Gran Turismo has cemented itself in history with the franchise selling over 80 million copies over the last 20 years, something that includes the 7 main releases, as well as the "Prologue" and "Online" versions, the 2006 HD remake, and the 2009 release on the Sony PSP.

Gran Turismo series creator Kazunori Yamauchi said: "It's hard to imagine that 80.4 million copies of Gran Turismo have been played during the 20-year history of the franchise. It makes me really happy to think of the immense amount of time that has been poured into playing our games! We would like to continue our efforts in achieving the best possible expression and creation of cars and scenery, as well as bringing the highest level of excitement and fun through racing in the years to come".

The only other racing franchise that has beaten Gran Turismo is Mario Kart, which has been cranking out game after game since 1992. This is the same year that Yamauchi began his work on the infamous GT series, too.

If you want to play Black Ops 4 digitally on PC you'll have to buy it right from Activision.

Following the big Black Ops 4 reveal, Activision today confirmed the new shooter will be exclusive to Blizzard's Battle.net platform on PC. "Black Ops 4 for the PC delivers a fully-optimized experience, which for the first time in Call of Duty's history will be available exclusively on Battle.net, Blizzard Entertainment's online gaming service," the publisher said in a press release.

The PC flavor is being co-developed by Beenox and will feature a number of optimizations that gamers expect including dedicated servers, uncapped frame rate, 4K support, HDR, ultra-wide monitor support and a "great scalability options" on PC. Battle.net integration means players can interact with existing friends on the platform, and will provide Activision a boon of wholly-recouped sales as well as stronger social engagement via the platform. Given publishers have to pay Valve a cut for every game sold on Steam, major games-makers are pushing towards their own storefronts a la Ubisoft with uPlay or EA with Origin (and of course Activision-Blizzard with Battle.net). This will likely be the norm for key Activision games moving forward.

This year's Call of Duty game will exclusively be a live service game without any sort of campaign mode, but it'll have a huge array of multiplayer content.

Although Black Ops 4 technically won't have a singleplayer campaign mode, Treyarch still asserts the game will tell a story. These stories will be told through multiple game modes such as Blops 4's zombies gametype, which sees campaign and co-op merged together as a "narrative-driven" experience. And zombies actually has interdimensional travel for some reason--the "IX" gametype even has you playing as gladiators against the undead in an ancient Roman colosseum (now I'm not joking). "Black Ops 4 marks the beginning of a brand new storyline. Separate and distinct, a new world with new characters and enemies. Drawing from history both real and mythical," the dev said on stage during the game's reveal.

The real crux of Black Ops 4 is Activision's most lucrative billion-dollar strategy: engagement. The game has been built from the ground up to keep players gaming online with their friends for months and months thanks to its smattering of modes, which of course taps the industry's massively popular battle royale. In very many ways Black Ops 4 looks like a mish-mash circus of online gametypes and experimental live-driven content and less like the more rigid and serious experiences the series can deliver.

Bigben Interactive has taken to their Facebook page to announce to fans that Tennis World Tour will have its release dates moved for both the Nintendo Switch and PC.

Breakpoint Studio, the developers for Tennis World Tour have also mentioned that the title will be receiving a day-one patch, here is what the side note said "Note that the game will come with a day one patch, so make sure to check for updates before you claim the court for yourself. "

Tennis World Tour is planned for release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on May 22nd, the Nintendo Switch and PC version of the game has sadly had its release date pushed back to the 12th of June. For further information regarding the release of Tennis World Tour visit the official Tennis World Tour website here.

The Lord of The Rings TV show by Amazon has recently come back into the news, the spotlight is featured on a new rumor for the shows setting in the Tolkien timeline. It is possible we could see the TV show focusing on a Young Aragorn and the origins of the Dunedain.

The rumors have surfaced from a fansite called The One Ring, the site has claimed that they have confirmed from multiple sources that Amazons highly anticipated show will be "centered on a young Aragorn." This may not be 100% true as there has been no official confirmation from Amazon as of yet, but for the sake of the rumor and to indulge in the possibility of this being true it would not be a bad choice at all.

If the TV show did center itself around Young Aragorn that would mean the origins of the character would be revealed, allowing for a connection to the Numenoreans and the Dunedain to be established, this would also include the founding of Gondor and the northern kingdom of Arnor. More interesting though, if the Dunedain path is taken we could see the villain for the first couple of seasons being the Witch-king of Angmar. From the perspective of the shows audience, Amazon would also be bringing forth a very familiar character to take the main stage, making it easier for fans that are not so die hard to begin the new story off on a character they have already seen before.

Milestone has taken to their YouTube Channel to announce their next installment into the Ride series. Ride 3 has received an announcement trailer and five new screenshots.

From the above announcement trailer we can see a bunch of different bikes, terrains, environments, weather effects and amazing scenery. According to the description in the announcement video we are told that players should "Prepare to ride the most beautiful and powerful bikes ever crafted. Explore breath-taking scenery all around the world with your two wheels companion. Feel the adrenaline of true competition. Ride everything. Feel everything."

The announcement trailer also reveals the titles release date, currently Ride 3 is coming to players on November 8. For fans that want more information on the upcoming title check out the official Ride website here.

THQ Nordic, the developers behind Biomutant, Darksiders and many more titles have released their 2018 quarterly earnings report. It appears that the company has almost made more sales in just the 3 months of 2018 than they did in the entire of 2017.

THQ Nordic recently decided to acquire Koch Media, the parent company of developer Deep Silver who made Saints Row and Dead Island. This acquisition has payed off quite well for THQ Nordic, as the company recently released its 2018 quarterly earnings and it appears that the company has $25.9 million USD in profits from revenues of $78.9 million.

This massive increase measures to a 439% increase in profits and a 673% increase more revenue when compared to the exact same quarter of last year. Back in 2017, from January through to December 31st THQ Nordic only made $31.3 million USD from $58.3 million in revenue. This means that THQ Nordic has almost made all of their 2017 earnings in just the first quarter of this year.

Platinum Games director Hideki Kamiya and Atsushi Inaba have commented on the upcoming Bayonetta 3 installment, players should should now expect the unexpected.

In a recent interview with Source Gaming at the BitSummit Vol. 6, Hideki Kamiya and Atsushi Inaba answered a few questions regarding the development of Bayonetta 3. When asked about the progress that has been made so far Inaba said "It's progressing steadily. It's difficult to say, but it is continuing. This time around, the development process is slightly different."

The interview continued and the developers were asked what players should expect that is different in Bayonetta 3, the reply that received was quite promising. Here is what Inaba said "There's not much we can say at all, but there's a lot of surprises left in store for the game. Things outside of expectations. Please look forward to it."

F.E.A.R. was one of the most hyped games in the years leading up to and its release in 2005, and now the horror FPS mixed with epic slow-mo is coming to the big screen.

Machinima has a new development deal with the screenwriter behind the recent Mortal Kombat movies with New Line Cinema, and Resident Evil movies with Screen Gems, with Greg Russo joining the fold. Russo's first project will be a movie adaption of F.E.A.R. A game where you played a person in a special forces team that hunted down supernatural phenomenon, which manifested itself into a little girl. It was freaky, and awesome at the time, especially with its slow-mo action.

Machinima General Manager, Russell Arons, said: "Greg is an inspired screenwriter who clearly loves gaming. To be able to bring his talents to Machinima Studios provides us an amazing opportunity to tackle action-packed series that are certain to appeal to our legions of millennial gamers and fans around the world".

Grand Theft Auto V is one of the best-selling games of all time, with Take-Two announcing during their earnings call that over 95 million copies shipped so far... ever so close to 100 million.

During the earnings call, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick discussed why he thinks GTA V has been so successful, he said: "I think what Rockstar Games has uniquely shown the ability to do is to make the title easy to approach and difficult to master".

He then added: "You can approach Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online in any number of ways. If you're a hardcore gamer, you can find it super compelling. If you're somewhat more casual, you can find the experience super compelling. There is so much there now that you can very much define your own experience and create that for many, many hours of wonderful entertainment".

Apple and Samsung are in court again over the damages retrial, where we'll see how much Samsung will have to cough up to Apple on infringing Apple design patents.

The South Korean giant was found guilty of violating Apple patents in 2012, but the companies have been fighting over how much money Samsung will have to pay over the last six years. The big deal here is going to be over Samsung paying damages for the total value of the device, or whether it's going to be a fee base on the parts of the iPhone that they reportedly copied.

Apple wants to see Samsung pay based on the full value of the iPhone, while of course Samsung wants to pay the smaller amount based on the bits they copied. Samsung lawyer John Quinn states: "They're seeking profits on the entire phone. Apple's design patents do not cover the entire phone. They are entitled to profits only on [infringing] components, not the entire phone".

Thanks to its strong emphasis on digital game sales, the PC platform is an important part of Take-Two's business...but console still reigns supreme.

As more and more publishers focus on recurrent consumer spending and long-term revenues via online-based games and fully recouping sales via wholly-owned storefronts like Origin and uPlay, digital is becoming increasingly important to the games industry. Now that PC has mostly moved towards online stores like Steam, it's fair to say the platform aligns with these trends quite well. In the company's recent fiscal year earnings call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick recognized PC as a major component for the industry as a whole--especially since digital made up 63% of its total net revenues for the year.

When asked about the future of console gens and how they may affect Take-Two's games and future plans, Mr. Zelnick discussed how PC, a platform that continually evolves thanks to consistent hardware upgrades, is paving the way for the company's business. "I would observe that the PC platform has become a very very important part of what we do, driven by digital distribution. And that was not the case for so-called console titles 10 years ago, and it is the case now," he said.

Today Take-Two Interactive confirmed the publisher's big new 2K Games title has been delayed, and we're pretty sure it's Borderlands 3.

Up until this quarterly earnings call, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has teased that Fiscal Year 2019 would deliver record revenues thanks to Red Dead Redemption 2 and a "highly anticipated new title from one of 2K's biggest franchises." Now Mr. Zelnick says this game, which is almost certainly Borderlands 3, has been delayed to Fiscal Year 2020 so it can be polished, meaning it could launch anywhere from April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.

"The highly-anticipated title from one of 2K's biggest franchises, which had been planned for release during the current fiscal year, is now planned for launch during fiscal 2020 to allow for additional development time. We remain as excited as ever about this title, and expect it to enhance our results next fiscal year," the Take-Two CEO said.

On the heels of multiple rumors, EA and DICE have announced Battlefield V's existence...but official details are still sparse.

Battlefield V is one of the many games that will see a pre-E3 reveal this year. EA today confirmed Battlefield V will be the next game in the series and assured gamers that "Battlefield will never be the same." A full stream showcasing the game's mechanics, setting, and content will go live on Twitch, YouTube, and Mixer next Wednesday, May 23 at 4PM EST.

While sources say Battlefield V will take place in World War II, it'd be interesting if the "V" stood for "Vietnam." But given the leaked images came from the same sources as the WWII info this is probably not the case.

I'm shocked guys, I really am. Deep Silver has announced that it has delayed Metro Exodus, which now won't see the light of day until Q1 2019.

Deep Silver said in its press release announcing the news: "The development of Metro Exodus is progressing well; we are all really excited by what we are seeing. We have been constantly reviewing the games progress to ensure that we deliver a product that gamers and fans of the Metro series want and deserve, as well as keeping an eye on announcements from our competitor products".

The developer continued: "We want everyone to be able to experience what is the most ambitious Metro game to date at its absolute best and therefore we have taken the decision to move the release date to Q1 2019".

Mario Tennis Aces for the Nintendo Switch is releasing at the end of this month, and to subside players hype Nintendo are allowing for fans to get their first serve of the game with a pre-launch online tournament.

This pre-launch online tournament is very similar to what Splatoon 2 and Arms received last year. It is pretty much a beta of the title and players will be able to enjoy up to 4 characters, Mario, Peach, Yoshi and Bowser. There is also 5 more characters available to be unlocked but no confirmation of what they are just of yet.

Players will be able to jump onto the pre-launch online tournament from 3pm UK time on Friday, 1st June until 12pm UK time on Sunday 3rd June. Mario Tennis Aces fully releases on the Nintendo Switch on June 22nd.

Julian Gollop, designer behind XCOM has announced that his studio Snapshot Games will need more time to work on Phoenix Point, and sadly this will mean the games release date will have to be pushed back until June 2019.

According to the unlisted video that was released to Phoenix Point's YouTube Channel, Gollop wants to concentrate on the expansion of the development team and "maintain our focus on quality." Gollop explains that the markets expectations have changed and that gamers today want much more from a game, this ties into how "Phoenix Point has become a bigger game. In order to realise this potential we need to push back the target release date to June 2019."

Gollop owns up to the progress of his title being quite slower than he initially wanted, here is his honest opinion on the matter "To be honest, this has been a slower process than I wanted, but I felt that we needed the best talent that we could find. I am glad to say that we now have 35 great developers in our Sofia studio, and as a consequence of our recent, excellent exposure we are attracting offers of help from game developers around the world."

Snapchat users have been hit with a new advertising service that has already been rolled out, now users are forced into watching a short video advertisement that cannot be skipped.

Since the apps creation in 2014, video advertisement has always been a skip-able option for users. Even though this forced advertisement is only going to be apart of the professionally produced media partners, for users that enjoy watching this specific section of Snapchat will now be subjected to forced advertisment that was originally an option. Users will now have to get used to 6 seconds of ads that will contain anything from Samsung Galaxy S9 to new movies coming out such as Deadpool 2.

This decision from Snapchat is so that brands have a guaranteed amount of seconds viewed on their ads that they have paid for. According to AdAge, Snapchat had quite a lot of pressure from outside brands that were complaining about their ads not getting enough viewer time. AdAge also says that according to some top Snapchat advertisers, most ads only had 2 second viewer time before users would skip and move onto a new video.

With Mario Tennis Aces release date just around the corner, Nintendo has released a new trailer for upcoming title, introducing Mario Tennis Aces adventure mode.

From the above trailer we can see Luigi being completely taken over by what is called "the legendary racket." Adventure mode will set players on an epic quest to save Luigi, this will require players to foil the plans of Wario and Waluigi all so Mario can do what he does best, save his friends.

Mario Tennis Aces launches for the Nintendo Switch on June 22nd and for anyone that missed out on the character selection screen reveal check it out here.

Yesterday we saw that the Cliff Bleszinski's company Boss Key Productions has sadly had to close its doors after the failure of LawBreakers and Radical Heights. As promised in the statement Bleszinski gave yesterday, he has provided fans with a slew of concept art from games that are unreleased.

Starting off Bleszinski's Twitter storm, he reveals a concept art from a title called Dragonflies, Bleszinski describes the title as "Basically you were ninja/samurai in airships riding dragons fighting zombies with friends in a PVE "feudalpunk" setting on floating islands. (the airships = your "aircraft carriers", the dragons = your "planes.")" This idea is quite unique and from the art pieces we can see the idea could of looked incredible if it was brought to life.

The next art piece we have has been titled as DogWalkers, the idea behind this game would have been the players would join in on a multiplayer VR experience inside of a massive mech. What is interesting though, and most likely would of been the staple aspect of this game if it was developed, is that each player controls their own respective part of the mech, requiring teamwork to execute battles effectively.