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New report suggests third-party Switch 2 game sales are “below estimates”

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Though sales of Nintendo’s new Switch 2 hardware had become one of the fastest-selling consoles ever, sales of third-party games have reportedly been sluggish and “below estimates.” That’s according to a new report by The Game Business, which intimates that despite attracting strong buy-in from partners like EA, Take-Two, Microsoft, Ubisoft, Sega, Capcom, Bandai Namco, […]

Switch 2 third-party sales reportedly “very low” despite record-breaking console launch

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Switch 2 has got off to a flying start, with Nintendo proudly trumpeting the console as its “fastest-selling hardware ever” just days after launch. But while things are looking rosy for Nintendo, a new report suggests third-party titles have so far struggled, with one third-party publisher saying sales have been “below our lowest estimates”. […]

Playdead co-founder slammed with lawsuit as bitter row with co-founder escalates

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Playdead co-founder Dino Patti is allegedly being sued by his former studio and business partner. Patti was threatened with a lawsuit earlier this year after he posted a now-deleted LinkedIn post that shared an “unauthorized” picture of co-founder Arnt Jensen and discussed some of Limbo’s development. Patti said Jensen demanded a little over $73,000 in […]

Dune Awakening’s early meta is an unbalanced, helicopter-infested nightmare, and I never want it to end

AuthorJune 19, 20250

The Dune: Awakening community is torn right now. In the Deep Desert, roaming hordes of orniphopters (the Dune equivilent of a plane or helicopter) are dominating the end game and making an already dangerous area even more perilous. The thing is, I don’t think this is a bad thing. In fact, I think it’s good […]

Embracer has reduced its workforce by over 1800 people in the past year

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Embracer Group has reduced its workforce by over 1800 people in the past year. The Swedish conglomerate today released its annual report (thanks Game Developer), detailing the internal headcount of each of its departments. By comparing with the previous annual report, we can estimate the workforce reduction over the past financial year. The company’s PC […]

Capcom Spotlight stream set for June 26 | News-in-brief

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Capcom Spotlight stream set for June 26 | News-in-brief

Loving Hagga Basin in Dune Awakening? Developer has plans (within plans) to bring more maps like that in future updates

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Future updates for Dune: Awakening will seemingly include “Hagga-Basin-like maps”. Revealed by community manager Iggy in the Dune Awakening Discord server, he wrote: “I think Joel kinda leaked in the past that we plan to add more Hagga-Basin-like maps in the future as part of new content”. Iggy refers to pre-launch developer vlogs in which […]

Gears of War Reloaded second beta weekend extended following a bumpy start last week

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Gears of War Reloaded developer The Coalition has extended the second weekend of the game’s beta, which along with more time will also include more modes and more maps for participants to check out. The upcoming weekend’s beta will now run between 20th June 8pm UK time until 23rd June 5am UK time, and feature […]

Adding crossplay to Rematch is “our absolute highest priority”, says Sloclap

AuthorJune 19, 20250

Sloclap launched its football action game Rematch today, but crossplay has not been included due to “unforeseen technical complexities”. Rematch released across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC (Steam), but players are unable to play with others on rival platforms – at least, not yet. “We understand many of you were looking forward to playing Rematch across […]

Beat Saber support is ending on PS4 and PS5

AuthorJune 19, 20250

VR rhythm action game Beat Saber will no longer be updated for PlayStation 4 and 5 users from this month onwards, with multiplayer being discontinued on both platforms. Developer Beat Games, which has been owned by Meta since 2019, shared the update on social media. “As we look to the future and plan the next […]

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