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Two months before this week's mass layoff of more than 200 staff at Bungie, «Payback,» the codename for a third-person perspective spinoff project set in the Destiny universe, was cancelled in order to prioritize development of the upcoming Marathon extraction shooter, according to a report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier.
Steam's dominance of digital PC game sales is fearsome. In a 2021 survey, more than a quarter of game dev studios reported that they make over 50% of their yearly revenue from Steam sales. Despite its successes, however, Valve's former economist says the company could've been even more terrifyingly powerful.
Following massive layoffs at Destiny 2 developer Bungie on Thursday, the company announced it would be changing course. According to a new report, that includes moving away from annual Destiny 2 expansions.
On the heels of seismic layoffs at Bungie and rumors of "the next Destiny" going back on the shelf as the studio reallocates development resources, Bloomberg reports that the very nature of Destiny 2 content is due for big changes with Bungie moving away from the annual release model that's kept the MMO afloat for years.
The upcoming Xbox exclusive has seemingly been delayed from a 2024 release window to 2025, but as unfortunate as the postponement might seem, this is one scenario where the delay could be especially helpful. As the next RPG from acclaimed developer Obsidian Entertainment, returns to the unique fantasy world of the games and shakes things up with a new story and first-person perspective. It seems like an obvious choice for fans of titles like and Obsidian's, making it a potentially strong addition to the Xbox catalog.
With its Activision Blizzard acquisition, Microsoft got access to some highly successful franchises, like Diablo and Call of Duty. It also got more casual, mobile titles, like those from the Candy Crush franchise, thanks to Activision Blizzard subsidiary King. The hope was that it could expand into mobile gaming — and it looks like players might see the fruits of that labor soon.
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People are so excited for the next-gen Switch, they're likely holding off on buying Nintendo's current consoles and games. At least that's what the company's latest earnings report seems to indicate. For the quarter ending on June 30, Nintendo posted a net profit of 80.9 billion Japanese Yen, which is higher than its forecast but over 50 percent lower than its net profit for the same period last fiscal year. In addition, the company said it only sold 2.1 million Switch consoles for the quarter. That means it experienced a 46.3 percent decline on unit sales year-on-year. Even its games didn't sell well, seeing as Nintendo posted a software sales figure that's 41.3 percent lower than last fiscal year's at 30.64 million units sold.