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Microsoft increases dollar recommended prices for ‘next-gen’ games for all platforms
Microsoft will increase the suggested retail prices of first-party games in the United States from $60 to $70 for all platforms from 2023. It is not clear whether such games will also become more expensive in the Benelux.In a statement…
Microsoft CEO: There will be fewer and fewer exclusive games
Fewer games will be released exclusively on one platform in the future, Microsoft CEO Phil Spencer said in an interview. He thinks that this reduction in the number of exclusive games will eventually lead to growth of the game…
Epic Games Announces Improvements to Unreal Engine 5.1
Epic Games promises in the public roadmap for Unreal Engine 5.1, among other things, improved optimization of the engine's Lumen light system. Furthermore, in that engine version improvements should be made for the Nanite system and an…
Indonesia temporarily blocks services from Yahoo, PayPal, Steam and Epic Games
The Indonesian government has temporarily blocked the online services of Yahoo, PayPal, Steam, Epic Games and some other companies. The companies would not comply with local legislation that requires them to register with the…
No more new Xbox 360 titles for Xbox Games with Gold from October
Microsoft has announced that no new Xbox 360 titles will be added to Games with Gold from October 1. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or Xbox Live Gold subscribers can still claim Xbox 360 games through Games with Gold until October 1.The first…
Into the Breach from FTL creators is expanding and coming to Netflix Games
Subset Games is releasing the Advanced Edition of turn-based strategy game Into the Breach on July 19. That is a free upgrade for the indie game that appeared in 2018. The game is also coming to Android and iOS via Netflix…
SEGA announces Mega Drive Mini 2 with fifty Mega Drive and Mega CD games
SEGA announces the Mega Drive Mini 2. The new retro console will be released in Japan in October and will contain more than 50 games, including Mega-CD titles. It is not known whether the console will also be available outside Japan.The…
Game industry made billions again from free games and that continues to grow
Game publishers are making more and more from 'recurring releases'. Free games with microtransactions have been the biggest source of income for the games industry for years and the phenomenon continues to grow. This is apparent from the…
Sega pulls four older Sonic games from digital shelves on May 20
Sega will remove the Sonic the Hedgehog 1, 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic CD games from digital shelves on May 20. The company is doing this for the release of Sonic Origins, a bundle that contains remastered versions of these games…
Epic Games and LEGO team up on ‘kid-friendly metaverse’
The LEGO Group has partnered with Fortnite developer Epic Games. The two companies will jointly work on a 'child-friendly space in the metaverse'. It is unknown when it will be available.Epic Games and The LEGO Group not yet revealing…