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Microsoft’s game revenue up by $550 million as Xbox readies for Series X debut

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

While the Xbox One generation is winding down, the Xbox brand is holding strong and is even listed as a driving force behind year-over-year growth in Microsoft’s “more personal computing” segment as a whole. Revenue for Microsoft’s game business is up 22 percent year-over-year, an increase of $550 million when compared to Q1 FY2020. This…

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Report: Latest Cyberpunk 2077 delay announcement blindsides its dev team

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

CD Projekt Red has once again announced a delay of its blockbuster RPG Cyberpunk 2077 but, according to comments now circulating online, it did so without first informing the developers currently working on the game. Shortly after the announcement hit social media, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier shared on Twitter that a source within CDPR says an…

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Call for data: (Steam) game revenue over time!

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

So we haven’t done a ‘call for anonymized data’ post recently on the GameDiscoverCo newsletter, but one subject has been coming up quite a bit recently. Sure, let’s say your game made $50k in its first week on Steam. But at the end of Year 1, will you have $100k or $250k? And how about at the…

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Unity teams up with Lego to teach game development fundamentals

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Unity has teamed up with the folks at Lego for its latest Microgame project, joining forces with the iconic brick building brand to help introduce game development concepts in an easily accessible and fun way. In a blog post, Unity says even those with no game development experience should be able to get a game…

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Sony delays PS5 launch title Destruction AllStars until 2021

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Sony has delayed its multiplayer vehicular brawler Destruction AllStars to February 2021, meaning the PlayStation 5’s launch lineup just got a little bit lighter. Destruction AllStars had initially been slated to launch alongside the PS5 in November, but will now arrive next year as a free PlayStation Plus title. According to Sony, the decision is…

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Video: A better way of depicting war in games

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Video games have long made use of turning war into gameplay, whether it’s the Carthaginian campaigns of Age of Empires or the dry desert battlegrounds of Call of Duty. But in the quest for fun experiences, game developers often have to shy away from the realities of war, and play into the fantasy. How could…

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Ubisoft and Netflix partner for live action Assassin’s Creed series

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Ubisoft and Netflix are partnering up to create a new live action series based on the Assassin’s Creed franchise. According to a press release, the two companies have signed an agreement to create “dynamic stories with global mass appeal for adaptations of live action, animated, and anime series. It also notes that the Assassin’s Creed…

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Uplay+ subscription rebrands as Ubisoft+ and adds multi-platform support

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Ubisoft is rebranding its Uplay+ subscription service as Ubisoft+ and adding multi-platform support. The move comes shortly after Ubisoft announced both Uplay and its Ubisoft Club reward program would be melted down and reforged as Ubisoft Connect. The revamped Ubisoft+ service will continue to offer access to a catalog over over 100 PC titles for $14.99 per…

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Starbreeze CEO Mikael Nermark resigns with immediate effect

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

Mikael Nermark has resigned as CEO of Payday 2 developer Starbreeze with immediate effect due to personal reasons. The Starbreeze board of directors has named Tobias Sjogren as acting CEO following Nermark’s departure, but has already begun searching for a permanent successor. Sjogren has plenty of industry pedigree, having previously served as studio manager at DICE…

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