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As The Beat reported yesterday, Xbox is in the process of acquiring video game publisher Activision-Blizzard early for a staggering $68.7 billion, pending SEC approval. To put that in perspective, that’s 17 times the amount Disney paid for Marvel. Microsoft’s move has gigantic reverberations for all of video games. Let’s look at whom the acquisition

We’ve been wondering how Sony will answer to Microsoft‘s industry-shaking acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, and we just got our answer. The maker of PlayStation announced that it is buying Bungie Inc for $3.6 billion. That’s much less than the near-$69 billion Microsoft shelled out for Activision/Blizzard, but it’s a major investment by Sony into the future of

After a bit of a lull, Nintendo‘s game studios are back in full force for 2022, beautifully illustrated by today’s Nintendo Direct presentation. We already knew about a few games coming to Switch this year, but Nintendo used the Direct to fill out the rest its Spring and Summer schedule. Here are 5 of the

Electronic Arts will no longer sell its games and other content in Russia and Belarus, the publisher announced this week, after condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine. An announcement about the decision said Electronic Arts stands “solidarity with the people of Ukraine” and is working to understand how it can help people in that region

Dark Horse just released The Art of Deathloop, a hardcover art book documenting the creation and production of Arkane Studio‘s 60’s-inspired, time looping first-person shooter video game. A pair of retro-styled anaglyphic 3D glasses is included with every copy, so readers can experience select 3D imagery found inside the book. The 2021 title was one of the

The Pokémon company held its latest Pokémon Direct to promote upcoming games and DLC. In addition to the standard updates to titles like Pokémon Go and Pokémon Unite, the digital showcase had some surprisingly big news to share with fans. Here are the 3 biggest news stories to come out of the Pokémon Direct, including

The CW has released a mid-season teaser highlighting its various series and included in the teaser are new looks at the upcoming returns of The Flash, Riverdale, Kung Fu, Charmed, and more. The video, which you can check out below, also highlights the current seasons of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman, both of which

Clocking in at just under five minutes, Saturday’s segment of “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live left fans with much to be desired. After the segment was suddenly cut short, fans watching the live sketch comedy quickly took to social media to express their frustrations with the bit. Enough so, Weekend Update became a Twitter

During its E3 2021 presentation, Square Enix announced Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, developed by Eidos-Montréal, the studio best known for its work on the Deus Ex franchise. A year earlier Guardians was unveiled, Square Enix released another game based on a Marvel license. While it had its advocates, Marvel’s Avengers was a disappointment critically and

Jason Sudeikis returned to 30 Rock Saturday night to make his hosting debut on Saturday Night Live, some eight years after he left his role as an actor on the live sketch comedy. As one might expect, the series brought back one of Sudeikis’ most popular sketches, “What’s Up With That?” and with it, some

It’s do or die time in SUICIDE SQUAD: KILL THE JUSTICE LEAGUE video game trailer – The Beat Password recovery At last year’s inaugural DC FanDome, Rocksteady Studio unveiled details for its long-awaited follow-up to its Arkham trilogy was a game starring Suicide Squad entitled Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. Today during the second

Shortly after showing off Rocksteady’s upcoming Suicide Squad game, DC FanDome 2021 offered a fresh look at next year’s open-world, action RPG Gotham Knights where you can play as Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood and Robin solo or cooperatively with friends. Similar to Suicide Squad, the footage didn’t provide many details about the gameplay. But the story trailer did a good job of

Daniel Craig’s currently starring in No Time to Die, his last outing as James Bond. Luckily for fans of the Bond franchise tuning in to Saturday Night Live, they got a double dose Saturday night. With Rami Malek — the actor behind No Time to Die’s villain — hosting, Craig made a surprise appearance in

The world of video game is no stranger to creating anime adaptations, with the likes of Pokemon, Persona, Castlevania, and countless others help forging the bond between the two mediums. Now, Cartoon Network is teaming up with Crunchyroll and Telecom Animation Film to dive into the world of Shenmue, a fan-favorite video game franchise that

A few weeks ago came the news that a Teen Wolf revival movie was officially on the way from creator Jeff Davis and the cast from the hit MTV series was in talks to return. Now lead actor Tyler Posey, who starred in all 100 episodes of the original show itself inspired by the 1980s

Playing through the opening minutes of Kena: Bridge of Spirits, I was in awe. Its art style is unlike anything I’d ever seen in a video game. Before now, I bristled at any comparison between a game’s animation and the work of Pixar. There have been some beautiful video games, a few that even rival

Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2022 will include the song “POP/STARS” that comes from the League of Legends music group K/DA, the companies announced this week. The announcement was made after a teaser shared on social media hinted at as much similar to how other new songs and choreographies have been teased over the past couple of

Earlier this year came a flurry of rumors and teases that perhaps Aladdin star Mena Massoud had been tapped to play the part of Star wars character Ezra Bridger in live-action. Having made his first appearance in the animated series Star Wars: Rebels, it wouldn’t be totally out of the realm of possibility for Lucasfilm

Kevin Smith’s latest project, Clerks III, may be a deeply emotional and very personal achievement for the filmmaker as he goes back, as it were, to the film that jump-started his career, 1994’s Clerks, but fans concerned that the threequel will be Smith’s final film can breathe a sigh of relief. Smith has no plans

Netflix’s TUDUM event is nearing an end, and the day saw a lot of exciting teases for Netflix content, including a creepy glimpse at the fourth season of Stranger Things. However, that’s not the only Millie Bobby Brown-led Netflix property to receive some love today. Back in May, it was announced that Brown and Henry Cavill would be returning

When it comes to Nintendo‘s Directs, it is often a coin toss over whether it will drop much in the way of major news. The June Nintendo Direct was a bit of a mixed bag after the excitement of E3 but this one definitely did have a lot more meat to chew on. Probably the

Dr Disrespect is one of the biggest names in streaming, and Turtle Beach and ROCCAT are collaborating with him on an all-new line of products. The Champion Grade collection includes a limited-edition headset, keyboard, mouse and mousepad. Fans of the two time will want to jump on these items immediately, as two have already sold

2 weeks ago, Sony aired its latest PlayStation Showcase. It was a very eventful 40 minutes, featuring new looks at some of Sony’s most hotly anticipated titles and major surprises including Spider-Man 2, Wolverine, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The presentation reaffirmed that Sony’s strategy for PlayStation hasn’t changed from what worked so

This morning, Nintendo aired the latest Indie World Showcase, its semi-regular event showcasing video games made by independent developers. Titles like Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and TOEM: A Photo Adventure look intriguing, but the presentation didn’t feature any big new announcements. The most exciting news to come out of the Indie World Showcase was the flurry

Earlier today, Game Freak aired a new showcase to promote its upcoming slate of Pokémon titles and content drops. Here’s a rundown of everything we learned from today’s event. Mobile Titles Today’s Pokémon Presents began with updates to several of the brand’s mobile titles. Pokémon Unite, which is currently confined to the Nintendo Switch, will

Amy Adams is anything but Disenchanted with the sequel to 2007’s Enchanted, where it’s Maya Rudolph taking over from Susan Sarandon’s evil queen as a wicked new villain. The sequel, set for a 2022 release on Disney+, reunites Adams with Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Idina Menzel, with newcomer Gabriella Baldacchino replacing Rachel Covey as a 15-years-older Morgan Philip. Updating the

By Sean Z. Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the first Google Doodle on August 30th, 1998. It was their out-of-office message, informing people that they were attending the California music festival Burning Man. Since then, Google Doodles have grown considerably. There are over 500 Doodles per year, with many running only in

Marvel’s latest mobile game and possibly its most ambitious mobile project to date, MARVEL Future Revolution, is now available to download. It debuted earlier today on the App Store and Google Play. Here’s the launch trailer. [embedded content] The Beat was given a hand-off preview of the game and came away impressed by the visuals

During Opening Night Live at Gamescom, 2K Games debuted Marvel’s Midnight Suns, a tactical RPG featuring the supernatural heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. The game is developed by Firaxis Games, the developer of XCOM. As reported by Polygon, Midnight Suns will feature heroes typically associated with the Marvel Comics imprint, including the Robbie Reyes

During the much anticipated Playstation Showcase, not one but TWO new Marvel video games were announced coming from Insomniac Games. The first to the surprise of nobody is Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, a sequel to the smash-hit Spider-Man PS4 game released in 2018 while the other is Marvel’s Wolverine starring everyone’s Canadian X-men. Fans have been