Game News Round-Up

Former Bandai Namco president Shukuo Ishikawa dies aged 69

• Bandai Namco said it was "deeply grateful for the support and kindness shown to him during his lifetime"

Meta Quest 3S officially unveiled with £290 price tag and October release date

• Meta Quest 3S starts at £289.99/$299.99 USD with 128GB of storage, but there's also a 256GB option priced at £379.99/$399.99
• Meta has confirmed it's phasing out Quest 2, the Quest Pro, and the 128GB version of Quest 3 - leaving just the 512GB Quest 3 (now slashed by $150 to $499.99) as an alternative.

All new Ubisoft games to release day one on Steam starting next February

• For the first time since 2019

Monster Hunter Wilds $1300 collector’s edition in Japan comes with a bike

• Unclear if the bundle will be made available outside of Japan
• It will retail for ¥181,590 ($1,260).
• It also includes a baby Seikret plush, a pouch designed to look like a Weapon Bag from the game, a Steelbook and a PS5 copy of the game.

Ubisoft delays Assassin’s Creed Shadows, drops traditional Season Pass model

• The move comes after Star Wars Outlaws failed to meet expectations
• The game will now be released on February 14, 2025

Pixel Gun 3D reaches over $210m in revenue

Pokémon Sleep surpasses $120m in revenue

• Japan remains in top spot for player spending, having reached $88.4 million since launch

Palworld’s PS5 release held up in Japan amid Nintendo Pokémon lawsuit

• While Pocketpair didn’t specify the reason for the delay, it was recently announced that the developer is being sued by fellow Japanese firms Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.
• In a lawsuit filed last week in the Tokyo District Court, plaintiffs said they are seeking an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages “on the grounds that Palworld, a game developed and released by the Defendant, infringes multiple patent rights.”