Good morning friends, come to the "Ranger Morning Post" to see what news happened in the game industry last night and this morning
1. Rumors: Sony is interested in acquiring SE
Eidos Montreal founder Stephane D'Astous recently revealed in an interview with foreign media Gamesindustry that he heard that Sony is interested in acquiring SE in Tokyo, Sony is eager to incorporate SE's IP (Final Fantasy, etc.) into its own territory, Sony is currently only interested in SE, not interested in other game companies.
2. "Blade of Heterogeneity 3" global media rating unbanned M station average score of 89
The global media rating of "Blade of Alienity 3" was lifted last night, and as of the time of this article, the M station contained a total of 66 plus media, with an average score of 89. Well-known media on this side of IGN 8 points, GameSpot 8 points, Gameinformer 7.25 points.
3. Well-known whistleblowers revealed: "Beyond Good and Evil 2" has begun gameplay testing
Tom Henderson, a well-known whistleblower in the game industry, revealed today that Ubisoft's Beyond Good and Evil 2 has begun gameplay testing. Since Ubisoft said that Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still in development, he revealed earlier this month that Beyond Good and Evil 2 will be tested internally in July.
4. Microsoft earnings report: Gaming business revenue declined but was in line with expectations
Microsoft reported fiscal fourth quarter 2022 financial results (ending June 30, 2022) that game revenue decreased by $259 million, or 7%, compared with the same period last year, in line with previous forecasts.
Xbox hardware revenue fell 11 percent and Xbox content and services revenue fell 6 percent, and Microsoft said the market was weak throughout the quarter, impacting their performance, largely due to lower user stickiness times and profitability for third- and first-party content, partially offset by growth in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.
5. "Star Wars: Remastered of the Old Republic" was exposed to a suspension of development and unlimited postponement
Developer Aspyr Media fired Design Director Brad Prince and Art Director Jason Minor of Star Wars: A Remake of the Old Republic earlier this month, and development of the game has been suspended indefinitely, with the game originally scheduled for release at the end of 2022, Bloomberg reported.
6. Multiverse Smash Bros. Steam has more than 140,000 people online
Warner's Multiverse Brawl opened a free public beta on Steam on Tuesday, and according to SteamDB, the current peak number of online users has reached 143078, and there are still 140,000 people online, surpassing EA's Apex steam online number
7. The PS5 exclusive game Death Returns is updated with SteamDeck support
The PS5 exclusive game Death Returns has previously been revealed to be landing on Steam, and ResetEra user Mocha Joe found that the Death Loop (code name Oregon) in the SteamDB database has recently undergone a large number of updates and added support for SteamDeck, suggesting that Death Loop may be coming.
8. Sony PS VR2 new details
Sony recently introduced the new features of the PS VR2: including support for perspective function, live recording function, setable action space, VR mode and movie mode.
9. ATLUS fans most want to remake "Persona 3 &2"
ATLUS announced a recent questionnaire at a recent live event, "Persona 3" and "Persona 2" are the most anticipated works by fans, and the top 10 most anticipated remastered games are as follows:
1. "Persona 3"
2. Persona 2: Sin and Punishment
3. Persona 1
4. "Persona 4"
5. Demon Summoner: Goyere Road vs. Super Force Corps
6. Demon Summoner: Soul Hacker - 69.5%
7. "True Goddess Rebirth IV Final"
8. "True Goddess Rebirth IV"
9. Digimon Legends
10. Labyrinth of World Trees
10. Former "Dragon Age" producer built a new studio to do AAA
Wizards of the Coast, publisher of Magic and Dungeons & Dragons, has set up a new studio, Skeleton Key, led by former Dragon Age producer Christian Dailey, who is currently working on an unpublished AAA game.
11. Minecraft "SpongeBob SquarePants DLC" has been launched
The Minecraft DLC linked to SpongeBob SquarePants was officially launched today (July 27th).
12. Nintendo Bandai and other manufacturers confirmed to participate in the PAX West Game Exhibition in September
PAX West 2022 will be held from September 2 to September 5 at the Seattle Convention Center, and the organizer ReedPop announced that well-known game manufacturers such as Nintendo, SEGA, Bandai Namco will participate in the exhibition, in addition, the domestic manufacturer MihaYou will also appear, and the "Original Sin of the Gods" series developer Larian Studio will display works that have not yet been made public.
13.Meta Quest 2 VR $100 up but will send Rhythm Lightsaber
Meta announced that it will raise the price of meta Quest 2 VR devices starting next month. Starting August 1, the price of the 128GB version will rise from $299.99 to $399.99, and the price of the 256GB version will rise from $399.99 to $499.99. Accessories will also increase in price accordingly. As a "consolation," Meta Quest will offer the popular VR game Rhythm Lightsaber for free.