While certain Fox properties may not be sold to Disney, including Fox Sports, there are a number of smaller properties where Disney could acquire stakes. Disney already has a 30 percent stake in Hulu, so that arrangement would give it majority ownership of the streaming platform. Disney CEO Bob Iger has spoken about the company’s continued investment in Hulu in the past, pointing to the streaming service as a longterm investment plan. Faber first reported that Disney and Fox were negotiating in

Paradox Interactive’s city simulation Cities: Skylines is getting a bit jazzier today with the introduction of “an all-new kind of traffic jam.” The game’s All That Jazz downloadable content, released today, adds 16 jazz songs and, more importantly, the return of Jazz Boatman. Who is Jazz Boatman, you may ask? Back in 2013, Paradox released a trailer for turn-based, strategic action game Leviathan: Warships, in which Mr. Boatman smoothly narrated the slow-moving battles in a repudiation of explo

Paradox Interactive’s city simulation Cities: Skylines is getting a bit jazzier today with the introduction of “an all-new kind of traffic jam.” The game’s All That Jazz downloadable content, released today, adds 16 jazz songs and, more importantly, the return of Jazz Boatman. Who is Jazz Boatman, you may ask? Back in 2013, Paradox released a trailer for turn-based, strategic action game Leviathan: Warships, in which Mr. Boatman smoothly narrated the slow-moving battles in a repudiation of explo

The team at iam8bit, makers of one-of-a-kind collectibles, have partnered with Bethesda to create two exclusive new items based on The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The first item is a selection of songs from the game’s soundtrack on vinyl, and the second is a limited-edition, art-quality screenprint. The Skyrim Vinyl Soundtrack (JUN/KUN Limited Edition) retails for $40 and includes “the dev team’s favorite tracks, separated into ‘Light’ and ‘Dark’ sides.” Only 3,000 will be made and each one include

The ESL Pro League Season 6 Finals are about to begin and the tournament is shaping up to be a little different from some of the other Counter-Strike: Global Offensive competitions this year, thanks to its wide range of teams. Much like ESL’s previous tournaments, the Season 6 Pro League Finals will feature a Round Robin group stage where the six teams from Group A and B will face off against each other, before the top three from each group head into the single elimination Bracket Stage. The tou

YouTube will explore stricter monetization rules by “carefully considering which channels and videos are eligible for advertising,” the company announced today. It’s important we get this right for both advertisers and creators, and over the next few weeks, we’ll be speaking with both to hone this approach. While the creator community understands that YouTube’s responsibility is to ensure videos that put children at risk are not on the site, they were worried that another “adpocalypse” would be

The premise of Every Frame a Painting wasn’t very unique; explainer videos about television and film are a dime a dozen on YouTube. What made Every Frame a Painting so incredible was the simplicity Zhou and Ramos brought to complex theories, breaking down the subject of their video with a level of insight that other channels lacked. Not being able to approach certain topics, however, didn’t result in Every Frame a Painting limiting itself to one category of film. Every Frame a Painting is regard

YouTube will explore stricter monetization rules by “carefully considering which channels and videos are eligible for advertising,” the company announced today. It’s important we get this right for both advertisers and creators, and over the next few weeks, we’ll be speaking with both to hone this approach. While the creator community understands that YouTube’s responsibility is to ensure videos that put children at risk are not on the site, they were worried that another “adpocalypse” would be

Five Nights at Freddy’s developer Scott Cawthon, as he’s wont to do, dropped a new game on Steam today without much fanfare. It’s called Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator and — best of all — it’s free. Of course, it didn’t take long for Five Nights at Freddy’s fans to realize that Pizzeria Simulator is more than it initially claims to be. Cawthon signaled the release of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator back in June, when he said that he’d effectively stopped working on a sixth Five Nights a

Five Nights at Freddy’s developer Scott Cawthon, as he’s wont to do, dropped a new game on Steam today without much fanfare. It’s called Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator and — best of all — it’s free. Of course, it didn’t take long for Five Nights at Freddy’s fans to realize that Pizzeria Simulator is more than it initially claims to be. Cawthon signaled the release of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator back in June, when he said that he’d effectively stopped working on a sixth Five Nights a

The premise of Every Frame a Painting wasn’t very unique; explainer videos about television and film are a dime a dozen on YouTube. What made Every Frame a Painting so incredible was the simplicity Zhou and Ramos brought to complex theories, breaking down the subject of their video with a level of insight that other channels lacked. Not being able to approach certain topics, however, didn’t result in Every Frame a Painting limiting itself to one category of film. Every Frame a Painting is regard

Destiny 2’s first expansion, Curse of Osiris, launches Dec. 5 — that’s tomorrow! Curse of Osiris launches tomorrow across all three platforms on which the game is available: PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One. After the installation of Curse of Osiris, Destiny 2 will take up 44 GB of storage on PS4 and Xbox One and 68 GB on PC. Once Bungie has brought Destiny 2’s servers back online, Curse of Osiris will be ready to go. Curse of Osiris is the first half of Destiny 2’s Expansion Pass, which c

Mega Man 11 is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One in 2018, Capcom announced today. Capcom said Mega Man 11 will be released in “late 2018,” in time for the Blue Bomber’s 30th anniversary. The game’s art director and character designer, Yuji Ishihara, created a new look for Mega Man, which “leaked” earlier this year on the Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 release. Here’s a peek at the character art for Mega Man 11:It’s been seven years since the last mainline entry in t

Mega Man 11 is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One in 2018, Capcom announced today. Capcom said Mega Man 11 will be released in “late 2018,” in time for the Blue Bomber’s 30th anniversary. The game’s art director and character designer, Yuji Ishihara, created a new look for Mega Man, which “leaked” earlier this year on the Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 release. Here’s a peek at the character art for Mega Man 11:It’s been seven years since the last mainline entry in t

A Nintendo Switch version of both Mega Man Legacy Collection games will launch next year. Capcom announced during the series’ 30th anniversary livestream that Switch be home to every mainline Mega Man games in spring 2018, when Mega Man 11 and the Legacy Collection pairs arrive on the console. Mega Man Legacy Collection and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 will be compatible with amiibo, Capcom said during the stream. The first Mega Man Legacy Collection had amiibo support on Nintendo 3DS, the only

A Nintendo Switch version of both Mega Man Legacy Collection games will launch next year. Capcom announced during the series’ 30th anniversary livestream that Switch be home to every mainline Mega Man games in spring 2018, when Mega Man 11 and the Legacy Collection pairs arrive on the console. Mega Man Legacy Collection and Mega Man Legacy Collection 2 will be compatible with amiibo, Capcom said during the stream. The first Mega Man Legacy Collection had amiibo support on Nintendo 3DS, the only

Capcom is bringing the Mega Man X series — all eight games — to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One, the company announced during a livestream celebrating Mega Man’s 30th anniversary today. Mega Man X through Mega Man X8 will be rereleased sometime during summer 2018. It’s not clear currently how the Mega Man X games will be released — either part of a single release like the Mega Man Legacy Collections or as individual titles. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, released the follo

Capcom is bringing the Mega Man X series — all eight games — to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC and Xbox One, the company announced during a livestream celebrating Mega Man’s 30th anniversary today. Mega Man X through Mega Man X8 will be rereleased sometime during summer 2018. It’s not clear currently how the Mega Man X games will be released — either part of a single release like the Mega Man Legacy Collections or as individual titles. Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, released the follo

In honor of two different 10-year anniversaries, Ubisoft is giving away two complete games. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will be available starting Dec. 12 through Dec. 18. World in Conflict is available starting today, until Dec. 11. “It’s been ten years since the release of critically acclaimed real-time strategy game World in Conflict,” Ubisoft said, “[so] you’ll be able to download World in Conflict and its expansion (Soviet Assault) for free. Since they started giving away games earlier t

In honor of two different 10-year anniversaries, Ubisoft is giving away two complete games. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will be available starting Dec. 12 through Dec. 18. World in Conflict is available starting today, until Dec. 11. “It’s been ten years since the release of critically acclaimed real-time strategy game World in Conflict,” Ubisoft said, “[so] you’ll be able to download World in Conflict and its expansion (Soviet Assault) for free. Since they started giving away games earlier t