In the aftermath of Microsoft's bombshell acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the gaming industry is still trying to assess the impact the move will have on the rest of the market. One of the biggest debates is if Xbox will make Activision Blizzard games like Call of Duty, Diablo, and Overwatch console exclusive. We asked you, the IGN audience, that very question, and the results came back practically split down the middle.

The poll closed with more than 55,000 total votes, and here are the results:

• Almost 41% said Xbox should make Activision Blizzard games console exclusive and add them to Game Pass.
• Nearly 38% of the votes said Activision Blizzard games should be playable in as many places as possible.
• 21% of you said you don't care either way where these games end up.

A handful of household names will now fall under the Xbox umbrella. In addition to massive, multi-billion dollar franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, Xbox will also have control of recognizable characters like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, as well as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Guitar Hero, and more.

The exclusivity debate is just one aspect to think about after yesterday's huge news. There's the uncertain future of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who has been at the center of multiple scandals over the last year. We'll have to wait and see how leadership changes at the company when Xbox officially takes over, which could happen as late as June 2023.

And, there's the potential impact on PlayStation, as Sony stock reportedly took a huge hit after Xbox's announcement. For more, check out the game industry's biggest reactions to the Xbox Activision news, and how this acquisition represents the shift from a traditional console war to a new type of content war.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

In the aftermath of Microsoft's bombshell acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the gaming industry is still trying to assess the impact the move will have on the rest of the market. One of the biggest debates is if Xbox will make Activision Blizzard games like Call of Duty, Diablo, and Overwatch console exclusive. We asked you, the IGN audience, that very question, and the results came back practically split down the middle.

The poll closed with more than 55,000 total votes, and here are the results:

• Almost 41% said Xbox should make Activision Blizzard games console exclusive and add them to Game Pass.
• Nearly 38% of the votes said Activision Blizzard games should be playable in as many places as possible.
• 21% of you said you don't care either way where these games end up.

A handful of household names will now fall under the Xbox umbrella. In addition to massive, multi-billion dollar franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, Xbox will also have control of recognizable characters like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, as well as Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Guitar Hero, and more.

The exclusivity debate is just one aspect to think about after yesterday's huge news. There's the uncertain future of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, who has been at the center of multiple scandals over the last year. We'll have to wait and see how leadership changes at the company when Xbox officially takes over, which could happen as late as June 2023.

And, there's the potential impact on PlayStation, as Sony stock reportedly took a huge hit after Xbox's announcement. For more, check out the game industry's biggest reactions to the Xbox Activision news, and how this acquisition represents the shift from a traditional console war to a new type of content war.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Switch players will have to wait just a little bit longer to get their hands on Dying Light 2, as Techland has announced the Switch cloud version will not launch alongside the other versions on February 4. Instead, the developer is aiming to release the Switch version "within six months" of the original date, meaning it should be out by early August.

The studio delayed the game to provide Switch players, "with the gaming experience at the level they deserve." Dying Light 2 is still scheduled for February 4 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Dying Light 2 is the sequel to 2015's Dying Light, an open world zombie game with a dynamic day-night cycle. No matter what platform you plan to play on, Dying Light 2 is set to be a big experience. In addition to taking 500 hours to complete absolutely every ounce of content the game has to offer, Dying Light 2 will also receive five years of post-launch support. We've gone hands-on with Dying Light 2, where we thought it felt like, "the natural next step for the franchise."

Techland's sequel has endured numerous delays. The game was originally supposed to launch in Spring 2020, before the studio delayed it indefinitely. Then, the game was slated for December of last year, before getting pushed just a few months back to February.

Dying Light 2 is one of many multiplatform games that Switch players can only access through cloud streaming. Others include Hitman 3, Control, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Kingdom Hearts.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Switch players will have to wait just a little bit longer to get their hands on Dying Light 2, as Techland has announced the Switch cloud version will not launch alongside the other versions on February 4. Instead, the developer is aiming to release the Switch version "within six months" of the original date, meaning it should be out by early August.

The studio delayed the game to provide Switch players, "with the gaming experience at the level they deserve." Dying Light 2 is still scheduled for February 4 on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Dying Light 2 is the sequel to 2015's Dying Light, an open world zombie game with a dynamic day-night cycle. No matter what platform you plan to play on, Dying Light 2 is set to be a big experience. In addition to taking 500 hours to complete absolutely every ounce of content the game has to offer, Dying Light 2 will also receive five years of post-launch support. We've gone hands-on with Dying Light 2, where we thought it felt like, "the natural next step for the franchise."

Techland's sequel has endured numerous delays. The game was originally supposed to launch in Spring 2020, before the studio delayed it indefinitely. Then, the game was slated for December of last year, before getting pushed just a few months back to February.

Dying Light 2 is one of many multiplatform games that Switch players can only access through cloud streaming. Others include Hitman 3, Control, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Kingdom Hearts.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

TSMC is reportedly increasing the prices for its silicon, which means that CPU and GPU prices are likely to go up this year.

As reported by DigiTimes, the Taiwanese-based semiconductor manufacturer has informed its largest customers, including tech giants such as Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that it plans to raise pricing quotes of its nodes by up to 20%.

This increase in manufacturing will also impact the consumers as companies may increase the price of their products.

Outside of an ongoing chip shortage, which is expected to drag well into next year, TSMC has also noted other reasons for increasing the prices of its chips. This includes material costs, freight, and logistics. As Tom's Hardware points out the price hike will significantly impact AMD as the company uses TSMC to manufacture its CPUs and GPUs.

AMD CPUs start with processors that use the Zen 2 architecture and its forthcoming Zen 4 architecture, which is slated to arrive in a new line of desktop CPUs sometime this year.

Despite the report omitting any references to graphics cards, Nvidia and especially AMD will likely increase MSRPs for its graphics cards. Though DigiTimes reported that Nvidia has already made prepayments to TSMC for long-term orders of the 5nm silicon.

The news comes at an interesting time in particular for the GPU market as both AMD and Nvidia have announced new desktop graphics cards this month, including the RTX 3090 Ti, which was announced at CES 2022. While Nvidia promised to share more information in February, reports suggest the release date for the upcoming Nvidia RTX 30 flagship might have been pushed back.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

TSMC is reportedly increasing the prices for its silicon, which means that CPU and GPU prices are likely to go up this year.

As reported by DigiTimes, the Taiwanese-based semiconductor manufacturer has informed its largest customers, including tech giants such as Apple, AMD, and Nvidia, that it plans to raise pricing quotes of its nodes by up to 20%.

This increase in manufacturing will also impact the consumers as companies may increase the price of their products.

Outside of an ongoing chip shortage, which is expected to drag well into next year, TSMC has also noted other reasons for increasing the prices of its chips. This includes material costs, freight, and logistics. As Tom's Hardware points out the price hike will significantly impact AMD as the company uses TSMC to manufacture its CPUs and GPUs.

AMD CPUs start with processors that use the Zen 2 architecture and its forthcoming Zen 4 architecture, which is slated to arrive in a new line of desktop CPUs sometime this year.

Despite the report omitting any references to graphics cards, Nvidia and especially AMD will likely increase MSRPs for its graphics cards. Though DigiTimes reported that Nvidia has already made prepayments to TSMC for long-term orders of the 5nm silicon.

The news comes at an interesting time in particular for the GPU market as both AMD and Nvidia have announced new desktop graphics cards this month, including the RTX 3090 Ti, which was announced at CES 2022. While Nvidia promised to share more information in February, reports suggest the release date for the upcoming Nvidia RTX 30 flagship might have been pushed back.

Taylor is the Associate Tech Editor at IGN. You can follow her on Twitter @TayNixster.

One-man development studio Drop of Pixel and publisher Skystone Games have announced Underworld Dreams: The False King, a new first-person horror game that is "built from the ground up" for Nintendo Switch (though it will also be released on PC via both Steam and the Epic Games Store). It is due out this Spring.

Underworld Dreams is based on the work of Lovecraft and set in the 1980s (as the trailer below will give you a clear indication of from its VHS-style presentation), and its goal is to be the first in an Underworld Dreams series of games. In The False King, you play a man who has located his lost brother in a house that is creepier and more dangerous than you could've ever imagined.

Publisher Skystone says you'll "dig into the mysteries of the occult and solve puzzles while constantly looking over your shoulder" as you play. Resources are also promised to be scarce, and a playable demo is promised closer to release.

For more Nintendo Switch horror game coverage, don't miss our coverage of House of the Dead: Remake.

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.

One-man development studio Drop of Pixel and publisher Skystone Games have announced Underworld Dreams: The False King, a new first-person horror game that is "built from the ground up" for Nintendo Switch (though it will also be released on PC via both Steam and the Epic Games Store). It is due out this Spring.

Underworld Dreams is based on the work of Lovecraft and set in the 1980s (as the trailer below will give you a clear indication of from its VHS-style presentation), and its goal is to be the first in an Underworld Dreams series of games. In The False King, you play a man who has located his lost brother in a house that is creepier and more dangerous than you could've ever imagined.

Publisher Skystone says you'll "dig into the mysteries of the occult and solve puzzles while constantly looking over your shoulder" as you play. Resources are also promised to be scarce, and a playable demo is promised closer to release.

For more Nintendo Switch horror game coverage, don't miss our coverage of House of the Dead: Remake.

Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as our monthly(-ish) interview show, IGN Unfiltered. He's a North Jersey guy, so it's "Taylor ham," not "pork roll." Debate it with him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan.

Sony's stock reportedly took a $20 billion dollar hit after Xbox announced that it is set to acquire Activision Blizzard.

As detailed in a report by Bloomberg, Sony Group Corp. shares reportedly fell by 13% in Tokyo on Wednesday - just a day after Microsoft announced its $68.7 billion deal with Activision Blizzard. As per the report, the drop itself is the largest single fall in Sony stock since October 2008.

The acquisition will bring a wide range of new franchises into Xbox's domain including the likes of Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Warcraft, and much more. In comparison, last year Xbox announced that it had acquired ZeniMax, the parent company of Bethesda, for a deal worth $7.5 Billion. With the company's latest takeover offering a ludicrous number of high-profile IPs, it's no surprise that the price on the deal dwarves its earlier acquisitions by a vast margin and has seemingly resulted in Sony's stock taking a hit.

Over recent years, Sony and Xbox have both taken different approaches to encourage players to purchase their latest consoles. While PlayStation has seen great success by offering a number of exclusive IPs and titles such as Insomniac's Spider-Man, Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, and Guerrilla's Horizon Zero Dawn, Xbox has instead opted down its subscription service, Game Pass, as a way to bring additional players into the fold.

While last year Game Pass subscriptions were reported to have slowed down, a recent statement from Xbox Boss Phil Spencer explained that the service has now reached over 25 million subscribers. The announcement came paired with the news that Microsoft would offer "as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass" once the acquisition had been complete - a move that's sure to increase its subscriber count by even more.

At present, it's unclear exactly which Activision Blizzard games Xbox plans to make exclusive to its consoles and which will still be available for PlayStation customers. However, given that Bethesda's upcoming release of Starfield is set to launch as an Xbox first-party exclusive, it feels likely that PlayStation fans could be set to lose out on at least some releases in the future.

For more news surrounding Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, make sure to check out this article detailing how the latter once reportedly considered buying video game media outlets Kotaku and PC Gamer in a bid to change public opinion of the company.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.

Sony's stock reportedly took a $20 billion dollar hit after Xbox announced that it is set to acquire Activision Blizzard.

As detailed in a report by Bloomberg, Sony Group Corp. shares reportedly fell by 13% in Tokyo on Wednesday - just a day after Microsoft announced its $68.7 billion deal with Activision Blizzard. As per the report, the drop itself is the largest single fall in Sony stock since October 2008.

The acquisition will bring a wide range of new franchises into Xbox's domain including the likes of Call of Duty, Overwatch, Diablo, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Warcraft, and much more. In comparison, last year Xbox announced that it had acquired ZeniMax, the parent company of Bethesda, for a deal worth $7.5 Billion. With the company's latest takeover offering a ludicrous number of high-profile IPs, it's no surprise that the price on the deal dwarves its earlier acquisitions by a vast margin and has seemingly resulted in Sony's stock taking a hit.

Over recent years, Sony and Xbox have both taken different approaches to encourage players to purchase their latest consoles. While PlayStation has seen great success by offering a number of exclusive IPs and titles such as Insomniac's Spider-Man, Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, and Guerrilla's Horizon Zero Dawn, Xbox has instead opted down its subscription service, Game Pass, as a way to bring additional players into the fold.

While last year Game Pass subscriptions were reported to have slowed down, a recent statement from Xbox Boss Phil Spencer explained that the service has now reached over 25 million subscribers. The announcement came paired with the news that Microsoft would offer "as many Activision Blizzard games as we can within Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass" once the acquisition had been complete - a move that's sure to increase its subscriber count by even more.

At present, it's unclear exactly which Activision Blizzard games Xbox plans to make exclusive to its consoles and which will still be available for PlayStation customers. However, given that Bethesda's upcoming release of Starfield is set to launch as an Xbox first-party exclusive, it feels likely that PlayStation fans could be set to lose out on at least some releases in the future.

For more news surrounding Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard, make sure to check out this article detailing how the latter once reportedly considered buying video game media outlets Kotaku and PC Gamer in a bid to change public opinion of the company.

Jared Moore is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.