was to reduce “areas of overlap.” “The people who are directly impacted by these reductions have all played an important part in the success of Activision Blizzard, ZeniMax and the Xbox teams, and they should be proud of everything they’ve accomplished here,” Spencer wrote. The decision was made less than three months after Activision Blizzard, the company most known for the computer games…
A different family in Northeast Arkansas is accusing the computer gaming industry of damaging children’s lives by making them addicted. A parent from Mississippi County filed the most recent case on Monday at the Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. District Court for Eastern Arkansas, Northern Division. The plaintiff, Kushanel Donerson, is submitting the claim on behalf of her 14-year-old child, J.D. It is one of the three cases that U.S. District Judge D.P. Marshall Jr. has been assigned to address the electronic gaming business. Two more, citing the creators and distributors of well-known gaming platforms including Microsoft, Sony PlayStation, Epic Games, Rockstar…
It’s almost time for the 2024 Future Games Show’s Spring Showcase. The ninety-minute event will include more than fifty games. For the first time, six of these will be made available worldwide. Fans have a lot to get enthusiastic about. Ben Starr, who voiced Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy 16, and Samantha Béart, who portrayed Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, will serve as the event hosts. When is the Future Games Show’s Spring Showcase scheduled for 2024? The Future Games Show will be live-streamed at Spring Showcase 2024 on Thursday, March 21 at 1 PM PDT, 4 PM EDT, and…
After years of anticipation, ‘Call of Duty: Warzone’ has finally arrived on mobile devices, with iOS users particularly impressed by its visuals. The standout feature is the new Peak graphics setting, which enhances the game’s visuals significantly. However, the big question remains: can your phone handle it? Which devices can handle Peak graphics in COD: Warzone mobile? Currently, only the latest iPhone 15 Pro models can run Warzone with Peak graphics and an ‘Uncapped’ frame rate. Additionally, the newest iPads are capable of handling this setting. Any iPad or iPhone with Apple’s A17 Bionic Pro chip or M1 (or newer)…
Zug, Switzerland, March 20th, 2024, GamingWire Playnance, a web3 leader in the peer-to-peer play-to-earn gaming category accounting for up to 10% of total Polygon POS transactions, today announced the launch of PlayBlock, a gaming Layer-3 ecosystem powered by Arbitrum Orbit, on Gelato’s Rollup-as-a-Service (RaaS) Platform. PlayBlock, a new Orbit Layer-3, is poised to onboard over ten thousand daily active users to its growing ecosystem of web3 games from decentralized trading, to sports to arcade. The chain will provide game developers with extensive white-labeling opportunities and seamless platform integrations, all while eliminating the previously existing UX drawbacks of blockchains, such as…
Paris, France, March 15th, 2024, GamingWire Oxya Origin, a developing shooter and strategy game, is proud to announce the launch of its private beta. Oxya Origin is leveraging innovative technologies such as AI & Machine Learning, Web3 & blockchain and Unreal Engine 5’s Lumen & Nanite features to build an immersive and engaging gaming universe owned by the players. Oxya Origin boasts a strong community of more than 200,000 members allowing the project to sell out a collection of digital collectible avatars raising upwards of 7 million USD from mint and generating more than 13K ETH from secondary market sales.…
Palo Alto, United States, March 13th, 2024, GamingWire Forthcoming E4C:Games Fallen Arena and Final Salvation to launch on Sui, offering on-chain assets that move between games Ambrus Studio, a leading game development studio, today announced their upcoming series of games powered by Sui, a layer 1 blockchain and smart contract platform. Via a partnership with Mysten Labs, Sui’s original contributor, Ambrus Studio will improve its user experience by utilizing Sui’s unique gaming functionalities, integrating web3 elements into both E4C game titles, Fallen Arena and Final Salvation. PC game E4C: Fallen Arena launches today and is available to play on https://www.ambrus.studio/game/fallenArena. …