Through a convertible note, NODWIN Gaming, an esports-focused Nazara Technologies subsidiary, has made an enormous investment of INR 33.26 crore in Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH, a company based in Germany.  The filing stated 

"Nodwin Gaming International Pte. Ltd. (“Nodwin Singapore”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Nodwin Gaming Private Limited (“Nodwin”), material subsidiary of the company, has on December 28, 2023 signed agreements for subscribing to a Convertible Note of Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH, at a consideration of EUR 3,600,000 (equivalent to approximate INR 33.26 Cr), to be paid in cash."

Although NODWIN Gaming and Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH are both leaders in gaming and esports marketing services, their specialties are PC and mobile games. While Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH is the industry leader in developed areas, NODWIN Gaming is the main player in emerging regions such as India. NODWIN hopes to increase its expertise with PC gaming with this investment.

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Nazara To Invest Rs 33 Crores in Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH

It is expected that the partnership between NODWIN Gaming and Freaks 4U Gaming GmbH would increase their appeal to international consumer brands and game developers by providing a smooth operation in both developed and emerging regions. Nazara Technologies added that the convertible note will eventually be converted into 7,366 shares if the conversion option is exercised. The terms and circumstances of the convertible note will determine the proportion of ownership. During their early phases, businesses frequently utilize convertible notes, a sort of loan instrument, to raise financing. They incorporate investors providing funds to a business to turn them into stock at a later date, sometimes during the following equity financing round.

NODWIN Gaming had stated earlier in the year that it aimed to seek $28 million (INR 232 crore) from both new and existing investors as part of a strategic investment round. The company wants to use the extra funding to grow, develop new intellectual property, and explore new markets. Furthermore, NODWIN Gaming has been aggressively seeking expansions in addition to this investment. In a recent all-cash transaction valued at $1.3 million, it purchased a 51 percent share in media-tech firm Branded. For INR 10.01 crore last year, the company bought a 35% share in the gaming accessories brand Wings, and in January 2022, it purchased 100% ownership in the licensed D2C brand Planet Superheroes.

The parent business of NODWIN Gaming, Nazara Technologies, recently raised an additional INR 510 crore from investors, including Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha and the SBI Mutual Fund. According to CEO Nitish Mittersain, the company intends to use the additional funding to support game development companies that can create high-caliber titles for both the Indian and international markets.

Despite a PlayStation blog earlier this year that suggested Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater would drop in 2024, Konami has yet to put a definite release date against the highly-anticipated remake.

According to Konami’s half-yearly financial results, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is still listed as “TBD,” alongside Silent Hill f, Silent Hill Townfall, and a couple of games only released in Japan.

It’s not that the company is simply avoiding detailing the release dates of games coming in 2025, either - other titles on the list such as Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection has generic "2025" or "Feb 2025" dates appended. It’s just Snake Eater and the Silent Hill games that have no hint of a street date at all.

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Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater To Borrow Elements From Original

For players hoping for a little more information about Silent Hill 2 Remake’s financial performance, that too is sadly missing from the presentation. As of now, it’s pretty much known that it sold over a million copies in just three days.

Konami says the remake of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater maintains what players loved from the original, such as its story, characters, voice acting, gameplay, and music, but now it is "presented in an even more immersive experience".

It’s been a year since players got a look at some in-engine footage of the remake. While Snake actor David Hayter gave the trailer his approval, others believed they missed the older style of the original game.

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Ubisoft Brings First-Ever Blockchain Game With NFTs

Ubisoft has announced the launch of its first-ever blockchain game, the tactical NFT battler Champions Tactics: Grimora Chronicles. The company announced the game last June after dabbling in blockchain but has only now quietly launched it.

The game is on PC and free to start, though players can buy figurines with which to battle using either in-game gold or cryptocurrency. These figurines are NFTs and can be bought on the game’s marketplace from anywhere between $7 to $64,000. It seems to be possible to play the game without buying figurines, though those willing to pay extortionate prices will surely have more success in battles.

Battles themselves are turn-based affairs against other players with squads of three figurines. Francois Bodson, studio director at Ubisoft Paris, told IGN the game "offers deep strategic gameplay featuring unique in-game assets and several exciting innovations", comparing it with a physical trading card game.

Treyarch and Raven Software have published a small update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 that fixes several issues across its Multiplayer and Zombies modes. Activision posted the patch notes on its website, bringing a list of changes ahead of Season 1’s launch later this month.

This is the third patch to come since last weekend’s release and adds a host of tweaks and fixes for glitches big and small. Although the update largely focuses on Multiplayer and Zombies, it also includes a trio of universal tweaks, including the removal of the black screen glitch that has bothered players when trying to log into a match.

Black Ops 6 Multiplayer adjustments include the removal of Lowtown from the Infected map pool while adding the same mode to Private Match’s list of available modes. Players will now find that the Shotgun Slug attachment deals the correct amount of damage as well.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 November 1, 2024 Patch Notes

Stability 
 

• Addressed an issue where some players may encounter a black screen when loading into a public or private match for both Multiplayer and Zombies. 
  Settings 
• Resolved an issue when trying to select DLSS or DLAA in the upscaling options. 
   

UI - Resolved an issue with the unlock notification for Diamond Mastery Badges.
 

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MULTIPLAYER
 

Maps ·Removed Lowtown from the Infected map pool.

Modes 
 

• Added Infected to Private Match mode select. 
• Resolved an issue in Free-For-All where scoring was based on the total score rather than the number of elimination points.  
• Resolved an issue in Search and Destroy where players could slide too far while defusing or planting the bomb. 
   

Weapons - Resolved an issue with the Slug attachment on Shotguns dealing incorrect damage. 
 

Progression - Resolved an issue where challenges requiring Dive Kills were not awarded properly.
 

Stability 
 

• Resolved an issue with stability when using the UAV. 
• Resolved an issue with stability in Infected when earning medals. 
• Resolved an issue with stability when using the Vigilance perk.
   

ZOMBIES
 

Gameplay 
 

• Closed an exploit that allowed players to re-activate timed GobbleGums. 
  Enemies 
• Specials and Elites killed by scorestreaks will no longer drop items. 
   

Terminus - Closed an exploit that allowed players to block zombie pathing with the Tactical Raft. 
 

Liberty Falls 

• Resolved an issue that prevented Scorestreaks from being used after completing the Main Quest. 
• Resolved an issue that would leave the player in spectator mode when dying after completing the Main Quest. 
   

Stability 
 

• Resolved an issue with stability when changing field upgrades. 
• Added various server-side stability fixes. 
   

UI - Adjusted round UI limit to 999 from 256. 

BioWare currently has no plans for downloadable Dragon Age: The Veilguard expansions, seemingly scuttling any hopes for DLC on the order of fan-favorite releases like Trespasser or Awakening. Instead, Rolling Stone reports that the developer’s "full attention has shifted entirely to the next Mass Effect" now that Dragon Age is official.

While the developer did not offer any follow-up details in Rolling Stone’s report, IGN understands that the studio plans to support The Veilguard with improvements and a handful of smaller content updates.

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BioWare’s Decision To Skip DLC Could Be Surprising

BioWare’s decision to not release a DLC expansion might come as a surprise given its history with Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Baldur's Gate 2. DLC episodes like Mass Effect 2’s Lair of the Shadowbroker, the Dragon Age 2 prequel Leliana's Song, and Trespasser include some of the developer’s best-loved stories.

This offers a deeper look at their worlds and characters. But having finally finished its decade-long journey with the Veilguard, BioWare seems ready to focus its attention on Mass Effect, which has been largely on hold due to the studio focusing all of its efforts on shipping Dragon Age. Meanwhile, fans are busy exploring Bioware’s latest RPG after Dragon Age’s launch, boosting it to new highs for an EA game on Steam.

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Elder Scrolls Game Shutting Down, Gets Delisted On Steam

The Elder Scroll: Legends has confirmed that it is shutting down on January 30, 2025, removing players’ ability to play the digital card game for good. While The Elder Scrolls: Legends has already been delisted from Steam, players who have the game on PC and mobile can continue to play the game until this date.

The Elder Scrolls: Legends was first released back in 2017 when it faced a lot of competition in the digital card game genre. Other titles such as Hearthstone have something of a stronghold on the genre, and The Elder Scrolls: Legends largely failed to find an audience despite its connection to Bethesda’s wildly popular RPG franchise.

The game’s Steam population peaked at almost 9,000 players back in 2017, although this quickly cratered. By 2020, its Steam player count had fallen into the hundreds and never managed to recover, in part due to The Elder Scrolls: Legends being put on hold in late 2019. It hasn’t received any updates since.
While the company has yet to release any statement on its social media channels or website, as reported by PCGamesN, players launching the game are now getting a message confirming the game’s imminent closure.

Square Enix seems to be boosting the availability and accessibility of its games by making sure future game releases are "released simultaneously" on different platforms. Talking to 4Gamer, Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida noted that the developer was looking to shift away from platform exclusivity, revealing that fans can expect "Square Enix titles will be released simultaneously on each platform more and more."

"Of course, we want you to play it a lot on other platforms as well," he said, talking about the upcoming launch of Fantasian Neo Dimension. "This time, we will also release the Xbox Series X|S version at the same time. In the future, Square Enix titles will be released simultaneously on each platform more and more, but since this is close to the first release, we would like Xbox users to play it as well."

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Some Re-Releases Expected Soon

Yoshida also teased that he is interested in a re-release of Vagrant Story and Final Fantasy Tactics, and "joked around with Hironobu Sakaguchi about the possibility of a new Parasite Eve game."

ICYMI, Final Fantasy 14's Crossroads patch - the first major update for the MMO following the release of Dawntrail now has a confirmed release date: Tuesday, November 12.

This update will bring several new bits and pieces, including the Yuweyawata Field Station dungeon, Chaotic Alliance Raids, and more role quests. "Players who have completed all Dawntrail role quests or all Wachumeqimeqi quests will be able to enjoy a finale to wrap up their respective stories," the Final Fantasy team explained.

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Final Fantasy 14 Crossroads Finally Has a Release Date

Final Fantasy 14’s Crossroads patch finally has a release date, the first major update for the MMO following the launch of Dawntrail. This update will bring several new bits and pieces, including the Yuweyawata Field Station dungeon, Chaotic Alliance Raids, and more role quests.

"Players who have completed all Dawntrail role quests or all Wachumeqimeqi quests will be able to enjoy a finale to wrap up their respective stories," the Final Fantasy team explained. And that’s just a sneak peek of everything coming to Final Fantasy 14 on Crossroads’ release.

Recently, Final Fantasy 14's Naoki Yoshida addressed the personal abuse sent toward Wuk Lamat's voice actor, stating it "breaks my heart." Wuk Lamat was a fresh character brought in by Dawntrail but failed to strike the chords with some players. This turned ugly when voice actor Sena Bryer got transphobic abuse for her portrayal.

It has almost been a year since the first GTA 6 trailer was released by Rockstar Games, shattering the Internet and records in the process. There is still no official word of when the second GTA 6 trailer will be launched, but with the game currently scheduled to release holiday 2025 via PS5 and Xbox Series X, a second trailer is surely on the horizon. Well, the company might launch the second trailer this month.

In a new promotional image for GTA Online, Grand Theft Auto fans noticed something fairly interesting. More specifically, it’s been noticed the promotional image features the moon in the Waning Gibbous phase. While it may sound irrelevant, some GTA fans think it is a subtle and cryptic GTA 6 tease.

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Is GTA 6 Trailer 2 Really Launching This Month

If this turns out to be true, it would point to something happening on November 22, which is when the Waning Gibbous phase will occur this month. It goes without saying, this can’t be related to a GTA 6 release date, so perhaps it is the release date for the second GTA 6 trailer. November 22 is a Friday, so it is not out of the possibility zone this is the date.

It is reasonable to expect the second GTA 6 trailer to be launched sometime this year, but right now there is no guarantee this will happen, especially if the game could be delayed to 2026, which based on what the rumors have suggested, or at least it was as of a few months ago.

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GTA 6’s Most Detailed Map Leaked Online, Is It Real?

When Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto VI’s reveal trailer in December last year, nobody would’ve thought they’d be sitting in October of the following year with an update. Certainly, with GTA VI still a year away from its planned launch, clearly, Rockstar Games was never going to spill any beans so soon. But a couple of screenshots wouldn’t hurt anyone until the company decided to reveal the gameplay.

GTA VI is set to break cover in the fall of next year, which could be anytime between September and November. With the launch date inching closer, Rockstar Games could shift gears in the coming months.

Thanks to ventures like the mapping project, fans are still hooked. For the unversed, the mapping project has been led by a group of fans who are using the game’s trailer as well as previously leaked data to make a mock-up of the game’s map.