And it comes in the form of the latest God of War on PlayStation, which launches at midnight tonight (ET). While The Verge’s own Ash Parrish had some issues with the game, they were mostly overshadowed by the story. “It’s been a long time since a game’s story knocked the wind out of me like God of War Ragnarök has,” she said in her review. “I felt emotionally drained and wrung out, akin to experiencing a 30-plus-hour cathartic cry session.”
As part of its third quarter earnings statement, Activision warned that Blizzard’s current licensing deal in China will expire in January 2023, and that it’s currently negotiating a new deal — but the outlook doesn’t sound great.
“We are in discussions regarding the renewal of these agreements, but a mutually-satisfactory deal may not be reached,” the company says. This will impact several of its games in the country, though Diablo Immortal is not one of them.
The League of Legends World Championship finals were this weekend, and the competition was absolutely wild — and I’m not just talking about Lil Nas X’s performance.
The best-of-five match-up between T1 and DRX went the distance, with plenty of thrilling moments, including multiple Baron steals from T1 that dramatically changed the shape of the series. Ultimately, DRX managed to pull out the win, ending Faker’s chance at another Worlds title. If you missed it on Saturday night, check out these highlights.
This year’s edition of the League of Legends World Championship featured Lil Nas X, Jackson Wang, and some impressive technology.
Or at least one of them does. The hilarious Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is on The Roku Channel, while Enola Holmes 2 brings some classic family-friendly action energy to Netflix. Elsewhere, Sega has released two pieces of mini retro hardware (if you can get your hands on them) and, well, we just can’t stop playing Marvel Snap.
