Ubisoft removes slur from The Division 2
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-ubisoft-removes-slur-from-the-division-2
Publisher apologizes for in-game street art image depicting police officer with a slur in ’leetspeak’
Ubisoft removes slur from The Division 2
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-ubisoft-removes-slur-from-the-division-2
Publisher apologizes for in-game street art image depicting police officer with a slur in ’leetspeak’
Weedcraft Inc meets advertising, video blocks
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-weedcraft-inc-meets-advertising-video-blocks
Tycoon game about growing and selling marijuana has Facebook page restricted, YouTube videos demonetized
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice sells 2m in less than ten days
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-sekiro-shadows-die-twice-sells-two-million-in-less-than-te
FromSoftware’s latest challenge on track to outsell Dark Souls games, Bloodborne over a comparable period
Telltale’s The Walking Dead “made Skybound what it is”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-teltlales-the-walking-dead-made-skybound-what-it-is
Skybound Stories CEO Dan Murray says episodic game had more impact on the company than the TV show
BBC Studios and GamesIndustry.biz hosting Changing Channels conference next month
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-bbc-studios-and-gamesindustry-biz-hosting-new-changing-cha
Free one-day event will see Go 8 Bit’s Steve McNeil, Lego, Amazon and more exploring the convergence between the games and TV industry
NetEase investment is bringing indies East
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-11-netease-investment-is-bringing-indies-east
Simon Zhu offers insight into the company’s recent investment strategy, including smaller studios like Second Dinner and thatgamecompany
PSN name changes launch today
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-10-psn-name-changes-launch-today
PS4 owners may change their names once for free, but may experience issues in a number of popular games
YouTube creating interactive narratives
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-10-youtube-creating-interactive-narratives
Video service establishes new unit to produce original Bandersnatch-style content
Vampyr sells over 1m copies
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-10-vampyr-sells-over-1m-copies
Dontnod renews partnership with Focus Home Interactive following title’s success
Activision Blizzard pays employees for health tracking
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-10-activision-blizzard-pays-employees-for-health-tracking
Company gives $1 a day in gift cards to employees using a pregnancy-tracking app that allows HR to monitor aggregated data
Digital Sun’s Moonlighter has sold 500k copies
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-10-digital-suns-moonlighter-has-sold-500k-copies
Hit indie RPG will get first paid DLC and a mobile “adaptation” this year
Deep Silver to publish King Art Games’ Iron Harvest
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-10-deep-silver-to-publish-king-art-games-iron-harvest
German developer cited Deep Silver’s success with Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Metro Exodus as impetus behind the deal
Google Play hosting inappropriate games with kid-friendly ratings
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-google-play-hosting-inappropriate-games-with-kid-friendly-
Free-to-play games featuring violent content and gambling routinely hit the platform thanks to reliance on developers to rate their own titles
Black Desert franchise tops $1 billion in revenues
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-black-desert-franchise-tops-USD1-billion-in-revenues
Pearl Abyss says multiplatform MMORPG franchise has reached milestone in less than four years
Daybreak Game Company back in control of H1Z1 battle royale spin-off
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-09-daybreak-game-company-back-in-control-of-h1z1-battle-royal
NantG Mobile abandons attempt to “revive” Z1 Battle Royale audience
Sold Out and Epic offering up to $500,000 in The Unreal Box Offer
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-08-sold-out-and-epic-offering-up-to-usd500-000-in-the-unreal-
UK publisher seeking games that “feel fresh in a genre that isn’t overcrowded” as it teams up with engine provider
“Games that have succeeded in Turkey are all localised — that’s hands down”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-08-games-that-have-succeeded-are-all-localised-thats-hands-do
Vardiya co-founder Meriç Eryürek on the untapped opportunity in Turkey’s population of 30 million gamers
Valve finally tackles review bombing as Borderlands 2 attacked over Epic exclusivity
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-08-valve-finally-tackles-review-bombing-as-borderlands-2-atta
Last week’s work of user scores discounted under Steam’s new ’off-topic review activity’ system
Roblox hits 90m monthly active users
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-08-roblox-hits-90m-monthly-active-users
French and German localisation leads to another growth spurt for social MMO
Tencent stealth launches international version of WeGame storefront
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-08-tencent-stealth-launches-international-version-of-wegame-s
WeGame X platform is available but still in “testing” phase, the Chinese publisher confirmed
UK Charts : The Division 2 retakes No.1 in quiet week
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-08-uk-charts-the-division-2-retakes-no-1-in-quiet-week
Last week’s chart-topper Yoshi drops to No.3, leading four Switch exclusives in the Top Ten
Microsoft increases Xbox Live Gold price in the UK
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-05-microsoft-increases-xbox-live-gold-price-in-the-uk
12-month subscription goes from £39.99 to £49.99 to “address changing market conditions”
The GamesIndustry.biz #Podcast: Shrinking second-hand sales and BioWare blues
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-05-the-gamesindustry-biz-podcast-shrinking-second-hand-sales-
Latest episode available to download now, also shares some of the highlights (so far) of #EGX_Rezzed_2019
John Romero: “There are always people who question games that push the boundaries”
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-05-john-romero-there-are-always-people-who-question-games-tha
At the GamesIndustry.biz Careers Fair, the id Software co-founder discusses the patterns he’s noticed emerging throughout his career
Pre-order refunds could force publishers to shift priorities | Opinion
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-05-pre-order-refunds-could-force-publishers-to-shift-prioriti
If a bad or unfinished product isn’t cushioned by revenues from pre-orders, it changes the arithmetic of launching games — for the better