Australia's Gambling Commission on loot boxesWar on microtransactions and loot boxes has reached Australia. A Reddit user contacted the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation about their stance on the issue, and a Strategic Analyst for the Compliance Division at VCGLR responded.NOVEMBER 23
Call of Duty WWII - COD points now liveActivision launched the COD points overnight. The previously delayed in-game currency came after most of the connectivity issues had been mended. Players who purchased Call of Duty WWII digitally have 1,100 COD points waiting for them in the game.NOVEMBER 22
Blizzard mocks Battlefront 2 as StarCraft II goes free to playNot even the big dogs seem to be exempt from dealing low blows now and then as Blizzard threw a few tweets below the belt at Star Wars: Battlefront 2.NOVEMBER 15
Dedicated servers back in Call of Duty: WWIISledgehammer brought dedicated servers back to Call of Duty: WWII. The team had been testing the servers since Sunday, 12 November. The delayed COD points should now be just around the corner.NOVEMBER 15
Call of Duty WWII: COD points delayedCOD points for Call of Duty WWII have been delayed. The announcement didn't offer any explanation but server and connectivity issues are a strong contestant. The Headquarters stays a solo experience for the moment.NOVEMBER 14
Call of Duty WWII - holding on to No.1Call of Duty WWII managed to hold on to the top of the UK sales chart for two weeks in a row. FIFA 18 climbs back up to number two. Assassin's Creed Origins experiences a 38 percent drop in sales.NOVEMBER 13
Call of Duty WWII rules the UK sales chartCall of Duty WWII launched on 03 November. The game has now reached the top of the UK sales chart. Assassin's Creed Origins got a fresh update and got demoted to number two. Super Mario Odyssey now at number four.NOVEMBER 6
Call of Duty: WWII available nowCall of Duty: WWII is now available worldwide both digitally and in retail. The new game is decked out with some fresh multiplayer modes including War Mode, Divisions and Headquarters. The game's story campaign follows the story of Ronald “Red” Daniels.NOVEMBER 6
New Overwatch PTR patch nerfs MercyMercy got a new Ultimate ability back in August. The new ability made her very valuable on the battlefield but all that may change when the PTR patch hits the live game. Ana's Bionic Rifle was buffed.NOVEMBER 1
Destiny 2's Curse of Osiris expansion will have exclusive PS4 mapsActivision's delayed exclusivity deal with Sony will see to it that all save for PlayStation 4 players have to wait a few weeks longer for certain bits of Destiny 2 content.OCTOBER 31
Overwatch teams get special skinsOverwatch World Cup will be made all the more fun and watchable with the new team uniforms, an updated UI, a third person smart camera and more. The Uniform concept will premiere at BlizzCon on 03 and 04 November.OCTOBER 27
World first Destiny 2 prestige raid claimed via glitchThe team that managed to be first across the finish line for Destiny 2's prestige raid has claimed the title with the generous help of exploits beyond Bungie's awareness. The raid was previously delayed over glitch/exploit related concerns, apparently to little effect.OCTOBER 19
Destiny 2: Prestige Raid sans an exploit fixPrestige Raids will launch next week, regardless of the newly discovered exploit. A permanent fix is being worked on, but in the meantime, Bungie came up with "a way to verify a clean finish". The current plan is to deploy the safe fix as part of a future update.OCTOBER 13
Destiny 2 Prestige raid delayed in order to fix exploitDestiny 2's Prestige raid was supposed to be already available today for players looking for some higher difficulty pleasures, but the content deployment will be delayed due to exploits that have become apparent during testing.OCTOBER 10
Destiny 2's third week at No. 1Destiny 2 continues to rule the UK charts, unphased by the number of new releases. Project Cars 2 debuted at number two, pushing both NBA 2K18 and PES 2018 back by one. Nintendo's Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver Version entered the Top 40.OCTOBER 2
The Overwatch LeagueFor its inaugural season, the League will have a toal of 12 city-based teams. One of them is the team from Shanghai. The team, led by Chinese internet technology company NetEase is the first Overwatch League team to have an official name.SEPTEMBER 29
The Overwatch LeagueTeams for Dallas, Houston, and Philadelphia have signed on for the first season of the Overwatch League. This brings the total up to the desired 12 teams. Preseason play will start on Wednesday, 06 December.SEPTEMBER 21
Overwatch: Junkertown now liveJunkertown, the latest escort map in Overwatch is now live. Mercy and D.Va changes that were previously in the PTR have also become available on the live servers. A free Overwatch weekend is coming up this week.SEPTEMBER 19
Overwatch sending another map to HotSOverwatch's latest patch that brought Mercy's new ultimate to the PTR might be hitting the live servers as early as next week. Free Overwatch weekend scheduled to start on 22 September. Another Overwatch map going to HotS.SEPTEMBER 15
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare DLCCall of Duty: Infinite Warfare's fourth DLC pack is available now. The pack named Retribution brings four new maps and an end to "The Beast from Beyond" storyline. Retribution is available first on PlayStation 4.SEPTEMBER 12
Overwatch map preview - JunkertownOverwatch's latest escort map - Junkertown got its very own map preview. The video detailed the map's origin story and the new arena. Junkertown will be available next week.SEPTEMBER 12
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare's Retribution DLC arriving 12 SeptemberThe next delayed exclusive DLC pack for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is coming to PlayStation 4 on 12 September 2017 with the usual maps and horror game modes. Platforms other than PlayStation 4 can expect the DLC sometime in late October.SEPTEMBER 6
Overwatch - new patch in the PTROverwatch has a band new patch in the PTR. This patch will change Mercy's ultimate ability from Resurrect to Valkyrie. D.Va can now fire her Fusion Cannons while flying.AUGUST 25
Devcom to return in 2018Devcom, gamescom's developer event had its debut this year. Seeing how well everything turned out, the next Devcom will take place in the halls of Koelnmesse from 19 until 23 August. AUGUST 24