Bi-weekly Games Industry Highlights Week 42-43
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?? BlueSky saw a surge of over 1.2M new users, following X’s update on blocking functions.
?? Netflix has shut down its AAA Southern California game studio known as Team Blue.
?? Microsoft has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by gamers challenging the tech giant’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
?? Android owners will be able to "play and purchase Xbox games directly" from the Xbox app next month, this followed from the US court ruling that Google has to open its Android marketplace to competitors.
?? Innersloth (Outersloth's funding for indiegames project) received more money and is reviewing even more applications:
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?? ForsVC invested in Glowfish Interactive, helping them to expand their team and support the development of their new multiplayer game "Nubs!", co-developed with Dutch studio Rangatang, and set for release in early 2025.
?? Does it Stack? by Cybernetic Walrus is out now on Meta Quest, a physics-based puzzle game with an explosive twist!
?? Care Bears: To The Rescue by Polygoat launches October 24th on Nintendo Switch & PC (Steam, GOG).
?? For the Ludum Dare gamejam with the theme "Tiny Creatures" a game was created about how Belgian fries are made: https://lnkd.in/e88Kfj6p
?? The Belgian Game Awards took place last Friday! Here are the winners:
?? PC Gamer ranked their Top 100 PC games ever, and Baldur's Gate 3 takes the top spot! (they also took spot 41 with Divinity: Original Sin 2)
?? The Belgian Game Awards also had a Steam Sale page that was visible on the homepage of Steam (from 16-18 October) you can see the participating games here: https://lnkd.in/e__zXPGG
?? MEET & BUILD was last week! 24-26 October in Quai10 Charleroi - https://meetandbuild.eu/
?? UNWRAP | Future of Digital Entertainment Festival happens in one weeks! 3-10 November in Hangar K Kortrijk - https://unwrap.be/