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Grand Theft Auto parent company Take-Two has announced it has acquired mobile developer Zynga in a deal worth an implied enterprise value of $12.7 billion USD. According to the press release, Take-Two will acquire all outstanding shares of Zynga for around $9.86 per share. The mobile company is perhaps most famous for its Farmville series and Words With Friends, but has plenty of other mobile titles under its belt. Take Two already has a number of mobile titles based on many of its console and PC series, including NBA 2K, WWE SuperCard and more....

When there’s trouble, you know to call the Boy Wonder himself, Robin. The iconic sidekick to the Dark Knight, Robin has become a mainstay in the DC Universe by making for some interesting stories. After all, some Batman comics wouldn’t be as interesting without someone that he can play off of, and Robin has always fit the bill perfectly. Typically a young boy who had similar origins to Bruce Wayne (i....

The Tekken 7 story trailer has been released and is as grandiose and ridiculous as you’d expect. I could describe some of the ludicrous things in the two minute video, but honestly, you’re better off just watching it for yourself. Gawk at all the impossible feats being performed by the competitors in the King of the Iron Fist Tournament. GAWK. Tekken 7 is out June 2 on PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Tencent Holdings has acquired the rights to System Shock 3 and taken charge of the development of the game from OtherSide Entertainment (via Gematsu). “We are happy to announce that Tencent will be taking the System Shock franchise forward,” said vice president of marketing and business development Walter Somol. “As a smaller indie studio, it had been challenging for us to carry the project on our own. We believe Tencent’s deep capabilities and expertise as a leading game company will bring the franchise to new heights....

It goes without saying that the last ten years have seen some of the most incredible games ever seen. Not only have the visuals seen big leaps in enhancement, but the developer’s ability to tell incredible stories and execute their artistic visions with or without technological enhancements provided by the likes of HDR and 4K resolutions. The past decade has seen two transition leaps for the PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo. As a result, it is far too easy to forget some of the greatest games that were released up to a decade ago....

2020 is promising to be a ripe year for gaming, with some of the industry’s most anticipated releases coming up. It doesn’t matter whether you happen to be a hardcore RPG fanatic or a devout supporter of mainstream action titles — the onset of a new decade is bringing up several new games that are bound to catch your attention in the most spectacular fashion possible. So, let’s not beat around the bush — after all, we all know why you’re reading this article in the first place....

For nearly 30 years, Pokémon has been the leading monster capture game. From a simple Gameboy game, it has evolved and spun off onto almost every Nintendo platform. But perhaps its most groundbreaking version is Pokémon Go, which introduced the world to the concept of augmented reality. Pokémon Go incorporates many different dynamics, including walking to catch wild Pokémon and trading Pokémon with friends. However, possibly the most exciting part of Pokémon Go is the gym battles....

We already knew that Fortnite Funko Pops were coming, now we know exactly which of the game’s characters will be getting their own figurine. Fortnite is currently dominating the video game world. Scratch that, the increasingly popular battle royale game is taking over the entire world of pop culture. If you don’t play the game then you can still rest assured that you have seen an aspect of it somewhere out there, even if you didn’t realize it....

The Raspberry Pi is a single-board computer chipset that offers affordable access to barebones computing and basic programming environments.Raspberry Pi models typically come in two categories: Single-board computers and Standalone Motherboards. Single-board computers are highly affordable, with most having an MSRP that’s under $200. The Raspberry Pi is a popular barebones single-board computer chipset. These single-board computers offer limited functionality but make an excellent choice for an affordable, customizable, and programmable computer chipset for beginners and veterans....

2010-2019 was a huge decade for the gaming industry, new consoles were released, strides were made in regards to VR, and most importantly, plenty of amazing games were brought into our lives. Now that we’re in a brand new decade, many people are looking back and ranking their favorite games of the 2010s. For this list, we’re doing something different. Instead of looking at individual games, we’re considering individual years. To do this, we’ve examined every year from 2010-2019 and ranked them solely based on how good their games were....

This review contains spoilers. 12.10 The VCR Illumination The end of the The Big Bang Theory is going to be a big deal for a lot of people, from the actors and their gargantuan pay cheques to the many, many people operating behind the scenes. But the fact that we have a mere half a season left of the most popular sitcom on television has to be the biggest deal to its home network....

Whether accounting for the title’s major success financially, its reputation as one of the best PS4 exclusives, or simply how often the minds behind the reboot have alluded to it being on the cards, it’s evident that God Of War 2 is on the way. Releasing back in 2018, God Of War was one of the defining games of this generation, being crowned by many as a masterpiece that truly showed the power of storytelling in a video game space....

From what we’ve seen of The Callisto Protocol, it’s looking to be a very gory game. It even manages to make the Dead Space series seem tame in some areas. With Dead Space creator Glen Schofield heading the title, this makes a lot of sense. Unfortunately, that can be a tough sell in some countries. In fact, it’s looking like The Callisto Protocol won’t be able to launch in Japan. Games often have to undergo censorship or editing before their Japanese release, but surprising, The Callisto Protocol‘s developer does not want to make any changes to the game....

This article comes from Den of Geek UK. With the 2019 Oscars upon us this weekend, it seems the perfect time to revisit an early Peter Capaldi project, and remember that not only is he a former Doctor and one of our finest actors, he’s also an Oscar-winning director. In 1995, long before the TARDIS, long before Malcolm Tucker, and long before most people had any idea who he was, Peter Capaldi directed the acclaimed short film Franz Kafka’s It’s A Wonderful Life....

What does it mean to be inspired by the 35-year-old Studio Ghibli? That could point to a lot of different elements all coming together in the game’s DNA to resemble something you might’ve seen on the big screen (or little) from renowned Japanese Studio. However, most often, it points to the visual art style. And, with The Girl of Glass: A Sumer Bird’s Tale, the visible inspiration can be seen in its launch trailer....

Today SNK announced that a returning character is coming as a free DLC for The King of FIghters XV, Omega Rugal. The free update will come on April 14 and won’t just include the Omega form of Rugal Bernstein, but it’ll also introduce the Boss Challenge mode. Defeating Rugal in this mode will grant you an Omega Armor costume, new music, and a new stage. You can check out a trailer and new screenshots below....

Key Points The largest publicly traded tech company in Arkansas is LiveRamp Holdings Inc, founded in Conway.The largest tech company by revenue is Protech Solutions, at 69 million. The largest tech company by employee count is also Protech Solutions, with 98 employees. Arkansas isn’t exactly the first state that comes to mind when thinking of places with a lot of tech companies or tech startups. However, a strong tech startup ecosystem has slowly taken over, which makes the state well-known for tech-based innovation and its commitment to stressing computer science in the classroom....

Today Sony Interactive Entertainment and Naughty Dog released a new trailer about their upcoming game The Last of Us Part 1. This time around we get a more extensive video in which the developers show and talk about the improvements made to the game to honor the legacy of the original. Not only do they focus on graphics, but also on AI improvements, which according to them make this “the best version of the game possible....

It seems as though California-based studio Question is working on a South Park game. That’s thanks to a job advert the studio has posted for a Lead Level Designer, spotted by Eurogamer. The company says its working with South Park Digital Studios on “a new video game set in the world of South Park”. We can also gleam a couple of other nuggets of info. Namely, that the successful applicant will have to work on the Unreal engine....

Even though the songbird had to leave for a while, Justin Hayward found new melodies for springtime release. The legendary singer-songwriter of the Moody Blues released the digital-only two-track EP One Summer Day/My Juliette today on Eagle Rock Entertainment. It is available through all digital service providers. The opening track, “One Summer Day,” is a conversational song with a melodic acoustic guitar underpinning. The songwriter says the piece came out organically....