Tencent is shutting down its free-to-play shooter Synced after just a year
- Servers will be "retired" a year to the day the shooter was launched (September 8th)
Friday, 12 July 2024
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 12 July 2024.
General2 stories
Frontier has announced Planet Coaster 2 for release this year
- Releasing in autumn 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S/X
- Planet Coaster 2 will introduce several new features including new water attractions.
Free Games / Subscription1 story
Amazon Prime Gaming is giving away 3 more PC games, including Suicide Squad
- On Tuesday, July 16, Prime members will be able to claim Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Chivalry 2, and Rise of the Tomb Raider at no additional cost.
- Available for 48 hours
- Redeemable on Epic Games Store
Business3 stories
Embracer has secured a new €600m ($652m) revolving credit facility with a two-year tenor
- This new facility replaces its existing €420m ($456m) revolving credit facility, which matures in May 2025
- Seven banks were involved in the transaction: BNP Paribas, Citibank, N.A., London Branch, DNB Bank ASA, Sweden Branch, J.P. Morgan SE, Nordea Bank Abp, filial i Sverige, SEB, and Swedbank AB (publ).
"Small number of roles" face potential redundancies at Splash Damage
- Roles at risk are mostly in operations, with development largely unaffected
Stellar Blade developer Shift Up raises $320m in IPO
- Largest gaming IPO in South Korea in over two years, and the first of at least $50 million since 2021, when PUBG developer Krafton raised $3.8 billion.
Rumors1 story
Rumour
UK Store GAME to end in-store pre-orders. Game Wallet to also end
- As of 1st August, no new in-store pre-orders will be accepted and all existing pre-orders will be refunded for products set to be released after 31st January 2025.
- Any existing pre-order or deposit for a product set to be launched before the end of January 2025 will still be honoured. There's no change to online pre-orders.
- In a week's time, on 18th July, GAME Wallet customers will no longer be able to add new funds or gift cards. After 21st August, all GAME Wallet accounts will be closed.