New Cyberpunk Netflix animation confirmed as 2077 tops 30 million sales
- Live-action Cyberpunk project is still in the conceptual phase
Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Game News Round-Up
Daily curated games-industry news digest for 27 November 2024.
General2 stories
Star Wars Hunters is coming to PC in 2025
- A Steam playtest will be held from December 13-16, ahead of its Early Access release on January 27, 2025.
Business4 stories
CD Projekt Group Q3 Results
- Sales revenue: Down 49% year-on-year to €52.8 million ($55.2 million)
- Net profit: Down 61% year-on-year to €18.1 million ($19 million)
- Cyberpunk 2077 to date has "topped" 30 million copies while Phantom Liberty has sold eight million units.
PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida to retire in January
- The firm's development leader to step down after 31 years
PS2 officially surpasses 160m sales, retaining its best-selling console crown
- Another 10m units sold since 2011
Nintendo Switch eShop and online services are ending in China in 2026
- On March 31, 2026, the Chinese Nintendo eShop will stop selling games and any other software. After this date, all software, including paid and free titles, will no longer be available to purchase or claim. On May 15, 2026, players will no longer be able to download titles or redeem codes. DLC will also become unavailable at this time.
- In China, the Nintendo Switch is sold in collaboration with Tencent, the Chinese tech giant that owns dozens of developers and other tech firms.
Rumors1 story
Rumour
Ubisoft reportedly developing Animal Crossing-style social sim with Minecraft-like building
- Former Gotham Knights creative director Patrick Redding said to be at the reins
- Codename Alterra has been in the works for around 18 months. Alterra is said to have risen from the ashes of an earlier Ubisoft Montreal project, canceled after four years of development, with the two games supposedly sharing a focus on voxel creation.