Nyhetstråden!

PS Plus Essential i mars:

https://blog.playstation.com/2024/02/28/playstation-plus-mont...

Funcom ska börja visa upp mer av Dune Awakening nu när betatester är igång och det kommer närmre och närmre release.
Det gör dom genom Dune: Awakening Direct showcases, där den första är på måndag 4:e mars klockan 18.

https://twitter.com/Funcom/status/1762856198150181168

#nyhetstips

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants is coming to Nintendo Switch!

Re-experience the 2017 arcade classic with 3 additional stages and 6 additional boss battles! Take control of Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello or Raphael in this classic beat-em-up inspired by the cult favorite Turtles in Time. Play with your friends through local co-op and dominate the Foot Clan to foil the Shredder’s maniacal plan."

En studie visar att barn är rädda för att bli mobbade om dom inte köpa saker i spel.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/kids-face-bullying-o...

EA har avbrutit utvecklingen av Respawns Star wars-fps. Studion ska i fortsättningen lägga sitt krut på annat som apex legends och jedi-spel.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-has-cancelled-res...

EA stänger sin Ridgeline-studio och Respawn stoppar utvecklingen av ett Star Wars FPS-spel.

https://www.ea.com/news/a-note-from-laura-miele?isLocalized=t...

Edit: ...och säger upp personal

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-cutting-5-of-workforce

Sedan 27:e februari erbjuder nu Stellaris månadsenlig prenumeration för tillgång till DLC:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/281990/announcements/detail/...

Tror inte jag har sett det tidigare för offline-spel/strategispel. Kommer detta bli en standard i framtiden för spel med mycket DLC tro?

Även EA följer trenden att säga upp personal.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/28/ea-layoffs-company-to-cut-5pe....

Mechs I Helldivers 2?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1b28cyd/mechs_en...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1b2gfvw/more_mec...

"Game Master"-systemet i Helldivers 2 förklaras:

https://www.pcgamer.com/we-have-an-actual-person-with-the-tit...

Digital Bros/505 Games planerar att säga upp 30 % av sina anställda.

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/505-games-owner-digi...

"A Void Hope is available now on Nintendo Switch"

"A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark. Avoid conflict with these dangerous threats while you explore the physical space of the city, as well as the psychological space of the protagonists."

"BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien is available now on Nintendo Switch!

In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game. Players will run through fantastic environments, using fast-paced moves, to iconic soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar towards the goal of tracking down the Timbletot and thwarting his evil plans to destroy not only our world, but every world there is.

Runner2 features 5 exciting worlds, 120 tantalizing levels and 5 death defying BOSS battles! Play as 8 different characters - find secret areas to unlock zany costumes!"

"Heavenly Bodies is available now on Nintendo Switch"

"Fly solo or recruit a space friend via local co-op and have a terrible time in zero gravity. Without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple. Experience a collection of stellar scenarios inspired by the feats of space explorers and researchers throughout history!"

"Sneak through the brand new Military Tunnels monument with new Night Vision Goggles in the Underground Assault update for Rust Console Edition! Enjoy 3 new weapons - The P17 Prototype Pistol, the Handmade Light Machine Gun and the M4 Shotgun as well as 2 new throwables - the Molotov Cocktail and Flashbang Grenade. Fight other teams for control of the tunnels and loot, with a host of improvements to the UI and Wounded system. Rust Console Edition - Underground Assault - out February 29."

Toys for Bob lämnar Activision/MS och blir oberoende. Man kan dock tänka sig ett fortsatt samarbete med MS.

https://www.toysforbob.com/blog/2024/WereGoingIndie

"Race as a driver, win as a team.

Endurance Motorsport Series will release on Playstation in 2025."

"The age of the Dragons is upon us again. Rise up with up to 4 player co-op in Dragonkin - The Banished, a action-RPG coming to PlayStation 5 in 2025."

"Terminator: SurvivorsTM is an open-world survival game set in the world of the famous sci-fi franchise Terminator, created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd in 1984. In this original story taking place after the first two films, you take control of a group of survivors of Judgment Day, in solo or co-op mode, faced with a multitude of lethal hazards in this post-apocalyptic world. But you’re not alone. Skynet’s machines will hound you relentlessly and rival human factions will fight for the same resources you desperately need.

Defy the machines and build the resistance in Terminator: Survivors coming to PlayStation 5."

Embracer uppges vilja sälja Saber Interactive

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/embracer-g...

Även Gearbox

https://kotaku.com/borderlands-4-gearbox-embracer-acquisition...

#nyhetstips

https://www.remnantgame.com/en/news/article/11564333

Remnant 2 har fått crossplay.

Digital Foundry jämför Playstations cloud streaming och Xbox cloud streaming.

"This VR Journey takes you to the 'behind the scenes' of the Universe. Beyond a door lies a barren landscape inhabited by strange rocky heads. Here, the maintenance and heavy lifting required keeps existence stable and temporal. You are a tourist. Don't do anything foolish."

Finns potential att dragon age dreadwolf släpps i slutet på detta år?
https://wccftech.com/dragon-age-dreadwolf-devs-pretty-confide...

Från skaparna av ori-serien kommer ett diablo-liknande ARPG med inspiration från bland annat Lost ark och souls, släpps den 18 april i early access:

Helldivers 2 hade i början "mixed" men har nu nått över 80% och därmed "very positive" på Steambetygen. Det är förstås de tidiga serverproblemen som drog ner betyget men nu när det fungerar bättre har betyget åkt upp.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/553850/HELLDIVERS_2/

Steam slår nytt rekord i samtidiga användare online med över 34 miljoner, inte illa.

"Steam Sets New Record with Over 34 Million Concurrent Users"

"Valve's Steam digital platform continues to grow in popularity. Just a couple of months ago, we reported that the store had set a new record with 33.6 million concurrent users.

Yesterday, at 14:00 UTC, Steam broke that record with 34.298 million users online simultaneously, according to SteamDB data. In case you're curious, here's the list of the Top 100 most played games on Steam measured for their last 24-hour peak."

Tar topp 20 från listan:

1. Counter-Strike 2 (1,474,396)
2. Dota 2 (705,679)
3. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS (627,348)
4. Apex Legends (465,266)
5. HELLDIVERS 2 (429,446)
6. NARAKA: BLADEPOINT (286,947)
7. Palworld (273,204)
8. Last Epoch (223,801)
9. Source SDK Base 2007 (201,592)
10. Grand Theft Auto V (166,477)
11. Baldur's Gate 3 (146,223)
12. Wallpaper Engine (122,981)
13. Rust (122,824)
14. ELDEN RING (112,016)
15. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (107,565)
16. Call of Duty (107,124)
17. War Thunder (100,990)
18. Monster Hunter: World (85,752)
19. Team Fortress 2 (78,014)
20. Warframe (75,398)

https://wccftech.com/steam-sets-new-record-with-over-34-milli...