#48 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Sky Mavis removing free Ronin gas, suggests devs now cover the costs. Following PS5 testing, Off The Grid now available on Xbox. Major game developers are leveraging Web3 and AI to redefine player engagement. Lamborghini races into Web3 gaming with Animoca Brands. Magic Eden, Ubisoft, and Arbitrum launch 10,000 NFT collection for Web3 game based on Netflix’s Captain Laserhawk. Damning Roblox report claims company inflates player numbers to investors by as much as 42%. Diablo 4 first Microsoft game confirmed to be getting a PS5 Pro enhanced update. Halo franchise switches to Unreal Engine 5, Halo Infinite is getting a third-person mode next month and new games are in the works. Assassin's Creed Shadows co-op mode is in development. Sonic Rumble is taking Sega into mobile games and AAA RPG based on Avatar: The Last Airbender announced by Paramount, plus much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Epic aims for 50 3rd party titles and free games on mobile store by 2025

• Study reveals 53% of gamers prefer single-player games

• Big budget games are failing because teams are over-scoping their projects

• Epic wins major Google lawsuit, opens up Android phones to 3rd party stores

• Microsoft has started asking devs why they're skipping Xbox

Gaming News 🕹️

• Damning Roblox report claims company inflates player numbers to investors by as much as 42%

• Diablo 4 first Microsoft game confirmed to be getting a PS5 Pro enhanced update

• Halo franchise switches to Unreal Engin 5, Halo Infinite is getting a third-person mode next month and new games are in the works

• Assassin's Creed Shadows co-op mode is in development

• Sonic Rumble is taking Sega into mobile games

• AAA RPG based on Avatar: The Last Airbender announced by Paramount

• We don't need Persona 6 yet. Metaphor: ReFantazio is right here

• Epic detail plans for Unreal Engine 6 and share vision of a metaverse spanning "Roblox, Minecraft, and Fortnite"

• Forza Horizon 5's new season is a '90s throwback, with appropriately retro rides

• The Disneyfication of Fortnite won't let you take Mickey Mouse on a killing spree

• Original Horizon Zero Dawn has been delisted on PC ahead of the remaster

• League of Legends has the smartest fans in the industry, study reveals

• 5.6 million Fortnite players just combined forces to defeat Doctor Doom

• Golden Joystick Awards 2024 nominates Astro Bot and Helldivers 2 for Console Game of the Year

• Horror fishing game Dredge coming to mobile later this year

• Mouthwashing is a surreal horror gem about being lost and starving in space

• Palworld PS5 release goes ahead in Japan in spite of Nintendo lawsuit

• The Alters has been delayed to Q1 2025

• Civilization 7 PC specs revealed ahead of February launch

• Football Manager's biggest technical advancement for a generation arrives November, but lower your expectations

• Antstream Arcade has round of layoffs

• Sony's Until Dawn remake hints at possible sequel

Web3 Games 🎯

• Major game developers are leveraging Web3 and AI to redefine player engagement

• Sky Mavis removing free Ronin gas, suggests devs now cover the costs

• Lamborghini races into Web3 gaming with Animoca Brands

• Magic Eden, Ubisoft and Arbitrum launch 10,000 NFT collection for Web3 game based on Netflix’s Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E

• Web3 game asset ownership is worthless without interoperability

• Following PS5 testing Off The Grid now available on Xbox

• SHIB’s Shiba Eternity game enters Web3 in complete revamp

• Ethereum game 'Moonray' expanding to mobile with new auto-battler

• Ethereum strategy game 'Shardbound' open beta hitting Steam, Epic Store

• 9 Lives renews team ahead of Nyan Heroes launch

• Web3 RPG Onchain Heroes to launch on Abstract

• Fight League: Survivor to launch fighter NFT mint on Ronin

• Unioverse taps N-Fusion for the development of new games

• CryptoKitties returns as a Telegram game, relaunches on Flow

• Immutable Passport sign-ups for Web3 games surpass 3M

Trends 📈

• Epic aiming for 50 third-party titles and free games program on mobile store by 2025

• 53% of gamers prefer single-player games, as shown in study

• Minecraft's console developers show gameplay for new game, Reforj

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 dev says big budget games are failing in part because teams are over-scoping their projects

• Epic wins major Google lawsuit, further opening up Android phones to third-party stores

• Microsoft has started asking devs why they're skipping Xbox

Industry News 🛡️

• Could Saudi Arabia PIF want larger ownership in Nintendo?

• Ubisoft acknowledges recent buyout reports but trouble continue as data policy lawsuit looms

• Epic lawsuit says Samsung "coordinated" with Google to get around trial verdict

• Bungie hit with copyright lawsuit over Destiny 2's Red War

• Motorsport Games suffers more layoffs as struggles continue

• The Horror Game Awards returns this December

• Humble Games calls in Good Games Group for support following restructure

• Studio Black Flag shuts down after declaring bankruptcy

• DreamWorld playtest of AI text-to-3D asset generation coming to Steam

• Global VC activity declines in Q3

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• PS5 Pro – everything you need to know about Sony's new console

• The latest Steam client beta tunes up Game Recording with ultrawide support and unlimited capture length

• Best resources for new streamers

• The limited edition Fortnite DualSense controller is up for preorder

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• Almost every team has qualified for the BLAST R6 Major in Montreal

• Riot Games removes Bleed Esports from VCT Pacific, Boom Esports promoted

• IEM Rio to feature a Bo5 Grand Finals

• G2 Esports announce the signing of Valorant Champions 2023 winner jawgemo

• Tekken 8 Red Bull Golden Letters 2024 UPDATE Group Stage Results

• Moxie, Regsita, and dieyuhs become The Milk Cup Finals champions: “It’s time to lock in and win.”

• Four T1 players' contract to expire after Worlds 2024

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• All fighter types in Dragon Ball Sparking Zero

• Complete Soul Reaper progression guide in Paradox – Roblox

• How to find Galarian birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres in Pokémon Go

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