The monthly report from the NPD group showed significant drops in game hardware and software sales compared to August 2018. Madden ’20 was the best seller of the month, while five Switch exclusives made it into August’s top ten.
The Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has issued a report recommending that the UK government regulate loot boxes under gambling law and ban them from children. [Update: ESA weighs in]
The Marvel Strike Force developer has done well, but Disney CEO Bob Iger doesn’t want to be in the games making business, according to Bloomberg.
The company’s relentless pursuit of copyright violators continues.
The video game specialty retailer missed earnings and revenue, sending the stock price tumbling.
The report was compiled by No More Robots, the publisher behind Descenders and Hypnospace Outlaw. Omitting AAA titles and some of the lowest-visibility games, the report paints a grim picture for struggling game devs releasing PC games on Steam.
Overcooked and My Time at Portia publisher has also created a list of ideal studio and IP acquisitions to target for sustainable future growth.
While not yet official, the price was found within an App Store API for beta testers of iOS 13. Analysts tell GameDaily that Apple Arcade is likely to appeal to a ‘small but dedicated segment.’ [Update: price confirmed]
Questions about Steam’s stance on release parity arose after a tweet from Glass Bottom Games founder Megan Fox. As she points out, other storefronts often offer some sort of compensation for parity, rather than making it a standard part of the contract.
Taimanin Asagi was meant to be a four-episode Steam release, but those plans have been scrapped as Valve removed the game’s store page in advance of the game’s episodic release. The extreme adult visual novel contains explicit material, including non-consensual sex.
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