Much like Final Fantasy 7 Remake, the sequel, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, will be a timed exclusive for PlayStation consoles. Yesterday during Sony's latest State of Play stream, a ton of new details about the game dropped, including a February release date.
Read More »Microsoft claims Sony pays for ‘blocking rights’ to keep certain titles off of Game Pass
Just over a week ago, we learned the official opinions of Sony, Ubisoft, WB, Riot and other companies regarding Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Sony naturally had a lot to say and was particularly concerned with Microsoft's growing hold on the subscription market with Game Pass. Now, Microsoft has had a chance to respond, calling Sony for buying 'blocking rights' to keep certain games off of Xbox.
Read More »Qualcomm exclusivity deal for Windows on Arm is coming to an end
We've seen multiple laptops and 2-in-1 PCs with ARM-based processors running Windows, but they've all had one thing in common – Qualcomm processors. This week, we finally found out why this has been the case. As it turns out, Microsoft and Qualcomm hashed out an exclusivity deal for Windows on …
Read More »Epic Games paid over $10 million for timed exclusivity on Remedy’s Control
Epic Games has been shelling out piles of cash to developers and publishers all year long in an effort to bolster the Epic Games Store with content. So far, we’ve only had vague information as to how much money is involved in these deals. For the creators of Phoenix Point, …
Read More »Epic Games acquires Psyonix, Rocket League’s future on Steam called into question
Psyonix grew into a very successful studio thanks to the release of Rocket League several years ago. In fact, the game is so successful that it might be easy to forget that Psyonix is actually an independent studio. That won't be the case for much longer though, as Epic Games …
Read More »Bungie announces “fix” to stop other platforms using a PS4-exclusive weapon on Destiny 2
Not all is equal in Destiny 2, as an on-going timed exclusivity deal with Sony ensures that new content hits the PlayStation 4 before it comes to other platforms. Bungie has inadvertently reminded us of this over the weekend, when the developer accidentally released a PS4 exclusive weapon onto PC …
Read More »Dead Rising 4 will be a timed Xbox One and Windows 10 exclusive
While Dead Rising 4 was announced on Microsoft's E3 stage as a Xbox and Windows 10 title, the game will apparently show up on other platforms eventually, according to a developer over at Capcom. According to a tweet from Capcom Vancouver, the team behind Dead Rising 4 and Frank West's …
Read More »Palmer Luckey claims Oculus won’t resort to ‘console tactics’
There has been some concern recently surrounding the Oculus Rift. Last month, the consumer version of the highly anticipated virtual reality headset was shown off for the first time but we also got wind of exclusive games, giving many the impression that the VR gaming market would end up just …
Read More »Dragon Age Inquisition DLC will hit PC and Xbox One tomorrow
Dragon Age Inquisition is getting its first single player DLC tomorrow, titled ‘Jaws of Hakkon', Bioware has announced. An official announcement trailer along with the DLC itself will be launching tomorrow, giving us some gameplay details. The DLC will be hitting the PC and Xbox One first, Sony platform owners …
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