#37 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Disney projects, including unannounced games, leak online after Slack hack. Deadrop gets first update since Dr. Disrespect dismissal. Black Ops 6 early access multiplayer beta date set. Mocaverse reveals its Mario-Kart styled 'Cosmic Royale' after MOCA token drop. Pudgy Penguins fighter joins Telegram game 'PixelTap' ahead of PIXFI launch. Resident Evil 7 bombs on iOS with 2,000 sales. Full dev build of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 is shared online. Fallout: London won't work with Epic Games Store copies of Fallout 4. Baldur's Gate 3 team affected by collecting too many awards. Ibai shatters Twitch record after selling out Bernabéu Stadium. Microsoft may cease Xbox marketing in EMEA, shift to Game Pass. IOC announces Olympic Esports Games in Saudi Arabia in 2025. Once Human faces data privacy concerns over collecting government ID. Twitch fans spark $30K bidding war to game with Pokimane. PlayStation community hits back at Sony after game price increase. The Witcher 4 dev working with Epic Games to improve Unreal Engine 5. And, Esports certification courses launched at Esports World Cup. All this plus much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Destiny 2 cheat maker asking for new trial

• Multiplayer devs should study Concord's Crew Builder system

• All games should have a kick button

• Anime games continue to shine for notable reasons

• Global gaming revenue to reach $300 billion in next three years

• Starscape, a sci-fi RPG about found family on a spaceship, was fully funded day one on Kickstarter

Gaming News 🕹️

• COD: Black Ops6 early access multiplayer beta set for August 30 but omnidirectional movement can't be turned off

• Disney projects, including details of unannounced games, leak online after another Slack hack

• Resident Evil 7 bombs on iOS with just 2,000 sales

• Fallout: London won't work with Epic Games Store copies of Fallout 4

• Ubisoft confirms work on new projects for Driver franchise

• Elden ring mod turns the DLC into a Pokémon battle between bosses

• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines 2 full dev build leaks online

• Baldur's gate 3 team had to collect so many different awards that game development was affected

• Halo series developer 343 Industries will only supervise development of future entries in the series

• Project 007 lead says new James Bond game development feels "organic"

• Two Point Campus and Hospital team teases next project with a mysterious artefact heist

• Forza Horizon 5 has reached 40 million players worldwide

• Concept art of Phoenix Labs' canceled "Project Dragon" surfaces online

• Bioshock 4 reportedly shown in early-build screenshot showing UI and ricochet shotgun

• One year later, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves still feels underrated

• The First Descendant hits 10+ million players despite controversy

• 16-bit-style side-scrolling beat 'em up game The Karate Kid: Street Rumble announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC

• Tekken 8 DLC character Lidia Sobieska launches July 22 for Character Year 1 Pass owners

• Mortal Kombat remaster being teased by studio CEO

• Fortnite unvaults Flint-Knock pistol and more for Battle Royale and Reload

• Aces of Thunder will land on PSVR 2 and PCVR later this year

^{Continue catching up with gaming news right after our sections on Trends, Web3 Games, Industry News, Insights, Esports, and Events!}

Web3 Games 🎯

• 'Deadrop' gets first update since Dr. Disrespect dismissal—only for NFT holders

• Mocaverse reveals Mario Kart-like ‘Cosmic Royale’ following MOCA token drop

• Animoca Brands’ revenue was $280 million in 2023

• Pudgy Penguins fighter joins Telegram game ‘PixelTap’ ahead of PIXFI launch

• Oasys adds 139 games as part of Edia IP deal

• Anomaly approved for Google’s Cloud program

• Peeking Duck Studios brings web3 games to Arbitrum L3 Xai

• Axie Infinity introduces Homeland Avatar Mode, allows exploration

• Pixelverse secures additional $2M, brings total funding to $7.5M

• Web3 MMORPG Forgotten Runiverse migrates to Ronin

• Captain Tsubasa: RivalsPvP Mode launches on Oasys

• ‘Catizen’ studio secures funding as Telegram game hits 25 million players

• ‘Hamster kombat’ players are buying massage guns for Turbo Tap-to-Earn rewards

• BGA ConnectsX Cryptosquare highlights from EthCC2024 are now live

Trends 📈

• Multiplayer devs should take a close look at Concord's Crew Builder system

• PS4 emulator shadps4 now also boots Red Dead Redemption Remastered

• Ibai shatters Twitch record after selling out Madrid's Bernabéu Stadium

• Dying Light 2 dev Techland is making "most roles" office-based or hybrid, including staff who live abroad

• All games shouldhave a kick button

• Microsoft considering ceasingmarketing of Xbox consoles in EMEA, shifting focus to Game Pass

• Why viral Banana clicker is still dominating Steam charts, spawning lots of imitators

• Xbox game pass is about to be flooded with day one titles, but will it be enough?

• Buildcrafting in RPGs and why players not focusing on it is a missed opportunity

• Anime games continue to shine for notable reasons

Industry News 🛡️

• Global gaming revenue to reach $300 billion in next three years

• Top 10 books to read if you love video games

• OlympicEsports Games to be hosted in Saudi Arabia in 2025 announces the IOC

• Nintendo isn't crediting everyone who worked on its biggest games

• Ubisoft apology for using historical re-enactment group flag in Assassin's Creed Shadows not enough, group says

• Once Human is the centre of a storm of data privacy concerns over a policy line about collecting government ID

• Starscape, a sci-fi RPG about found family on a spaceship, was fully funded day one on Kickstarter

• Echo Chunk raises $1.4 million to keep making AI-powered puzzle games

• Scotland's largest VFx company, Axis, shuts down

• Twitch fans spark $30K bidding war over chance to game with Pokimane

• Playstation community hits back at Sony after quietly increasing game prices again

• Destiny 2 cheat maker asking for new trial, claims Bungie failed to provide evidence they copied source code

• The Witcher 4 dev is working closely with Epic Games to bring structural improvements to Unreal Engine 5

• Microsoft lays off internal DEI team, says diversity is “no longer business critical”

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• AMD Ryzen 9000series detailed, releases July 31

• Windows on Arm is not ready for the complexities of the PC gaming landscape

• Apple Vision Pro hands-on – can spatial computing be good for games too?

• Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 will have a 2.9 GHz base clock, rumors claim

• You can play Xbox games without an Xbox for under $100

• Nearly everything on8BitDo's hefty $100 gamepad is made of metal

Events 🗓️

• BitSummit Japan 2024July 19 - July 21

• Philippine GameDev Expo 2024July 26 - July 28

• SIGGRAPH 2024July 28 - August 01

• BGA at Gamescom Cologne - GermanyAugust 21 - August 21

• BGA at Token2049 SingaporeSeptember 18 -19

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• Two more Esports World Cup champions are crowned

• Formal confirms going to play Black Ops 6 'professionally'

• Apex Legends champ ImperialHal says 'Apex is dying'

• Mobile legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup 2024 records viewership decrease

• AFK Gaming launchesanalytics dashboard for Indian esports

• Gen.G and stcPlay launch esports certification courses at Esports World Cup

• Capcom and C2E4 announce Campus Legends Street Fighter 6 SEA Invitational

• Nicklas Bendtner launches esports investment company Legendary Gaming Group

• Selangor Red Giantswin MSC 2024

• China Media Group,VSPO sign partnership with Esports World Cup

• Liquid completes CS"2roster by locking in jks

…Gaming News Continued 🕹️

• Concord review in progress - beta impressions

• Shoulders of Giantscoming to PS5, Steam on August 12 alongside 'Ultimate' update

• Final Fantasy XIV:Dawntrail review

• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess review – tactical demon slaying

• Embark apologizes for the Finals patch delay on Xbox

• Zenless zone zero review – the perfect gacha game for those who don't like gachas

• Everything we know about OD, Hideo Kojima's Xbox horror game

• COD: Warzone and MW3 teases WWE collab for Season 5

• Dead by Daylight 8.1.0 patch notes for Tomb Raider update

• Crash 4 artist claims there's a Crash Bandicoot 5 'that never was'

• Ubisoft has animeskins lined up for XDefiant, it’s claimed and the esports scene could be coming one step closer

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