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Ubisoft could be a new buyout target, will Sony or Microsoft buy?

Derek Strickland | Apr 22, 2022 3:24 PM CDT

Multiple equity firms are watching Ubisoft, who could be the games industry's latest acquisition target.

Ubisoft could be a new buyout target, will Sony or Microsoft buy?

As gaming moves towards subscriptions and digital offerings, content IP and manpower are the industry's most valuable commodity. Companies with powerful networks, ecosystems, and infrastructures like Microsoft have made huge $68.7 billion buyout offers for Activision-Blizzard. All of gaming's top-earners are getting snapped up, including mobile-maker Zynga who is merging with Take-Two for $12.7 billion.

Ubisoft is one of the few targets left. The publisher is a high-value target with multiple billion-dollar franchises (Assassin's Creed, Rainbow Six). Sources have told Bloomberg that equity firms like Blackstone and KKR, which are critical for any takeover or acquisition, have interest in Ubisoft.

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Ubisoft is making a new goofy PVP arena game with team BR mode

Derek Strickland | Apr 22, 2022 12:31 PM CDT

Ubisoft's Project Q is real and it's a new arena shooter with irreverent weapons and a team-based battle royale mode.

Ubisoft is making a new goofy PVP arena game with team BR mode

Ubisoft's new Project Q game was part of the massive GeForce leak, and it's currently in playtesting stages. Sources tell Exputer's Tom Henderson that Project Q is an "innovative and modern PvP battle arena game" complete with a goofy style and presentation.

Project Q is a free-to-play PVP arena shooter with offbeat heroes that use an arsenal of nontraditional weapons like playing cards, fireworks, sticks, and even paintguns. Each hero has their own distinct loadouts, abilities and skills like Wings of Icarus which lets you soar across maps, and Wonders, which are presumably passive bonuses.

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Call of Duty Operation Monarch could be the most epic live event ever

Derek Strickland | Apr 22, 2022 11:18 AM CDT

Call of Duty players will soon face off against colossal movie monsters in a battle that could shape the future of Caldera.

Call of Duty Operation Monarch could be the most epic live event ever

If Activision can pull it off, Call of Duty's new Operation Monarch might be the most epic live event in the history of gaming. Starting on May 11, gamers will face off against King Kong and Godzilla as they rampage the Pacific island-map of Caldera.

Activision says players "will need all the power they can get their hands-on to combat Godzilla and Kong, laying siege to Caldera later in the season with the limited-time event, Operation Monarch."

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Bobby Digital invading your citadel: Wu-Tang Clan slices onto Fortnite

Derek Strickland | Apr 22, 2022 10:21 AM CDT

Old-school lyrical assassins Wu-Tang Clan are bringing Shaolin style to Fortnite.

Bobby Digital invading your citadel: Wu-Tang Clan slices onto Fortnite

Fortnite's latest crossover is a pretty big surprise. The legendary Wu-Tang Clan is coming to Fortnite with new skins, emotes, weapons, sprays, banners--the works. The new Wu Wear collection drops April 23, 2022 at 8PM EST.

The Wu Wear Bundle (pricing not announced) includes the Throwback BG Outfit (+ WUWEAR Worldwide Back Bling) and B.R.I.T.E. Outfit (+ Wu-Tang Represent Back Bling) alongside the Wu--Tang Hands Emoticon and Wu-Tang Style Loading Screen, which looks absolutely epic.

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Taliban orders ban on PUBG, TikTok after leading Afghani youth astray

Anthony Garreffa | Apr 21, 2022 9:11 PM CDT

The Taliban is busy... well, ordering a ban on video-sharing giant TikTok and battle royale smash-hit PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Taliban orders ban on PUBG, TikTok after leading Afghani youth astray

The reason? TikTok and PUBG have "made the young generation go astray". After securing Afghanistan last year, the Taliban have been making swift changes across the country. Deputy spokesman of Afghanistan Inamullah Samangani tweeted that both PUBG and TikTok had been blocked in Afghanistan as the apps "mislead the younger generation" and "publishes immortal material and programs".

US troops pulled out of Afghanistan in 2021, which saw the Taliban seizing every major city across Afghanistan and renaming the country to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

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Baldur's Gate 3 now set for a 2023 release, may compete with Diablo 4

Derek Strickland | Apr 21, 2022 3:31 PM CDT

Baldur's Gate 3 is coming sometime in 2023, Larian Studios announced during a recent D&D Direct showcase.

Baldur's Gate 3 now set for a 2023 release, may compete with Diablo 4

Larian's massively anticipated cRPG won't launch in 2022 as planned, and has now been moved to an undetermined launch in 2023. The game will remain in early access until then, where the developers will make use of feedback from fans to shape the game.

"By the nine hells we've added a lot of great stuff already, and there's more where that came from. So join us in early access on our journey to Baldur's Gate 3, or come along in 2023 when the game releases," Larian said in the presentation.

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Gearbox acquires new studio to work on Borderlands 4 and a fresh IP

Derek Strickland | Apr 21, 2022 2:15 PM CDT

Borderlands creator Gearbox Entertainment is so big now that it's acquiring game studios.

Gearbox acquires new studio to work on Borderlands 4 and a fresh IP

Gearbox Entertainment is a major part of Embracer Group's decentralized empire, and just made its first major acquisition. Gearbox has purchased indie studio Lost Boys Interactive to help work on Borderlands 4, a new IP, and other projects. Back in October 2021, Gearbox's Randy Pitchford saidcould make acquisitions in the future.

Lost Boys Interactive has 220 employees and the deal raises Gearbox Entertainment's total headcount to a staggering 1,300. Embracer acquired Perfect World Entertainment (Star Trek Online, Neverwinter Nights) in 2021 and made it a subsidiary of Gearbox.

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Wizards of the Coast raising Magic: The Gathering card prices

Derek Strickland | Apr 21, 2022 1:23 PM CDT

Wizards of the Coast plans to raise the prices of select Magic: The Gathering card sets starting in September.

Wizards of the Coast raising Magic: The Gathering card prices

Wizards has announced a price hike for Magic products including Jumpstart and the upcoming Unfinity set.

Starting in September, consumers should expect an 11% price increase across these products. Jumpstart four-packs are currently $17.99 on Amazon, and will be priced at $19.99 after the increase. Unfinity Collector Boosters are currently $21.97 a piece and will rise to roughly $24.50 after the price hike.

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Watch-to-earn: PlayStation may reward players for watching in-game ads

Derek Strickland | Apr 21, 2022 12:15 PM CDT

Sony is reportedly working on its own advertisement platform that will inject ads into PlayStation games, complete with incentives to view the ads.

Watch-to-earn: PlayStation may reward players for watching in-game ads

In a quest to maximize revenues by any means possible, Sony is currently developing an ad tech platform that will place in-game advertisements into PS4 and PS5 games. Sony plans to organically blend ads into games an non-intrusive way to make advertisements seem as if they're part of the game (for example, on signs and billboards).

Video game developers have traditionally created fake and offbeat commercial brands for their games. In-game areas like shopping malls, food marts, and cities typically feature humorous logos and made-up companies (look at Grand Theft Auto, for example).

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Switch Online price hike likely for Game Boy, Game Boy Advance games

Derek Strickland | Apr 21, 2022 11:12 AM CDT

Will Nintendo introduce a third Switch Online pricing tier for Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles?

Switch Online price hike likely for Game Boy, Game Boy Advance games

Nintendo is reportedly working on new Game Boy Advance and Game Boy emulators for its Switch Online service. The company has yet to make anything official, but dataminers have leaked system emulator files onto the internet.

The emulators, referred to as Hioyoko (Game Boy) and Sloop (Game Boy Advance) in the files, are in development at Nintendo Europe Research Division (NERD). Nintendo is actually using homebrew tech like EZ-Flash to load save states onto the consoles to test the emulators. Nintendo has tested 30 Game Boy Advance games so far. Only four playable games were found on the Game Boy emulator.

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