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Throne and Liberty brings in three million players in first week Over three million people have played the free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty.  That’s according to publisher Amazon Games, which unveiled the figure one week after its initial release on October 1st. The title was developed by Korean giant NCSoft.  The company adds that Throne and Liberty has been watched for 11 million hours on Twitch and that players have spent 24 million hours in th…

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FromSoftware increases average basic salaries by 11.8% Elden Ring and Armored Core maker FromSoftware has increased that it will be increasing the average basic salary of its staff by around 11.8 per cent.  In a press release – spotted by Game World Observer – the developer said that the starting salary for new graduates joining the company would be rising from ¥260,000 ($1,750) to ¥300,000 ($2,000). This will be coming into…

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Guillemot Brothers and Tencent reportedly considering Ubisoft buyout Chinese games giant Tencent and Guillemot Brothers Ltd are reportedly in discussions over ways to right the ship at Ubisoft.  Bloomberg reports that the two companies have been in talks with advisors about how to proceed, though does not that these discussions are at the early stage. This new comes in the wake of AJ Investments, a minority shareholder, calling for Ubisoft to be bought out ,…

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Krafton looking to buy more studios after Tango acquisition The CEO of Korean firm Tango Gameworks, Changhan Kim, has said that its purchase of Tango Gameworks might be its the first in a line of studio acquisitions.  Speaking to Game Developer , the exec said that it was looking to increase its “portfolio line-up”. Kim does say that many of Tango’s previous titles might not even have broken even.  “We can’t acquire Tango Gameworks based on thei…

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Nintendo is suing Palworld maker Pocketpair Japanese games giant Nintendo is suing the developer of Palworld, Pocketpair.  In a post on its website , the Switch firm announced it – along with The Pokémon Company – had filed a lawsuit against the company with Tokyo’s District Court on September 18th.  Nintendo is seeking an injunction against Pocketpair, demanding “compensation for damages” due to the fact that…

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Epic rolling out Fab asset marketplace in October Fortnite giant Epic Games is releasing its new unified asset marketplace, Fab, next month.  The company announced this move in a blog post , which details this platform’s unification of Unreal Engine Marketplace, Sketchfab, ArtStation Marketplace and Quixel. From Fab’s launch in October until the end of 2024, Epic is sharing 100 per cent of revenue of any items sold on the platform. From the…

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CHARTS: Space Marine 2 spends second week at Steam No.1 For the second week, the Emperor’s angels are the biggest seller on Steam.  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has held onto the top spot and has shifted more than two million copies since its September 9th release . The game has kept Valve’s Counter-Strike 2 in second place, while the company’s Steam Deck hardware rose up four positions thanks to a sale event for the older LCD versions of the…

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Control, Wanderstop and Mixtape not impacted by Annapurna meltdown Some of the developers working with Annapurna Interactive have taken to social media to clarify that their projects have been unaffected by the publisher’s implosion.  As reported by GI.biz , Control 2 and the TV and film projects based on Control and Alan Wake are not impacted by news. The comms director of developer Remedy, Thomas Puha, has confirmed on Twitter that all is well with these…