Dolphin, a piece of software used for emulating GameCube and Wii games is coming to Steam this year. The company announced this via a blogpost, but did not indicate an exact release date for the emulator on Valve’s platform.

You can wishlist Dolphin on Steam ahead of its release, and according to its store page, it’s aiming for a Q2 2023 launch window.

“Dolphin Emulator allows these classic games to be reborn into the modern era with support for 4K displays, modern controllers, and much, much more,” reads an excerpt from its Steam store page description.

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The Japan Fair Trade Commission has reportedly closed its review of Microsoft’s attempted purchase of Activision Blizzard, stating the deal won’t suppress competition. In other words, another roadblock has been removed for Xbox to take the reins of Call of Duty, Diablo, and World of Warcraft.

Reuters reports the Japan watchdog informed Microsoft and Activision Blizzard that it won’t call for a cease and desist of the merger. This follows in the footsteps of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority determining that the deal won’t stifle competition in the console space last week. The CMA does still have concerns about the area of cloud gaming with the acquisition.

The CMA also released mostly anonymous statements from game companies about the merger, with one organization saying Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision Blizzard “can only be a good thing.” Sony, however, definitely doesn’t agree with that sentiment. The PlayStation company has voiced concerns that Microsoft could intentionally make Call of Duty worse on say PS5, for example.

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What makes Fortnite so engaging? Ask players what they love, and there’s a number of things they might mention about the hugely popular battle royale. The gameplay loop is fun, with solid third-person shooter controls and the unique complexity of its building mechanic nicely complicating the simple quest to be the…

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