#32 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Last week was the biggest gaming week so far this year. Xbox Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward, Summer Game Fest, PC Gaming Show, Day of Devs, Future Game Show, Summer Showcase, Wholesome Direct, and Women-Led Games Showcase set a new standard of anticipation in gaming. Apple expands its games lineup. Baldur's Gate 3 picked up another award. BioWare demonstrates how previous choices will be imported into Dragon Age. Black Ops 6 has a release date and will implement carry-forward. MetaMask to launch Web3 game directory. 100K+ people are playing a Banana clicker game. Football Manager 2025 will have the real Premier League. The new Skate resurfaces with a surprise. Fallout 76 will introduce playable ghouls. Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake is set for 2026. Rivian launched 2nd gen electric vehicles using Unreal Engine for the dashboard, and Riot Games will launch Valorant on consoles after a limited beta this month. All this plus much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Doom is back, as a medieval prequel arrives in 2025

• New Gears of War game is not actually GoW 6

• Sony avoids F2P as its live service model takes shape

• Steam exploit lets scammers pose as pro players in new CS2 scam

• Street Fighter 6 Year 2 characters have been announced

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 landing in November

• Resident Evil 7 coming to Apple devices

• Star Wars Outlaws is a major cinematic milestone for Star Wars games

• Samsung shows off new barrier-free games for Samsung Smart TV

Gaming News 🕹️

• Ubisoft Forward 2024: everything announced here

• Every game in the 2024 Women-Led games showcase

• Xbox just had its best showcase ever – and at the perfect time

• Every game, trailer, and announcement in the 2024 PC Gaming Show

• Every Switch highlight at the Future Games Show - Summer Showcase 2024

• Everything announced and featured at Day Of The Devs 2024 in one place

• Everything announced during Summer Game Fest 2024

• Every game from Wholesome Direct 2024 coming to Switch

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 coming on November 19

• Fallout 76 to introduce playable ghouls for the first time in series history in early 2025

• Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred coming October -and the official trailer is revealed

• Escape From Tarkov teases new features and movement toward full release

• Steam exploit lets scammers pose as pro players in new CS2 scam

• Zynga will launch Game of Thrones: Legends on mobile on July 25

• Prince of Persia Sands of Time Remake set for 2026

• Baldur's Gate 3 wins Nebula Award for Game Writing

• Football Manager 2025 will have the real Premier League in it

• XDefiant will add team deathmatch soon, with search-and-destroy mode coming later

• Innersloth is spending all its Among Us money on indie games

• Riot Games to launch Valorant on consoles after limited beta this month

• Blizzard announces World of Warcraft: The War Within release date

• Konami promises to continue improving Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1

• Resident Evil 7 coming to Apple devices, including iPhone 15 Pro, next month

• Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - Here’s what comes in each edition

• Unbeatable is an exceedingly cool rhythm RPG 'where music is illegal' coming in 2025

• Airframe Ultra is Wipeout crossed with Road Rash

• New story-led game from ex Battlefield dev offers a stunning surprise

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

Trends 📈

• Helldivers 2’s latest major order presents players with a moral dilemma: save sick kids or unlock a new stratagem

• BioWare details how previous choices will be imported into Dragon Age: The Veilguard

• How the carry forward mechanic works in Black Ops 6

• Over 100,000 people are playing a banana clicker game on Steam right now

• Diablo 4 has pets now, and Spiritborn class gameplay will be shown off for the first time next month

• Surreal platformer Screenbound lets you platform in 2D and 3D simultaneously using a magical Game Boy you constantly hold up to your face

• Samsung shows off new barrier-free games for Samsung Smart TV

• Redefining “massively” to fit lots more players into MMOs

• Duality AI releases FalconEditor digital twin simulation platform based on Unreal

• Hollywood and gaming join after a long courtship

• Gears of War: E-Day director says the new shooter will "absolutely be doing more" linear levels instead of Gear 5's open-ended maps

• Rivian launches 2nd gen R1 electric vehicles using Unreal Engine for dashboard

• PrizePicks introduces esports education tool for fantasy sports fans

• Aptoide becomes first non-Apple iOS store

• Apple expands games line-up with new dev tool

• Xbox's Phil Spencer reiterates plan to put "more of our games on more platforms"

• New Starfield paid quest causes considerable community backlash

• Life is Strange fans will have to pay $20 extra to avoid spoilers for Double Exposure

Web3 Games 🎯

• MetaMask will launch Web3 game directory powered by HyperPlay

• NFL Rivals Web2/Web3 game is thriving on the app stores - Mythical interview

• Sky Mavis reveals Ronin Forge, an early access program for Web3 devs

• South Korea’s NDUS Interactive raises $7.5M for third-person shooter game Xociety

• The Sandbox raises $20M in convertible debt at $1B valuation for sandbox metaverse

• Sequence will offer Aethir decentralized GPUs on demand for Web3 games

• Chris Heatherly's The Mystery Society joins Immutable

• Oasys unveils technical roadmap to extend utility of gaming assets

• Tezos (XTZ) gaming community sees new game launches and partnerships in May 2024

• Delabs Games announces two partnerships to elevate the Web3 gaming ecosystem

• Ronin launches ‘Ronin Forge’, now open to applications

• zkRace and Transak partnership paves the way for mass adoption of Web3 horse racing

• Griffin Gaming Partners targets $500M for downsized fund III

• SuperGaming reportedly working on integrating Web 3 with Indus Battle Royale game

• LOTTODAY set to dominate the $357 billion gaming industry

• Xai forges path for Web2 game developers to join Web3

• McDonald's just launched its own metaverse - and Grimace NFT owners are VIPs

• ‘Hamster Kombat’ Telegram game hits 100 million players

• Uniswap Labs acquires 'Crypto: The Game' ahead of next season

• How the infamous 'Buy Bitcoin' GTA 6 game trailer was leaked

• Arbitrum DAO votes for $220 million gaming proposal

• Netmarble launches Pocket Girls: Idle RPG, first game powered by MBXL token

Insights 📈

• Transmedia, Gen AI to drive growth in 2024 - Deloitte 2024 Gaming Outlook

• How anime influenced Hyper Light Breaker -GameSpot Summer Live

• Random: Sakurai demonstrates the importance of the finer details

• Mark Cerny: when making consoles, we're not trying to build low-cost PCs

• Blumhouse is redefining the approach to horror games - GameSpot Summer Live

• Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation have all now abandoned Twitter/X integration

• New World dev explains why the MMORPG needs a huge relaunch

• Diablo 4’s Rod Fergusson explains how Blizzard beats its ARPG rivals

Industry News 🛡️

• The Big Phil Spencer IGN Live interview: on the health of Xbox, handhelds, and more

• David Polfeldt opens Bespoke Pixel game studio in Barcelona

• Wevr raises $3.5M for spatial computing and game production

• How to culturalize a hit mobile game - Good Pizza, Great Pizza interview

• Asia & MENA gaming markets approach $100B, 2B players in 2028

• Offbrand taps PirateSoftware to launch creator-led publishing label

• Astrocade raises $12M for AI-based social gaming platform

• £2.3m programme funds new Games Innovation Zone in the UK

• Mark Cerny: when making consoles, we're not trying to build low-cost PCs

• MyGames launches premium publishing label Knights Peak

• GameStop revenue declines 26% to 882m

• The spirit of E3 could be felt in LA – now let's bring it back

• PUBG MOBILE unveils collaboration with iconic anime Dragon Ball Super

• Dark and Darker Mobile interview: Producer talks PUBG influences, microtransactions, esports, & more

• Nintendo issues multiple DMCAs on the modding site GameBanana

• Watch the Ubisoft Forward live stream here

• Watch Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase here

• The best games of Not E3 2024 - all the good stuff from Summer Game Fest, Xbox, Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct, and more

• G2 Esports extends Shikenso Analytics partnership

• Gen.G and Mobil 1 extend Rocket League partnership for 2025

• Esports merchandise company Gamers Apparel closes down

• Joseph Jang promoted to 100 Thieves VP of Esports

• Oxygen Esports launches Quick Fix Media, announces ShiftRLE partnership

• Esports Awards CEO discusses three-year partnership with Esports World Cup

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• Netgear launches WiFi7 Orbi mesh and Nighthawk gaming router

• Digital-only Xbox Series X is one of three new models launching this holiday

• Phil Spencer thinks Xbox should have a handheld

• RTX 5090 specs leak out alongside other Nvidia Blackwell GPU configurations

• These new Herman Miller gaming chairs deserve a fashion show catwalk to roll down

• Civilization 7 has been revealed, launches in 2025 on PC and consoles

• Ryzen 9000 X3D chips could be with us by September, just three months after AMD's Zen 5 launch

• It won’t fit the Asus ROG Ally X, but Dbrand’s Project Killswitch is a lovely upgrade for the original Ally

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• 100 Thieves eliminated from VCT Masters Shanghai at the hands of Team Heretics

• Fnatic ONIC is the first grand finalist of MPL ID S13

• Successful VCT Masters Shanghai shows VALORANT is here to stay in China

• Thug voices his frustration over cheaters in BGMI

• VCT Masters Shanghai 2024 recap: Gen.G make history after taking down Heretics 3-2

• Lynn Vision snag place in ESL Pro League S20

• The MongolZ beat NIP to win YaLLa Compass 2024

• 910 earns career-first MVP at YaLLa Compass

• BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024: everything you need to know

• Stewie2k out of G2: TaZ to stand-in at BLAST Spring Finals 2024

• Into the Breach sign sinnopsyy

• ESL confirm IEM Cologne invites

• m0NESY set to travel to BLAST Premier Spring Final after last-minute visa approval

• MOUZ complete Brollan signing

• PUBG Mobile to announce power ranking ahead of Esports World Cup

• Dplus KIA qualifies for PUBG Mobile Esports World Cup 2024 Riyadh

• MSC 2024: schedule, results, format, teams, where to watch

…Gaming News Continued 🕹️

• Bodycam is out on Steam and feels more like a horror game than a competitive shooter

• Autopsy Simulator review – are you ready to become a coroner

• Door disrespecting FPS Anger Foot is out July 11th

• Leery first-person reality show The Crush House steps into the limelight in August

• Drug Dealer Simulator 2 launches this month with co-op drug empire management and nostalgia for the early 2000s

• COD: Black Ops 6 release date confirmed for October – multiplayer, zombies and more

• WB Games promises Suicide Squad 'will complete its currently announced roadmap'

• Resident Evil Village fastest game in the series to hit 10 million sold

• The new Skate resurfaces with a surprise Tim Robinson appearance, snippets of gameplay and plans for a playtest expansion

• Doom is back, as a medieval prequel arrives in 2025

• Obsidian CEO confident Avowed will be out in 2024: 'There's a lot of work ahead in the next while, but it's not, like, 'Oh crap'

• Star Wars Outlaws is a major cinematic milestone for Star Wars games – and a cracking start to Ubisoft's stewardship of the IP

• New Stalker 2 gameplay trailer makes the apocalypse look amazing

• 8 player co-op zombie smasher No More Room In Hell 2 releases in early access this October

• Street Fighter 6 Year 2 characters have been announced

• Insiders blame Suicide Squad's failings on changing vision and lack of live service skills

• Sony avoids F2P as its live service model takes shape

• Concord price, beta, preorder details for PS5 and PC confirmed

• Battle Suit Aces mixes RPG storytelling with card-based battling and mechs

• Perfect Dark reboot resurfaces with stealth, parkour, and spy gadgetry

• Playground's Fable slated for 2025 release - here's a trailer hinting at what it's like to play

• Anno 117: Pax Romana finally brings the city-builder franchise to the Ancient Roman Empire 

• Madden NFL 25 cover athlete revealed as Christian McCaffrey

• Stormgate sets Steam Early Access release date for August

• Nintendo Switch system update 18.1.0 is now live, here are the full patch notes

• Collect a corrupt city's debts in roguelite narrative adventure Debtors' Club

• Monster Hunter Wilds supports cross-play, but Capcom still insists cross-save 'not possible'

Events 🗓️

• DevGAMM Vilnius 2024 June 14 - June 15

• HIT Games Conference Barcelona 2024 June 20 - June 21

• Gamescom Latam 2024 June 26 - June 30

• TwitchCon Europe 2024 June 26 - June 30

• Games for Change Festival 2024 June 27 - June 28

• Develop:Brighton 2024 July 9 - July 11

Guides, Tips and Tricks 🗝️

• Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3: the best landing spots during Wrecked

• Elden Ring: how to get the Meteorite Staff

• A beginner's guide to The Elder Scrolls Online in 2024

• How to complete the Black Ops 6 Easter Egg in Warzone – Hunt For CIA Mole Event

• All Lost Ghost locations in Destiny 2

• How to get Fortnite bot lobbies for easy empty wins

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