Industry News March 31, 2022 Sony’s internal studio Firesprite working on AAA narrative-driven horror game built with UE5 Firesprite, which was acquired by Sony last year, has an unannounced AAA game in development. It will be a horror title for PlayStation 5.
Market Analysis March 31, 2022 GameRefinery: 70 out of top 100 grossing iOS games in US feature meta elements GameRefinery has released a report on casual mobile games as of March 2022. The study analyzes key trends for this category in the US market, including meta and competitive elements.
Industry News March 31, 2022 Report: VK to potentially sell its gaming subsidiary MY.GAMES in wake of sanctions (UPD) Russian holding company VK has reportedly been seeking potential buyers for its gaming division MY.GAMES. If the deal happens, it might still continue to develop games in the country.
Industry News March 31, 2022 Interplay writer Scott Bennie, who named Dogmeat in original Fallout, dies at 61 Video game writer and designer Scott Bennie has passed away at 61. He was best known for his work on some classic Interplay titles in the 1990s.
Industry News March 31, 2022 Devolver Digital 100% backs Four Quarters’ decision to let Russian players pirate Loop Hero Since users from Russia can’t legally buy Loop Hero on Steam, Four Quarters has encouraged players to pirate the game. Devolver Digital has now stated that it fully supports the indie studio’s decision.
Industry News March 31, 2022 Mysterious game Abandoned might actually be abandoned as Blue Box now deleting tweets about future plans Blue Box Game Studios has deleted several tweets where it previously shared updates on Abandoned and the game’s future. This move made people doubt that the mysterious project was ever real.
Industry News March 31, 2022 Chinese tech giant NetEase to reportedly acquire 100% of Quantic Dream There is a chance that Quantic Dream could become a subsidiary of NetEase. According to the latest report, the Chinese tech giant has been in talks to acquire 100% of the Detroit: Become Human developer’s shares.