Monday, 25 November 2024

Game News Round-Up

Daily curated games-industry news digest for 25 November 2024.

General2 stories

Samsung launches free mobile cloud gaming platform for Galaxy devices

  • There will be 23 games available at launch, including free-to-play hits such as Monopoly Go, Candy Crush Saga, Homescapes and Honor of Kings.
  • All games will be freely available, with Samsung's vice president and head of game services Jong Woo telling GamesIndustry.biz: "Unlike other cloud services, there is no content gated behind a paywall and no monthly subscriptions for users to access these games via our cloud streaming tech."
  • Games are accessed via links distributed via Galaxy Store listings, Samsung Gaming Hub, or ads. The Galaxy Store, which comes pre-installed on all Samsung phones and tablets, will serve as the runtime client.
GamesIndustry.biz
Business2 stories

CMA calls for investigation into Apple and Google's UK mobile market dominance

  • CMA may use its powers under the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC) to examine possible anti-competitive behaviour from the two companies given their dominance of the UK's mobile markets.
  • However, it proposes that no further action be taken on cloud gaming given "primary concerns have been addressed".
  • Following a preliminary investigation, an independent inquiry group has recommended a review into the UK mobile ecosystem and assess if the two megacorps have Strategic Market Status (SMS) which potentially gives them a self-preferential position in the market.
Eurogamer