As we gear up for the next few months that will be teeming with gaming news, we thought it might be helpful to provide a weekly roundup of some of the biggest stories that you may have missed. With the usual E3 time just around the corner, this is our way of compiling some of the biggest gaming news stories of the week to help catch you up in time for a relaxing weekend. So, without further ado, here is the latest and greatest in gaming.
New Life is Strange
Life is Strange: True Colors is the latest Life is Strange game in the franchise and Deck Nine showed off the reveal trailer during today’s Square Enix Presents showcase. The latest story is an all-new tale starring a brand new protagonist and a new power. For those that were fans of the original duo of Max and Chloe, it looks like this new narrative will feel similar to that.
Players take on the role of Alex Chen, a Haven Springs native who had to suppress her “curse.” Her psychic powers are different than what we’ve seen with Max or Daniel; instead, Alex has the power of empathy. While some may laugh, the powers in action are intense, allowing her to experience, absorb, and even manipulate powerful emotions in those around her. She can see auras, and following the “accident” that resulted in her brother’s death, her power comes roaring to the surface in an effort to find the truth behind her brother’s death and a dark secret that lurks beneath the town’s surface.
You can read our full story right here.
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<div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-copy field--type-text-long field--label-hidden gi5-field-copy gi5-text-long field__item">In an <a href="https://sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2021/03/16/Activision.aspx?ana=register_free_form_2_filled" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview </a>with Activision Blizzard president of sports and entertainment Tony Petitti, he confirmed that the divisions impacted the most have to do with both the Overwatch and Call of Duty leagues. According to Petitti, this is a part of a larger shift regarding how the company tackles its event-centered business and is part of the strategy to become "less dependent" on this social gathering type.
While this doesn’t mean that live events will be going away completely, the pandemic has dramatically altered the face of esports over the past year. Not just Blizzard-related competitive scenes, either; esports as a whole has seen a dramatic pivot away from flashy on-stage events due to safety concerns.
“We learned a lot last year in terms of how the leagues can be structured for online play, and we’ll look to carry forward the best practices from that,” said the president during the interview. “In terms of timing, it’s a reaction to the realities of how the leagues are playing and what resources we need to allocate to serve best the league, owners, teams, and fans.”
You can read the full story, including additional reports from Bloomberg and what the compensation package entailed, right here.
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