GMTK Digest (August 2024)
Outlaws! Wukongs! T-Poses! PS1 Fog!
Hello lovely GMTK supporters! Summer is still being summer, so it's a little light on new releases and announcements. But I've still got some stuff to read, watch, and play while enjoying these last few glimpses of sunlight. Speak soon!
Headlines
PlayStation’s ‘Concord’ Did Not Break 700 Players On Steam On Launch Day
"I have never seen this before. Not to this extent. The $200 million-losing disaster, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, launched with 13,000 concurrent players". Ouch. You don't wanna compare unfavourably to Suicide Squad...
Game Informer is shutting down
This magazine never made it outside of America, as far as I'm aware. But it has made a global impact on the games biz nonetheless. Thoughts with the editorial staff who are affected.
gamescom 2024: The Biggest Announcements
I can't think of any massive news to come out of Gamescom in Cologne (uh... Indiana Jones is coming to PS5, I guess?). But here's a round-up of stories, trailers, and interviews via IGN.
Remedy signs deal with Annapurna for Control 2
Annapurna continues its rise to be a monster gaming publisher, by buying the rights to release Remedy's sci-fi sequel Control 2. Previously, the Finnish firm was working with Epic to publish Alan Wake II.
