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Gamescom Opening Night Live Unveils Exciting Lineup, Including Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country
The Gamescom Opening Night Live presentation, hosted by Geoff Keighley, featured a range of exciting announcements, including the official reveal of Borderlands 4 and the next installment in the Mafia series, titled Mafia: The Old Country. Other notable highlights included the announcement of Civilization 7's release date, set for February 11, 2025, and the confirmation of Indiana Jones' release …
Aug. 21, 2024, 8:39 a.m.
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Virtuos Expands Global Presence with Acquisition of UK-Based Third Kind Games
Global game development company Virtuos has announced the acquisition of Third Kind Games, an independent game developer based in the UK. This move is expected to strengthen Virtuos' capabilities in co-developing AAA games and establish a new presence in the UK. Third Kind Games, which has worked on notable titles such as Fable, Forza Horizon 4, and Sea of Thieves, will continue to operate under …
Aug. 20, 2024, 9:20 p.m.
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Space Ape Ceases Operations of Rival Kingdoms After Nine Years
Space Ape has announced the discontinuation of Rival Kingdoms, expressing gratitude for the opportunity to manage the real-time strategy game, penned by Rhianna Pratchett, for nearly a decade. The company has stated that it does not intend to sell, transfer, or revive the game, nor will it allow players to access it on private servers. Although the reason behind this decision was not disclosed, t…
Aug. 20, 2024, 8:16 p.m.
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Tencent Receives Gamescom's 2024 Sustainability Honor
Tencent has been named the winner of Gamescom's 2024 sustainability award. Brent Irvin, President of Tencent Americas, accepted the award on behalf of the company at Gamescom's Opening Night Live, presented by Playing for the Planet. The award acknowledges organizations that publicly demonstrate their commitment to sustainable values and share their methods for tracking and reducing carbon em…
Aug. 20, 2024, 8 p.m.
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Renowned Japanese Voice Actress Atsuko Tanaka Passes Away
Acclaimed Japanese voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, known for bringing to life legendary characters such as Street Fighter's Chun-Li, Lara Croft, Bayonetta, and Tess in the Japanese adaptation of The Last of Us, has passed away at 61. In addition to her extensive work in video games, including her role as Kaine in Nier Replicant, Tanaka had notable appearances in anime and other shows, such as Motoko…
Aug. 20, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
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Black Myth: Wukong Achieves Unprecedented Success on Steam with 2 Million Concurrent Users
Following its release, Black Myth: Wukong has made history on Steam, attracting a massive player base. As of the latest update, a staggering 2.13 million users are playing the game simultaneously, making it the highest-performing single-player game to date. This milestone surpasses the launch record set by Cyberpunk 2077 in 2020, which drew one million concurrent users within two hours of its lau…
Aug. 20, 2024, 1:24 p.m.
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Key Challenges Faced by Indie Game Developers: An Exclusive Conversation with Jason Della Rocca
In this installment of our daily podcast series from Devcom and Gamescom 2024, Jason Della Rocca, co-founder of Execution Labs and former executive director of IGDA Montreal, joins GamesIndustry.biz editor-in-chief James Batchelor for an in-depth discussion. Leveraging Della Rocca's extensive experience in supporting indie developers, the conversation delves into the significant hurdles these stu…
Aug. 20, 2024, 11:17 a.m.
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Hunt: Showdown Achieves New Record for Concurrent Players Five Years Post-Launch
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Aug. 20, 2024, 9:48 a.m.
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Gamescom Drops Best Nintendo Game Award Due to Insufficient Entries
Gamescom has decided to cancel its Best Nintendo Game Award due to an insufficient number of nominations. The award committee has confirmed that the category did not receive enough submissions to proceed with the award this year. This marks the first time since the introduction of platform-specific categories in 2011 that the Best Nintendo Switch game award will not be given. According to Gamesco…
Aug. 20, 2024, 9:20 a.m.
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Epic Games' Strategy of Giving Away Free Games Has Yielded Exceptional Results
According to Epic Games' CEO, Tim Sweeney, the company's approach to giving away free games has been remarkably successful in terms of user acquisition. On the other hand, Sweeney admitted that several of the company's exclusive deals have not been sound investments. In a recent press conference, Sweeney openly discussed the Epic Games Store's methods for attracting new users. He noted that whi…
Aug. 19, 2024, 7:52 p.m.