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Netflix makes first game studio acquisition with Oxenfree developer Night School Studio

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With its plans to expand further into game streaming, Netflix has officially acquired its first development studio in Night School Studio.  Night School is best known for developing 2016’s supernatural mystery indie darling Oxenfree, along with Mr. Robot:1.51exfiltrati0n and Afterparty. The team is working on Oxenfree II: Lost Signals and it’s excited about what working in-house with Netflix can open up in terms of future projects.  Specifically, studio co-founder Sean Krankel thinks this deal will allow Night School to continue focusing on telling the stories and creating the games that

Netflix confirms it will add games to existing subscription model at no added cost, will initially focus on mobile titles

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Time Stamp: July 20, 2021 7:04 PM - Modified On: July 20, 2021 - Published By:
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Netflix has further detailed its upcoming entry into the games industry, confirming previous reports of adding gaming-related operations into the company’s current subscription model.  In its Q2 shareholders letter that was sent out earlier today, Netflix specifically noted that it is approaching games as a “new content category,” similarly to that of its previous expansion into original films, animation, and other programming.  At the moment, Netflix is planning to include games as part of its current subscription service at no extra cost to users, treating these titles as new films

Are there microtransactions in New World?

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Time Stamp: July 19, 2021 11:00 AM - Modified On: July 19, 2021 - Published By:
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Amazon Games is dead set against pay-to-win. New World, the developer’s upcoming MMO, will include an in-game store at launch, but it won’t feature characters boosts or anything directly connected to gameplay. Scheduled to release on Aug. 31, 2021, the standard edition of the game will cost $39.99 and will be a one-time purchase.  The “focus” of the store will be cosmetic items that players will be able to use to “enhance” the visuals of their characters, according to creative director David Verfaillie. These microtransactions will provide alternative aesthetics for players. 

Will Ashes of Creation be free to play?

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Time Stamp: July 10, 2021 6:09 PM - Modified On: July 10, 2021 - Published By:
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Intrepid Studios’ upcoming MMORPG Ashes of Creation hasn’t officially launched yet, but the current plan for the game is for it to have a subscription model. The title will not be free to play. In a live Q&A session last year, Intrepid creative director Steven Sharif said that the studio intends to implement subscriptions to the game at a cost of $14.99. This closely mirrors the subscription model of the industry’s leading MMO World of Warcraft. WoW‘s subscriptions and game time options are available for purchase for a range of

Mario Kart Tour Hits 200 Million Downloads & $200 Million Revenue

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Time Stamp: April 21, 2021 10:49 AM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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A new report from Sensor Tower today highlights the success of one of Nintendo’s most lucrative mobile games to date as Mario Kart Tour hits a new download and sales milestone. The game has now exceeded 200 million downloads and $200 million in revenue.The title enjoyed an explosive start to life as it boosted past 100 million downloads and $17.8 million in just 11 days following its launch in Sept of 2019. Six months later, it hit $100 million. Revenue has largely been generated by its Gold Pass subscription model,

Discord Ends Talks With Microsoft, Likely To Pursue IPO

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Time Stamp: April 21, 2021 4:02 AM - Modified On: April 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Last month we reported Microsoft was in talks with Chat startup, Discord Inc. to acquire the latter for a deal worth more than $10 Billion. But, as per a new report by WSJ, Discord has ended the talks with Microsoft and has decided to remain independent. The chat platform has decided to build upon its platform and further monetize its userbase that has grown significantly during the pandemic. Discord Inc. also plans to go public and launch its IPO later. Although the sources claim that the plans for IPO are

Chinese Police Close $76 Million Cheat-Making Operation

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Time Stamp: March 31, 2021 2:19 PM - Modified On: March 31, 2021 - Published By:
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Overwatch was among the games for which Chicken Drumstick sold cheats. | Photo courtesy of BlizzardChinese police have shut down a cheat-making operation with $76 million in revenue. Police say it was the largest cheating operation in the world based on the amount of money involved.The operation, based in the city of Kunshan and called "Chicken Drumstick," sold cheats to players online using a subscription model, the BBC reports. The cheats would work in games including Overwatch and Call of Duty Mobile, and cost anywhere from $10 per day to

An Interview with Yoko Taro, Yoshinari Fujimoto, and Shogo Maeda on SINoALICE, Mobile Games, Subscriptions, a Potential Global PC Release, and More

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For a lot of people, the global release of SINoALICE has seemed like it was not meant to be with indefinite delays and eventually changing publishers for the West. SINoALICE is finally here on iOS and Android worldwide. Pokelabo has published the Square Enix free to play RPG in the West and the staff behind the project features some very interesting names. I got a chance to chat with Yoko Taro (Bukkoro), Yoshinari Fujimoto (Square Enix), and Shogo Maeda (Pokelabo) about SINoALICE, mobile gaming, a potential PC version in the