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Amazon’s colonial MMO ‘New World’ enters closed beta on July 23rd

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Digital Store My.Games Offers 90/10 Revenue Split For Game Developers

The My.Games digital store is currently offering a 90/10 revenue split to developers who choose to sign up for distribution via their online platform. This split would be in favor of the developers and would apply to all purchases made through the storefront. The industry is no stranger to online storefronts, though some giants like Valve take a 70/30 approach to revenue generated by titles on Steam, as reported by Screen Rant. This split has been criticized in the past, and more recently the Epic Games Store has launched with

Google CFO confirms company ‘experienced a significant slowdown in ad revenues’ in March

Google CFO Ruth Porat disclosed a slow down in the company's ad revenue as the global COVID-19 pandemic intensified in March. Google is out with their Q1 2020 earnings release, and the stock is up on a revenue beat. Sales came in at $41.2 billion for the search behemoth, but the CFO disclosed that the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on advertising revenues began to be felt in March.  Alphabet's stock jumped nearly $60/share on today's earnings release. “Performance was strong during the first two months of the quarter, but

Esports One launches its fantasy esports platform

Esports One is a startup betting that there’s a big opportunity in bringing a fantasy sports approach to the world of esports — particularly at a time when traditional pro sports are on pause. Co-founder and COO Sharon Winter told me that the company’s platform, which is leaving beta testing today, is the first “all-in-one fantasy platform” for esports. In other words, it’s not just a site where you can create a fantasy team to compete with others, but also a place where you can research players, read articles about

Activision Wins Call Of Duty Lawsuit Related To Using Humvees In The Franchise

Gaming giant Activision has emerged victorious in a lawsuit brought against it by the makers of Humvee vehicles who claimed the publisher was infringing on their trademark.A New York judge has dismissed the lawsuit from General Motors, bringing an end to this case. The lawsuit dates back to 2017 when GM sued Activision for trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising, among other things. Activision responded (via The Verge) by saying it had the protection of the First Amendment to use the image of real-world military equipment in its franchise.Activision's

Xbox Series X console page updates launch date to Thanksgiving 2020 [Updated]

It would appear that we have a more concrete date for the launch of the Xbox Series X thanks to an update on the Xbox website console page. Updated (3/13/2020 - 1:48PM PT): Microsoft has reached out to Shacknews regarding the supposed updated launch window of the Xbox Series X. Apparently the posting of the "Coming Thanksgiving 2020" graphic prominently displayed at the bottom of the Xbox Series X page was in error. The graphic has since been changed back to "Holiday 2020" on the page, although the graphic as

Xbox Series X console page updates launch date to Thanksgiving 2020

It would appear that we have a more concrete date for the launch of the Xbox Series X thanks to an update on the Xbox website console page. As we’ve gleaned bits and pieces of details relating to both the Xbox Series X and PS5, one of the biggest questions that remained was when they’re actually going to drop. Holiday 2020 was the established window, but Microsoft may have given us a more firm date for their console at least. It looks like the Xbox Series X is set to

Apollo 11 Situations: John Romero on Porting Doom and Wolfenstein 3D

id Software's co-founder recounts converting Wolfenstein 3D to Super NES in three weeks, how the studio viewed ports of its games, and more. Working at id Software in the 1990s was like working inside a bunker, only with more pizza, soda, and video games. The studio started small and remained small through development of Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3D, and Doom. After Doom's release in December 1993, John Romero turned his attention to scouting for opportunities to collaborate on external projects related to id's games, namely strategy guides and ports. Romero

Malmö, Sweden — Dom har fallit i patent- och marknadsdomstolen i målet mellan Konsumentombudsmannen och Elec Games Ltd gällande måttfull spelreklam (English translation follows)

Dom har fallit i patent- och marknadsdomstolen i målet mellan Konsumentombudsmannen och Elec Games Ltd gällande måttfull spelreklam 22 november 2019 – Global Gamings maltesiska dotterbolag Elec Games Ltd stämdes i patent- och marknadsdomstolen i december 2018 av Konsumentombudsmannen som ansåg att Ninja Casinos marknadsföring stred mot kraven på måttfull spelreklam. Idag har patent och marknadsdomstolen meddelat sitt beslut till parterna. Patent- och marknadsdomstolen har gått på Konsumentombudsmannens linje och ansett att dåvarande marknadsföring brast i måttfullhetshänseende. Global Gamings vd, Tobias Fagerlund, kommenterar domen: ”Patent- och marknadsdomstolen förtydligar idag det

The internet changed gaming forever. How’s player support keeping up?

“Gaming has changed,” I thought to myself as I slowly maneuvered past the young cosplayers crowding the halls at Gamescom, the largest gaming conference in Europe for players and industry professionals.I thought back to my childhood, and the games I grew up with. Mario and Sonic were still present, I could still find Street Fighter and Fallout merchandise, and FIFA 20 was, somewhat expectedly, huge. But that was pretty much it — the gaming universe I used to know, tucked in between massive displays of games I’ve never heard of.