Tuesday, 4 June 2024
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 4 June 2024.
General3 stories
Live action Like A Dragon series coming to Amazon Prime video
- The first three episodes will be released on October 25, 2024, followed by the other three on November 1.
- Episodes will be subtitled and dubbed in 30 languages
Summer Game Fest ‘largely focused’ on announced games coming this year
- Geoff Keighley attempts to temper expectations for this week's live show
- The show will begin on June 7 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET / 10pm GMT and run for about two hours, he said
Business3 stories
Content Warning sells 2.2 million copies, nets 8.8M players in two months
- The co-op horror game got off to a good start by launching as a free-to-keep game, and its fortunes have only improved since
Bloober Team's publishing deal with Private Division reportedly gutted
- Bloober Team is currently looking for a replacement publisher for "Project C"
- This follows (currently unverified) rumours that Private Division is closing
Just Cause maker Avalanche announces 50 layoffs and closure of two studios
- Roughly 9% of its workforce is being cut, with its New York and Montreal offices shutting