Industry News December 2, 2022 Krafton sees its shares plunge 8% due to mixed reception of The Callisto Protocol The Callisto Protocol, one of the most anticipated horror games, has come out to some mixed reviews and received criticism from PC players. As a result, the game’s publisher Krafton saw its shares decline.
Industry News December 1, 2022 Member of CD Projekt’s board of directors sells 50,000 shares for almost $1.5 million Michał Nowakowski, senior VP of business development at CD Projekt, has sold a portion of his stake in the company. Overall, he sold 50,000 shares.
Industry News December 1, 2022 Persona 5 Royal reaches 3.3 million units sold, with total sales surpassing 8 million copies Atlus has disclosed sales of Persona 5 Royal remaster recently released for PC and consoles. The Japanese company also shared total figures for Persona 5 and its spin-offs.
Industry News December 1, 2022 Apex Legends Mobile becomes best game of 2022 for both Android and iOS Google has revealed the winners of its 2022 Play Awards. Just like Apple did earlier this week, the company named Apex Legends Mobile the best game of the year.
Industry News November 30, 2022 Todd Howard on making games playable for 20 years: “It changes the way you think about how you architect them from the get-go” It has been 11 years since the latest Elder Scrolls title came out. While Todd Howard wants the new game to come out as soon as possible, he believes that Bethesda must figure out how to create projects that can be played for decades.
Industry News November 30, 2022 Valve removes SimFabric games from Steam over fake reviews allegations Polish developer and publisher SimFabric has seen almost all of its games removed from Steam. Valve also blocked the company’s account due to the massive wave of positive reviews that turned out to be fake.
Industry News November 30, 2022 Loot boxes cause financial and emotional harm to kids due to gambling-like design techniques, UK study says A group of UK researchers have conducted a study of games with loot boxes and other chance-based rewards. They identified the harm these mechanics cause to children and shared their recommendations for solving this problem.
Industry News November 29, 2022 Report: Microsoft ready to make concessions in Activision acquisition, including licensing deal with Sony Microsoft is still under heavy regulatory pressure in Europe and the US. The company is ready to offer the European Commission concessions to clear the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Industry News November 29, 2022 CD Projekt reports record Q3: profit up over 500% on strong Cyberpunk 2077 sales CD Projekt has released a financial report for the three months ended September 30. It was a record Q3 in the company’s history, all thanks to the success of Cyberpunk 2077. The company also updated information on its upcoming games.
Industry News November 28, 2022 Boom Beach: Frontlines becomes another Supercell-related game getting killed during soft launch Supercell-backed studio Space Ape has decided to end development of Boom Beach: Frontlines. The game struggled to retain an audience and failed to reach the team’s expectations.
Industry News November 28, 2022 Steam peaks at almost 32 million concurrent players, breaking its own record twice Over the weekend, Steam set a new record for the number of concurrent players on the platform. Almost 32 million people were online at the same time on Valve’s store.
Industry News November 28, 2022 Microsoft doesn’t permit PS Plus to be available on Xbox, Sony tells UK regulator Sony previously blocked Game Pass on PlayStation. However, Microsoft also seems to oppose bringing PS Plus to Xbox.
Industry News November 25, 2022 “Feast in time of plague”: Soviet-style presentation of Atomic Heart in Russia draws mixed reaction VK recently organized a special showcase of Atomic Heart for the Russian press, which was stylized in the game’s Soviet aesthetics. The event, however, caused mixed reactions online.
Industry News November 25, 2022 Raphael Colantonio claims “Immersive sims until I die” while talking to fans It is unclear what WolfEye Studios’ next game will be about, but one thing is clear — it will stick to creative director Raphael Colantonio’s design philosophy.
Industry News November 24, 2022 miHoYo disbands team working on unannounced GTA-like game Project SH, some people may be laid off miHoYo has ceased the development of its unannounced game codenamed Project SH, which was led by the company’s founder. Some people on the team may be laid off as a result.
Industry News November 24, 2022 Pokémon Scarlet and Violet break Nintendo record, hitting 10 million units sold in three days Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, the latest installments in the long-running video game series, have sold over 10 million copies globally in just three days of launch. It is a new record for Nintendo.
Industry News November 23, 2022 God of War Ragnarök sells over 5 million copies in five days, becoming fastest-selling PlayStation game The latest installment in the God of War series launched to huge commercial success. Ragnarök has already become the fastest-selling first-party game in PlayStation history.
Industry News November 23, 2022 Netflix working on its first AAA PC game built with Unreal Engine While Netflix’s mobile expansion continues, the company has started exploring new opportunities in other areas. It seems the streaming giant is now building a team for its first in-house AAA game.
Legal November 23, 2022 How Estonian firm took over ZA/UM by reselling Disco Elysium sketches to it for €4.8 million The drama around Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM is getting even more twisted. It has been reported that the studio was taken over through a fraud scheme involving the dubious sale of game-related sketches.
Industry News November 22, 2022 PlayStation to fight trophy shovelware and spam games through delisting and account termination Sony has finally addressed the problem with shovelware games. The company will ban developer accounts and delist products that copy assets and are designed only for easy trophy hunting.