Game News Round-Up

Fortnite is back on the Apple App Store in most regions as the protracted legal battle goes on

Valve claims Vampire Survivors (and the many copies that followed) are "Bullet Heaven" games

Xbox Game Pass titles for the rest of May have been revealed

Embracer announces plan to split into 2 companies, as Tomb Raider and LoTR spun off

• Fellowship Entertainment is planned to be established in 2027 and will be an “IP-led” entertainment company built around the development, publishing, and licensing of games, with a single, centralized business plan.
• The new company will take over stewardship of The Lord of the Rings IP, and game franchises such as Tomb Raider, Darksiders, Dead Island, Kingdom Come Deliverance, Metro, and Remnant.
• Embracer says Fellowship will ‘more actively’ explore Deus Ex, TimeSplitters, Legacy of Kain and Saints Row partnerships (developed by external partners)

Far Far West sells over 1 million copies in three weeks, publisher Fireshine Games rejects generative AI, but allows use of AI in other tools (such as for code completion, co-pilot in Word .etc)