Nintendo’s new gashapon toys can be used as extra parts for real controllers
- The toys are on sale in Nintendo Japan stores
- It’s currently unknown if Nintendo will offer these items outside of Japan.
Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 24 July 2024.
General8 stories
Roblox reported 13,316 instances of child exploitation last year
- More than two dozen people arrested for abusing minors, following contact in-game
- The company denies claims that child endangerment is widespread on the game platform
Nintendo nullifies Splatoon 3 World Championship win following racism reports
- "Team Jackpot's win will be considered vacated"
- The team will not receive trophies for their win and the in-game banner will be removed via a software update
PS5 update adds game session invites with a URL and a new voice command
- Sony said it’s also improved system software performance and stability, as well as the messages and usability on some screens.
Helldivers 2’s ‘biggest update yet’ revealed ahead of August release
- "Escalation of Freedom" includes fresh enemies and mission objectives, plus a new difficulty level
Fortnite Lego sets announced
- Battle Bus (£90), Peely Bone (£90), Supply Llama (£35) and Durrr Burger (£13)
Capcom says it’s ‘considering’ how to make Mega Man games on a regular basis
- The last major entry in the franchise was released in 2018 (Mega Man 11)
Ubisoft publishes letter to ‘Japanese community’ ‘concerned’ by Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- This is a complicated topic with a lot of nuance. The TL;DR is:
- Yasuke, the "black samurai" featured in the game was known to be a real life person
- Whether or not he was actually a samurai is unclear, with rumours suggesting he was a samurai coming primarily from Thomas Lockley, who apparently falsified Wikipedia entries since 2015 to promote his 2019 book
- One camp is calling people racist for having a problem with Yasuke's portrayal in Assassin's Creed whereas another camp is claiming people are trying to revise history and eradiate Japan's culture
- The Japanese Government has launched an investigation about the game and Yasuke in general
- Thomas Lockley has removed all social media presence
Free Games / Subscription1 story
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is heading to Xbox Game Pass this week
- Joins service on 24th July (today)
- Xbox Game Pass's price hike comes into effect in September
Business1 story
Humble Games confirms layoffs amid 'restructuring', denies full shutdown
- Staff laid off have claimed all staff members have been laid off on social media
- Ongoing and future projects are said to be unaffected, and the restructure has "no impact" on Humble Bundle's operations.
Rumors1 story