I’ve played every Call of Duty: Black Ops game, and will now attempt the impossible: Explaining all of the lore so you can understand Black Ops 7

“The year is 2035,” reads the official description for the next Call of Duty. “The world is on the brink of chaos, ravaged by violent conflict and psychological warfare following the events of Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 6.” It’s strongly suggested that you grassy knolled the president, but it’s best not to dwell…

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Final Fantasy 14’s upcoming Monster Hunter collaboration will ‘feel more like 14’ compared to its more unorthodox Rathalos encounter

Final Fantasy 14 director and producer Naoki Yoshida says the game’s upcoming collaboration with Monster Hunter Wilds will be different from the one it had with Monster Hunter: World, putting a bigger emphasis on the MMO’s mechanics rather than trying to fit an action RPG’s square peg in a round hole. Capcom and Square Enix…

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EA strikes a $55 billion deal to go private in a Saudi-backed buyout just a week before the launch of Battlefield 6

Electronic Arts has announced today that its plans to go private have gone ahead. A consortium that includes Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, alongside the private equity firm Silver Lake, has snapped up EA in a $55 billion deal (via Reuters). “Our creative and passionate teams at EA…

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“I’m Literally Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants Here” – Saturn Version Of Wizardry VI Is Finally Playable In English

“It was tough at the beginning for sure”. Fan translator Remisse has successfully patched the Saturn version of Sir-Tech’s Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge into English, reports Sega Saturn Shiro. Data East released the game exclusively in Japan in 1996; it’s a port of the PC original with features unique to this console…

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