#43 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Illuvium developer comes forward as a whistleblower revealing why the project is failing. Infomon is one of the weirdest or most interesting projects. Monetization will go through some major growing pains when it comes to crypto gaming. New division in Yuga Labs named Workshop will be rolling out the first set of products on ApeChain. Cryptokitties announces their Telegram game; All The Zen. Aethir could set the future of cloud gaming power. Why big games like Concord aren't surefire successes anymore. Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content. Failing manufacturers are pushing the narrative that consoles are dying according to ex-Xbox exec. Rocksteady reportedly hit by layoffs following Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League flop. Plus much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Atari CEO wants to become the ultimate preservationist publisher

• Josh Lu from a16z shares lessons from spending >$1B in marketing

• Use of conflict-free minerals in games saw improvement in 2023

• Razercon 2024 announced back for its fifth year this month

• Deadlock has 120k peak players as Valve introduces 'wall jumping'

• Black Ops 6 is the best Call of Duty since Black Ops 3

• GameSwift the first to integrate AI agents from Fetch.ai

• Scape’s success as it sells 5,000 Founding Citizens NFTs

Gaming News 🕹️

• Concord going offline, issuing refunds

• Deadlock soars past 120,000 peak players as Valve introduces 'wall jumping'

• Black Ops 6 beta players are calling it the best Call of Duty since Black Ops 3 here’s everything you need to know about the Black Ops 6 campaign

• Black Myth: Wukong to receive two DLC expansions before the release of the sequel

• Final Fantasy 16 briefly appears on PlayStation Plus, fuelling expectation it'll join officially soon

• Penguin game set in the Batman universe is coming, it's claimed

• XDefiant is on borrowed time as player numbers decline rapidly

• Next Fallout 76 update will need you to download the entire game again

• Capcom just made its disastrous mobile Resident Evil games even worse

• Diablo 4's next update is going to completely change the game

• First Borderlands 4 concept art revealed at PAX West showing off a glimpse of its new worlds

• Rocket League leak teases possible 'Urban Legends' event

• Enotria delayed on Xbox

• Baldur's Gate 3 patch 7 arrives this week

• Geforce now finally lets you sort games by most popular in the latest update

• Team for Cyberpunk 2077 sequel expected to double, CD Projekt "confident" about Unreal Engine 5

Web3 Games 🎯

• Cryptokitties announces their Telegram game, All The Zen, join WL & get boosted access by connecting existing wallets with CryptoKitties

• Naavik Emergency Pod discusses SEC vs OpenSea

• GameSwift will be the first Web3 gaming project that will integrate AI agents from Fetch.ai

• Scape MMO UGC platform sells out 5,000 Founding Citizens 2D and 3D avatar NFT collection in under 4 hours

• Metacene has secured a new round of funding, led by Galaxy Interactive

• Faze FaZe Banks explains how crypto gaming will change the world

• Arto from Tribo Games says monetization will go through some major growing pains when it comes to crypto gaming

• Garga.eth from Yuga Labs New division in Yuga (Workshop) will be rolling out the first set of products on ApeChain

• John Patten from Treasure DAO says Infomon is one of the weirdest/most interesting projects as of late

• Alleged Illuvium developer has come forward anonymously as a whistleblower revealing why the project is failing

• Aethir could set the future of cloud gaming power

• Wizzwoods — Unveiled the whitepaper for their SocialFi pixel farming game

• The BGA State of the Industry Survey 2024, now in its 4th year is is now live - the report will provide Industry key insights into the State of the Web3 Gaming ecosystem

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Trends 📈

• Nintendo revises content creator guidelines to make it easier to object to "inappropriate" content

• Why big games like Concord aren't surefire successes anymore

• Voice acting legend Jennifer Hale on video game strikes AI is coming for all of us 

• Alan Wake 2: Exploring the brilliance of Remedy Entertainment

• Why major UK film PR agency DDA is moving into games

• Atari CEO wants Infogrames to become the ultimate preservationist publisher

• Steam has a new pro-developer/publisher feature that should make related games and DLCs more appealing

• Roblox generated $1.2 billion in the U.S. creator economy between 2017 and 2023

• The need for better game preservation, as told by developers whose games are no more

• Zephyr’s Pass is now digitally and physically available for the Game Boy Color

• Failing manufacturers are pushing the narrative that consoles are dying, says ex-Xbox exec

• Is cloud gaming finally feasible in 2024?

• All NBA 2K25 template builds pro-tuned

• Deconstructor of Fun discuss Gamescom Confidential, and why Steam ain't blocked by China and the TRUTH about Tim Hortons

• Josh Lu from a16z shares lessons from spending >$1B in marketing from Gabriel Leydon's talk at a16z SPEEDRUN

• Sinjin informs us that you can't just slap on tokens to a successful web2 game and make it work in web3

Industry News 🛡️

• Use of conflict-free minerals in games saw improvement in 2023

• "I've made some of the worst game choice decisions," says Xbox boss Phil Spencer

• Rocksteady reportedly hit by layoffs following Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League flop

• Optic gaming layoffs surface across social media

• Embracer appoints Thomas Kœgler as the CEO of Asmodee

• Until Dawn Remake developer Ballistic Moon lays off several staff

• Helldivers 2 and Dead Island 2 support studio Toadman Interactive confirms layoffs

• Capcom legend behind Dragon's Dogma leaves after 30 years

• Amazon games regrets the confusion over CEO’s AI and voice actor comments after harsh online criticism

• Visions of Mana developer Ouka Studios reportedly facing possible closure

• Interview with Ed Beach on Civilization VII Ages, diplomacy & security blankets

• Control 2 partnership between Remedy and Annapurna announced

• Razercon 2024 announced the brand’s digital showcase RazerCon is back for its fifth year this month

• Takaya Imamura on Star Fox, F-Zero, and working with Miyamoto

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• Gpd pocket 4 modular handheld PC is for serious business with gaming on the side

• Playstation 5 pro performance will be close to 7700 XT in rasterization, faster in ray tracing – rumor

• Windows 11 is now the most popular OS for PC gaming

• Final fantasy 16 Steam Deck performance proves an upgrade is needed

• Emudeck announce the ‘EmuDeck Machine’ their first hardware product

• Nacon announces the Revolution X Unlimited

• Ps6, xbox next could deliver biggest gen leap with machine learning; current gen was oversold

Events 🗓️

• 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 🏆

• Call of Duty pro players are being banned from Black Ops 6 live on stream

• The international 2024: Dates, prize pool and more

• Double pentakill: LCS records tumble as Liquid, FlyQuest battle for top spot

• Esl pro league S20 schedule, teams, format & streams

• Navi advance to winner's bracket at ALGS year 4 Split 2 Playoffs

• 100 thieves stay alive in LCS summer split playoffs

• Starcraft 2 esports World Cup 2024: Updates, results, and more

• CDL pros already beating Warzone’s best on Black Ops 6’s Area 99 map

• Valorant players share their honest first impressions of Vyse

…Gaming News Continued 🕹️

• Playstation getting more than 1,300 retro games on September 6

• Marvel vs. capcom fighting collection finally gets a release date

• Tony Hawk Pro skater fans are excited after this social media refresh

• Astro Bot dev apparently thinking about a sequel already

• The legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom debuts the Princess' sword fighter form

• Baldur’s Gate 3 devs officially “closing the book” to work on bold new project

• Coromon: Rogue Planet announced for Switch, PC, iOS, and Android

• It's been a great summer for indie games — here are some of the best

• Skull and Bones, as told by Steam reviews

• When does the new Warzone map Area 99 come out?

• The most anticipated September 2024 games are here

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• Top 5 best weapons in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Beta

• Best XM4 loadout, class build in the Black Ops 6 beta

• Best transformation spell in Black Myth: Wukong

• Best controller settings for Black Ops 6 beta

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