Guardians of the Galaxy joined Game Pass

According to David Gibson, a senior analyst at MST Financial, Square Enix was paid between $5 and $10 million for their small but successful superhero game, Guardians of the Galaxy, to join the Xbox Game Pass subscription service.

Although this figure has never been officially confirmed, Gibson confirms that it is an estimate based on "conversations with Square Enix and others," and this analyst has been covering the company for at least 15 years, so any employee may have given you a hint.

Microsoft frequently keeps the terms of Xbox Game Pass arrangements secret, only revealing that since the launch of its Game Pass program, it has paid developers and publishers "hundreds of millions of dollars."

Guardians of the Galaxy joined Xbox Game Pass earlier this month (about 5 months after its launch), which did not surprise anyone; on the contrary, it took a long time to come given that the game did not do well in its first weeks on the market. Of course, they mentioned "excellent reviews," but as we can see, this did not translate into the predicted number of units sold.

At the very least, it fared better than Avengers, another superhero title on which they lost millions of dollars.

"Despite positive reviews, the game's sales at launch fell short of our early expectations," said Yosuke Matsuda, the company's president, after releasing the financial figures in February.

"However, the sales initiatives that we initiated in November 2021 and maintained into the new year resulted in sales growth, and we want to endeavor to expand sales further to compensate for the slow start to the year. qualification."

Overwatch 2: Blizzard unveils the system requirements for the beta

Blizzard has now announced the requirements required to join Overwatch 2's closed beta. On April 26th, there will be a PvP-only session.

Let's get to the heart of the issue and expose the setups required by Blizzard to participate in the beta:

• Operating system: Windows 7 / 8 / 10 64 bit (latest Service Pack)
• Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD Phenom X3 8650
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 series or AMD Radeon HD 7000 series
• RAM: 6 GB
• Storage: 50 Gb
• Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher

Recommended configuration:

• Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
• Processor: Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 5
• Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon R9 380
• RAM: 8 GB
• Storage: 50 GB of available disk space
• Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher

It should also be mentioned that during the beta, SLI and Crossfire will not be supported. According to Blizzard, the configurations can be changed at any time.

As you may have guessed, the game is still under development, and it will be required to wait sometime before getting a good glimpse of how it will perform.