Epic speaks up against harassment campaigns targeting the developers with which it’s partnered.
The publisher has increased full-year guidance ahead of a hotly anticipated holiday sales season.
Former EA exec, Patrick Soderlund, founded the studio last year with Nexon as its only investor. The latest investment bolsters Nexon’s shares to just under 73%.
Mixer’s luck has been a mixed bag lately, with Ninja’s exclusivity deal balancing out layoffs and upset over controversial clothing guidelines.
The ESA left a list of addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses exposed with no security. Now harassment campaigns have started against some on the list, and the ESA may be legally liable according to experts.
After a somewhat promising start to 2019’s fiscal year, Sega announced that it would be focusing on further growing its digital, mobile, and retail games offers in preparation for new ‘platforms and services.’
It’s been two years since Rocket League developer Psyonix partnered with Chinese mega-publisher Tencent to bring its car-soccer hit to the east. China is notoriously restrictive when it comes to video games, so this is a big step forward towards expanding Rocket League’s reach.
Apex Legends is primed for growth, as well. Digital net bookings now represent 76% of EA’s business; analysts remain optimistic for EA’s long-term prospects.
Nintendo has a powerful holiday lineup coming, and it’s already off to a great start thanks to Super Mario Maker 2 moving 2.42 million copies in its first three days.
And, for the first time ever, digital has outsold physical media for PS4.