The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is now in exclusive acquisition talks to acquire the online communication platform Discord for upwards of $10B with a deal set to close as soon as next month. 

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- WSJ: Microsoft is now in 'exclusive' talks to acquire Discord

- Microsoft Is in Exclusive Talks to Acquire Discord

- Xbox chief says Project Scarlett ‘will not be out of position on power or price’

- Kojima Productions likely to announce its next game ‘quite soon’, says art director

- Google Stadia might get touchscreen controls on Android soon

- Back 4 Blood Delayed to October

- Returnal Goes Gold

- Play at Home Freebies Available Now

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After announcing the move earlier this year, Microsoft is now testing free multiplayer - no Xbox Live Gold membership required - for free-to-play games like Warzone, Fortnite, and Apex Legends. 

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- Microsoft makes Xbox Party Chat free as part of its Xbox Live free-to-play changes

- Brad Rossetti on Twitter

- ANNOUNCING ROCKET LEAGUE SIDESWIPE FOR MOBILE

- Steam Next Fest

- GhostWire: Tokyo developer Ikumi Nakamura announces new indie studio

- Playdate's mirror app links the handheld to a PC for streaming and control

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Amazon has announced a new development studio based in Montreal, Canada. Amazon is currently building out the time, hiring for multiple positions. The studio’s first project will be an online multiplayer title based on new IP.

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- Amazon Games Opens Development Studio in Montreal

- GameStop misses earnings, names new COO, focuses on digital

- Genshin Impact Races Past $1 Billion on Mobile in Less Than Six Months

- A Pikmin AR mobile game is coming from Nintendo and the Pokémon Go team

- Final Fantasy XI Reboot development officially cancelled

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A report early Monday from VentureBeat suggested that Discord was being considered for an acquisition, with Bloomberg later reporting that Microsoft is in talks to acquire the gaming-centric communication platform for $10B.

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- Microsoft in talks with Discord over $10 billion-plus acquisition: report

- Microsoft rebrands Xbox Live to Xbox network

- Nintendo's upgraded Switch may use NVIDIA DLSS for 4K gaming

- 'Resident Evil Village' is coming to Stadia on May 7th

- Report: PS3, Vita, And PSP Stores To Be Permanently Closed In A Few Months

- Resident Evil Re:Verse will begin open beta tests April 8 - 11

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WB Games Montreal's Gotham Knights has been delayed to 2022. The announcement was made via Twitter, with the company saying that the delay was "to deliver the best possible experience for players."

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- Gotham Knights Delayed

- Marvel's Avengers: Spider-Man Being Developed, But Not Coming Before Black Panther

- It looks like Battlefield 6 might get revealed in May

- Wait, Is Microsoft Suddenly About To Rebrand Xbox Live?

- It looks like Microsoft is teasing Outriders for Xbox Game Pass

- Group shares ‘700 PS2 game prototypes’ including Shadow of the Colossus, Final Fantasy X and more

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Square Enix Presents is a new Direct-style seasonal presentation from Square Enix sharing more details on their upcoming roster of releases. Alongside the reveal of Life is Strange: True Colors and a remastered collection of the first two games, Project Athia received its full official name, Forspoken, and brief gameplay showcasing what players can expect.

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- SQUARE ENIX PRESENTS: Here’s everything we showed

- Welcoming Evo into the PlayStation Family

- Embracer Group raising over $890m for even more acquisitions

- ID@Xbox and Twitch Team Up for First Indie Showcase on March 26

- GeForce Now doubles its price for newcomers to $10 a month

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Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan shared that 10 new games will be given away during March and April, spotlighting independent developers while also giving players Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition from Guerrilla Games. 

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- Play at Home 2021 update: 10 free games to download this Spring

- EA Play is Coming to PC for Xbox Game Pass Members Starting Tomorrow

- Epic Games Store Social Update

- Auto HDR Preview for PC Available Today

- Dying Light 2 Targets 2021 Launch in Poorly Thought-Out Update

- Your war against Hell ends March 18 with DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods - Part Two

- Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy

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PlayStation has announced Haven, a new Montreal-based independent studio led by industry veteran Jade Raymond. Raymond was most recently VP at Google Stadia, leading Google's first-party development efforts before the company chose to shift towards supporting third-party partners rather than build out unique exclusive experiences for their cloud gaming platform.

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- Introducing Haven, a new Montreal-based independent studio

- Blizzard cuts 50 employees in move to reduce its esports business

- Tiger Woods Inks Long-Term Exclusive Deal with 2K

- Xbox’s latest console peripheral reportedly references VR headsets

- Coming Soon to Xbox Game Pass: Outriders, Octopath Traveler, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, and More

- SUPER BOMBERMAN R ONLINE is coming soon to consoles and PC

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Upcoming third-person RPG "Outriders" is officially coming to Xbox Game Pass when it launches on April 1.

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- Outriders is Coming to Xbox Game Pass on Day One

- Five Legendary Bethesda Titles Get the FPS Boost Treatment on Xbox Series X|S Today

- Undertale Lands on Xbox Game Pass March 16

- The Outer Worlds 1.07 Update Introduces 60 FPS Support on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X

- Rockstar officially implementing fan-made fix that massively reduces GTA Online load times

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@DyingLightGame has announced that a Dev Update is coming this Wednesday, March 17, to share more about Dying Light 2's development progress. 

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- Dying Light 2 Dev Update Coming

- PS5 is the fastest-selling hardware platform in US history, NPD Group reports

- Best Selling Video Games, February 2021

- Xbox Game Pass Outriders Tease

- Some Bethesda games now on Xbox Game Pass are getting frame rate boosts on Xbox Series X/S

- Forza Horizon 4 PC Performance

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