#44 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Faraway integrates HV-MTL and Mara NFTs into Rebel Skies and Villains mobile games. Crypto Unicorns cuts team by 80% and sunsets core land gameplay. Square Enix’s Symbiogenesis and Mocaverse strengthen ties. Sugartown team buys out web3 project from Zynga. PS5 Pro with enhanced graphics launches Nov 7 with AI upscaling. Roblox announces AI tool for generating 3D game worlds from text. eFootball: Konami signs exclusive while EA FC 25 loses out. Black Myth: Wukong's sales top 18M in two weeks, whilst Street Fighter 6 sales now match Mortal Kombat 1. BattleTech creator unveils new RPG Sea of Legends. Images of Blizzard's cancelled survival game 'Odyssey' leak online. Disgruntled Ubisoft investor calls on Assassin's Creed maker to go private as shares slump. Plus, we have the best games to play on Netflix right now and much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Doom is now playable on a volumetric voxel display

• FDA clears DeepWell SDK to be used in games for stress reduction

• Over 1M mods are installed on Baldur's Gate 3 in less than 24 hours

• Ex-Sony boss says laid off industry staff should just "drive an Uber”

• Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 broadcast set for September 26

• Maniac admits to "unacceptable behavior," blames alcohol and broken childhood in apology

Gaming News 🕹️

• PS5 Pro with enhanced graphics launches Nov 7 with AI upscaling and here are all the games enhanced by PS5 Pro

• Astro Bot embraces the spirit of 'good artists copy’, great artists steal'

• Destiny 2's Steam player count average is now the lowest in the franchise's history

• Final Fantasy VII Remake or Rebirth aren't being actively developed for Xbox yet, says journalist

• Images of Blizzard's cancelled survival game 'Odyssey' leak online

• Indiana Jones devs say getting the fist-fighting right is "really hard" as the "bar has been raised considerably" in the last 20 years

• Concord unceremoniously goes offline with an anticlimactic error message and Sony removes the hero shooter from everyone's PS5 accounts

• Delta Force is targeting Q1 2025 for its console release

• Ghostrunner 2 gets a new endless bike-riding mode to score-attack in

• Street Fighter 6 now on 4 million sales, matching Mortal Kombat 1.

• eFootball: Konami signs exclusive deal with Inter and AC Milan, as EA FC 25 loses out on more Serie A licenses.

• Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown launch plagued with server issues

• The best games to play on Netflix right now

• Destiny 2's Steam player count average is now the lowest in the franchise's history

• Black Myth: Wukong's sales top 18 million in two weeks on PS5, PC

Web3 Games 🎯

• Dr Disrespect returns insisting conversations with "minor" were inappropriate jokes taken out of context

• Player retention is undervalued in Web3 gaming

• Sugartown team buys out web3 project from Zynga

• The Sandbox launches ‘Voxel Games’ program for indie devs

• Square Enix’s Symbiogenesis and Mocaverse strengthen ties

• Digital Animals Game is the 1st web3 game nominated at Gamescom: Best Mobile Game of 2024 by IGN

• Telegram Game 'W-Coin' Picks TON for token after players shun Solana and Ethereum

• Tales of Elleria ends development, hosts final World Boss event

• Telegram-based Goat Gaming hits 250,000 users and 3 million transactions

• Crypto Unicorns cuts team by 80% and sunsets core land gameplay

• Animoca Brands Japan teams up with real world asset outfit Tokyo Stupid Games

• Faraway integrates HV-MTL and Mara NFTs into Rebel Skies and Villains mobile games

• Ethereum Mech Shooter 'MetalCore' launching open beta on Epic Games Store

• Pixels to host Barney’s Bazaarn event and virtual wedding

• Onchain games will reward those that gather perfect information & know how to use it.

• Off The Grid Applications are open to be a Pioneer

• 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 📈

• What does the future of Vtubing look like? Cover's Yagoo has the answer

• Peter Molyneux thinks generative AI is the future of games, all but guaranteeing that it won't be

• "Modding is pretty big" says Baldur's Gate 3 director as over 1m mods are installed in less than 24 hours

• The man who put Doom in a Lego brick is now playing it on a volumetric voxel display

• Roblox announces AI tool for generating 3D game worlds from text

• Two-thirds of female players still report being harassed when playing online

• FDA clears DeepWell SDK to be used in games for stress reduction

• xQc wants to fix the esports industry with betting and co-streaming

Industry News 🛡️

• Roblox Innovation Awards 2024: The full list of winners and Roblox Developer's Conference 2024: everything announced.

• Shinji Mikami thought Tango Gameworks would be safe from closure if it made more Hi-Fi Rush games

• Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to transfer its gaming stock to Savvy Games Group

• Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2024 broadcast set for September 26

• Ex-Sony boss says laid off industry staff should just "drive an Uber”

• Disgruntled Ubisoft investor calls on Assassin's Creed maker to go private as shares slump

• The UK's gaming expo scene might suffer another loss as WASD London vanishes online

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• AMD just tipped the Z2 Extreme chip for next year's Steam Deck competitors

• Game Boy enthusiasts will want to check out this new book

• New Acer gaming laptop concept has built-in controller

• These budget-friendly 3D pixel art frames recreate moments from gaming history

• This adorable mini PC is the 'world's smallest' water-cooled gaming desktop

• The Analogue Pocket now comes in six Game Boy Color-inspired hues

• Lexip unveils Assassin's Creed Shadows accessories range

• iPhone 16 has hardware-accelerated ray tracing and native support for AAA games

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 🏆

• Peterbot and Pollo grab first-place after losing intense 1v1 at Fortnite Globals

• An average of 100,000 Apex Legends accounts get banned every month for cheating

• HCS Salt Lake: Spacestation beats OpTic again to secure Grand Finals

• Hanwha Life denies T1 direct entry to Worlds 2024, forcing them into final qualifier

• Maniac admits to "unacceptable behavior," blames alcohol and broken childhood in apology

• Michael Myers returns to Call of Duty in Season 6 of Warzone and MW3

• Valorant 9.05 patch notes: Astra & Chamber buff, Ares buff, map updates, more

• Most successful esports teams ever | Winningest esports teams

• Riot Games partners with Opera GX to enhance League of Legends Esports experience

• LCK Summer 2024 marks record viewership and surprise winner

• Fortnite FNCS 2024 Global Championship celebrates viewership success.

…Gaming News Continued 🕹️

• Star Wars Outlaws hits the walls of open-world games.

• Mirage 7 is a new action adventure game from Drakkar Dev

• V Rising gets free weekend starting September 12

• BattleTech creator unveils new RPG Sea of Legends, Kickstarter coming soon.

• Spray Paint Simulator announced for PC

• Side-scrolling action platformer Haneda Girl announced for PC

• Here's why TimeSplitters: Future Perfect got a ratings change, 19 years later

• Space Marine 2 sees highest concurrent player peak ever for a Warhammer 40,000 game on Steam

• Physics-based building game Besiege coming to PS5, PS4, and Switch on December 12

• MIGHTREYA launches in 2025, published by 505 Games

• FragPunk preview – the most stylish shooter in ages?

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• The ten hardest bosses in Black Myth: Wukong, ranked

• 10 best teams to rebuild in NBA 2K25, ranked

• All Fortnite Shadow Briefing locations in Chapter 5 Season 4

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