#40 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Gamee is scaling fast on Telegram. Gunzilla Games expands ‘Off the Grid’ pioneers program to PS5. Mocaverse launches Mocaland in The Sandbox. Autoverse Studios raises $8M for Auto Legends drag-racing Web3 game. Atari revives ‘Breakout’ on Ethereum layer-2 Base. READYgg rebrands to PLAY. Guild Esports future appears uncertain. Fallout: London becomes GOG's 'fastest redeemed' game of all time. Red Dead Redemption's PC port confirmed after 14 years. Helldivers 2 Studio reveals 60-day plan of action following recent patch outcry. Valve’s Deadlock is pulling in quite a few players for a game that’s still unannounced. Fortnite is getting Disney villains and The Incredibles later this year. Terminator: Survivors Delayed but Grand Theft Auto VI still on track for fall 2025. And Roblox is banned in Turkey. All this plus much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Unity CEO strives for execution and accountability in 2024

• Take-Two boss responds to rumors of new 2K FIFA game

• Tarkov players are compensated for 'profile wipe' error,

• YouTuber told to make positive edits to his Star Wars Outlaws preview

• Stalker 2 team releases 35-minute ‘deep dive’

• Owlchemy adapts its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro

• Gamescom to have more than 1,400 exhibitors, up 15% from a year ago

• PlayStation is introducing user reviews on the PS Store

Gaming News 🕹️

• Grand Theft Auto VI still on track for fall 2025, Take-Two says

• Turkey blocks Roblox and Instagram in Turkey

• Bungie Says It remains committed to Destiny after layoffs, will reveal plans for 'multi-year journey' soon

• DOOM Eternal Finally adds official mod support on Steam, with Microsoft store support coming 'soon'

• A New Borderlands game is in development, Gearbox reveals

• Take-Two Boss Responds to rumors of new 2K FIFA game, says making soccer sim would be 'incredibly difficult'

• No Man's Sky could get three more updates, as teased

• Fortnite is getting Disney villains and The Incredibles later this year

• Baldur’s Gate 3 just won the biggest award in fantasy and sci-fi

• Terminator: Survivors Delayed to 2025, new release date announced

• Fallout: London Becomes GOG's 'fastest redeemed' game of all time

• Ubisoft hints at longer Assassin's Creed development times ahead of Shadows debut

• GTA 6 gets new “leaks” & details about upcoming features

• How To Get into Shroud's Spectre Divide closed beta now

• Concord Post-Launch Roadmap outlines new characters, maps, and mode

• The Last Of Us 2 Factions 2 was in development for 4 years, cancellation resulted in heads rolling at Sony

• Red Dead Redemption's PC port confirmed irrefutably after 14 years, Rockstar finally acknowledges

• D23 2024: All the biggest trailers and news out of Disney’s biennial showcase, TheVerge

• Concord Is Trying to refund at 5X the purchase amount, is this a moral dilemma, or payday

• Helldivers 2 Studio reveals 60-day plan of action following recent patch outcry

• Valve’s Deadlock is pulling in quite a few players for a game that’s still unannounced

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Web3 Games 🎯

• How Midnight Society moves forward after Dr. Disrespect 'shock'—and what's next for Deadrop

• Atari Revives its classic ‘Breakout’ game on Ethereum Layer-2 Base platform

• ‘Hamster Kombat’ Telegram game airdrop: everything you need to know about the event

• Skale launches its Swell questing platform for Web3 gamers worldwide

• Autoverse Studios Raises $8M for Auto Legends drag-racing Web3 game development

• How Gamee is scaling fast on Telegram according to recent interviews

• Unioverse Releases ‘Hoverdrome’ with $15K+ tournament and new NFT integration

• $SPARKLET Drives Upland’s successful Paris expansion and boosts user engagement

• Chicken Derby Seeks new ownership and funding opportunity in 2024

• READYgg rebrands to PLAY, hoping to onboard billions of players to Web3

• Gunzilla Games Expands ‘Off the Grid’ pioneers program to PlayStation 5

• Mocaverse Launches Mocaland experiences within The Sandbox metaverse

• Bitkraft Invests In Gam3Girl Ventures to help Web2 devs move to Web3 development 

• Curio Secures $5.7 million to build blockchain games and expand their presence

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Trends 📈

• Tarkov players are compensated for 'profile wipe' error, but it's still no good according to Insider Gaming

• PlayStation is introducing user reviews on the PS Store

• German YouTuber claims advertising agency told him to make positive edits to his Star Wars Outlaws preview

• Stalker 2 team releases 35-minute ‘deep dive’ trailer on YouTube

• How a tiny indie game managed to recruit a star-studded cast featuring the voices of Arthur Morgan and more

• Retro Gold Rush: which emulators are on the App Store, and what's coming to Apple

• Just one button is needed in this bullet hell gem review

• Deep Dive: How Owlchemy adapted its VR titles for the Apple Vision Pro

• Assassin's Creed Shadows producer: Four-year dev time is "right balance" for the series according to GameSpot

• 'We're Currently Choking to death': Glow Golf developer Alex Johansson says the industry must engage new audiences

• What are the legal risks of using generative AI in games development?

• 15% of Monetised players spend more if actively engaged in a community | PGBiz report says

• Gaming apps spent $29B on user acquisition in 2023, 40% allocated to U.S. market

• Microsoft is making its Windows Game Bar more handheld-friendly for gamers

• Unity CEO Strives for execution and accountability in 2024

Industry News 🛡️

• Nazara Technologies Acquires Fusebox Games for $27.2m in major industry move

• Warner Bros Games revenue down 41% during Q2 due to Suicide Squad's performance

• PUBG Owner Krafton have acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP

• Borderlands is a flop after disastrous opening weekend

• Obituary: Rachael Lillis, iconic Pokémon voice actor, has died at age 46

• Doom 3 VR developer Archiact shuts down amidst industry challenges

• German games spending dips 6% in H1 2024 to €4.3bn according to reports

• New PlayStation Showcase rumored for September 2024, leakers should hear whispers soon

• Microsoft Deserves Some credit for selling Tango instead of closing it down

• South Korea's HYBE secures $80 million investment for games division expansion 

• PiP World Acquires high-grossing stock simulator game StockRise

• Social First Bags a further $4.2 million investment as they get set to "redefine social gaming"

• nunu.ai has raised $2 million towards AI playtesters and QA with bot detection on the way

• WB Discovery Looking to sell off games, other divisions to prevent total breakup 

• Marvelous USA and Xseed announce changes for western expansion plans

• Supercell appoints new CEO as part of leadership restructuring

• Gamescom will have more than 1,400 exhibitors, up 15% from a year ago

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• Nintendo Switch 2 will be almost on par with the Steam Deck, but software limitations could impact the system heavily

• This Vision Pro Virtual Boy emulator isn't fancy, but it gets the job done

• Xbox Series X Slim: release date, price, rumors and features revealed

• Nintendo Switch 2 won't launch this fiscal year, it's claimed by Insider Gaming

• Best budget CPU for gaming in 2024 according to experts

• Sony patents Controller with movable grips to improve vibrations in gaming

• Valve confirms It'll support the ROG Ally with its Steam Deck operating system

Events 🗓️

• BGA at Gamescom Cologne - Germany Aug 21 - Aug 21

• BGA at Token2049 Singapore Sept 18 -Sept 19

• PAX West 2024 Seattle USA Aug 30 - Sept 2

• GDN Virtual Networking Week Virtual Sept 2 - Sept 6

• Live Service Gaming Summit 2024 London UK Sept 9 - Sept 11

• Gaming Istanbul (GIST) 2024 Istanbul Turkey Sept 13 - Sept 15

• Indieway 2024 Istanbul Turkey Sept 13 - Sept 15

• TwitchCon North America 2024 San Diego USA Sept 20 - Sept 22

• Nexus Dublin Games Conference 2024 Dublin Ireland Sept 25 - Sept 26

• Tokyo Game Show 2024 Sept 26 - Sept 29

• FormatGG Liverpool 2024 Liverpool Uk Sept 26 - Sept 27

• Games Connect Asia Pacific 2024 Melbourne Australia Oct 7 - Oct 9

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• Guild Esports future appears uncertain

• Best Esports Player of all time according to Insider Gaming

• Betby Has Launched new esports markets for Tarkov and Stormgate

• Gen.G Officially Out of Valorant Champions 2024 tournament

• Esports World Cup final 2-week schedule released for fans

• Valorant Champs 2024 playoffs bracket locked in for the tournament

• IEM Cologne 2024: new updates, schedules, and teams revealed

• EFG To Lead operations for historic Esports World Cup

• 96.8 Percent Of VALORANT Pick’Ems were destroyed by one VCT team

• Tekken 8 EWC 2024 Last Chance Qualifier: final opportunity for players

• Faker With COVID-19 and hurt himself after loss against GEN.G in LCK Summer 2024

• Complete League Of Legends Worlds 2024 team list available

• Most Successful Esports players of all time according to Insider Gaming

• Esports World Cup Starcraft 2: all players, results, and more details

• Tekken 8 Combo Breaker 2024: prize pool, winners, and more revealed

• China's Zeng 'Xiao Hai' Zhuojun wins Street Fighter 6 title at EWC 2024

• 2024 Honor Of Kings Championship announced + KPL Dream Team prove victorious at HoK Invitational Midseason

• Apex Legends Esports World Cup Final breaks record as longest LAN match ever

• Inaugural Esports World Cup brings-in nearly 300K attendees

• Esports World Cup 2024: Dota 2 faces new realities as Mobile Legends and League of Legends shine

• Controversial TFT Esports World Cup is a huge letdown from Riot LAN events

• Blacklist International Reflects on performance at Esports World Cup 2024 event

• FaZe Clan Pull off insane reverse sweep to kick Liquid from IEM Cologne

• All Winners At the Esports World Cup 2024 revealed

…Gaming News Continued 🕹️

• God of War Ragnarök's PC systems requirements are here - and you'll need to free up 190GB

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will let you climb out of your plane, walk a trail, and watch the sunset

• Chernobylite 2: Exclusion Zone announced for PC and consoles

• The 10 Best-Selling video games of all time according to IGN

• Valve hero shooter Deadlock still hasn't been announced, but had 16k Steam concurrent players this weekend

• The Original Sonic Generations game is being withdrawn from sale as a "standalone title" next month by Sega

• One Of Last year's best games is finally coming to consoles

• Ash vs Evil Dead and John Carpenter's Halloween being turned into 16-bit-style platformers next year

• PS5 Sci-Fi Hero shooter Concord won't have microtransactions at launch

• Board Game Arena surpasses 10M user account milestone in 2024

• Metal: Hellsinger VR launches September 26 for Quest 2 and 3, October 3 for PS VR2 and SteamVR

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• How to get into the Delta Force: Hawk Ops beta details here

• Fortnite: How to complete the eighth (and final) set of pirate code quests

• Destiny 2 solstice 2024 guide: how to get silver leaves, upgrade armor, and more

• Fastest way to level to 100 in Diablo 4 season 5

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