Good morning friends, come to the Ranger Morning Post to see what big things happened in the gaming world last night: 1. Activision Blizzard appoints new officials to ensure that diversity and inclusion are included in the game design; 2. Borderlands developer parent plans to spend another $8 billion on acquisitions; 3. Halo: Infinity follows in the footsteps of "2042"? There are less than 6,000 people online on steam; 4. Capcom Arcade 2 will be released on June 24; 5. Watchdog spin-off comic "Watchdog: Tokyo" is online today; 6. PS VR2 is rumored to be postponed to 2023.
1. Activision Blizzard appoints new officials to ensure diversity and inclusion are included in the game design
Activision Blizzard has appointed Kristen Hines as its new Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer. Activision Blizzard said Hines will work across all of its game teams.
"To ensure that diverse and inclusive perspectives are included in the game design, including storyline, character development, gameplay, and community interaction." She will fulfill Activision Blizzard's commitment to increase the number of female and non-binary employees by 50% over the next five years.
2. Borderlands developer parent plans to spend another $8 billion on acquisitions
Borderlands developer Gearbox's parent company, the Swedish Empirer Group, also has a number of well-known developers and publishers such as 4A Games and THQ Nordic. Since 2020, the Swedish company has made 62 acquisitions worth up to $8.1 billion.
In an interview with foreign media, CEO Lars Wingefors said they plan to make the same size acquisition in the next few months or years. He also mentioned that he wanted to invest in the free field and said that he was willing to buy Chinese studios.
3. "Halo: Infinity" to follow in the footsteps of "2042"? There are fewer than 6,000 people online
Halo: Infinity reached 256,619 Steam players when it launched in November 2021, however, the average number of players for the game over the past 30 days was only around 5,763. As it stands, halo: infinity may not have much more players than battlefield 2042, and halo: infinity currently has only about 4,000 more players per month than battlefield 2042.
4. Capcom Arcade 2 will be released on June 24
Capcom officially announced that Capcom Arcade 2 will land on Switch, PS4, XBoxone and PC platforms on June 24, and the series contains 32 retro arcade games from Capcom's history.
5. The Watchdog spin-off comic "Watchdog: Tokyo" was launched today
Watchdog spin-off manga Watchdog: Tokyo will be launched on Kurage Bunch today (April 12), with a text constructed by Haruichi Shiratori, who co-produced Princess Principal, and a manga drawn by Shuhei Kamo.
6. It is rumored that the PS VR2 has been postponed to 2023
Previously, many people said that Sony's PlayStation VR2 will be released this year, but today according to Ross Young, CEO of the display supply chain consulting company (DSCC), Sony PlayStation VR2 has been postponed to 2023. Apple's VR device will also be postponed until next year.