Friday, 28 June 2024
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 28 June 2024.
General4 stories
Frostpunk 2 release delayed to "guarantee the best possible experience" at launch
- 11 bit studios is now planning to release Frostpunk 2 on 20th September.
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter gets a remake courtesy of Aspyr
- Set for release on 1st August
- Aspyr has released a number of Star Wars re-releases and remakes, including most recently Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
Ubisoft CEO confirms multiple Assassin's Creed games are getting remakes
Free Games / Subscription1 story
Amazon Prime is giving away an additional 6 ‘free’ PC games in July
- Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
- Cat Quest 2
- Maneater
- Midnight Fight Express
- Masterplan Tycoon
- YouTubers Life 2
Business5 stories
Layoffs at Gameloft Toronto
- Affects 49 people.
Layoffs at Chinese developer Perfect World
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree sells 5m units
More users choosing to play games on Steam with controllers
- Since 2018 daily average controller use has increased from 5% to 15%
- Xbox is the most popular controller among players 59% of sessions compared to 26% for PlayStation controllers and 10% on Steam Deck
Bethesda Montreal files for unionisation
- Bethesda Montreal is the second ZeniMax studio to form a union