In this issue: Kapukon "Ghost Warrior" animation, "Cyberpunk 2077" cumulative sales exceeded 20 million, Ubisoft's "Black Sails of the Blue Sea" for the fifth time to jump tickets, Saudi Arabia released the game industry strategy, Google will stop the operation of the cloud game platform.
Capcom's Ghost Warrior is animated
Capcom's game Ghost Warrior announced that it will be animated and will be broadcast on Netflix in the future, with Takashi Miike and Sube Jine also co-directing.
The cumulative sales of "Cyberpunk 2077" exceeded 20 million
CDPR announced that the cumulative sales of Cyberpunk 2077 have exceeded 20 million copies, and also revealed that the additional content of the game, "Shadow of the Past", is under development.
Ubisoft Black Sail of the Blue Sea is the fifth time to jump tickets
Ubisoft announces that Black Sails of the Blue Sea has once again jumped tickets. Black Sails of the Blue Sea, originally scheduled to be released on November 8 this year, will be postponed to March 9 next year. The game was developed in 2013 and was originally intended to be launched in 2018, but after 5 consecutive ticket hops, Ubisoft said that it has completed the development of the game and needs to further polish the gameplay.
Saudi Arabia Releases Game Industry Strategy
Saudi Arabia said it will invest $37.8 billion in the future to develop the gaming industry, of which $1.3 billion will already be used to acquire a leading game publisher.
Google will stop the operation of the cloud gaming platform
Google announced that it will stop operating Stadia, a cloud gaming platform, from January 19, 2023, and all players who have purchased hardware and software at Stadia will receive a full refund. Phil Harrison, vice president of Google, said that Stadia's underlying platform technology has been proven to be feasible and will be used in YouTube, Google Play, AR services and so on in the future.