#34 Weekly Gaming News Industry Trends Round Up

Konami and Avalanche partner on Resella NFT solution. Dr Disrespect let go from his game studio following Twitch ban. Gorilla Tag crosses 10M VR players and $100M revenue. Xbox head Matt Booty explains game studio shut down while Microsoft reminds us just how big the Xbox business has become. Former PlayStation boss says there should be only one console. Gamesquare sells 25.5% stake in FaZe Media to FaZe Banks. Esports World Cup locks in Adidas partnership. Team Liquid and Community Gaming announce tournament series for Onchain Summer 2024. Team Secret falls short of The International spot for the second year in a row report. Fortnite Reload pushes a new map, endless revives, and classic elements, but no vehicles. Elden Ring DLC falls to a "mixed" Steam rating players complain about difficulty and performance. Banana clicking game now 9th most popular of all time on Steam. And there is ongoing debate: Are game consoles facing extinction? All this plus much more!

Also in our weekly round-up:

• Nintendo won't confirm studio behind Mario & Luigi: Brothership

• Sony and Nintendo confirm they will not be at Gamescom

• Sky Mavis welcomes MMORPG Lumiterra to Ronin

• Antstream to iPhone’s first official game streaming app

• Microsoft flight simulator reaches over 15 million players

• Studios uses AI technology to "smoothen" dev process

• Sony currently only has two PS VR2 titles in development

• MW3 season 4 adds mutant abilities and Lego-styled MP mode

• Skale labs teams up with Unity on Web3 game development

Gaming News 🕹️

• Fortnite Reload is a new mode with a new map, endless revives, classic elements, and no vehicles

• Elden Ring DLC falls to a "mixed" Steam rating as PC players complain about difficulty and performance

• Amazon Prime customers can claim 15 free games leading up to Prime Day

• Destiny 2 disables rewards in private Crucible matches after players discover loot farm exploit

• COD: Warzone and MW3 season 4 reloaded adds mutant abilities and Lego-styled MP mode

• Nintendo Switch Online adds "Mature" games selection, starting with Perfect Dark and Turok

• Sony currently ONLY has two PS VR2 titles in development

• Classic 1996 Resident Evil could be returning to PC

• Square Enix asks fans not to spoil Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail as early access looms

• Limited run games announces 20+ new physical releases are on the way

• Minecraft is finally getting a native PS5 version

• Zelda finally playable protagonist in new standalone game The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

• Redfall refunds are being given out but only if you bought the Bite Back edition

• Mortal Kombat 1 patch ditches 30fps cap on PC for fatalities and other in-game cutscenes

• Looks like Palworld is coming to PlayStation

• Donkey Kong Country Returns, originally released for the Wii in 2010, is coming to the Switch

• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane trilogy passes huge sales milestone

• Slay the Princess preorders - one of the top-rated games of 2023 is getting a collector's edition

• Pepper Grinder is coming to PlayStation and Xbox in August, with a physical release in October

• Street Fighter Vi's director dishes on the upcoming fighters

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

Trends 📈

• Ubisoft grows Philippine operations with a new studio

• Are games consoles facing extinction?

• Antstream will be the iPhone’s first official game streaming app

• Why devs need to fail fast, and how to do so | GI Sprint

• IO interactive's mission to speed up game development | GI Sprint

• What esports fans can learn from the memecoin economy

• Gorilla Tag crosses 10M VR players and $100M in revenue

• Megamod raises $1.9M for user-generated content platform

• Crazygames hits 35M users for browser games and launches social multiplayer features

• How Toronto’s game ecosystem is on the rise 

• Roblox reveals more details about its work on 4D generative AI

• Ubisoft is giving fans the chance to have their voice in Assassin's Creed Shadows

• From Software never assumes success with its games

• A mod for a Hardcore Mode in Stardew Valley wipes your game if you seek online help

• Zenless Zone Zero Studio uses AI technology to "smoothen" development process

• Uncharted film sequel in development, Sony Pictures confirms

• Antstream will be the iPhone’s first official game streaming app

Web3 Games 🎯

• Dr Disrespect let go from his game studio following Twitch ban report

• Team Liquid and Community Gaming announce tournament series for Onchain Summer 2024

• Skale labs teams up with Unity on Web3 game development

• Web3 gaming hit Pixels announces Chapter 2 updates

• Readygg partners with Open World Now on Web3 gaming

• Konami and Avalanche partner on Resella NFT solution

• Farworld Labs raises $1.75M for Web3 mobile gaming ecosystem

• 1Kin labs unveils Web3 modular gaming network Gr1d

• Sky Mavis welcomes MMORPG Lumiterra to Ronin

• Earn alliance and Sky Mavis celebrate partnership with Ronin Week

• Studio 369 unveils MetalCore’s third closed beta with new modes and social hubs

Industry News 🛡️

• Former PlayStation boss: there should only be one console

• New Red Faction game was canceled after Embracer layoffs

• Shawn Layden's advice on making games faster and cheaper

• Pengu creator Slay raises $5M for social gaming platform

• Bafta bringing in experts for initial votes on Game Design and Technical awards

• Game denies reports that it's dropping physical sales

• Microsoft reminds us just how big the Xbox business has become 

• Confirmed: Sony and Nintendo will not be at Gamescom 2024

• Xbox head Matt Booty explains why Tango Gameworks was shut down

• Gamesquare sells 25.5% stake in FaZe Media to FaZe Banks for $9.5m

• Slay the Princess dev encourages players to pirate its viral game instead of watching it on YouTube

• Leaker goes dark as Nintendo fans believe they've worked out how they obtain their insider information

• Game denies report it will stop selling physical games, other than fulfilling pre-orders

• Esports World Cup locks in Adidas partnership

• Sony will terminate its Sony Rewards program

Level Up Your Hardware 🎧

• Oculus founder palmer Luckey working on new headset 'driven by military requirements'

• Logitech announces new low-profile G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL wireless gaming keyboard

• The best steam deck accessories in 2024

• AGON by AOC launches new C27G2Z3 monitor

• Game without compromise with Samsung's Odyssey OLED G6 monitor

Esports Players & Teams News 🏆

• Wildcard part with duo amid Swedish links

• The EVPs and best five of BLAST Spring Final

• Amkal bench icy, open investigation into player's conduct

• Media: nitr0 set to return to Counter-Strike

• Entity is the first Western European team to qualify for The International 2024

• Team Secret falls short of a TI spot for the second year in a row

• Tundra esports claim the final ticket to The International 2024

• Aurora take the long road to get their spot at The International 2024

• Can Gen.G esports be South Korea's next big thing

• Why aren’t there more performance products in esports?

• Esports world cup announces KitKat partnership

• Esports charts to collect viewership data from SOOP

• Leviatán teams up with VISA and n1u

Tourney 🏆

• Valorant challengers to remove auto-relegation for Ascension teams, add more events in 2025

• Fortnite removes region locking for non-FNCS tournaments

• Ferrari HP Esports series returns for 2024

• Champions of Champions tour unveils $400,000 Dota 2 circuit

• FIFA switches to Rocket League for FIFAe World Cup

…Gaming News Continued 🕹️

• Fortnite's pirates of the Caribbean crossover launches next month

• Nintendo won't confirm studio behind Mario & Luigi: Brothership, but says "original devs" are involved

• Destiny 2: The final shape review

• Banana clicking game now 9th most popular of all time on Steam, knocks Baldur's Gate 3 out of top 10

• Amazon's next free-to-play fantasy MMO Throne and Liberty is out in September

• Marvel vs. Capcom fighting collection: Arcade Classics is up for preorder

• Beyond Good & Evil – 20th anniversary edition is real and it's out next week

• Rumour: Tesla Cyber truck is coming to Fortnite

• Get your first look at Madden NFL 25 in official reveal trailer

• 2025 video game release schedule

• The best offline games on Steam

• Ea sports fc 24 leads next wave of Xbox and PC Game Pass games for June

• Terra Nil's first major update Vita Nova is available now

• Splatoon 3 is getting a new physical edition bundle next month

• There will be no remasters or reboots of the first two Fallout games

• Timesplitters reportedly the next PS2-emulated game to hit PS5 and PS4

• More than 100 million players have tried Overwatch

Events 🗓️

• 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 🗝️

• How to get Jack Sparrow in Fortnite

• Palworld - how to get and use crude oil and the oil extractor

• How to be good at Elden Ring (if you're bad at Souls games)

• A deep dive into Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s combat, abilities, skill tree, and more

• Modder disrobes shadow of the Erdtree's lion boss and, yes, two little guys really are hanging out under there

• All Fortnite Reload weapons – best and worst items

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