Xbox’s Bethesda acquisition is evidence of blockbuster gaming’s volatility
Microsoft’s Xbox gaming division is acquiring The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim publisher Bethesda for $7.5 billion. And it’s difficult to overstate how much this...
Microsoft’s Bethesda deal will spur more acquisitions and industry upheaval
Microsoft’s $7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media (the owner of Bethesda Softworks, Id Software, and other studios) will change the gaming landscape, and we’ve...
Obsidian should make the next Fallout
We’re all buzzing about today’s big gaming news. Microsoft has bought Bethesda. And as part of that $7.5 billion purchase, the Xbox company now...
Gaming industry TV ad spend is rising — blame Tom Nook
Even with much of the U.S. economy shutting down due to the coronavirus pandemic, the gaming sector upped its advertising outlay for television to...
Doom Eternal has the best launch weekend in franchise history
Bethesda announced today that Doom Eternal has had the best launch weekend of any game in the franchise’s history. The publisher did not specify...
The ending of Doom Eternal
I’ll give it to the developers at id Software. They really know how to stretch out an ending. I’ve played through Doom Eternal on...
Doom Eternal: Tips and tricks to survive the whole game
In Doom Eternal, you have to save Earth, again. Hell has unleashed its demons on Earth, killing millions and overrunning 60% of the planet...
Doom Eternal review — One of the best shooters, eva (updated with score)
Earth is under attack from the legions of Hell. And against all that Hell can conjure, id Software and Bethesda have sent, in the...
Doom Eternal — Solving puzzles takes time thanks to id’s demonic designers
You may remember that I had some trouble figuring out how to maneuver through a scene in id Software’s Doom Eternal, which comes out...
Doom Eternal — A double boss fight
Doom Eternal is a long game, and when you run into a boss encounter, you think you’re getting close to the end. The problem...