The Biggest Gaming News For July 16, 2022
The weekend is finally here again which of course means a long hard day of gaming. Since you’ve no doubt been out exploring or beating bosses, you’ve probably gotten behind on everything that’s been going on, but don’t worry because that’s what this news roundup is all about remedying. Today, we heard that Hungrybox has been handed a permanent ban after showing up for a tournament seriously ill, Bungie finally made things official with PlayStation, and CD Projekt stock has fallen precipitously since the launch of Cyberpunk 2077. There’s more where this came from, so read on for the rest.
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PlayStation revealed that it would be purchasing Bungie for $3.6 billion earlier this year. The announcement was quite a shock to many in the games industry because it came right in the middle of another big deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Well, the two companies are now finally one. "The agreement to acquire Bungie has closed,” PlayStation said on Twitter. “So, now we can officially say… welcome to the PlayStation family, Bungie!”
The value of CD Projekt reached its highest point shortly before the launch of Cyberpunk 2077, at least in terms of stock price. The company may very well have been worth more than any of its competitors in Europe at the time. As we all know, the launch turned into something of a disaster, even if CD Projekt went on to vastly improve the state of the game. What we didn’t know on the other hand was just how bad the damage was. According to some sources, the company is currently worth only a quarter of what it was two years ago.
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