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Ubisoft announces a new plan shifting towards a new live-service game development initiative, while Sony sets grim expectations for PS5 supply throughout 2021 in this week’s news. Game Rant has compiled some of the biggest gaming news stories from this past week together into a concise post for fans and enthusiasts to stay up to date on the most important events in the industry per week. Highlighting the most relevant stories, this list is not inherently and totally objective, and will not contain every news story this week....

Of the many Soulslike games announced in recent years, few managed to capture gamers’ attention quite like developer Game Science’sBlack Myth: Wukongdid with its 2020 debut trailer. The lengthygameplay trailer forBlack Myth: Wukonggave gamers their first glimpse of the gorgeous action title based on the famous 16th-century Chinese novel,Journey to the West,and left many wanting more. To attract an audience who may be unfamiliar with the epic tale, though,Black Myth: Wukongwill have to rely on more than just its legendary source material....

Several days ago,Amazon offered a discount coupon for the standard editionofBorderlands 3, which is no doubt one of the hottest shooter games right now. Unfortunately, the coupon is no longer available, butBorderlands 3is still discounted at $44.99 for everyone, with Prime members getting almost 50% off at $33.74. Now, the retailer is also offering a discount coupon for the Super Deluxe Edition of the game. Borderlands 3 Super Deluxe Editionis currently priced at $74....

Call of Duty: Warzone 2players will be rewarded with in-game items for inviting new players to the game and completing challenges with them.Call of Duty’s upcoming Season 3 is set to bring tons of new content toModern Warfare 2multiplayer andWarzone 2players later this month. For the past several yearsCall of Dutyhas offered a robust live service across many annual standalone launches as well as its popular battle royale experienceWarzone. This transition to live service hashelped theCall of Dutyfranchise evolve and adapt to the new era of persistent ongoing video gamesand solidifiedWarzoneas one of the most dominant first-person shooter battle royales on the market....

A new update forCall of Duty: Modern WarfareandWarzonehas released across all platforms. This update is a standard playlist switch, allowing players more variety in their gameplay options. AsCall of Duty: Modern WarfareandCall of Duty: Warzonefans quickly noticed, something requested was mysteriously missing. Theseplaylist updates forCall of Duty: Modern Warfareare usually met with mixed reviews. Fans hope for game improvements, meta changes, bug fixes, or new content with every patch but the developers are only delivering playlists in this update....

Season 2 of the SyFy seriesChuckywill premiere on October 5th, 2022, and since October is all about Autumn leaves, getting cozy, and watching scary stories, this is great news. Lachlan Watson andThe Real Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar Sutton Stracke will also appear on the show. TheChild’s Playhorror franchise is one of the most popular, with Chucky the evil and murderous doll at the center of it. Chucky has no regrets about anything that he’s done since he’s the spirit of the serial killer Charles Lee Ray and he has fun everywhere that he goes....

Crunchyrollis a multimedia company that streams anime and manga to international audiences. There is a free-with-ads tier, and multiple premium features each with its own unique perks. The service also has a yearly fan-voted award show, and anime-related news, and has become a mobile game developer in recent years. Last anime season was whenCrunchyroll officially ended their free-with-adsfor all currently airing anime, so it can be assumed this is meant to make up for the sudden stop....

Point-and-click adventure games may not be the industry-leading blockbusters that defined studios like Sierra Entertainment and LucasArts before the turn of the century, but they aren’t bygone relics.Tom and Emma Hardwidge of Tall Story Games, behindLucy Dreaming, recently told Game Rant the niche market is having a sort of renaissance thanks to high-profile titles likeReturn to Monkey Islandand The Game Awards 2022 “Best Debut Indie” nomineeNorco.Cyanide and Happiness: Freakpocalypseis another part of this trend, releasing its first of three episodes two years ago....

Guardians ofDestiny 2are gearing up and preparing for the launch of Season 14. Bringing with it the new Armor Synthesis system, new Seasonal Story content, and the return of the Vault of Glass,Destiny 2Season 14 has plenty of Guardians eager to start the new season. With Season of the Chosen coming to a close, Guardians should take the timeto prepare forDestiny 2Season 14. Guardians eager to jump into Season 14 must wait until August 07, 2025, before exploring what the new season has to offer....

The Barbarian in theDiablofranchise has always been a nasty combatant in PvP. With excellent movement capabilities and a huge life pool to boot, the character has enjoyed some great times in PvP. YetDiablo 4may be the very best time that gamers have with a Barbarian on the battlefield. RELATED:Diablo 4 - Strongholds Explained The Fields of Hatred can be a free for all but no class should dive in against the Barbarian with a great PvP build unless they’re ready to receive some punishment....

Twitch streamer Disguised Toast expressed his frustration overPokemon Scarlet and Violet, saying that the games and their graphics had “zero effort.” He’s one of many players who have experienced thePokemongames' performance issues. Since launching on November 18 worldwide,Pokemon Scarlet and Violethave received negative reviewsfrom critics and players due to their seemingly subpar performance and graphics. So far, they are some of the lowest-ratedPokemongames, despite being two of the most anticipated titles this year....

Sony and Microsoft have frequently been making headlines for a while now, with both giants seemingly being on a shopping spree for acquisitions. Microsoft not only completed its purchase of ZeniMax Media, but also announced a record-breaking acquisition of Activision-Blizzard for a whopping $70 billion. Sony has also been acquiring studios such as Housemarque, Nixxess, Firesprite, andmost recently Bungie for $3.6 billion. It seems as though both are constantly trying to one-up each other in this war of acquisitions, even if that isn’t the case....

Summary AFalloutfan has had an incredible Father’s Day thanks to his kids, who gave him some impressive hand-crafted gifts based on the series. Fellow fans ofFallouthave been blown away by the effort made by his children. Falloutis likely more popular than ever thanks to the recent Amazon Prime Video adaptation of the series. TheFalloutshow proved to be a big hitamong fans and newcomers alike, and has led many established fans revisiting the games....