Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 5 November 2024.

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New Xbox Game Pass titles for console, PC and Cloud dated

  • Arriving:
  • StarCraft: Remastered (PC) – November 5
  • StarCraft II: Campaign Collection (PC) – November 5
  • Metal Slug Tactics (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 5
  • Go Mecha Ball (Console) – November 6
  • Harold Halibut (Xbox Series S/X) – November 6
  • The Rewinder (Console) – November 6
  • Turnip Boy Robs a Bank (Console) – November 6
  • Goat Simulator Remastered (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S/X) - November 7
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S/X) - November 19
  • Leaving (November 15th):
  • Dicey Dungeons (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Dungeons 4 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Goat Simulator (PC)
  • Like a Dragon: Ishin! (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Like a Dragon: The Man Who Erased His Name (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Persona 5 Tactica (Cloud, Console, and PC)
  • Somerville (Cloud, Console, and PC)
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Atari acquires Transport Tycoon IP

  • Chris Saywer's classic management game added to publisher's growing portfolio of retro brands
  • Atari already holds the publishing rights to Chris Sawyer's 2004 spiritual successor Locomotion, as well as sister franchise RollerCoaster Tycoon.
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Radical Forge raises £2.6m

  • Investment to go towards team expansion, the release of Southfield, and more
  • Money raised via NPIF II – Mercia Equity Finance (which is a part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II).
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Supercell acquires Space Ape

  • The Finnish company already owned 62% of Space Ape, with this acquisition due to close by spring 2025, with a London office operational by then as well.
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Remedy Q3 Results

  • Revenue: €17.9 million (up 129%)
  • Operating loss: €2.4 million (compared to operating loss of €5.5 million for same quarter last year)
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Netflix is eliminating its interactive shows in December

  • Matt Layzell, creator of the streamer's animated series Battle Kitty, claimed on Instagram that his show and others like it would be removed as Netflix "wipes the slate clean of their interactive programs."
  • Would include Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Minecraft: Story Mode
  • Supposedly happens December 1st
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