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PUBG to take players back to its first map in May. Call of Duty 2024 and Gears 6 possibly getting a June reveal. Diablo 4 is bringing major changes. More evidence of Xbox handheld console surfaces. Garry's Mod forced to remove 20 years worth of Nintendo related items. Bethesda wants to release games at a quicker rate. Square Enix announces £112m in content abandonment losses. Macro concerns kept game investors cautious in Q1 2024. Ubisoft returns to Web3 gaming with new titles in the works. NFT Community praises Yuga Labs' acknowledgment it lost its way. Mon Protocol opens up MetalCore Web3 game to Pixelmon’s 1.1M players. Movement Labs raises $38M to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum. FaZe Clan’s $75M product licensing business could represent the future of esports…..Plus much more!
Also in our weekly round-up:
Amazon Luna: Every Free Game With Prime (May 2024)
Xbox 360 Store closure to delist hundreds of games in July
Steam closes an early-access loophole in its refund policy
Talon Esports partners with web3 competitive ecosystem Planet Mojo
Game devs praise Steam as a democratic platform
Marketing's dead players 'just want to be spoken to
Escape From Tarkov wiped out years of goodwill in one catastrophic week
Gaming News 🕹️
PUBG will take a nostalgia-infused trip back to its first map in May
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3: Everything You Need To Know
Players who own Fallout 4 via the PlayStation Plus Collection may not receive its next-gen update
Xbox 360 Store closure to delist hundreds of games in July
Escape From Tarkov wiped out years of goodwill in one catastrophic week
Helldivers 2 players not happy with patch's changes to Solo Patrol Spawns
Manor Lords shatters Steam city builder record with over 170,000 concurrent players
Diablo 4 is bringing major changes to loot and end-game challenges in Season 4
Fallout 5’s setting may already be set in stone
Ghost of Tsushima gets surprise update on PS5 and PS4
Counter-Strike 2 finally gets left-handed view models, seven months after launch
Akuma’s Raging Demon is back and better than ever in Street Fighter 6
Call of Duty 2024 and Gears 6 to get June reveal
Amazon Luna: Every Free Game With Prime (May 2024)
Klei's new co-op brawler makes a strong first impression in early access
Tarkov's worst week ever, a new rival extraction shooter is looking to woo its disgruntled audience
After 10 years on Steam, Korean MMO ArcheAge is giving up on North America and Europe
Tekken 8 reveals patch notes for next update
Palworld Summer Update: Release window, new Pals, locations, more
It took 30 years, but a speedrunner's finished Doom 2's opening level in an unbelievable 4.97 seconds
Gray Zone Warfare release date just announced
Starfield's first expansion, Shattered Space, will be out this fall
What is Apex Rumble? Apex Legend’s Newest Addition
Non-Fungible Conference is “so back” in Lisbon: 28-30 May
Celebrate the NFT culture
The Non-Fungible Conference (NFC), leading conference on Web3 and NFT, returns to Lisbon on May 28th, 29th, and 30th, 2024. The 3rd edition of the event in the Portuguese capital will gather key leaders of the Web3 universe to celebrate art, fashion, gaming and much more at the iconic Carlos Lopes Pavilion in Parque Eduardo VII, Lisbon. In 2023, over 4400 participants, 200 speakers, 70 sponsors, and dozens of international artists, brands, and media attended this experimental event.
Trends 📈
FaZe Clan’s $75M product licensing business could represent the future of esports
Macro concerns kept games investors cautious in Q1 2024
With 65M viewers, the Fallout show is Amazon's biggest hit since The Rings of Power
The Divinity: Original Sin board game is like a huge new Larian RPG in a box, and it's one of the coolest games
Walmart thinks it's a good idea to let kids buy IRL items inside Roblox
Garry's Mod removes 20 years worth of Nintendo-related items from its Steam Workshop following takedown request
Marketing's dead, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says players 'just want to be spoken to, not bamboozled
CoD MW3 players baffled by bans from AI chat monitoring
How Bethesda prepped Fallout 76 for the Prime series viewers
Web3 Games 🎯
NFT Community praises Yuga Labs' acknowledgment it 'Lost Its Way' amid latest layoffs
Astra Nova raises $1M to pioneer the first Web3 RPG game based in Saudi Arabia
Mon Protocol opens up MetalCore Web3 game to Pixelmon’s 1.1M players
Is 2024 the year of web3 gaming?
Web3 gaming startup, GFAL raises $3.2M seed round
Movement Labs raises $38M to bring Facebook’s Move Virtual Machine to Ethereum
Ubisoft returns to Web3 gaming with new titles in the works
Talon Esports partners with web3 competitive ecosystem Planet Mojo
Industry News 🛡️
Steam closes an early-access loophole in its refund policy
Blizzard cancels BlizzCon 2024, might bring it back in 'future years'
Fnatic teams up with furniture manufacturer Steelcase
Game devs praise Steam as a democratic platform that continues to be transformative for PC gaming today
Square Enix announces £112m in "content abandonment losses" as it seeks to be more selective
Google picks the one fight it will never win—with Sonic fans
YaLLa Esports partners with Myco for Compass Counter-Strike 2 event
Xiaomi partners RSG's PUBG Mobile team, PUBG Mobile esports
The wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cook
Global Esports Federation partners with ADPES to bolster esports in Peru
JD Gaming partners with German supplement brand Doppelherz
Level Up Your Hardware 🎧
Infinix GT 20 Pro flagship launch: Esports-Level Gaming Phone and the dawn of holistic gaming
More Evidence of Xbox handheld console surfaces
Nobody needs to spend $160 on a gaming mouse, but Razer’s new Viper V3 Pro is excellent anyway
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses do the AI thing without a projector or subscription
Intel CEO claims Core Ultra laptop chip is 'hot' but the company's near-term outlook still isn't exactly on fire
Apple launching new iPads May 7: Here's what to expect from the 'Let Loose' event
Full Snapdragon X CPU line-up has now been unveiled, it should put the fear of ARM into AMD and Intel
Esports Players & Teams News 🏆
Team Falcons eliminate Team Liquid from ESL One Birmingham 2024 to secure a place in the top 4
FaZe improve to 4-0 in CDL Major 3 qualifying
G2 make EPL playoffs after thriller revenge series against M80
VALORANT star YAY accused of allegedly bribing coach to bench former DSG teammate
MSI 2024: One player from each team to look out for (Part 1)
Complexity Gaming appoints Adam Rivera as Web3 advisor
Singaporean esports event Campus Legends returns for 2024
ESL One Birmingham 2024 viewership mirrors 2019 edition
Tournament, League & Season News 🏅
PUBG MOBILE to kick off 2024 esports season with US$500,000 Global Open in São Paulo, Brazil
MLBB bolsters third-party tournaments with new features
LPL to undergo significant format change for 2024 Summer Split
Red Bull Wololo 2024 to take place in a Spanish castle
Events 🗓️
Game Music Festival 2024 May 4 - May 4
Digital Dragons 2024 May 19 - May 21
Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️
10 Bellwright tips and tricks for beginners
How to gain influence in Manor Lords
How to get the Fortnite Lando Calrissian Skin
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