Saber Interactive has another project lined up: creating a game for Paramount’s Avatar franchise. The Space Marine 2 developer has been tapped to develop an action-RPG based on Nickelodeon’s hit action-fantasy franchise. Paramount’s games SVP Doug Rosen noted the studio’s licensed games history made it a perfect fit for the series. Paramount and Saber will …
According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, 20 of Xbox’s first-party franchises have made $1 billion or more in lifetime revenue. He revealed the news in the company’s recent annual report for 2024, which he noted comes after the company acquired Activision Blizzard in October 2023. Along with homegrown franchises like Halo and Gears of War, …
Update (10/9/2024): Roblox Corp. released a statement in which it “rejects” the claims made by the Hindenburg Report, and alleges the firm “neglected to accurately report” on several parts of its business. For example, it argued that Daily Active Users are defined as a player that logs in and visits Roblox on a “unique, registered …
Konami’s PlayStation 5 and PC remake of Silent Hill 2 sold over one million copies within days of its launch. The first mainline entry in the series in 12 years, Bloober Team’s remake of the 2001 classic has received solid reviews since launch. Is it profitable for Bloober or Konami? That is unclear; the former …
NCSoft and Amazon Games’ Throne of Liberty earned over 3 million players within its first week, the companies revealed. The MMORPG released on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on October 1. Collectively, that player count translated to 24 million hours of playtime. Amazon’s MMO launches For some comparison, Amazon’s 2022 MMO Lost Ark …
Sales for It Takes Two have now exceeded 20 million copies, revealed Hazelight Studios. The co-op (and relationship-focused) adventure game had sold 16 million copies as of this past March, and has continually grown since its launch in 2021. Hazelight thanked “every one of the millions upon millions who have enjoyed their time with Cody …
Streamer-affiliated publisher Mad Mushroom has announced that cofounder “Asmongold” (real name: “Zack,” last name withheld) will be stepping away from the company following an anti-Muslim rant this week that led to him being temporarily banned on streaming platform Twitch. The company shared the news in a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter). “As an indie …
After four years of development on Nightingale, the UK subsidiary of Inflexion Games is being shut down. Taking to LinkedIn, Jon Newman—the Audio Director at Inflexion—announced that the support studio is no more. “It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing the sad news that the UK subsidiary of Inflexion Games is closing, …
The popular integrated development environment, Rider, has now gone free to use for hobbyists. The code editor from JetBrains is compatible with Godot, Unity and Unreal and now offers users a free non-commercial license, opening it up to teachers and hobbyist game developers. Initially envisioned as a tool for .Net development, Rider’s integrated development environment …
Developers making their games with Unreal Engine could pay less in royalty fees if their title hits the Epic Games Store the same day as (or earlier than) other storefronts. Epic Games unveiled a new Launch Everywhere program that promises a reduced royalty fee of 3.5 percent (down from the original 5 percent) for simultaneous …
