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Activision Blizzard is seemingly gauging players' interest in cryptocurrency and NFT products. In a YouGov survey issued to players over the weekend, Activision Blizzard - which is in the process of being acquired by Microsoft - asked players how "interested" they were in a range of "emerging/future trends in gaming". To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Amongst standard innovations in the gaming industry, such as VR and AR, AI, cross play, and game subscription services, the company also sought players' views on more controversial topics such as " [Read More]

Call of Duty: Warzone is getting two new Gulags, Activision has announced. In Infinity Ward's battle royale, the Gulag is where players go when they die. It offers them a chance to get back into the game by defeating an enemy player in a 1v1. The new Verdansk Gulag experience coming to Warzone during the launch week of Season One (from 16th December) is a secret training facility - a Nuketown facsimile built by the Soviets who constructed Black Ops Cold War's Amerika Town (one of the game's better campaign levels). [Read More]

Destiny 2's Hammer of Proving is a quest item introduced in Season of the Chosen. Similar to the Lures in Season of the Hunt, the Hammer allows you to earn rewards by engaging in the Battlegrounds seasonal activity. By charging the Hammer, you can visit the Prismatic Recaster to decrypt the Umbral Engrams how you please. On this page: How the Hammer of Proving works in Destiny 2 in brief How to 'equip' the Hammer of Proving in Destiny 2 How to charge the Hammer of Proving from Tribute Chests explained How to spend charges and unlock additional charges with the Hammer of Proving Destiny 2 PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S - A True Next-Gen Advantage How the Hammer of Proving works in Destiny 2 in brief To start using the Hammer of Proving, you need to progress through the Challenger's Proving seasonal quest. [Read More]

Football Manager 2019 wonderkids, and the process of tracking down the best, highest potential young players is - along with searching for freebies and bargain buys - arguably the most satisfying aspect of the Football Manager series. Often these are of course youngsters, who have the potential to become future greats and would be welcome in almost any club you choose to manage - but unless you get lucky or have a phenominal scouting record, some of the brighest stars can end up flying mostly under the radar. [Read More]

Fortnite Drift is an outfit with progressive unlocks over the course of Season 5. Once it has been unlocked by progressing through the Battle Pass, you can unlock additional styles of the outfits with XP. Like Ragnarok and Road Trip, this is essentially end game stuff, and gives you a long term goal beyond the usual roster of Challenges. The good news is that there is no longer a rush to complete them this season - their progress will carry through to Season 5 and beyond, once they have been unlocked. [Read More]

Editor's note: This is an import review of the Japanese edition of Gravity Daze, available now. The game will be titled Gravity Rush when it appears in North America and Europe, but no release date has been set for this version. About two thirds of the way through Gravity Daze, the designers throw in one of the most entertaining mission objectives I've been given in a while: plummet. [Read More]

Intellivision boss Tommy Tallarico has stepped down from the role of company CEO and will be replaced by former chief revenue officer Phil Adam. Tallarico has served as Intellivision CEO since purchasing the legendary gaming brand in 2018, and his controversial tenure as CEO saw him oversee the development of the extremely troubled Amico console, which has been thrice-delayed since its original unveiling nearly four years ago, with still no sign of a launch in sight. [Read More]

A new report has highlighted staff concerns at Riot Games, as the League of Legends developer has begun encouraging staff back into its Los Angeles-based office. Employees told Vice that Riot's decision to drop its mask mandate and stop testing for unvaccinated employees put them at risk, as hybrid working with three days in the office per week was being encouraged as the new norm. Today's report comes just a week after similar criticisms and staff walkouts at Activision, which also has studios in California. [Read More]

Pokémon Go Tour: Kanto has changed how Pokémon Go events work by asking you to choose between two different versions - Red or Green. Each version offers a different list of Pokémon attracted to Incense, while certain shiny forms will also appear more frequently depending on whether you're playing Red or Green. If you want to complete all of the Collection Challenges for the event, then you're going to need a friend playing the opposite version to you. [Read More]

The Xbox 360 edition of Grand Theft Auto 5 will come on two discs, developer Rockstar has announced, but you won't need to swap them during gameplay. The first disc holds data for a mandatory 8GB install - meaning that 4GB Xbox 360 users will need an external hard drive. Disc two will then be used to play the game. "This initial install will require an Xbox 360 Hard Drive or an external 16GB USB flash drive with at least 8 GB of free space," [Read More]