Shinru

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Will post live stream announcements and repost stuff I like here and there! Love art, gaming and more!

EA has announced the completion of its US $55 billion private acquisition by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. Previous reporting suggested that PIF will own 93.4% of EA, while Silver Lake will own 5.5%, and Affinity Partners 1.1%

Electronic Arts Completes $55 Billion Private Acquisition

The deal is considered to be the largest leveraged buyout in history, and appeared to pass global regulatory scrutiny without issue

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The PS4 and PS5 ports of Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 have reportedly sold over 11 million combined copies since they were released on 9 July 2026. That’s according to new estimates from market data firm Alinea Analytics, which suggests Black Ops 2 sold approx. 8.2 million copies alone.

Call of Duty: Black Ops and Black Ops 2 PlayStation Ports Sold Over 11 Million Copies, Analyst Claims

The PS4 and PS5 ports of Treyarch's beloved Call of Duty titles are estimated to have made a combined US $435 million in revenue.

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Can't have nothing nice. Can't stream cause my SSD doesn't want to work right and I'm wasting everyone's time. Should probably give up.. seems like the best from here onwards.

Xbox’s Chief Technology Officer, Scott Van Vliet, has apologised to users after the Xbox platform was severely disrupted on 27 July. There was around 12 hours of downtime for some users after “a licensing service that sits outside of Xbox, but which Xbox depends upon, began failing.”

Xbox CTO Apologises for "Unacceptable" Downtime

Van Vliet said the downtime was “unacceptable” and that a “post-incident review” will be conducted

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Beckam McGregor Standing 6'8", A beauty of astronomical proportions. Her students admire her and wish to even get the opportunity to glance at her naked body at least once in their lifetime. Those who do, are considered a legend at the university. Those who indulged more...

The Rockstar Games Workers Union has entered into a negotiation period with Rockstar Games after requesting voluntary recognition. The RGWU called its first meeting with Rockstar management a “step in the right direction,” saying it secured “a roadmap for a speedy negotiation process”

Rockstar Games Workers Union Enters Into Negotiations With GTA VI Developer

IWGB president Alex Marshall told People Make Games that he is “100% confident” the RGWU will achieve recognition

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~Carly Brace 2026~ I was like "I sure drew a lot of Reshinerd this year!" But then I realize they're all the WIP animations and not public or finished. So I had to fill it in for the lack of Reshinerd .w.)" Animation still slow going, no worries, I'm just slow, and sidetrack a lot .w.) Enjoy!

~Carly couldn't see you~ Silly nerd woman invites you over to play games but she couldn't see you cause of her huge bazookas. So she kept accidentally knocking you over :V Enjoy the big marshmallow!

The European Union is reportedly set to approve the US $55 billion buyout of Electronic Arts conducted by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund, private equity firm Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s investment firm Affinity Partners.

European Union to Approve Electronic Arts' Private Acquisition — Report

Per Reuters, the European Commission is set to clear the deal after a preliminary review under its Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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