Wednesday, 7 August 2024

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 7 August 2024.

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Fall Guys is now in Fortnite

  • For a limited time, you can play Fall Guys within Fortnite's battle royale, via an enormous obstacle course currently floating above the map. Enter into it and your in-game character will be turned into a customised Fall Guy bean.
  • Outside of Fortnite's battle royale, you can play custom Fall Guys levels made by Mediatonic and additional mini-games made by other creators, who have had access to Fall Guys assets ahead of time.
  • The tie-up appears permanent, with a dedicated Fall Guys row in Fortnite's main Discover menu, and all non-licensed Fortnite skins given a Fall Guys bean character equivalent.
Eurogamer
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Xbox Game Pass August line-up announced

  • Arriving
  • Creatures of Ava (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S/X) - 7th August
  • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 8th August
  • Mafia: Definitive Edition (Cloud, Console, and PC) - 13th August
  • Leaving (15th August)
  • Airborne Kingdoms (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Offworld Trading Company (PC)
  • Shadow Warrior 3 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Eurogamer
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PlayStation Q1 Results

  • Q1 Numbers:
  • PS5 Sales: 2.4 million units, down from 3.3 million last year
  • Gaming Division Sales: Up 12% year-on-year
  • Operating Income: Up 32%, reaching ¥65.2 billion ($443 million)
  • PS5 Sales: 61.7 million units sold to date
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Square Enix Q1 Results

  • The company's overall net sales dropped by 18.4 percent year-on-year for the most recent quarter.
  • This is driven in part due to a decline in sales of new games. By comparison, the same quarter in 2023 saw the release of Final Fantasy 16 and the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters.
Eurogamer
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