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Take-Two has sold indie publisher Private Division to an unknown buyer in the wake of shuttering Roll7 and Intercept Games, saying that it wants to focus on its core and mobile businesses going forward. While virtually all of Private Division's live and unreleased games will go to the new buyer, Take-Two says it will continue to support No Rest for the Wicked , the recently-released action RPG from Moon Studios that's currently in early access. Take-Two announced the move during Wednesday's earnings results, saying in a statement, "We are grateful for the contributions that the Private Division team has made to our company and are confident that they will continue to achieve success in their new home." The Private Division sale follows Take-Two's decision to wind down indie studios Roll7 and Intercept Games , both of which operated under the label's umbrella. An IGN report at the time revealed Take-Two's plans to offload the label and that it had

With Black Friday fast approaching, one of the standout video game deals right now is Final Fantasy 16 for just $24.97 at Amazon —a substantial discount from its original $69.99 price tag and the lowest Amazon price since launch, according to CamelCamelCamel . It’s unlikely we’ll see a further price drop during Black Friday sales, so this is a prime opportunity to pick it up while it’s still available. Given the demand, this deal may not last long once word spreads, so consider acting quickly to secure a copy. Looking for more deals today? One of the best offers around right now can be found via Amazon Buy 1 Get 1 50% off sale . This sale includes some stellar titles too, like the recently released Metaphor: ReFantazio , Space Marine 2 , Balatro , and many more. It also covers all platforms, so whether you play on Switch, Xbox, or PlayStation there's a fantastic variety of games to look through. You can see some of our favorites from the sale below, otherwise, have a look a

The gargantuan success of Hogwarts Legacy has sparked a major Harry Potter push at Warner Bros., and the game’s sequel will now share some story elements with the upcoming TV show. Hogwarts Legacy, developed by Avalanche Software and released in February 2023, is now up to an astonishing 30 million units sold, Warner Bros. confirmed to Variety . Warner Bros. has called Hogwarts Legacy 2 one of its “biggest priorities” as it looks to bring the unannounced follow-up to fans in the next couple of years. David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, told Variety that Avalanche has been coordinating some of the big-picture storytelling elements in the Hogwarts Legacy sequel with the storylines that will play out in the Harry Potter HBO TV show. In September, HBO issued a casting call as part of its hunt for the next Harry Potter , Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. The casting call also dropped a hint about when filming will begin, saying the network would only

Nintendo has confirmed that the yet-to-be-announced Switch 2 will be backward-compatible with original Switch games and will feature Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa shared the news during the company's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, revealing a bit more about the successor to 2017's Nintendo Switch. "This is Furukawa," Nintendo wrote on X/Twitter. "At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing, we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well. Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch, including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch, will be announced at a later date." We have a ton left to learn about this new Switch as we are still waiting for its actual announcement, which Nintendo has previously said will happen by the end of March 2025. The Current S

With Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 now a week old, fans of the Multiplayer portion of the game are having their say on the controversial — and unskippable — Winner’s Circle feature. The Winner’s Circle shows the top three performing players from the winning team after the Play of the Game has run its course. Under normal circumstances it lets each player who does well enough to appear on the podium perform an emote, most of which are either toxic or hilarious depending on your point of view. Black Ops 6 isn’t the first Call of Duty to feature The Winner’s Circle mechanic, as it’s appeared in the likes of Black Ops 3, Infinite Warfare, and WWII. But it’s impact feels particularly pronounced this year, and the debate around it was only exacerbated by the recent release of fan-favorite map Nuketown, which in addition to the Play of the Game and the Winner’s Circle, shows a short cutscene of the map getting nuked before players return to the lobby. There are a number of issues players

Nintendo has slashed its forecast for Switch sales this financial year amid growing anticipation for the announcement of the Switch 2. Today, November 5, Nintendo cut its Switch sales projection for the financial year ending March 2025 from 13.5 million units to 12.5 million units, with the console now in its eighth year on sale. Nintendo also cut its forecasts for sales (1.35 trillion yen down to 1.28 trillion yen) and operating profit (400 billion yen to 360 billion yen). Nintendo has said it will announce the Switch successor at some point during the current financial year, which means fans can expect to hear more before April. As for the second quarter of the current financial year (July to September 2024), Nintendo generated 276.7 billion yen ($1.8 billion) in revenue and a net profit of 27.7 billion yen ($182 million). That’s a 17% revenue drop and a whopping 69% profit drop versus the same quarter last financial year. It’s worth noting that last year was a big one for Ni