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  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] TORRANCE, Calif. – May 13, 2021 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today announced that AKIBA’S TRIP: Hellbound & Debriefed, will be launching in North America on July 20 for the Nintendo Switch™ system, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC via Steam, GoG and The Humble Store ...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] New Zealand - May 13 - Balancing Monkey Games, in partnership with independent games label and developer, Team17, has today brought its non-violent, civilization-building title Before We Leave on Steam. Set in a world rebuilding after an apocalypse and ripe for exploring and recivilizing, Before We Leave launches on Steam with brand-new content, inclu...

); } Very few iOS users are choosing to allow advertisers to track their browsing habits across apps on their iOS devices according to an ongoing survey from Verizon-owned Flurry Analytics. The survey tracks how many iPhone users have opted to opt-in to sharing their unique Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) with the apps they use since Apple changed from an opt-out to opt-in system last month with the launch of iOS 14.5. Even when it was first announced, the change had advertisers concerned tha...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] A few months ago, we announced Into The Darkness. Since then, Cosmos Games has been working on delivering the best VR action-adventure game built on physics mechanics. Today we are ready to begin publishing a series of trailers that will allow players to get to know Into The Darkness better. In "Step Into The Darkness" series we will pres...

  [This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press.] Singapore - May 13, 2021 | Perfect World Entertainment and Glimmer Studio are delighted to announce the newest title in its growing stable of games. Lumione is a beautiful and healing journey filled with horizontal jumping action where players literally bring light into darkness. The Lumione Steam page is now live and fans can add the game to their wi...

All right webheads, listen up. It’s no secret that Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales was one of the most beloved games of 2021. But what was the process behind making a game where Miles could step into the shoes of one of Marvel’s biggest superheroes? At the all-digital 2021 Game Developers Conference (running from July 19 th – 23 rd), Insomniac Games’ Brian Horton will take you behind the scenes of the making of Miles’ big adventure. In his talk, he’ll show y...

Discord shows off Stages discoverability features, push for inclusivity ); } Today online communications platform Discord rolled out a new set of features and company strategy showcasing a new (but familiar) direction after a year of pandemic-adjacent growth. In a press conference held on Discord earlier this week, CEO and co-founder Jason Citron and colleagues used the new “Stage Channels” feature to announce the tweaked direction. The company reported that as of 2021, 78 ...

Austrade Good news for games developers: the Australian Government is introducing a 30% tax offset for local and international businesses that develop digital games in Australia. The Digital Games Tax Offset is Australia’s first-ever federal tax incentive for video game development, and one of the most significant to be implemented anywhere in the world. The tax offset provides another compelling reason for international developers to set up a games studio in Australia. Australia’s A$3.6 bi...

Live games have once again pushed EA to beat internal expectations as standout performance from titles like Apex Legends, Madden NFL, and The Sims 4 lead the company to a record year. EA reported $6.19 billion in net bookings for the year ending March 31, 2021, a whole $600 million above the companys full-year projections. Net income for the full year, meanwhile, came to $837 million. EA CEO Andrew Wilson says the companys sizable (and ever-growing) catalog of live games and services is to t...

Microsoft wants feedback on a limited lottery to help sell Xbox Series X|S consoles ); } Its been difficult for most folks to get their hands on the latest generation of game consoles, but Xbox is hoping to make the process a little less intensive for a select subset of people that already own an Xbox One console. However, the focus of this new program is deliberately very narrow on Microsofts part as the company looks to solicit feedback on an unusual purchasing method. Microso...