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Diablo Immortal microtransactions net Activision Blizzard a fine

Activision Blizzard is being fined by the PEGI (Pan-European Game Information) Complaints Board and Enforcement Committee over the inclusion of microtransactions in its 2022 mobile game Diablo Immortal. This news comes just after Nintendo got sued in North America over its implementation of loot box microtransactions in Mario Kart Tour. However, this decision comes from the European game ratings board PEGI after a reassessment of Diablo Immortal’s rating. Activision Blizzard, along with Hunt:…

Diablo 4 Won’t Include Pay-to-Win Mechanics, Season Pass to Offer Cosmetic Rewards, Blizzard Confirms

Diablo 4 will not feature pay-to-win mechanics. In a developer blog post, Activision Blizzard has confirmed that the hotly-anticipated dungeon crawler title will only contain cosmetic items in its in-game store. The deliberately fashioned statement comes in the wake of the controversy surrounding their last release, Diablo Immortal, which offered gameplay advantages in exchange for real-world money. The upcoming Diablo 4 also includes a battle pass system and is set to release sometime in 2023, across PS4, PS5, Xbox One,…

Activision Blizzard Sales Fall as Call of Duty: Vanguard Underperforms

Activision Blizzard, the biggest US video game publisher, reported revenue that beat analysts' estimates, but adjusted sales declined 15 percent from a year ago due to a soft Call of Duty: Vanguard launch last fall and a slow year for the gaming industry overall. Activision, which is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft, brought in adjusted revenue in the second quarter of $1.64 billion (roughly Rs. 13,000 crore), compared with the average analyst's projection for $1.6 billion (roughly Rs. 12,600 crore). Adjusted…

From God of War Ragnarök to Starfield: 45 Most Anticipated Games of 2022

Happy New Year! 2021 is finally over but if you're a gamer, don't start checking the achievements you've unlocked this year just yet. Not until you've checked out all the games coming to PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or smartphone in 2022. There are a lot of titles to look forward to, some (Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Dying Light 2 Stay Human, and Forspoken) promising fantastic open-world action, while others (Dead Space, and Prince of Persia: Sands of Time) will give us a…

NetEase delays Diablo Immortal’s China launch, shares tumble

Internet and gaming giant NetEase delayed the rollout of its video game Diablo Immortal in China three days ahead of its official launch, a move that comes just after the game's official account on Weibo was banned from making new posts. China-based NetEase, which was set to release the game, did not provide a new launch date, but said on Sunday it wanted to make changes such as improvements to the game-play experience and conduct "multiple optimization adjustments". The company did not address the social media ban in the…

Diablo Immortal to Sonic Origins: June 2022 Games on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X

Diablo Immortal, The Quarry, and Sonic Origins are all set to release in June 2022, along with a host of other titles arriving over the course of the month. The summer holidays are nearly over, but if you're looking for a new title to settle down with once the monsoon season arrives, there's a lot to pick across a variety of genres. Football enthusiasts can pick up Mario Strikers: Battle League next week, a five-versus-five game with a few “game changing” tweaks. Hack-and-slash action role-playing game (RPG) fans can look…