Insider: Assassin's Creed Mirage will be released on old generation consoles as well

Insider Tom Henderson noticed that Assassin's Creed Mirage description appeared online from the PSN page, which mentions a release on PS4.Many people still suspected at the announcement that Mirage will appear on old generation consoles, but now there is confirmation.
In addition, the owners of the project on PS4 will get a free update for PS5.
However, the owners of the PS5 version without a floppy drive, who bought Mirage on the disc for PS4, will not be able to update the project.
Apparently, the update will be relevant to the Xbox consoles owners.
Also in the game's description briefly mentioned the plot of the story of the youth Basim of \"Valhalla\", which at the time of the events of the project thieves in Baghdad.
But when fate confronts him with a mysterious organization, he decides to take the path of the Assassins.Among the features mentioned are:\t\"A modern take\" on the classic features and gameplay elements of the franchise; Parkour and stealth assassinations, where the player will need to rely on instincts; Residents of the city react to Basim's actions; Baghdad is divided into four districts, where different secrets are hidden.
About the latter, by the way, it was reported in previous leaks.
More information about Mirage should tell during the Ubisoft Forward event, which will be held September 10 at 22:00 MSK.
And the same Henderson previously said that Ubisoft will show several parts of the franchise.

Resident Evil, Cyberpunk 2077, Cuphead, and more on the Netflix Geeked Week schedule

Netflix introduced the schedule of its online event Netflix Geeked Week 2022, which will take place from June 6 to 10. As we knew before, it will show various new products of the service, some of which are related to the world of games - series on Resident Evil, anime on Cyberpunk 2077, an animated series on Cuphead, and so on.
Besides, this time we are going to dedicate one day directly to the gaming theme, and the schedule itself looks like this: June 6 - TV series (\"Sandman\", \"Umbrella Academy\", \"Resident Evil\") June 7 - Films (\"Day shift\", \"Sea Beast\") June 8 - Animation (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, \"Arcane,\" \"Dragon Prince\") June 9 - \"Very Stranger Things\" June 10 - Games (Sonic Prime, Tekken Bloodline, \"Dota: Blood of the Dragon,\" \"Chashek Show! \").

The Microsoft and Activision Blizzard deal has reached the \"end of the beginning\"

In January, as we remember, the deal of the year was announced: the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corporation.
At the time, it was reported that the deal would be completed in the first half of 2023.
In an interview with the Belgian publication L'Echo, Smith said that work is progressing well and that the deal is progressing rather quickly for an event of this scale.
The stage at which the purchase is at, he characterized as follows: \"We have come to the end of the beginning and are already entering the beginning of the middle.
\"The Activision Blizzard deal with Microsoft is subject to thorough regulatory scrutiny.
Recall that Microsoft is buying the creators of Call of Duty, Warcraft, Overwatch, Candy Crush and other popular games for 68.7 billion dollars.
This is almost 20 billion more than the market capitalization of Activision Blizzard.
The deal will be the largest in the gaming industry.

Insider: Apex Legends Mobile release will take place on May 17

Insider Tom Henderson reported that the global launch of the mobile version of Apex Legends on iOS and Android will take place on May 17, and also the game will have a new character.As previously known, there will be ten legends at the launch, nine of which will be familiar to the player of the main version.
Additional hero, exclusive to the mobile version will be Fade.This is a man wearing red and gold armor and a mask, resembling a skull, which can move through the Void in the past and send nearby fighters to the same Void in a special cell.In addition, he has a passive skill, which allows you to get additional acceleration while sliding on the surface.
Among the old characters will appear Octane, Rafe, Bloodhound, and others - and also, the game will include the classic maps \"Edge of the World\" and \"Canyon Kings\".Recently the developers showed a fresh trailer of Apex Legends, dedicated to Newcastle - yesterday in the game, incidentally, a new season called \"Saviors\".In addition, according to a recent report EA, Apex Legends revenue has already exceeded 2 billion dollars.

Capcom: Resident Evil Village, Monster Hunter Stories 2 and more

Capcom revealed its latest fiscal year results, which were more than successful for the company, showing a 15.5% increase in revenue and 24.0% increase in operating income to $844.9 million and $329.4 million, respectively.
In addition, Capcom continued to increase net sales for the fifth year in a row.As for specific projects, Resident Evil Village sold 6.1 million copies by the end of March 2022, and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin reached 1.5 million copies sold.Overall, 32.6 million copies of various games were sold last fiscal year - last year the figure was lower by 2.5 million.

Worldwide shipments of Elden Ring exceed 13.4 million copies

Publisher Bandai Namco has released last fiscal year's results.
Revenue and operating profit increased 20% and 48% over last year, bringing in $6.83 billion and $963.4 million respectively.Games accounted for 42.5% of net sales and 55.5% of operating profit.
At the same time, 70.3% of revenue came from Japan.
During the last fiscal year the publisher released 66 projects with a total circulation of 56.8 million copies.The flagship product is still Elden Ring, the world supply of which at the end of March exceeded the mark of 13.4 million copies.
In mid-March, Bandai Namco reported more than 12 million copies sold, which equates to almost 1.5 million copies sold in just half a month.

Fortnite Short Film Festival returns to Fortnite

Epic Games has announced the imminent return of the Fortnite Short Film Festival, allowing players to see ten more short animated films.
And three of them will be shown for the first time.The film festival will begin the day after tomorrow, May 12, at 21:00 MSK.
You can see the cartoons in the section \"Kinomania\" in the \"Search\" menu.
And the festival will run until the evening of May 16.
Selecting a short film, you'll get to its special hall.
After the selected short film you'll be shown all the others, but you can go back to the \"Search\" menu to quickly go to the film you're interested in.

Nintendo Switch sales worldwide exceeded 107.6 million consoles

Nintendo announced that Nintendo Switch sales worldwide exceeded 107.65 million copies - current as of March 31, 2022, with an increase of 4.11 million in the first three months of this year.
Also, 55.77 million games were sold during the quarter.
In total, this figure is equal to 822.18 million copies. In addition, the company has published indicators of its most successful projects for Switch: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 45,33 million; Animal Crossing: New Horizons - 38,64 million; Super Smash Bros.
Ultimate, 28.17 million; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, 26.55 million; Pokemon Sword and Shield, 24.27 million; Super Mario Odyssey, 23.5 million; Super Mario Party, 17.78 million; Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, 14.65 million; Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! - 14.53 million; Ring Fit Adventure - 14.09 million.That said, last year Nintendo released two fairly successful games on Switch: March's Kirby and the Forgotten Land sold 2.65 million copies, while January's Pokemon Legends: Arceus sold 12.64 million copies. In addition, the company confirmed its plans to release Bayonetta 3 this year.