Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 20 November 2024.
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F-Zero X soundtrack added to Nintendo Music app
PlayStation Portal is getting cloud streaming today
- PS Plus Premium members will be able to test cloud streaming of 120 PS5 games on the Portal
A new trailer for the Minecraft live-action movie has been released
Control 2 will be an action RPG, Remedy says
Minecraft theme park rights won by Alton Towers and Legoland owner Merlin
- Minecraft-themed lands will appear in Merlin theme parks from 2026
- The first attractions won’t be full-scale Minecraft theme parks, but will instead be included as themed areas in existing Merlin locations.
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New Xbox Game Pass titles for console, PC and Cloud announced
- Arriving:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S|X) – November 19 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S|X) – November 20 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Little Kitty, Big City (Console) – November 20. Now with Game Pass Standard
- PlateUp! (Console) – November 20. Now with Game Pass Standard
- Nine Sols (Cloud, PC, and Xbox Series S|X) – November 26 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass
- Aliens: Dark Descent (Cloud, Console, and PC) – November 27 on Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, Game Pass Standard
- Leaving:
- Conan Exiles (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Coral Island (PC)
- Hello Neighbor 2 (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Remnant: From The Ashes (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Rollerdrome (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Soccer Story (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- Spirit of the North (Cloud, Console, and PC)
- The Walking Dead: The Final Season (PC)
- While the Iron’s Hot (Cloud, Console, and PC)
Business4 stories
Starfield reaches 15m players
Farming Simulator 25 has sold 2m copies in a week
Alan Wake 2 sells over 1.8m units
PlayStation Studios has confirmed its new head of mobile
- Olivier Courtemarche has been co-head of mobile at PlayStation Studios since June 2023, but has now become the full head of mobile.
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