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As the controversy over non-fungible tokens (NFTs) continues to rage, Blizzard’s President Mike Ybarra has denied the company is interested in pursuing blockchain technology for its games. Ybarra was responding to a story from Video Games Chronicle reporting that a YouGov survey asked players about crypto and NFT products in…

Former Xbox vice president Ed Fries says that he tried to buy Blizzard multiple times back during his tenure at Microsoft before he left in 2004. In a podcast with XboxEra, Fries implied that the acquistion would have made sense given Microsoft’s history with the PC platform, saying, “I was…

Here in the US, we haven’t seen any price drop in the Nintendo Switch, which is kind of a drag. To be fair, though… Nintendo doesn’t really need to drop the price, because Nintendo Switch still sells extremely well in spite of being 5 years old. However, much like PS5…

After nearly two years, Sucker Punch has released what appears to be the final planned patch for Ghost of Tsushima and has said it is not “actively working on any additional patches at the moment.” As reported by PlayStation LifeStyle, Sucker Punch shared the news on the notes for Patch…

Ron Gilbert, the mind behind Monkey Island, confirmed another installment in the classic franchise earlier this month. The sixth installment, Return to Monkey Island, will feature the return of Gilbert along with Dave Grossman, who collaborated with Secret of Monkey Island and LeChuck’s Revenge. In an interview with Adventuregamers.com, Gilbert…

Microsoft is reportedly looking into letting advertisers insert ads into free-to-play Xbox games. This program is reportedly going to launch by the third quarter of this year. According to Business Insider, these ads could show up as rendered billboards in a racing game. However, it wasn’t able to be confirmed…

In the grim, unforgiving world of Elden Ring, there are no characters that can truly be considered heroes — not even the protagonist. But one community member has risen to fame in the last week: a naked man wearing nothing but a jar on his head who waits outside the…

Everyone’s favorite Lovecraftian Santa, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week’s reset. If you’re looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further. Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each…

XSEED Games announced plans to publish No More Heroes 3 on next-gen consoles in Fall 2022. No More Heroes 3 was originally released exclusively on Nintendo Switch, but the action-adventure game will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in North America this…

Welcome back to IGN Game Scoop!, the ONLY video game podcast! This week your Omega Cops — Daemon Hatfield, Tina Amini, Sam Claiborn, and Justin Davis — are discussing Breath of the Wild 2, one game’s “devastating” experience with PlayStation Plus, The Witcher, and more. And, of course, they play…