I may not call myself a seasoned expert in strategy games, but my familiarity with them is primarily confined to Age of Empires II HD and Civilization VI on Xbox. Frankly, I wasn’t anticipating Ara: History Untold, a newcomer in the genre, would captivate me enough during Gamescom 2024 that I’d be compelled to write a review about it after just a preview.
Since the debut of ChatGPT in 2022, OpenAI has been making waves for various reasons, such as concerns about AI replacing human jobs and potentially leading to humanity’s demise, rapid spending to fuel its technological progress, which has put the AI company near the edge of financial collapse, and the internal drama involving Sam Altman’s dismissal and reinstatement as CEO by the board.
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2024 finds Xbox in an unusual situation. As the gaming industry grapples with identifying the source of future growth, Xbox is broadening its extensive gaming domain to PCs, mobiles, and even PlayStation platforms. With strategic acquisitions like Bethesda Softworks (known for Fallout and Skyrim) and Activision-Blizzard (renowned for Warcraft and Call of Duty), Xbox reported a significant 45% increase in revenue in the last quarter. However, its traditional Xbox business experienced a minor decline during this period.
Originally revealed back in February, one captivating Halo venture to watch out for is Helljumpers – an innovative game mode drawing heavy influence from the massively successful cooperative shooter Helldivers 2, set to launch in 2024. The Forge Falcons, a gifted team of community mapmakers responsible for hits like Halo Battle Royale and Survive the Undead (released in official matchmaking during late May), are developing this new game mode using Halo Infinite’s robust Forge mapmaking tool.
According to a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, Qualcomm has expressed interest in acquiring Intel. However, it’s important to note that a takeover is not guaranteed yet, but it appears that negotiations about this possibility may be taking place.