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February 19, 2022
Almost everyone in the gaming community is now aware that Microsoft has bought Activision Blizzard. The announcement from Microsoft surprised the world, especially the gaming industry. This post includes all the information that you need to know about this acquisition.
Two months ago Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft gaming explained the discrimination and sexual harassment scandal at Activision Blizzard. Furthermore, he added that Microsoft is evaluating the condition because of the relationship with the company. Later, they announced they are taking over the biggest game company.
Facts about Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
After the acquisition, Microsoft will control the biggest game series in the world. This includes Warcraft, Call of Duty, and Overwatch. Furthermore, they will own the massive list of old games. A while ago, Microsoft completed the acquisition of Bethesda Softworks. They offered an outstanding deal. But once, they will take over Activision
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November 03, 2021
Introduction
120fps has been around in the gaming scene for quite some time now. Apart from cinema, this type of content continues to garner more attraction in the market each year. And why wouldn’t it? A high frame rate like 120fps cuts out chopping and ghosting effect issues.
When it comes to multiplayer games with low latency, 60fps still serves as “the” standard and maintains a competitive edge. But the new generation of gaming consoles like Xbox Series X, Series S, and PS5 are powerful enough to run a wide range of games at 120 fps.
In comparison, Xbox Series X and Series S Support more 120 FPS games than PlayStation 5. The good news is that there is a long and impressive list of games that can run on 120fps. Keeping that in mind, let’s take a look at the essential 120fps-supported games on PS5 and Xbox Series X and S.
Battlefield V
Unlike Battlefield 1, Battlefield V covers World II events rather than WWI.
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January 09, 2020
2019 was host to some spectacular games, as we got the likes of Luigi’s Mansion 3, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, and more. The gaming industry as a whole is very healthy, but that doesn’t mean that we haven’t gotten some real turds this year, either. In the spirit of making an end of the year lists, I went and compiled some of what I feel are the biggest game disappointments of 2019.
Without further ado, here’s what I think stunk up the joint:
Anthem- I had such high hopes for Anthem. I’m a huge Bioware fan, and this game looked amazing. When it launched, Anthem was like getting a kick square to the junk. It’s cool, but the missions are so repetitive. The looting is dumb. This game is that first-round draft pick you’re expecting to be a franchise QB, but ends up throwing more picks than TDs in their second year (I’m looking at you, Baker).
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October 18, 2019
Blizzard’s hotly-anticipated Overwatch port to the Nintendo Switch is being launched with some serious issues, leaving players frustrated by the game’s performance.
The game seems to have a lot of issues that weren’t there for the PS4, Xbox One, or PC. These include character models that are nowhere to be found when the game boots. This leaves teammates unaware of their location as well as enemies, who’re showing up as balls of light within the game.
Lag also appears to be a major issue in the game, causing players to miss shots and end up dead before the can respond. This issue seems to be widespread across the platform as well, with multiple media outlets and players complaining about the issue.
It appears that the game is more or less broken right now, and Blizzard is going to have to do some serious work in the form of patching to get things up to snuff.
In other Blizzard news, it appears that Nintendo isn’t working much to promote Overwatch on their system
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August 28, 2017
Overwatch developers, Blizzard, are preparing for a much-needed rework for D.Va. The new update will change her ultimate ability and make a number of other changes to how she works in-game.
For a long time, players have complained about how overpowered D.Va was. As it is right now, D.Va starts the game as an off-tank, with lots of health points and a considerable amount of damage. On its own, the first form of D.Va can be dealt with without too much difficulty.
However, when D.VA loses her mech and hops on foot, her fast movement speed and her ridiculously small hitboxes make her a nightmare to deal with.
The biggest problem with D.Va, however, is without a doubt her Defense Matrix ability. With Defense Matrix, D.Va can protect herself and others from incoming damage. In the rework, Defense Matrix will get a nerf - it will last for half as long.
To balance out the nerf, D.Va will be given a new ability that will help her to play more aggressively.
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August 23, 2017
A brand new Overwatch map has been announced. The new map is called Junkertown and it was first announced at Gamescom.
The new map will be an escort map and the environment has been created to represent Junkrat and Roadhog's home town.
In the lore, Junkertown is set in the heart of Australia. This was one of the countries to get impacted by the Omnic crisis the hardest, and as a result, the entire environment is falling to pieces. Buildings and shelters are put together with whatever scrap material can be found.
Those that live in Junkertown are known as Junkers. Originally, both Junkrat and Roadhog lived within Junkertown as Junkers, too. However, the duo was caught stealing from the queen of Junkertown. As punishment, both Junkrat and Roadhog were exiled from the city.
To go alongside the map announcement, Blizzard released a brand new video on their Youtube channel that showed Junkrat and Roadhog explaining the new Junkertown map.
The video is filled
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August 09, 2017
The new Overwatch Summer 2017 season has begun, and it has brought a number of summer themed skins to the game. These new skins are available in the game right now, alongside some other summer themed content.
The new Summer Overwatch 2017 skins are perhaps the most colorful skins yet. Soldier: 76 is the first on the list to receive a new summer skin; he's got a red Hawaiian shirt on and a new 'A-Salt' Rifle for his primary weapon.
Mercy has been transformed into a Greek goddess with her new 'Nike goddess' skin. Reaper is ready to hit some sick flips in his new BMX biker themed skin. Next up in the list is Widowmaker, who's received a classy bikini skin.
Sombra is getting a summer snorkeling outfit. Junkrat has been given a Cricket suit, and McCree is given a lifeguard outfit.
The new Summer Skins and Summer features are available right now. They'll remain in the game until August 29.
You'll also be able to use this month as a chance to get the skins that
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July 14, 2017
A number of teams have now been chosen to participate in the Overwatch League. More details are provided in the article.
When the Overwatch League was first announced, it had high ambitions to turn their eSports league into a league similar in proportion and style to the NFL or the NHL. Blizzard had hoped to allow cities and popular locations across the world to host their own teams, just like in the NHL and NFL.
Some of the first teams in part of this new formula have now been announced, with some of the teams being backed by some very well-known (and wealthy) individuals.
To begin with, Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, recently purchased an Overwatch team for the Boston area.
Jeff Wilpon, the COO of the New York Mets, is looking to build a team for the New York area.
It's not just traditional sports names getting involved with the Overwatch League, either. Noah Whinston, CEO of Immortals, has confirmed that he's building a team for the
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June 24, 2017
The range of rewards Twitch Prime is offering to gamers has been incredible so far this year. Next up, Twitch has teamed up with Blizzard to give out a free Overwatch Golden Loot Box to all Twitch Prime members.
Starting today, anybody with a Twitch Prime account (Or Amazon Prime account) can go onto Twitch to collect their free Golden Loot Box.
The Golden Loot Box is guaranteed to contain a legendary item of some sort. This offer will continue until August 2017. When August hits, the Overwatch promotion won't end. Instead, the Golden Loot Box will be replaced with 5 free loot boxes.
5 more loot boxes will then be given out for free in October. Blizzard also plans to launch a number of promotions through Twitch Prime for Hearthstone and for Heroes of the Storm later in the year as well. We'll let you know more about that when Blizzard releases more information.
It should be noted that if you have Amazon Prime already, you'll be able to sign up to Twitch Prime
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April 10, 2017
A big new update has hit the Overwatch servers and players are getting hyped up. The new Overwatch Insurrection adds a brand new PvE mode, a bundle of new skins and plenty of new item unlocks via a brand new in-game chest.
The new in-game loot box from the Overwatch Insurrection adds a total of 100 new in-game items, including some impressive new skins.
The main focus of the new Overwatch Insurrection update, however, is the new PvE game mode. In the new game mode, teams of four can go up waves of incoming robot AI opponents. In the main PvE game mode, players must fight as Reinhardt, Tracer, Mercy, and Torbjorn. There is a secondary version of the same game mode where players are able to pick and choose their own heroes.
The main PvE game mode increases in difficulty as players fight their way through it. At the end, players will go up against an Orisa-like boss. This new PvE game mode will only run until May 1, so if you want to give it a go, make sure to round up