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Immersion Corporation has filed a lawsuit against Valve over rumble haptic technology found in the Steam Deck and Valve Index, The Verge reports.

The outlet notes that Immersion filed its complaint in the Western District of Washington, citing seven patents dating back to as early as 2002. The company is accusing Valve of infringing its own patents in the company’s hardware devices, the Steam Deck and Valve Index. Though the complaint also cites several video games that use the technology, including Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

Immersion has a history of suing companies it claims have infringed on its rumble tech patents.

Xbox’s deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard gets a key approval from the European Commission, even while the UK’s CMA doubles down on its opposition. A quote from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has us wondering what Microsoft might be willing to do in the UK if they don’t get the green light. Plus: Starfield has…jetpack sex? Don’t worry, we’ll explain. And more!

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As Microsoft continues in its efforts to acquire Activision Blizzard and multiple regulators make their decisions on the deal, several publishers have now publicly voiced their thoughts on the situation. Among them, Take-Two Interactive, whose CEO voiced support for the acquisition today in conversation with IGN.

When asked for his thoughts on the deal, CEO Strauss Zelnick expressed that Take-Two had supported the deal for some time, saying that it would be a positive for the company’s partner, Microsoft: “What’s good for them is also good for the industry.

One of the best things about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is that you can pretty much go anywhere and do anything you want. Once you wrap up the first Great Sky Island quest and descend back into Hyrule, you’re free to scurry off in any direction.

That being said, there are quite a few things you should do in TotK first before getting too adventurous. And once you complete the first few quests, you’ll find yourself with 4 new map points as part of the Regional Phenomena questline that will direct you to each of the temples across Hyrule.

Although you can complete the temples in any order you choose, the story naturally pushes you toward The Wind Temple first.

Take-Two has canceled several unannounced games and quietly delayed others amid what the publisher calls a “challenging consumer backdrop.”

Take-Two made the announcement during today’s earnings report, saying that “the development timelines of some of our titles have lengthened, especially as we strive to redefine the creative standards of excellence in our industry, which affect our release slate for the year.”

Take-Two will incur a $54.2 million impairment charge in the fourth quarter “related to capitalized software development costs for unreleased and canceled console and PC titles.

Sega is considering following in the footsteps of Nintendo, Ubisoft, and other publishers and start charging $70 for future titles.

During a financial earnings call held towards the end of April (the translated transcript of which was spotted by VGC yesterday), Sega Sammy CEO Haruki Satomi and CFO Koichi Fukuzawa alluded to the idea of increasing the price of Sega’s upcoming titles when asked why the unit sales price is set higher than usual for the upcoming fiscal year.

“In the global marketplace, AAA game titles for console have been sold at $59.99 for many years, but titles sold at $69.99 have appeared in the last year,” they said.

From the moment Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s building mechanics, we knew things were going to get wild. And now, just a handful of days after the sequel’s release, people are already unleashing their creativity in ways that make my vehicles look like preschool building blocks. But hey, that’s what the internet’s for!

Here are some of the craziest, funniest, and cruelest creations Tears of the Kingdom players have come up with so far.

Telltale Games announced that The Expanse: A Telltale Series Episode One will launch on July 27 for PC via Epic Games Store, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

The game is set prior to the events of The Expanse TV show and players assume the role of Camina Drummer as she and her scavenger crew explore the asteroid belt called The Belt aboard The Artemis ship. She will encounter pirates, face mutinies, and scavenge wrecked ships in a zero-g environment. From the TV show, actress Cara Gee reprises her role as Drummer in the game.

EA Sports has announced that its collegiate title, EA Sports College Football, will pay players for lend their likenesses to the game if they opt-in to do so.

According to a report from ESPN, the publisher is collaborating with OneTeam Partners, a firm that also works with the NFL and MLS Players Associations, to “facilitate collegiate athletes’ names and likenesses” into the game, which is set to debut next summer. The offer is extended to all eligible players within the Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

Players who agree to have their name, image, and likeness (NIL) featured in EA Sports College Football will receive compensation for it.

While we’ll have to wait until July 5 to learn all the details of this surprise announcement, Behaviour Interactive has revealed that the actual Nicolas Cage is coming to Dead by Daylight.

Dead by Daylight’s Twitter confirmed the news, saying, “It’s the performance of a lifetime. Dead by Daylight: Nicolas Cage. Coming to a realm near you. Learn more on July 5th.”

The accompanying video gives us our first look at the actor in the game, and it appears this will be a similar case to The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent where Cage is actually playing himself and not another new character in Dead by Daylight’s universe.