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Victoria 3, the sequel to Paradox Interactive’s grand strategy game Victoria II, is set to release exclusively on Steam. This means that it will not be available to buy from the Microsoft Store or Xbox Game Pass. The game will be officially released on October 25, 2022, but you can now pre-order the game via the Steam store.Fortunately, pre-ordering on Steam will provide players with various pre-order bonuses that will provide you with more content to access.

Recent reports show that the Japanese multinational video game company will be partnering with the Japan-based blockchain firm, Double Jump Tokyo, for the former’s first-ever blockchain game.Sega’s decision to collaborate with blockchain video game developers and companies and participate in the blockchain video game industry should not come as a surprise. The aforementioned company is only one of the many Japanese and some French video game companies that decided to shift their attention to blockchain video game technology.According to a report by 4Gamer.net, Sega’s partnership with Double Jump Tokyo will have them work with a video game that is based on Sega’s IP, Sangokushi Taisen, and provide Double Jump Tokyo with all the licenses it will need.

For gamers who have been saying that the future of video gaming involves cloud gaming services, well this news might be a good reality check that we really aren’t quite there yet (or if we’ll ever be).Google just recently announced that their own cloud gaming service, Stadia, is shutting down for good. The multinational technology giant, known for its search engine technology, artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and online advertising, among other things, has officially announced via a blog post about its decision to “begin winding down our Stadia streaming service.”The massive company, which is also known to have delved into cloud computing and quantum computing, says that while the cloud gaming service, Stadia, was built “on a strong technology foundation,” it was unsuccessful in enticing and gaining enough users to justify the costs of further development and maintenance of the service.

If you’re a Skull & Bones fan and having a bad day, I suggest you don’t continue reading this article. Unfortunately, the game is set to be delayed AGAIN for one more time. The game is supposed to launch in November this year.But according to an official statement by Ubisoft, the video game company behind the upcoming and much-anticipated action-adventure game, the new release date of Skull & Bones is on March of next year. That’s another four-month delay to the release of the game, which has been delayed multiple times in the past already.

If you’re a fan of the neighborhood superhero, then here’s a piece of good news for you: Marvel’s Spider-Man spin-off reportedly will launch this coming fall. The action-packed action-adventure video game, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, has been available on the PlayStation 4 and Playstation 5 for a while already. But finally, Sony decided to do a release on PC via Steam.

Fans of the roguelike role-playing video game and sequel to Darkest Dungeon, Darkest Dungeon II, are in for a treat! The game’s official website just announced an upcoming big update to the game, titled “Altar of Hope.”

The well-known Japanese video game developer, publisher, and distribution company, Atlus, is suing fans for hosting servers intended to keep their MMO alive. The MMO in question is the Shine Megami Tensei MMO, Imagine Online, which is set in post-apocalyptic Tokyo.

In a tweet posted by Sean Murray, the founder and current managing director of Hello Games, which is the studio behind the popular action-adventure survival game, No Man’s Sky, the game’s 4.0 version will be focusing mainly on the Switch release. He said that “Switch is a real labour of love for us, and the whole team is fully focused on delivering that technical mini miracle”.You can read his full tweet below:

Netflix looks to further expand its share in the video game industry as it is set to open a new Netflix Games studio in Helsinki, which will be led by Marko Lastikka, co-founder of the Zygna Helsinki game development studio. This move, however, is far from unprecedented.The massive subscription streaming service and production company has been participating in the video games market for at least several months already, with official reports about its decision breaking in July of last year (2021).

According to CD Projekt Red, the developer of the acclaimed action role-playing game Cyberpunk 2077, the game has now reached over one million players daily. The developer revealed this good news via Twitter.

Xbox Game Pass subscribers, rejoice! More new games are coming to you, including some of the most anticipated and long-awaited games by the community. Just a few days ago, Xbox Game Pass subscribers were excited with the arrival of five new games to the subscription service, which is in line with the previously announced plan of releasing multiple games during the last half of September.The first games that were released are the first-person shooter Deathloop and the space-based sci-fi Hardspace: Shipbreaker last 20th September and Beacon Pines, SpiderHeck, and a game preview of Slime Rancher 2 last 22nd September. However, since Slime Rancher 2 only featured a game preview, some other features are still not available to subscribers, such as achievements. But we should be expecting plenty of additional features in the next months.

Logitech and Microsoft just recently announced a handheld gaming device that could possibly rival the Steam Deck (or will it?). Formally announced through a blog post by the Vice President of Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft, Catherine Gluckstein, the Logitech G Cloud is an Android-based gaming device specially designed for cloud-based gaming and streaming.

Just two weeks before the release of Overwatch 2 (and the inevitable shutdown of Overwatch), the gaming community is hit with sad news—the lead hero designer of Overwatch 2 decided to leave the well-known video game developer and publisher, Blizzard Entertainment.According to a Blizzard spokesperson via PC Gamer, Geoff Goodman, who was last seen publicly in an interview last June, decided to leave the company earlier this year.

If you’ve heard (or read) about the recent fiasco involving Rockstar Games and the huge leak of Grand Theft Auto 6, then you might be wondering what happened to the leaker. Well, it turns out that the alleged leaker (or hacker) is now under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

If you’re both a Marvel fan and an avid video gamer, then this is great news for you. According to an official announcement by Electronic Arts, there is an “all-new single-player, third-person, action-adventure Iron Man video game” currently under early development.This video game will be starred by the beloved Marvel character, Tony Stark AKA Iron Man, and will feature the character’s rich history and narrative.