Game News Round-Up

Metal Gear Solid Δ: Delta Intro Video released

Sifu, Deliver At All Costs and Gigapocalypse are the next free Epic Game Store games

Years later, The FTC has finally dropped its fight against Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal

Embracer intends to spin off Coffee Stain Group by the end of 2025, with remaining business rebranded as Fellowship Entertainment

Embracer Q4 / FY Results

• Q4 (3 months ended March 31, 2025)
• Net sales: SEK 5.4 billion ($560.5 million, down 6% year-on-year)
• PC/Console games: SEK 3 billion ($311.4 million, down 2% year-on-year)
• Mobile: SEK 943 million ($97.9 million, down 31% year-on-year)
• Entertainment & services: SEK 1.3 billion ($134.9 million, up 9% year-on-year)
• Full-year (12 months ended March 31, 2025)
• Net sales: SEK 22.3 billion ($2.32 billion, down 18% year-on-year)
• PC/Console games: SEK 1.5 billion ($155.7 million, down 27% year-on-year)
• Mobile: SEK 5.3 billion ($550 million, down 9% year-on-year)
• Entertainment & services: SEK 6.5 billion ($674.6 million, down 7% year-on-year)

NetEase games segment revenue grows 12.1% to $3.3bn in Q1

• Overall revenue for the firm increased 7.4% year-on-year to RMB 28.8 billion ($4 billion), while profit grew by 8.6% year-on-year to RMB 18.5 billion ($2.5 billion).
• The Chinese games firm attributed the increase for its gaming segment to online games, which represented approximately 97.5% of revenue compared to 95.2% to the same period last year.