Welcome to this week’s edition of The Game Business Micro… although this one is more of a monster.
PlayStation revealed a whole slew of new games, Remedy has a new CEO, Ubisoft faced a strike, Australia is concerned about Roblox, and there were interesting stories within the financials of Nexon, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Remedy, Sega, and Supercell.
And that’s before we discuss the live service woes related to 2XKO and Highguard.
Best get on with it.
God of War leads strong PlayStation State of Play showcase
In Brief: PlayStation delivered an impressive State of Play showcase last week, headlined by two God of War announcements, a John Wick game, plus some returning fan favourites.
The platform holder revealed it was remaking the original God of War trilogy for PS5, and then surprise launched a 2D action adventure game called God of War: Sons of Sparta. Other key announcements included a new John Wick game from Saber Interactive (also coming to Xbox and PC), a new Korean-based action game called Project Windless, and a sequel to Kena: Bridge of Spirits called Kena: Scars of Kosmora,
In terms of returning classics, the showcase featured a new 2D Castlevania game called Castlevania Belmont’s Curse, a remaster of Legacy of Kain: Defiance, a new Metal Gear Solid Collection, plus a 30th anniversary edition of Rayman.
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