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A Fallout TV Series is Being Made by Amazon and the Producers of Westworld
Sourced from Screen Rant. Amazon Studios has licensed the rights to Fallout, a series of action RPGs developed by industry leaders Bethesda Game Studios. A TV/web series is being developed by Amazon’s OTT service Amazon Prime based on the story of the games. The new series will be produced by Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy’s Kilter Films, which also produces HBO’s Westworld. The announcement came by way of a series of tweets. The world of #Fallout is headed your way in a new series in partnership with @AmazonStudios and #KilterFilms. https://t.co/zk9s2qDN1m pic.twitter.com/r5KZHvRM1s — Bethesda (@bethesda) July 2, 2020 “Fallout is one of the greatest game series of all time. Each chapter of this insanely imaginative story has cost us countless hours we could have spent with family and friends...
A Second Next-Gen Xbox is Reportedly Set for Reveal in August
Sourced from jiveduder on Reddit. A newly leaked document from Microsoft has hinted that the tech giant could be preparing to announce a second next-gen Xbox console other than the Series X, and now rumours allege that the new console is planned for an August reveal. Eurogamers reports that Microsoft had originally planned to unveil the console, codenamed “Lockhart” in June. These plans have been moved to August by the company, with Eurogamer claiming that the console will be named the Xbox Series S. According to The Verge, Microsoft has been working on this second, cheaper next-gen console for months. Documents leaked last week seemingly confirm the second console being slightly toned-down performance-wise to lower the price. According to the documents, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X devkit – ...
5 Must-Have Gadgets for Mobile Gamers
One of the fastest-growing and highest-grossing industries on the planet, mobile gaming is exploding as gamers across the Earth unite in their hand-held passion. It’s a faster, cheaper way to play games, and to do it with friends as more and more large developers and publishers shift their IPs towards the mobile landscape. Soon, the mobile market will feature just as many AAA games as the console or PC market. The only thing standing in the way of this is technology. Right now, mobile gaming is limited, but with the right gadgets, an avid mobile gamer can play games as if they were right on a new-generation console. The following are five must-have accessories to turn your mobile gaming experience a complete 360: /* custom css */ .tdi_3_9bb.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_9bb.td-a-...
Sony is Offering a $50,000 Reward for Hacking the PlayStation 4
Sourced from Bloomberg Sony has launched a bug bounty hunting reward programme in order to continue to find critical faults with the security of its PlayStation 4 console and the PlayStation Network. Participants in the programme who find exploits and loopholes in the console’s security could be rewarded up to $50,000. This announcement was made by Sony Interactive Entertainment Senior Director of Software Engineering Geoff Norton, who says the company has partnered with a bug bounty platform, HackerOne, for the programme. “At PlayStation, we are committed to providing gamers all over the world with great experiences. I’m happy to announce today that we have started a public PlayStation Bug Bounty programme because the security of our products is a fundamental part of creating amazing expe...
Telkom VS Gaming to Bring Esports League to Virtual Comic Con Africa
Sourced from Students Brands. The 2020 edition of Comic Con Africa will be held virtually for the first time ever. Comic Con announced that this year’s edition of the biggest event in the pop culture and gaming calendar will go ahead from 24 – 27 September 2020; bringing a virtual Con to fans in their own homes. “The (COVID-19) pandemic has forced all aspects of the sports fraternity to relook their approach. Luckily for us, nothing much has changed; VS Gaming continued to host its online leagues through this time. With the postponement of Comic Con Africa the VS Gaming flagship Masters tournament will conclude and the revised structure will be shared with our community soon,” says Wanda Mkhize, Telkom VS Gaming Spokesperson. In light of the new developments, Telkom VS Gaming in partnershi...
Sony Finally Reveals the PlayStation 5
The PlayStation 5 was finally revealed, after months of waiting, at Sony’s Future of Gaming Livestream event yesterday. The console’s final design is vastly different from the company’s previous iterations. No longer will the PlayStation be a matte black box, but a gleaming white machine finished with aesthetic curves and wings. [embedded content] To accompany the reveal, Sony released a video of the new hardware. Typical of the Japanese conglomerate, the PS5 is introduced through a highly artistic and mysterious reveal complete with waves of glowing orbs mapping out the PlayStation’s signature buttons – triangle, circle, X and square. /* custom css */ .tdi_3_e3e.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_e3e.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Along with the reveal of the normal PlayStat...
South Africa’s rAge Expo 2020 Has Been Cancelled
Sourced from rAge. South Africa’s largest annual video gaming, tech and geek culture expo has been cancelled for 2020. The rAge Expo has been ongoing without fail for nearly two decades. For the first time in 18 years, the Johannesburg-based event won’t be going forward due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “The 2020 expo was shaping up to be yet another awesome event, and the team is deeply saddened that rAge won’t be coming to life in the real world this year. This isn’t a decision that was taken lightly. It was the product of lengthy internal discussions as well as valued input from other stakeholders, and the team all agreed that the expo would serve everyone better if it was cancelled for now,” reads a statement from the expo’s official website. “The coronavirus pandemic has touched e...
The Biggest Dance Music Livestream of Quarantine Just Got Even Bigger: See The Lineup
Billing itself as “the biggest digital music festival in history,” upcoming dance music livestream festival Electric Blockaloo just got even bigger. Today (June 11), the event added artists including Bob Moses, Maya Jane Coles, Deadmau5’s techno alter-ego Testpilot, Skream, Blondish, Seth Troxler, Khruangbin, MK, DJ Soda, Ekali, Felix da Housecat, Ivy Lab, Kevin Saunderson, The Knocks, Krafty Kuts, Luciano, Carl Craig, MK, Paris Hilton, Rudimental, DJ Sneak, Sherelle, STS9, Steve Aoki and Todd Terry to its already massive lineup featuring a staggering 850 artists. Electric Blockaloo takes place June 25-28 inside the video game Minecraft, which during the festival will feature 65 digitally-rendered stages including those hosted by labels and artists like Bedouin,...
Global Video Game Market to Hit $92 Billion in Value This Year
Sourced from Wikimedia. As one of the leading forms of entertainment today, the video games industry continues to generate remarkable profits from its huge player base. According to data gathered by GCN, the global video games market is set to jump over $92 billion value in 2020, growing by 10.9% year-on-year. With $54.6 billion profit or nearly 60% of that amount, mobile games remain the most significant revenue stream of the global video games industry. Video Games Revenue Increased by $15.56 billion in Three Years In 2017, the global video games industry reached $76.5 billion in revenue, revealed Statista Digital Market Outlook. By the end of 2018, this figure rose to $79.2 billion. The increasing trend continued during the last year, with the revenue reaching $83.1 billion. /* custom c...
‘Call of Duty’ Creators Are Implementing More Systems to Curb Racism in Games
Sourced from Polygon. Call of Duty developers Infinity Ward has announced that the company will be issuing more bans for racist usernames, and will begin taking more steps to monitor racist content in-game in the future. The Call of Duty series of games has become infamous for hosting a large number of trolls who use racist insults to harass other players, usually via voice chat. “There is no place for racist content in our game. This is an effort we began with launch and we need to do a better job. We’re issuing thousands of daily bans of racist and hate-oriented names,” Infinity Ward says in a tweet. pic.twitter.com/o2nR4ZNQL0 — Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) June 3, 2020 /* custom css */ .tdi_3_f84.td-a-rec-img{ text-align: left; }.tdi_3_f84.td-a-rec-img img{ margin: 0 auto 0 0; } Infini...
5 Best Video Games For Parents and Kids Under Lockdown
Sourced from The Guardian. With only grade 7 and grade 12 learners returning to school in the next few weeks, most children are still confined to their homes under the nationwide level 3 lockdown in South Africa. While many parents are working from home, and children are schooling from home as well, there is always a few hours of the day to settle down to some video games together. Of course, you don’t want your kids drowning in screen time, but if you’re a parent that games, or if your children game, this is an excellent way to connect with them. The following are 5 great video games to play with your children during level 3 lockdown in South Africa that are certain to be fun for both you and your kids: 5. FIFA or any other sports game /* custom css */ .tdi_3_d66.td-a-rec-img{ text-align:...
