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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will have new content and modes.
Rise of the Ronin will have character creator and online co-op.
And Battlefield game director leaves EA.
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Rise of the Ronin will have character creator and online co-op.
And Battlefield game director leaves EA.
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Great January for US Gaming
Age of Empires is coming to mobile, Connecting Worlds is on Disney+ and Korea fines Twitch
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February 26, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will have new content and modes.
Rise of the Ronin will have character creator and online co-op.
And Battlefield game director leaves EA.
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Rise of the Ronin will have character creator and online co-op.
And Battlefield game director leaves EA.
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AC Mirage will have a permadeath mode, Lady Gaga is coming to “fortnight” and Steam reached a new record in 2023.
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PS5 Pro could come in 2024
AC Mirage will have a permadeath mode, Lady Gaga is coming to “fortnight” and Steam reached a new record in 2023
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February 21, 2024 at 4:59 PM
AC Mirage will have a permadeath mode, Lady Gaga is coming to “fortnight” and Steam reached a new record in 2023.
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Respawn could be working on a Mandalorian FPS game, but it’s years away. Remedy is accelerating the development for Control 2, Condor and the Max Payne 1&2 remake. And Helldivers 2 is currently the second most played game on Steam.
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Nintendo Switch 2 could come in 2025
Warframe coming to iOs in March, Respwan rumored to work on a Mandalorian game and a new record for Helldivers 2
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February 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Respawn could be working on a Mandalorian FPS game, but it’s years away. Remedy is accelerating the development for Control 2, Condor and the Max Payne 1&2 remake. And Helldivers 2 is currently the second most played game on Steam.
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Some Xbox games will come to PlayStation and Nintendo. No Man Sky’s Omega update can be played for free this weekend. And Arrowhead Game Studios is looking to expand its team, following the successful launch of Helldivers 2.
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34 millions Game Pass subscribers
Dead Island 2 coming to Steam, Sony will have no major franchise titles in 2024 and Embracer canceled 29 unannounced games in 6 month
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February 16, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Some Xbox games will come to PlayStation and Nintendo. No Man Sky’s Omega update can be played for free this weekend. And Arrowhead Game Studios is looking to expand its team, following the successful launch of Helldivers 2.
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Rise of Ronin will not launch in South Korea because of some contentious comments and Skillz won a patent infringement against AviaGames.
And if you find Lethal Company on App Store or Google Play, don’t install it, it’s fake.
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And if you find Lethal Company on App Store or Google Play, don’t install it, it’s fake.
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Starfield loses 97% of its Steam players
Escape from Takov will have microtransactions, Hasbro made $90 million of BG3 and Rise of the Ronin will not launch in South Korea
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February 14, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Rise of Ronin will not launch in South Korea because of some contentious comments and Skillz won a patent infringement against AviaGames.
And if you find Lethal Company on App Store or Google Play, don’t install it, it’s fake.
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And if you find Lethal Company on App Store or Google Play, don’t install it, it’s fake.
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Ubisoft will not pursue further VR development due to the low sales of AC Nexus VR. Switch 2 is rumored to be backwards compatible and Helldivers II had a great launch on Steam.
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Palworld needs more developers
XDefiant will come soon, Switch 2 could be backwards compatible and PS5 is outselling Xbox S/X by 2:1
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February 12, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Ubisoft will not pursue further VR development due to the low sales of AC Nexus VR. Switch 2 is rumored to be backwards compatible and Helldivers II had a great launch on Steam.
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This week-end we can play for free a demo for Homeworld 3, a trial for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and an open beta for Skull and Bones.
And Star Wars Outlaws is on track for 2024
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And Star Wars Outlaws is on track for 2024
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Skull and Bones finally launching?
Star Wars Outlaws coming this year, Homeworld 3 delayed and 10 billion downloads from Nexus Mods and 10 billion downloads from Nexus Mods
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February 9, 2024 at 5:52 PM
This week-end we can play for free a demo for Homeworld 3, a trial for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and an open beta for Skull and Bones.
And Star Wars Outlaws is on track for 2024
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And Star Wars Outlaws is on track for 2024
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Tencent canceled a Nier mobile game, but they are working on a mobile Elden Ring. A demo for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is now available.
And only half of the game developers received a pay raise or bonus in 2023.
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And only half of the game developers received a pay raise or bonus in 2023.
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140 million of Switch units sold
A mobile Elden Ring is developed, Roblox has AI instant translation and IGN staff is unionizing
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February 7, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Tencent canceled a Nier mobile game, but they are working on a mobile Elden Ring. A demo for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is now available.
And only half of the game developers received a pay raise or bonus in 2023.
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And only half of the game developers received a pay raise or bonus in 2023.
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Starfield and Indiana Jones could come to PlayStation at some point. Palworld’s servers cost about 500k/month and Naughty Dog wants to make The Last of Us Part 3, just not yet.
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16.1 billion loss for Meta’s Reality Lab
Palworld servers are very expensive, TLOU is just a concept and Infinite Wealth sold 1 million units
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February 5, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Starfield and Indiana Jones could come to PlayStation at some point. Palworld’s servers cost about 500k/month and Naughty Dog wants to make The Last of Us Part 3, just not yet.
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Embracer has canceled a Deus Ex game and laid off nearly 100 people at Eidos Montreal. Blizzard has a new president, and the Assassin's Creed Japan game, codenamed Red, might be revealed in the summer.
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Microsoft Gaming: 49% increase after ABK acquisition
Skull & Bones will run an open Beta, Krafton is facing a lawsuit and a new patch for Cyberpunk.
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January 31, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Embracer has canceled a Deus Ex game and laid off nearly 100 people at Eidos Montreal. Blizzard has a new president, and the Assassin's Creed Japan game, codenamed Red, might be revealed in the summer.
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Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has finished adding major content to Stardew Valley's 1.6 update, now focusing on bug fixes and polishing for a release within the year.
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2023: a record $86 billion in deals
Skull & Bones will run an open Beta, Krafton is facing a lawsuit and a new patch for Cyberpunk.
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January 29, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone has finished adding major content to Stardew Valley's 1.6 update, now focusing on bug fixes and polishing for a release within the year.
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RoboCop: Rogue City will (finally!) have a New Game + mode. Pacific Drive has a new gameplay trailer and Cyberpunk’s sequel could have multiplayer elements.
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$189.3 Billion in Gaming 2024
Death Stranding is coming to iPhone, Focus Entertainment is rebranding and CDPR will start working on the next Witcher game.
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January 24, 2024 at 3:50 PM
RoboCop: Rogue City will (finally!) have a New Game + mode. Pacific Drive has a new gameplay trailer and Cyberpunk’s sequel could have multiplayer elements.
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Valve made a billion from CS:GO case openings. Lethal Company had a net revenue of over $33.6 million in just 3 months, and Infinite Wealth locks NG+ behind a paywall, which has made fans fairly unhappy.
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More news on Indiana Jones
Developers are working on Switch 2 games, Halo Infinite won’t have other new seasons, Palworld sold 4M copies in 3 days and Tekken 8 is launching this week
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January 22, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Valve made a billion from CS:GO case openings. Lethal Company had a net revenue of over $33.6 million in just 3 months, and Infinite Wealth locks NG+ behind a paywall, which has made fans fairly unhappy.
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Dave the Diver developer, Mintrocket, has announced a new game – Wakerunners.
Prison Architect’s sequel will launch in March and it will be 3D. And Martha is Dead is set for a film adaptation.
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Prison Architect’s sequel will launch in March and it will be 3D. And Martha is Dead is set for a film adaptation.
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Elden Ring DLC imminent?
3,000 layoffs in 2024 already, a new game from Mintrocket, Ubisoft rebrands Ubisoft+ and Tencent investments dropped in 2023
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January 17, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Dave the Diver developer, Mintrocket, has announced a new game – Wakerunners.
Prison Architect’s sequel will launch in March and it will be 3D. And Martha is Dead is set for a film adaptation.
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Prison Architect’s sequel will launch in March and it will be 3D. And Martha is Dead is set for a film adaptation.
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A Complete Edition of Wo Long is coming soon, including all 3 expansions.
Double Loop Games is closing and Lost Boys Interactive is experiencing significant layoffs.
And Netflix Games might have been saved by GTA.
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Double Loop Games is closing and Lost Boys Interactive is experiencing significant layoffs.
And Netflix Games might have been saved by GTA.
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Fortnite Flies High on Consoles
Missouri coming to American Truck Simulator, a TLOU2 documentary is on the way, and a new CTO at Activision
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January 15, 2024 at 4:05 PM
A Complete Edition of Wo Long is coming soon, including all 3 expansions.
Double Loop Games is closing and Lost Boys Interactive is experiencing significant layoffs.
And Netflix Games might have been saved by GTA.
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Double Loop Games is closing and Lost Boys Interactive is experiencing significant layoffs.
And Netflix Games might have been saved by GTA.
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Ubisoft has released a free playable demo of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC ahead of the game's full launch next week.
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Cyberpunk’s sequel is officially on the way
Prince of Persia has a free demo, TLOU season 2 has new cast and China led global gaming spending
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January 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Ubisoft has released a free playable demo of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, and PC ahead of the game's full launch next week.
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Hogwarts Legacy is the top selling game of 2023.
Apple Vision Pro VR will support a lot of games and, finally, the save bug of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox will have a fix this week.
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Apple Vision Pro VR will support a lot of games and, finally, the save bug of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox will have a fix this week.
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Layoffs At Unity and Twitch
Hogwarts was the best-selling game in 2023, Apple Vision Pro VR is coming next month and a record number of PSN users.
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January 10, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Hogwarts Legacy is the top selling game of 2023.
Apple Vision Pro VR will support a lot of games and, finally, the save bug of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox will have a fix this week.
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Apple Vision Pro VR will support a lot of games and, finally, the save bug of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox will have a fix this week.
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Since this is the final newsletter of 2023, our own Bobby made a video with the most important gaming industry news of the year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everybody!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everybody!
19 mobile games surpassed $1B
Top 10 gaming news of the year, Kotick’s last week on ABK, over 50 millions PS5 sold and our own review o the most important gaming news in 2023
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December 22, 2023 at 3:11 PM
Since this is the final newsletter of 2023, our own Bobby made a video with the most important gaming industry news of the year.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everybody!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, everybody!
Sea of Stars, winner of Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2023, has surpassed 4 million players since its launch.
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Insomniac hacked, over 1.67 TB data leaked
Google will pay $700 million to a settlement, Death Stranding has 16 million players and Sony is running a massive Christmas sale
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December 20, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Sea of Stars, winner of Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2023, has surpassed 4 million players since its launch.
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Rumors suggest that Microsoft may release its next-generation Xbox console as early as 2026, two years ahead of the initially anticipated 2028 launch.
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Baldur's Gate 3 NOT on Game Pass
Next Xbox could come in just 2 years, Baldur’s Gate won’t come to Game Pass, Activision will pay for inequitable pay and MK1 will have cross-play in February.
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December 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM
Rumors suggest that Microsoft may release its next-generation Xbox console as early as 2026, two years ahead of the initially anticipated 2028 launch.
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Hogwarts Legacy is poised to break the 15-year dominance of Rockstar and Call of Duty titles as the best-selling game in the US for 2023 (so far)
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New layoffs at Embracer Group
PS Portal 4th in sales, The Last of Us Online is canceled, Hogwarts Legacy is the best selling game in US and Netflix has 90 games in development
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December 15, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Hogwarts Legacy is poised to break the 15-year dominance of Rockstar and Call of Duty titles as the best-selling game in the US for 2023 (so far)
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Larry Hyrb, known as Major Nelson, has joined Midwest Games' advisory board after leaving Xbox, where he served as the senior director of corporate communications for more than 20 years.
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Epic wins against Google (Epic's epic win)
Ronaldo is investing in a soccer game, Major Nelson joined Midwest Games and E3 is forever gone
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December 13, 2023 at 4:36 PM
Larry Hyrb, known as Major Nelson, has joined Midwest Games' advisory board after leaving Xbox, where he served as the senior director of corporate communications for more than 20 years.
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W4 Games raises $15M to drive video game dev with Godot Engine. After Unity messed up really bad this year, Godot has a real chance in making a dent in the game engine market.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox
Triple Topping is bankrupt, Florida Man is asking $2M from Rockstar and Alan Wake 2 will get an update today
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December 11, 2023 at 3:04 PM
W4 Games raises $15M to drive video game dev with Godot Engine. After Unity messed up really bad this year, Godot has a real chance in making a dent in the game engine market.
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Frost Giant Studios' Kickstarter campaign for their real-time strategy game Stormgate surpassed its $100,000 goal within minutes, raising over $900,000 in just two days.
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Bungie: Layoffs and Takeover Fear
Baldur’s Gate 3 is Game of the Year, Rovio is closing Studio Lumi, Wu-Tang will have an Xbox game
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December 8, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Frost Giant Studios' Kickstarter campaign for their real-time strategy game Stormgate surpassed its $100,000 goal within minutes, raising over $900,000 in just two days.
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GameTree, an AI-driven platform designed to create inclusive and non-toxic gaming communities, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding with support from former Activision Blizzard CEO, Coddy Johnson, and other prominent figures.
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GTA VI is already breaking records
More and more layoffs, Alan Wake 2 is Time’s best game and 425 million hours of Baldur’s Gate 3
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December 6, 2023 at 2:57 PM
GameTree, an AI-driven platform designed to create inclusive and non-toxic gaming communities, has raised $1.7 million in seed funding with support from former Activision Blizzard CEO, Coddy Johnson, and other prominent figures.
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