Monday, 9 September 2024

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 9 September 2024.

General1 story

Roblox rolls out higher-rev share plan for devs making premium games

  • Roblox developers making pay-to-access "experiences" can now earn a higher revenue share than before.
  • This increase applies to games that are purchased with "real currency value" on desktop. If you make a game priced at $9.99, $29.99, or $49.99, your revenue share will respectively rise to 50 percent, 60 percent, and 70 percent.
  • The company says it has plans to expand the increase to "other supported devices" in the future.
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Business3 stories

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund to transfer its gaming stock to Savvy Games Group

  • Going forward, the country's PIF is set to expand its involvement in games beyond investments to "active collaboration," even though it's unclear exactly what that means at this stage.
  • Over the past few years Saudi Arabia's PIF has been increasing its stake in Nintendo among other Japanese firms, and currently holds 8.58% of shares in the Mario firm.
  • It also acquired stakes in Capcom and Nexon in 2022, which it has since increased to 6.6% and 10.23% respectively. It also owns a 8.97% stake in Koei Tecmo.
  • Outside of Japan, the PIF has stakes in EA (now 9.34%), Take Two (6.52%), and Activision Blizzard.
GamesIndustry.biz

Developers behind 80 games sign deals with SAG-AFTRA

  • Named studios included Studio Wildcard (the team behind ARK Survival Evolved), Little Bat Games (an indie studio currently working on its debut title, Vampire Therapist), and Francisco Gonzales (the developer of a series of retro-style point-and-click adventures, including Rosewater and Lamplight City).
GamesIndustry.biz