Notices by GamesIndustry.biz (gibiz@mastodon.social)

Microsoft's Asha Sharma reportedly says Xbox Game Pass pricing will change, noting it has "become too expensive for players"
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-boss-reportedly-says-game-pass-has-become-too-expensive-for-players

Krafton, Inc. vs the former Subnautica 2 lead developers: a timeline of events so far

UPDATE: Former Unknown Worlds executives claim Krafton deployed "secret task force" to take over developer

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/krafton-inc-versus-subnautica-2-former-lead-developers

Bitter fights over game censorship feel like ancient history – but conservatives have never considered the matter settled, and attacks on sexual or LGBTQ+ themed games are the opening move of a broader re-litigation, says Rob Fahey

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/opinion-a-return-to-the-culture-wars

Warner Bros reportedly shuttering Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros San Diego

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/warner-bros-reportedly-shuttering-monolith-productions-player-first-games-and-warner-bros-san-diego

PEGI to revisit automatic 18+ ratings for "simulated gambling" games after Balatro's successful appeal

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/pegi-to-revisit-automatic-18-ratings-for-simulated-gambling-games-after-balatros-successful-appeal

Rocksteady cut further jobs at the end of 2024 - the second redundancy round in just three months
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rocksteady-cut-further-jobs-at-the-end-of-2024

Development costs for 2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War exceeded $700m, whilst Black Ops 3 and Modern Warfare cost $450m and $640m, respectively
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/development-costs-for-2020s-call-of-duty-black-ops-cold-war-exceeded-700m

Rocksteady ends Suicide Squad development less than a year after release as final post-launch content is scheduled for January 14, 2025

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/rocksteady-ends-suicide-squad-development-less-than-a-year-after-release

Unity CEO Matthew Bromberg has addressed the runtime fee controversy and why it took the firm a year to reverse its decision

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-ceo-addresses-decision-to-cancel-controversial-runtime-fee

Valve has confirmed SteamOS support is coming to the Asus ROG Ally and other third-party handhelds

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/steamos-support-coming-to-rog-ally-and-other-handhelds

News-in-brief: PlayStation adding Discord voice chat direct from console

Support will roll out over the coming weeks, starting in Japan/Asia, followed by Europe, Australia/New Zealand, the Middle East, and the Americas

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/playstation-adding-discord-voice-chat-direct-from-console-news-in-brief

Concord priced at Helldivers-style $40/£35 price point as Sony continues to use lower cost of entry to grow live service business

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/concord-store-listings-show-sony-maintaining-helldivers-style-lower-price-point-for-live-service-titles

Fallout 4, 76 and New Vegas were among the most-played games in the US in April, thanks to success of Amazon Prime show

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/fallout-games-stormed-the-us-playtime-charts-in-april

Relic Entertainment has secured funding to remain independent

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/relic-entertainment-partners-with-investment-firm

Microsoft makes more organisational changes at Xbox, incl.
- New game preservation team
- New 'experiences and platforms' team
- Xbox Emerging Technologies moved under hardware
- Former XET boss Kareen Choudhry leaves after 26 years

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-forms-of-new-game-preservation-and-platforms-teams-moves-ai-division-under-hardware

South Africa Games Week continues with an interview with Nyamakop's Ben Myres and Sithe Ncube, who tell us about the studio's future, making African-inspired titles, and the multifaceted challenges of funding games in South Africa

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nyamakop-theres-demand-for-african-created-content-outside-of-the-continent

Microsoft will block all unauthorised accessories for its Xbox consoles from November 12

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/xbox-will-block-unauthorized-third-party-controllers

Terraria developer Re-Logic has donated $100,000 to open-source engines Godot and FNA, and will continue to sponsor the companies with $1,000 a month

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/re-logic-donating-100000-to-godot-and-fna-in-response-to-unity-backlash