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Saturday, April 30, 2022
The CW canceled "Batwoman" and "Legends of Tomorrow"
Batwoman showrunner Caroline Dries has announced the end of Batwoman. The cancellation was announced a month after the third season aired, and the writing team was trying to get an audience on Twitter to tell the channel that a fourth season was needed.
The series based on DC comics from the very beginning was not a record holder for views. In addition, after the end of the first season, the leading lady, Ruby Rose, left the film crew with a scandal. In her place, they took the black actress Javisia Leslie, and the plot was deliberately ended with a cliffhanger so that the audience demanded more.
The same steps were taken by the authors of the series "Legends of Tomorrow". But it didn't help them either. The story of the series will end in the seventh season.
Rumors that The CW is going to radically revise the Arrowverse universe appeared after it became known about the possible sale of the channel. At the moment, out of the four series of the cycle, only two remain alive: Naomi and Gotham Knights.
Rockstar announces GTA+ temporary event for PS5 and Xbox Series Players
Rockstar announces GTA+ temporary event for PS5 and Xbox Series owners
Rockstar has launched a temporary paid ($5.99) GTA+ promotion for users playing GTA Online on PS5 and Xbox Series. It will last until June 1 inclusive and will provide access to several bonuses
500 thousand in-game dollars, which will be automatically credited to your Maze Bank account every month at the beginning of each billing period;
The Grotti Brioso R/A compact car, introduced in the Cunning and Stunts update, and a set of exclusive modifications with which you can turn the vehicle into a nimble and stylish car for racing;
Access to the agency in Rockford Hills, which unlocks the "Contract" update - the same as with Franklin solving the problems of rapper Dr. Dre;
New clothes and accessories, including exclusive modifications for vehicles;
Double rewards for security contracts;
50% more in-game currency and reputation points for quests selling goods from the nightclub business warehouse;
Double in-game currency and reputation points for Kart Krash Mayhem Showdown.
Also this week, all GTA Online users will receive one and a half times more rewards for successfully completing special cargo and weapon sales tasks, as well as double bonuses for client tasks.
Marvel Studios is planning the next 10 years of the MCU
At CinemaCon, producer Kevin Feige revealed that Marvel Studios is going to start planning for the next 10 years of the MCU, until 2032.
Feige noted that immediately after the end of the exhibition, he will go to a kind of “solitude” with other authors of the studio, where they will make plans for the further development of the popular MCU. And we are talking about both films and television projects.
At the moment, the last officially announced picture on the Marvel schedule remains the Ant-Man triquel, which will be released on July 28, 2023. It was previously known about other tapes, but they do not yet have an exact premiere date - like the new Fantastic Four or the Blade restart.
Also, fans are aware of a bunch of upcoming Disney+ shows like Secret Invasion, but they haven't got exact release dates yet either.
NFL Star Claims He's Already Seen Modern Warfare 2
Ahmad Gardner, a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bearcats, posted a short video showing that he's "the first to see the new Call of Duty."
Tomorrow in Las Vegas, the annual NFL player recruitment takes place - it seems that Activision has decided to present a new part of the shooter as part of this event.
It is not completely clear whether Gardner managed to play Modern Warfare 2, or whether the case was limited to show. The level of realism, according to the player, Is simply incredible. He also noted that Warzone 2 will be released simultaneously with the new COD.
Most likely, Activision will present the game publicly very soon - the first teasers are expected the other day, and the announcement may take place in May. The company has promised players that the 2019 Modern Warfare sequel will be the most advanced installment in the series. The release is scheduled for autumn.
By the way, a similar story took place in 2018, when James Harden, the NBA star, was noticed with a black cap with the Black Ops 4 logo, although the game had not even been announced at that time.
Activision also announced that the 2022 COD Modern Warfare 2 will be the last game after that they are taking one year break to produce a quality AAA game. They should really take break because they are producing the COD games for last 18 years.
Last Sunday, a small documentary was released, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of The Walking Dead game series. Thanks to this short video, it became known that the project was conceived as a plot branch of Left 4 Dead.
Since the brainchild of the studio Turtle Rock concentrated heavily on action, the spin-off was supposed to shed light on the drama of human survival in a zombie apocalypse. The plot of the game revolved around a young guy and his sister.
With this idea, one of the studio employees approached Robert Kirkman, the creator of the original The Walking Dead comics, to which he received approval. The only condition is that Rick Grimes should not be in the game, since the author had far-reaching plans for this character.
Unfortunately, the documentary doesn't say why Telltale ended up going off course. On the other hand, if it were not for this circumstance, then interactive cinema might not have received such distribution in the gaming industry.
Sony will add Variable Refresh Rate VVR support to PS5 this week
Sony has revealed that they are planning to add Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support to the PS5 as early as this week.
VRR allows you to get rid of various graphical problems and FPS drops. In the coming weeks, some PS5 games will receive a patch to add VRR support. These are the following games
Astro’s Playroom
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Destiny 2
Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition
DIRT 5
Godfall
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Resident Evil Village
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Tribes of Midgard.
If you wish, you can try to apply the VRR function to games that do not initially support it - for a possible improvement in video quality. You can always turn it off in the settings.
New parts of Far Cry, Assassin's Creed and Ghost Recon may be delayed
According to Bloomberg, US investment groups KKR and Blackstone are considering acquiring Ubisoft. At the same time, there have not even been any serious negotiations as such.
Against the background of this news, the shares even rose in price by 11%, but things are still not going well in the company - if in 2018 the cost of one security was $110, then in 2021 it fell to $41.
Edition Kotaku supplemented the story with information received from its sources. First, in recent years, Ubisoft has indeed been working closely with several third-party consulting firms to audit various parts of its business. One of the possible reasons for such activity in preparation for a potential sale of the company.
Secondly, it is noted that Ubisoft is experiencing problems with the development of leading projects, due to which the new parts of Far Cry, Assassin's Creed, and Ghost Recon risk coming out later than planned. You can also recall stories of harassment and other hardships that can really push Ubisoft to a deal. In a sense, all this even resembles the story of Activision Blizzard and Microsoft.
In addition, in February, the head of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot, noted that the company is ready to consider purchase offers. Also, his family remains the largest shareholder of the company - 15% of the business with a market capitalization of just under $5 billion.
Kotaku also contacted Ubisoft with a request to comment on the publication of Bloomberg, but received only the standard response in such cases, “We do not comment on rumors and speculation.”
Sony is looking for a person for the position of Senior Director for PC Development
Sony has posted a vacancy for a Senior Director of PC Development. The future employee will have to communicate with top managers of other departments, determine the strategy for the development of the PC games market, form budgets for ports and promote these projects.
This hardly means that all games from internal Sony studios will definitely receive PC versions in the future. Or, for example, projects will start to come out on PC at the same time as console releases, by analogy with Microsoft's policy. But it's also clear that the company is more than ever interested in the PC and wants to build up an audience as soon as possible.
Recall that Sony acquired the Nixxes studio last year, which specializes in ports. Sony's next PC release will be Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. The Collection includes the fourth part of the saga and the standalone Lost Legacy add-on.
Screenshots of the map and user interface of the new Need for Speed leaked on Internet
Screenshots of the map and user interface of the new Need for Speed, which is rumored to be released this November on PC, Xbox Series, and PS5, have leaked on the internet.
Need for Speed looks stunning in this new screenshot and the new open-world map also looks big with new things to explore. This game is set in the United State of Illinois, Chicago.
Earlier, insider Jeff Grubb shared information that the game will take place in a city called Lake Shore, a fictional version of Chicago. In one of the leaked screenshots, you can also see some of the environment.
According to the same Grubb, the new Need for Speed will have a "photorealistic" art style mixed with some anime elements.
Honestly, can't wait to see what 2022 Need for Speed has in store for us. This game is expected to release in November which means that we can see the first trailer of the game in September.
The creators of Halo Infinite spoke about the modes that will be added in the second season
Halo Infinite is a first-person shooter game developed by 343 industries and published by Xbox Game Studios. Halo Infinite was released on 15 November 2021 and this game is exclusively available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and S, and PC. Halo Infinite is a Microsoft exclusive game and this game also won many awards such as the Players' Voice awards.
It's been 4 months since the game was released. Developers are trying to add new content to the game such as new game modes so the players do not get bored with the game.
The creators of Halo Infinite detailed the three new modes and variations on existing ones that will appear in the shooter in the second season:
"King of the Hill" - two teams are trying to capture a neutral area. As soon as members of only one team are in its open spaces, a set of points will begin, and after reaching the required number, it will receive a point. Next, you will need to conquer another area;
Land Conquest - A similar mode to the previous one, but you will need to capture a segment consisting of three areas. The first team to get 11 points wins;
Last Spartan Standing is a 12-player battle with only five resurrections each. Those who spend them completely will only have to watch the process until the end of the match.
Note that at the launch of the season, which will take place on May 3, Land Grab will not be available - it will be added after a month as part of a separate event.
Now as for variations on the theme of existing regimes:
Ninja Assassin is a match in which only the energy sword and the grappling hook are available. Will please lovers of close combat;
"Vampireball" - an analogue of the "Hold the ball" mode, but with the difference that the owner of the skull kills enemies with one hit and has vampirism;
Rocket Repulsors is a match where only repulsors and rocket launchers with unlimited ammo will be available to gamers.
Honestly, I cannot wait for these game modes to drop so I can enjoy the game new content. The new game modes are releasing on May 3, 2022.
Devolver Digital Explains the Differences Between Different Editions of Trek to Yomi
Publisher Devolver Digital is preparing to release a stylish samurai thriller Trek to Yomi: the game comes out May 5 on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Pre-orders have already started, and the company is planning to release different editions and give out bonuses depending on what edition they purchased.
Devolver Digital posted a comparison table on the official Twitter, which should help you choose the desired edition of Trek to Yomi. That's just the versions for different platforms do not differ in any bonuses and discounts.
Buyers are promised the main game with a 10% advance discount, an epic journey through the underworld and a chance to get out of it, amazing graphics and a catchy soundtrack, a complex combat system, and, the opportunity to watch the end credits.
On Steam, the game can be pre-ordered for 9 US dollars. And owners of Xbox and PC can take advantage of the benefits of a subscription: the game will appear in the Game Pass library on the day of the premiere.
Far Cry 6 collaboration with Stranger Things brought 1 million new players to Yara
Far Cry 6 is an action-adventure first-person shooter game. It was released on 6 October 2021 on Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox series X, and series S and on PC. Far Cry 6 is the sixth main installment of the Far Cry series it came after Far cry 5. Far Cry 6 is published by Ubisoft. Far Cry series is mainly popular by its villains and this time game feature Giancarlo Esposito the American actor who is famous for his role as Gustavo Fring in the famous American television series called Breaking Bad.
It's been five months since the Far Cry 6 is released. Far Cry 6 recently collaborates with the drama television series called Stranger Things which is available on Netflix. With the collaboration of FarCry 6 with Stranger Things, the game brought one million new players to Yara the open-world map of Far Cry 6.
Ubisoft revealed in a small statistic that the Far Cry 6 crossover with Stranger Things attracted 1 million new players to Yara.
players destroyed 18.7 million Kukly enemies;
GUAPO 130 million time
OLUSO 50 million times.
Recall that the crossover with Stranger Things was added to Far Cry 6 on March 24. On the same day, a free weekend started, which made it possible for everyone to try out a new additional mission.
Far Cry 6 is also available on Google Stadia and is free for the subscribers of Ubisoft+.
The teaser of ''Thor: Love and Thunder'' gained 209 million views in the first 24 hours.
Thor: Love and Thunder is an upcoming superhero movie based on Marvel Comics. It is the direct sequel to the previous movie Thor: Ragnarok and it is the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This film is releasing on July 8, 2022, in the USA.
Marvel Studios has revealed that the debut teaser for Thor 4 "Love and Thunder", gained 209 million views in its first 24 hours.
Note that I am talking about views on different Internet sites, and not on one YouTube. For comparison: the trailer for the film Thor 3: Ragnarok, released in 2017, collected 136 million views in the first 24 hours.
Recall that the debut trailer for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" was able to collect a record 355.5 million views in the first 24 hours. According to these indicators, the picture bypassed Avengers: Endgame - they collected 289 million views around the world over the same period.
Thor: Love and Thunder is going to be a superhit movie and Marvel Cinematic Universe fans are very excited to see what's in store from them.
Patch 4.0 for Battlefield 2042 will be released tomorrow
Battlefield 2042 is a first-person shooter game. This game is produced by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. Battlefield 2042 was released on October 8 2021 on multiple platforms like Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox series S, and X and on PC. Battlefield 2042 is the latest game in the Battlefield series previously was Battlefield V which was a huge success and this game also hopes to be successful. Battlefield 2042 is set in the near future it features futuristic weapons, deployable turrets, drones, and vehicles.
EA has revealed the details of the upcoming 4.0 patch for the online shooter Battlefield 2042. And announced the release date: a major update is scheduled for tomorrow, April 19th. As we already wrote, more than 400 edits and improvements to the gameplay are being prepared for the players.
In particular, voice chat will finally appear in the game. Players will be able to select one of two VoIP chat channels - group or team and configure it in the sound/voice submenu in the options panel. And at the end of the round, the updated scoreboard, introduced in update 3.3, will be shown.
Update 4.0 brings many changes to weapon mods, specialist and vehicle balancing, kill tracking, and other gameplay aspects. Separate edits are prepared for the Battlefield Portal and Breakthrough, Hazard Zone, Rush, and Conquest modes, as well as almost all maps.
Battlefield 2042 patch 4.0 may bring new and old players into the game. As they lost thousands of concurrent players because of a lack of updates, frame dropping issues, audio issues, odd character movement, and many more issues.
I also want to try this latest patch as soon as it releases because the latest patch also contains bug fixes which was the main issue for me. This update also has weapon balancing and kill tracking that would be a great help to finally enjoy the game.
Studio Sucker Punch announced the end of active support for the action-adventure gameGhost ofTsushima. Ghost of Tsushima was released in July 2020 on Playstation 4. This game is exclusively for Playstation 4 and Playstation 5 gaming consoles. Ghost of Tsushima is also expected to release on PC but the release date is not confirmed.
Ghost of Tsushima released the last patch to the game released the final patch 2.18, which is dedicated to bug fixes, improvements, and several changes in the Legends standalone co-op mode.
The developers thanked the community for the incredible support and all the feedback the studio has received since its launch. Although the studio is no longer working on any fixes and expansions, the game's creators promise to monitor reports of problems and critical bugs.
The open-world action-adventure Ghost of Tsushima was released in July 2020 on PlayStation 4. A year later, the creators released a "director's cut" for PlayStation 5, and in September last year, the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends multiplayer mode was released as a standalone application.
Ghost of Tsushima has sold over 8 million-plus copies. This game was a huge success and won many awards such as Best art Director, Player's voice award, and BAFTA Games award for audio. Rumor is that the game sequel is under development.
I honestly can't wait to play this beautiful game sequel because the first part was great in storytelling action, in a rich environment. I completed all the side quests and still can't get over it.
Witcher 3 " Next Gen '' Update Has Been Delayed !!!
Playstation 5 and Xbox series X next gen update was expected to be released in the first half 2022.
CD Projekt Red game developers of Witcher 3 has announce on Twitter that next gen update of the game has been delayed until further notice.
CD Projekt Red said on Twitter “We have decided to have our in-house development team conduct the remaining work on the next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt We are currently evaluating the scope of work to be done and thus have to postpone Q2 release until further notice. We’ll update you as soon as we can. Thank you for understanding''
Enhanced edition of Witcher 3 can easily run game on 4k 60 fps. It can unlocked the full potential of Playstation 5 and Xbox series X. Witcher 3 is one of best storyteller and beautiful looking game on PC and I can't wait to play this beautiful RPG game on my Playstation 5.
PS5 system update is online! Still unable to solve the problem that screenshots and videos cannot be uploaded to the PS APP
PS5 system update is online, the version number is 22.01-05.02.00, the size is about 1GB The main functions of this system software upgrade and improvement.
This system software upgrade improves host performance.
After our test, this update has not solved the problem that the screenshots and videos encountered by Hong Kong server players could not be uploaded to the PS APP. We can only continue to wait for Sony to fix it. Players who need it can use the accelerator or modify the DNS to solve it.
Previously, Sony promised to update the PS5's support for VRR functions in the next few months.
When Apex Legends Mobile Is Going To Release Globally?
Apex Legends is a battle Royale game that was first released in 4 February on windows pc , Playstation 4 , Xbox one. Later it was released on Nintendo Switch and now this battle royale game is going to be released on mobile devices.
Apex Legends is already been released in some countries like Brazil , Singapore gamers there are enjoying this game very much and this game getting a great feedback.
Electronic Arts announce the pre registration on google play store and Apple store it is on where to be found.
When the Game Officially Be Released?
Game official released date is not announced yet but it is expected to be launched on the start of MAY. However if you are on Android device you can download the game apk file and play the game from there. But I suggest you to wait for the global release because if you play the game through apk file there's gonna be a server reconnecting issues and if you are lucky to play the game ping is going to be very high it will ruin your gaming experience .
The era of esports gaming first starts in 19 October 1972 when 24 players met each other to compete 'Spacewar’. This tournament avenue was at Stanford University. As the time passes electronic sports isn’t stopping it was growing it become such a major factor that even rich business and celebrities started to invest in this.
Where it begins
Gaming performed a major aspects in our life. Game was first invent in October 1958 by a physician name William Higinbotham and by the time goes more people came to know about the games and they started to invent it .As the time passes more games being invented and more competitiveness grow. People started to believe that they are better than the others in game so they held a tournament just like any other sports where nations compete with each other for the prize pool.
Competitive Games
There are several games that are being played competitively.Most popular competitive games are CS:GO,dota2,league of legends,pubg,call of duty,Fortnite,world of warcraft and overwatch.These games by far is the most popular game of 2021.Players earned $6,974,817.80 (dota2) of huge amount just by playing this games.There is no doubt that every parents wants to be their child a esports player.
Esports organisations
So what are esports organisations?
These are the organisations that hire a player that is better in the game and formed a team of better players.These organisations paid their players salaries over a million US dollars and a cut of the winning prize pool.A player named Johan Sundstein earned 6.97 million US dollars just by playing a game in his computer.There are many famous esports organisations like Fazeclan,Tsm,optic gaming,Teamliquid,100thieves,Navi,Astralis,Gambit esports and many more.These organisations won over millions of US dollars just by competing in tournament qnd and winning it.These organisations also get sponsored by energy drinks like gfuel , Redbull and also by tech companies like logitech,Razer etc.
Celebrities evolved in esports
Gaming is liked by everyone which is why celebrities get evolved in esports.In November 2016 former call of duty professional player Matt 'Nadeshot' Haag announce his own esports organisation called '100 thieves '.This organisations instantly gain fame because of their merch,Star studded players and social media. Everyone was talking about organisations who gain high level popularity overnight,So Drake world famous pop star decided to invest in this organisation.
Apart from that many celebrities like former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, MLB former player Jimmy Rollins got involved in esports organisations called 'NRG'.This organisation has teams of six games which include CS:GO,Smite,Overwatch,Super Smash Bros and more. Their Smite team won the world championship in January.
Esports Watching
There are millions of people that like to watch gaming just like any other sports.Tournament of CS:GO, Fortnite, Dota 2 , league of legends reach views of 200k+ when every team tries their best to win and show spectators their true potential. These tournament streams on Twitch. Twitch is a website/app that streams video games tournaments and steamers that create content live. League of legends reached 157.0 million views on Twitch which is pretty impressive numbers while CS:GO reached 70.1 million views and dota 2 reached 49.8 million views.
Total Revenue of esports
Esports market is growing day by day in 2019 esports revenue generates over 957.5 million US dollars and in 2020 because of Covid-19 it reaches 947.1 million US dollars. It's number isn't stopping in 2021 it generated 1,084.1 million US dollars and expected to reach 1,617.7 million US dollars in 2024.
