Newsletter Embracer Group now owns Lord of the Rings, Nintendo Of America hit will allegations, and Fortnite Shows off Dragon Ball! A bit of a wavy week as new players enter the game, The Last Airbender has been spotted on Amazon Japan, Fornite drops a massive Dragon Ball patch, and Disney Announces a games showcase!
Newsletter Microsoft & Sony square off on Exclusivity Rights, Beyond Good And Evil are still uncertain and Dragonball Heads to Fortnite! An interesting week, as Microsoft and Sony, locks horns on which party rightfully deserves exclusivity for their games, Beyond Good & Evil gets bad news, and Dragonball heads to Fortnite.
Newsletter New Pokemon Scarlet & Violet News, Video gaming down 1.5 Billion USD, Tencent aims to invest more into Ubisoft Stadia declared it was not dead, NPD releases an industry report, Tencent aims to get a bigger return on its investments with Ubisoft, and Nintendo releases its Q1 financial report.
Newsletter Kojima Productions threatens Legal Action, Bayonetta 3 Gets Release Date, Nintendo Acquires new studio! A few major hits this week, as Nintendo acquires a video production studio, Kojima finds themselves in the midst of an online joke gone sour, and Bayonetta is set to hit shelves sooner than you think!
Newsletter Nintendo Releases a new Switch Variant, and offers Switch Replacement with a new service, God of War gets a release date, Terminator & RoboCop get new games, and Monster Hunter Rise sells 10 million units! This week was a huge week for Nintendo, as they brought back the Wii channel, released new Switch variations, makes good with a new subscription repair and replacement service, God Of War gets a release date, Terminator & RoboCop comes from left field as they get new games announced.
Newsletter Elden Ring Developers announce a new Game, and new details for Final Fantasy XVI, Nintendo had their best Direct in a long while! Nintendo stole the week with their massively popular third-party direct with big new releases and even more announcements. FromSoftware teases their new game and Final Fantasy's producer speaks about developments regarding FFXVI's Battle System.
Newsletter Final Fantasy XVI new information, Alien Isolation Developer's show off new IP, Activision shelves Tony Hawk! A wild week sees Alien Isolation Developers return to the spotlight, Activision scraps remake, huge new details for Final Fantasy XVI, while the Steam Sale rages on.
Newsletter Diablo IV Detailed, Fallout 5 gets a development timeline, Final Fantasy VII gets a sequel, and Dragon's Dogma 2 is official! A huge array of releases are happening right now across Square Enix, Capcom, and more. Nintendo's Direct is set for later this month. Bethesda gives more information about Skyrim 6 and Fallout 5!
Newsletter Summer Games Fest 2022 gives us Starfield gameplay, Diablo IV, and a new Hideo Kojima game! An absolute unit of a show, every possible announcement, showcase, preview, gameplay, and new release dates. With indie hits and new entries in long-running franchises, Summer Games Fest bares all!
Newsletter Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Gets a new Trailer, BioWare Announces Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, and huge releases from PlayStation! A huge new group of games get announced from the PlayStation's State of Play. Valve delays the Steam Deck Dock, Mario Strikers to get post-game content, and BioWare unveils new plans for Dragon Age.
Newsletter EA Set to Merge, CoD: Modern Warfare II gets a release date, and Capcom teases legacy IPs! Rumours are swirling for a new merge set between EA and an undisclosed company as EA has been shopping around itself. Call of Duty players was greeted with a new release date, and PlayStation announces major PSVR2 games are in development, and Capcom is set to revive old IPs.
Newsletter Saudi Arabia's PIF buys into Nintendo, PlayStation adds new games, and Final Fantasy VII gets new updates! PlayStation adds new games to their Service, and developers indicate that trophies will be available. Fall Guys go free to play, while Witcher 3 gets a new release date. A significant amount of Nintendo stock was purchased by Saudi Arabia.
Newsletter Starfield is Delayed into 2023, Xbox Live goes down, and Sony is Still Struggling to meet PS5 demand! Xbox went down last weekend, Stardew Valley has sold over 20 million units, and Nintendo and Sony financial reports show issues in both companies. EA & FIFA parts on hostile terms.
Newsletter Chip Shortages to continue into 2024, Nintendo's Labour Lawsuit heats up, and Square Enix has sold Tomb Raider! This week sees Embracer Group buying Square Enix's western properties and its IPs, including but not limited to Tomb Raider. Nintendo continues to face backlash over its treatment of contractors, and Intel CEO explains why chip shortages will continue into 2024.
Newsletter Ubisoft to be sold, PlayStation creates Games Preservation Division, Splatoon 3 release date! Sony bore the brunt of this week, with rumours of Ubisoft being sold, Splatoon gets its release date, Halo Infinite releases roadmap, and much more.
Newsletter Microsoft, Sony bringing Ads to Free-To-Play Games, Nintendo gets hit with Labour Lawsuit, Sega to make Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio Live Service Games! Nintendo hit with a Labour Lawsuit. Microsoft and Sony will debut live service advertisements directly into video games. Sega confuses fans with the announcement of older IPs returning in the form of Live service games modelled after Fortnite. GBA Emulator for Switch leaks.
Newsletter Kingdom Hearts IV, Sony Buys into Epic Games, and Cyberpunk 2077 to get story expansion! Kingdom Hearts announces new games, Advance Wars 1+2 has an unfortunate leak, Sony continues Investment into Epic Games, PSVR 2 has been delayed into 2022, Sony and Nintendo updates their subscription policy after investigations, and CDProjeck has announced a new story expansion for CyberPunk 2077.
Newsletter New Tomb Raider Game, Unreal Engine 5 released, Rainbow Six goes mobile! Rainbow Six now has a mobile game, Epic Releases Unreal Engine 5 to developers, THQ Nordic sets date for show case, and Nintendo might be doing something with their new updates.
Newsletter E3 cancelled, PlayStation unveils answer to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft invents 'cloud-native' Video Games, Breath of the Wild 2 has been delayed! A world wind array of events ends the week on a sore note as E3 is cancelled, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 has been delayed. PlayStation fires back at Xbox with new subscription service. Rockstar bleeds more money from their users, and Microsoft moving into 'cloud-native' games.
Newsletter Elden Ring Multiplayer Exploited, Fortnite loses its ability to build in-game, The Witcher 4 announced with Epic Games Collaboration! Square Enix had a lot to say about Bablyon's Fall, Elden Ring's players were greeted with a multiplayer exploit that threw them in a death loop, CDProjeckRed teases the Witcher 4 on (potentially a custom) Unreal Engine 5. Fortnite loses its identity, Sony continues acquisitions, and much more.
Newsletter Elden Ring Sells 12 Million Units, EA Cancels EA Play Live, Xbox's The Initiative studio loses more core staff, and Resident Evil Returns on Netflix! A action packed week as EA announces changes to their Play Live events, FromSoftware shocks the global video game industry with Elden Ring's success, Square Enix seems be preparing for an old ground-breaking franchise, and bad news for Xbox's The Initiative Studio.
Newsletter PlayStation Vita games playable on Switch, Micro transactions in Grand Turismo, God Of War Gets New TV Show! PlayStation Vita games are playable on the Switch, Grand Turismo 7 shows off its Microtransactions, Nintendo continues to push updates to their application offerings, delays hit a major new release from Square Enix, and God Of War might be getting a live-action tv show.
Newsletter Next Generation Switch hardware leaks, Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp, Nintendo Acquires Game Studio, Sony's Game Pass, Maple Story's company loses its founder, Hackers leak Nvidia's Source Code! This week saw Gabe Newell issues statements on Microsoft's Game Pass, Epic Games continues their round of acquisitions. Grad Turismo 7 releases early, while hackers continue to leak Nvidia's source code. Sony has answer to Game Pass, and Nexon loses one of its founders.
Newsletter New Pokemon Open World Game! New PlayStation Hardware announced! Street Fighter 6 new trailer! Steam Deck Releases! This week saw a huge array of releases, from an official trailer for SF6, new updates for Nintendo's Expansion Pack, Square Enix talks remasters, new Playstation Hardware, the Steam Deck finally gets into consumers hands, and Pokemon unveils new Generation!
Newsletter Bowser goes to jail! Netflix set to release Live-Action Bioshock! Cyberpunk 2077 gets massive 50gb patch! PlatinumGames's & Acquisitions! Data mining shows new tech in Switch! Cyberpunk 2077 gets new Patch, Leader of Team Xecuter goes to jail, cut content from Pokemon Legends, PlatinumGames' discusses acquisitions, Netflix to do Bioshock live action. Final Fantasy XIV talks next 10 years.
