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Just as it happened with the Season 1 finale, the Season 2 finale of House of the Dragon has leaked early. Numerous clips from the Season 2 finale--which is due to air this Sunday, August 2--have emerged on TikTok, spoiling how the sophomore season wraps up. ComicBook.com said the clips appear to have been captured by someone recording from off-screen. The clips are said to have generated more than 100,000 views before they were removed. The videos are being reposted all over the internet, so anyone looking to avoid spoilers should be careful out there. A spokesperson for HBO told The Hollywood Reporter that the company is aware of the leak, explaining that it stemmed from an "unintentional release from an international third-party distributor."Continue Reading at GameSpot http://dlvr.it/TBLG2z

In its latest financial earnings call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella celebrated a major milestone for the company's gaming division, reporting 500 million monthly active users across all platforms and devices. While the success has clearly been influenced by Microsoft's acquisition of Activision, the Fallout TV show also got a shoutout from Nadella for its influence. The CEO talked up the success of Prime Video's live-action Fallout adaptation (via IGN) in his part of the presentation, saying the TV show was bringing Microsoft's IP to new audiences. Nadella revealed that player numbers for Fallout games on Game Pass had increased by five times compared to the previous quarter, with that increase attributable to the popular TV show. We've already seen plenty of statistics on how the TV show, which has become Prime Video's second-most-watched title, has led to a renewed wave of interest in Fallout video games. Steam rankings saw huge boosts across multiple Fallo...

As the first entry in the franchise in over a decade, it's no surprise that EA Sports College Football 25 has been popular at launch, but new figures released by EA have revealed just how popular it's been. According to EA's quarterly financial results, CFB 25 saw over 5 million unique players in its first week. EA's quarterly report for Q1 2025, which ended on June 30, encompasses what EA calls the "record-breaking launch of EA Sports College Football 25." CFB 25 was drawing huge player numbers even before the game officially launched, with 2.2 million unique players logged during the game's four-day early-access period. That figure more than doubled in the first week after its full release on July 19, with 5 million unique players trying out the game--and that figure did not include an additional 500,000 players who checked it out via the EA Play trial.Continue Reading at GameSpot http://dlvr.it/TBJpv2

The Xbox Series X and S will be four years old this year, and Microsoft's latest earnings call has revealed that its newest generation of consoles just aren't selling like they used to. While software and service sales have been strong, helped along by the massive Activision acquisition, hardware sales have seen a sharp decline. In its Q4 earnings presentation for the 2024 fiscal year, Microsoft noted that its gaming hardware sales have decreased significantly, with a 42% decline compared to the same period last year. Despite this, the company's overall gaming revenue was up 44%, with a 61% increase in content and services revenue that Microsoft says was "slightly ahead of expectations." Both of these growth figures were positively impacted by the Activision purchase, Microsoft says. The call also suggests that third-party content may not have performed as well as expected for Xbox in Q4, with Microsoft noting that "stronger-than-expected performance in f...

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Resident Evil is the most iconic horror series in all of gaming, and right now you can dive into the survival horror franchise's history for cheap. Fanatical is running a Build Your Own Resident Evil Bundle, letting you snag eight games for just $23 (down from $180). That's an impressive deal--but if you don't need all of the games, you can build your own collection starting at just $3.33 per game. See at Fanatical If you buy three or more games from the collection, each game costs $3.33. Three Resident Evil games for 10 bucks is a pretty awesome deal. But If you buy five or more games, that number drops to $3 per game, and buying all eight is the best deal at $2.90 per game.Continue Reading at GameSpot http://dlvr.it/TBHlTW

Almost as soon as Lady Deadpool appeared in the trailers for Deadpool and Wolverine, fans immediately began guessing who was behind the mask. Many of those guesses turned out to be correct. But what fans didn't realize is that the actress in question has a link to the creation of Lady Deadpool herself. Warning: the following contains spoilers about the identity of Lady Deadpool's actress. If you haven't seen the movie or don't want to know who plays her, stop reading now. Considering that Blake Lively is Ryan Reynolds' wife, she was the most-likely choice to be Lady Deadpool. Lively confirmed her cameo in a post on her Instagram account, where she went on to explain that artist Rob Liefeld came up with the Lady Deadpool character in 2010. She also shared a screenshot of Liefeld acknowledging her character on Gossip Girl as the inspiration for Deadpool's gender-swapped counterpart.Continue Reading at GameSpot http://dlvr.it/TBGJSq