A John Wick Game? Mass Effect’s Hidden Message?? A Gears of War Movie???
1It’s been a strange few weeks in video games as there have been plenty of news articles, but not much of interest that’s worth talking about.
Unless you like stories about people doing their jobs that is.
00:00 - Hello again!
01:56 - Modern Warfare II is the most lucrative Call of Duty ever
02:59 - PS5 is the 4th fastest-selling console of all time
05:04 - Japan’s PC games market nearly doubles in size
08:05 - China’s games market declines for the first time in 20 years
09:12 - Microsoft “power-up” their search for Chinese games with the potential to be hits
12:04 - Microsoft are also exploring improvements in energy saving for Xbox and PC
13:41 - Riot Games announce a standalone all-female League of Legends tournament
15:01 - EA are working on Iron Man and at least two more Marvel games …
15:39 - … while announcing that almost 75% of their business is live-service …
16:48 - … but they have high hopes for Koei Tecmo’s new monster hunting game Wild Hearts.
17:39 - EA have also been granted an unusual controller patent …
18:51 - … and have finally decided to drop Project CARS completely
19:38 - The Callisto Project will not be released in Japan
20:56 - Leaked footage of Hideo Kojima’s “Overdose” project has people asking “Who’s that guy?”
21:43 - The hidden message in Bioware’s N7 day concept image has been decoded
22:54 - A new Deus Ex is in early development at Eidos Montreal …
23:28 - … while Embracer group close Onoma studio (formerly Square Enix Montreal)
24:02 - Square Enix upsets Parasite Eve fans with their new “Symbiogenesis” NFT project
25:21 - Final Fantasy XVI will only be a PS5 exclusive for 6 months …
27:18 - … but producer Naoki Yoshida is being criticised for a lack of diversity in the game
28:34 - Gears of War is getting a live-action movie and an “adult animated series” on Netflix
29:18 - Lionsgate believe John Wick has the potential to be a major AAA game and are exploring the idea
Translation of the report on PC gaming in Japan - https://www.serkantoto.com/2022/11/06/japan-pc-gaming-market/
IGN’s interview with FF16’s producer Naoki Yoshida - https://www.ign.com/articles/final-fantasy-16-square-enix-interview-lore
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