Wholesale Games Industry and Market News
Ori and the Will of the Wisps goes gold
Developers Moon Studios have announced that Ori and the Will of the Wisps has gone gold. The game releases on March 11, 2020.
GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 combined sales reach 150 million copies
Take-Two Interactive, publishers of Grand Theft Auto 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2, revealed that the combined sales for the games have now topped 150 million units worldwide.
Best selling VR headsets in Q4 2019
SuperData has released their update on the XR market for Q4 2019, showing best-selling VR headsets, and their predictions for the market by 2023.
Atari wants to open gaming hotels around the U.S.
Earlier this week Atari announced a partnership with GSD Group, a strategy group, to build eight Atari hotels around the US.
Amplifier Game Invest opens a new Swedish studio
Goodbye Kansas Game Invest has rebranded as Amplifier Game Invest following the company’s acquisition in August last year by THQ Nordic.
US and China ease tensions and waive console tariff
Earlier this month, tensions began to ease between the US and China, resulting in a number of trade tariffs being taken off the table indefinitely.
GDC published its State of the Game industry report
According to GDC’s 2020 report, more game developers are focusing on creating games for the PlayStation 5 than for the Xbox Series X or Nintendo Switch.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot holds the top of the UK charts
UK Charts. Week of January 25, 2020:
1. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
3. Grand Theft Auto V
Game content revenue in the US in 2019 tops $35.4 billion
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced that US game content revenues reached $35.4 billion in 2019.
Significant full-time staff layoffs hit Playful Studios
Playful Studios, developers of Super Lucky’s Tale, have announced that they are significantly reducing the number of full-time staff that they employ.
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