Author: Padraig Fahy

  • WWE SummerSlam 2024 Predictions

    WWE SummerSlam 2024 Predictions

    Rev your engines as WWE heads to Cleveland for SummerSlam.

    8 hours (😭) featuring 7 big matches with 6 of them being title matches.

    We have been told that there could be stipulations be added to the title matches, but at the time of writing (before SmackDown airs), there hasn’t been any changes. I will update if any have changed.

    Let’s go!

    Non-Title Match

    • CM Punk vs Drew McIntyre with Seth ‘Freakin’ Rollins as special guest referee in a singles match.
      • PREDICTION: This should be close to main event. CM Punk should win this to get the one up on Drew. Drew should win as revenge for Punk screwing him over at multiple PLE’s. CM Punk to win.

    Title Matches

    • Logan Paul (C) vs LA Knight in a singles match for the United States Championship
      • PREDICTION: It’s the end of Logan’s reign in his home town. LA Knight to win and become champion.
    • Sami Zayn (C) vs Bron Breakker in a singles match for the Intercontinental Championship
      • PREDICTION: Bron is going to murder Sami in the ring. This probably will be a squash match. Bron to win and become champion.
    • Bayley (C) vs Nia Jax in a singles match for the WWE Women’s Championship
      • PREDICTION: I don’t see Bayley losing this title to Nia in this match. Nia is only got this for winning Queen of the Ring, but I feel that a bigger opponent should challenge to take on Bayley. Bayley to win and retain the title.
    • Liv Morgan (C) vs Rhea Ripley in a singles match for the Women’s World Championship
      • PREDICTION: This is going to be a bloodbath. Rhea is going to rip the title from Liv. Expect Dominik shenanigans. Rhea to win and become champion.
    • Damien Priest (C) vs Gunther in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship
      • PREDICTION: I am sorry Damien, but you are not leaving with the title. The reign of Gunther begins tomorrow night. Gunther to win and become champion.
    • Cody Rhodes (C) vs Solo Sikoa in a singles match for the Undisputed WWE Championship
      • PREDICTION: Guaranteed Bloodline interference. It’s very up in the air as to who wins this. I am going to go out on a limb and say that Solo Sikoa is going to win. Solo Sikoa to win and become champion.
  • Gaming News – 2nd August 2024

    Gaming News – 2nd August 2024

    • Gamestop owned Game Informer magazine is set to close after 33 years.
    • Bungie has laid off 220 employees and cancelled the development of the upcoming Destiny 3 codenamed ‘Payback’
    • There is going to be a Civilization VII gameplay deep dive on August 20th at 9pm GMT
    • The release date for Dragon Age: The Veilguard is going to be announced next month.
    • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (GBA) is coming to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack on August 9th.
    • GAME has ended their reward system as of July 31st.
    • Paris 2024 is the first Olympics in 30 years with no console video game. There is a Web3 mobile game though.
    • The trailer for the Like a Dragon: Yakuza TV show on Prime has been released. Trailer
    • THQ has a games showcase:
  • Gaming News – 26th July 2024

    Gaming News – 26th July 2024

    • SAG-AFTRA is on strike again, but the time, it is video game companies surrounding the Interactive Media Agreement. There are apparently not enough protections for voice actors when it comes to AI.
      • Companies involved are: Activision Productions Inc, Blindlight LLC, Disney Character Voices Inc, Electronic Arts Productions Inc, Epic Games Inc, Formosa Interactive LLC, Insomniac Games Inc, Take 2 Productions Inc, VoiceWorks Productions Inc and WB Games Inc.
    • PlayStation VR2 users will be able to use their headset on PC via a free Steam app on August 6th – Steam Page
    • Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered has been spotted at San Diego Comic-Con.
    • S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2 has been delayed from September 5th until November 20th.
    • Blizzard’s World of Warcraft development team has voted to unionise and becomes the largest union within Microsoft.
    • Apex Legends is reversing is 2 x $10 Season Passes after an outcry from the community. They initially had planned to remove the ability to get the new Battle Pass via Apex Coins, forcing the players to pony up more money for overall less rewards.
    • Concord will not have a Battle Pass.
    • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is reportedly releasing on August 8 on Game Pass.
    • Multiversus has been data mined and references to Harry Potter, Barbie, and Adventure Time has been found.
    • A follow-up to a previous story, Humble Games is not closing but is being restructured.
    • Paradox CEO has admitted that they made several wrong calls following the cancellation of Life By You, their The Sims clone.
    • Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be released directly on Steam, doesn’t require the EA App, and will be Steam Deck compatible.
  • Gaming News – 23rd July 2024

    Gaming News – 23rd July 2024

    • IOC have unanimously voted for the Olympic Esports Games (with backing from the Saudi Government). FPS/Shooters will not be included. Likely games included: League of Legends, Rocket League, Street Fighter, Tekken, iRacing, NBA2K, EA Sports FC and mobile games.
    • Humble Games, the publishing arm of Humble Bundle, has announced layoffs with the loss of 36 jobs.
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023) is coming to Xbox Game Pass for Console/PC/Ultimate members tomorrow. (24th). Black Ops 6 will release on Game Pass Day 1 on October 25th.
    • While not confirmed, VALORANT‘s console release is set to be released on July 26th on Xbox and PS5.
    • Additionally, Xbox are looking to add new Game Pass tiers, including a Cloud-only subscription.
    • The “biggest update yet” for Helldivers 2 is coming next month titled: ‘Escalation of Freedom’ which includes: larger enemy outposts, new bots, returning bugs, fresh mission objectives and a new difficulty level: Combat Rating 10. Trailer
    • Capcom has announced that while 90% of the game sales are now digital, they will not stop producing physical games.
    • Ubisoft have released a statement regarding Assassin’s Creed Shadows around the discourse of Yasuke, the protagonist. Full statement
    • Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones is coming to Steam on August 22nd.
    • Warner Bros has acquired the studio behind MultiVersus Player First Games for an undisclosed sum ahead of Season 2 launching this week.
    • Bioware have revealed the voice cast for Dragon Age: The Veilguard
      • Rook’s played by Alex Jordan (CP2077, Gumball), Bryony Corrigan (Baldur’s Gate 3, Good Omens), Erika Ishii (Apex Legends, Destiny 2) and Jeff Berg (Battlefield 1 and NCIS)
        • Harding, played by Ali Hillis (Mass Effect 3, Final Fantasy 13)
        • Davrin, played by Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3, Halo 5, Spider-Man)
        • Bellara, played by Jee Young Han (Perry Mason, Unprisoned)
        • Neve, played by Jessica Clark (True Blood, Pocket Listing)
        • Taash, played by Jin Maley (Star Trek: Picard, Silicon Valley)
        • Emmrich, played by Nick Boraine (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Black Sails)
        • Manfred, voiced by Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Fallout 4 and god knows what else lol)
        • Lucanis, voiced by Zach Mendez (Horizon Forbidden West, Married Alive)
        • Solas, played by Gareth David-Lloyd
        • Varric, played by Brian Bloom.
    • Heihachi Mishima is coming to Tekken 8
    • Terry Bogard gameplay trailer has been released for Street Fighter 6 – Trailer
  • Gaming News – 20th July 2024

    Gaming News – 20th July 2024

    • Paramount+ has cancelled the Halo TV show after 2 seasons.
    • Prime’s Fallout TV show has received 16 Emmy nominations. Additionally, Season 2 is ‘ahead of schedule’ according to the Head of TV at Prime.
    • Splitgate 2 has been announced for PC and consoles for next year.
    • Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap has been announced for Xbox consoles and PC.
    • The next Ryu Ga Gotoku (Yakuza/Like a Dragon) game will be revealed at Tokyo Game Show.
    • Pacific Drive is to get a free update including photo mode, new car and garage content and some cosmetics. Paid cosmetics are available. They also plan on more free updates later this year.
    • You can now purchase Persona 5 hot sauce and coffee beans – Shop now
    • PowerWash Simulator has a new free-update Muckingham Files 3 which is available now. This is alongside the release of the paid-DLC, which collabs with SpongeBob SquarePants.
    • Days after Tenacious D ends, it has been leaked that Jack Black will play the role of Steve in the upcoming Minecraft film.
    • NetherRealm (Mortal Kombat ) has laid off 50 workers.
    • Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence has been delayed beyond March 2025.
    • Approximately less than 400 people work at Valve, according to recent court documents. 79 people work on Steam. 41 people work on hardware (Steam Deck), 181 game developers and 35 ‘admins’ (HR, Accounts, Sales, etc) – By contrast, EA has 13,700 employees.
  • Gaming News – 16th July 2024

    Gaming News – 16th July 2024

    • Dead By Daylight‘s 2v8 mode is coming on July 25th.
    • Baldur’s Gate 3‘s 7th update is coming, and it won’t be their last. This will include a split-screen mode, official mod support and tweaks to Honour Mode.
    • The Casting of Frank Stone‘s release date has announced. It will release on September 3rd for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
    • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has been leaked online. Saber Interactive and Focus Interactive has released a statement to avoid playing the unfinished build and to not the spoil the game for others.
    • To celebrate the closure of the Xbox 360 game store, Microsoft has released a ‘Blades’ background for the Xbox Series S|X.
    • New Games are being added to Xbox Game Pass.
      • Magical Delicacy – Console, Cloud and PC from today (16th July)
      • Flock – Console, Cloud and PC from today (16th July)
      • Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn – Console, Cloud and PC from July 18th
      • Dungeons of Hinterberg – Console, Cloud and PC from July 18th
      • Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess – Console, Cloud and PC from July 19th.
    • Resident Evil 7 on iOS has been purchased by less than 2000 people.
    • GTA+ is reportedly coming to Nintendo Switch with Red Dead Redemption appearing to have a Switch logo.
    • Before Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire were released, they had old names titled Pokémon Indigo and Pokémon Crimson
    • Early Access Beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be happening from August 30th to September 4th and then again from September 6th to the 9th.
    • The cover for EA Sports FC 25 will be released tomorrow (Wednesday)
    • Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone are set to have a WWE crossover as part of Season 5 on July 24th.
    • Nexon, the developers for The First Descendant will apparently change their icons in their game, which uses the same icon library that is used by Bungie for Destiny 2
    • Fallout 4 mod Fallout London will have a robot version of the Speaker of the House (of Commons) voiced by former Speaker John Bercow. Fallout London has also clarified that they are not using AI to voice any of their characters, and they indeed get John Bercow to voice the speaker.
    • Additionally, it has been confirmed that the Fallout London mod will only work on the GOG and Steam versions of Fallout 4. It will not work with the Epic Games version.