Monday, 28 October 2024
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 28 October 2024.
General2 stories
STEINS;GATE REBOOT Game Announced at 15th Anniversary Event
- A new version of the original Steins;Gate game with new graphics and additional story elements
- This is the third time we've received an updated version of the original Steins;Gate game, following Steins;Gate ELITE (a remaster that used the anime visuals)
- No word on the Steins;Gate successor Steins;???
Business5 stories
10 years in, DayZ just hit a new record of 500k concurrent players
- Thanks to new expansion Frostline
Romero Games has added further worker benefits as the studio celebrates 10 years
- The studio added Menopause Leave and Clothing Allowance in the past year
- Romero Games is based in Galway, Ireland. The team currently includes more than 75 developers and plans to expand into a larger office in 2025.
U.S. Copyright Office rejects DMCA exemption to support game preservation
- The Video Game History Foundation decried the 'lobbying efforts by rightsholder groups' that have 'impeded' proper efforts to archive old games at libraries.