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[Bedinsis]

This piece of news made me raise my eyebrows:

EA Sports football series will no longer be called FIFA, but EA Sports FC.

Basically FIFA wanted double the money for EA to use their name (150 M$ per year) and demanded they use the FIFA brand on more products. EA said no.

I honestly have no idea what will come of this, or what this is about. I don't know if FIFA intends to approach another developer (or if they have one in house already) and wanted to make the price too steep for EA to consider or if EA will be able to maintain their established audience when they lose the name. Occam's razor suggests that it is a matter of greed on both ends, but nevertheless this is the end of an era.

 

[FakeSympathy]

This piece of news made me raise my eyebrows:

EA Sports football series will no longer be called FIFA, but EA Sports FC.

Basically FIFA wanted double the money for EA to use their name (150 M$ per year) and demanded they use the FIFA brand on more products. EA said no.

I honestly have no idea what will come of this, or what this is about. I don't know if FIFA intends to approach another developer (or if they have one in house already) and wanted to make the price too steep for EA to consider or if EA will be able to maintain their established audience when they lose the name. Occam's razor suggests that it is a matter of greed on both ends, but nevertheless this is the end of an era.

The playerbase will probably play a key role; Will they choose the guys who's been making their favorite sports for years, or will they buy a game with the word "FIFA" in the title?

I highly doubt FIFA has any in-house devs, unless they bring some people from EA who has worked on the games

 

[FakeSympathy]

This is why I'm always a physical forever guy.

https://www.thegamer.com/cloud-gaming-library-protection-ps-plus/

Once owned MGS HD Collection on Xbox 360. Really wish I hadn't traded that

 

[thebobmaster]

WWE signs deal for new wrestling RPG

A recent WWE financial call has revealed the existence of an upcoming wrestling-based RPG game, which will be officiall…

www.eurogamer.net

To be honest, I'm surprised it's taken this long.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Some people have already bought it, as seen in Max's video.

I didn't know that the Italian senate watched Max's videos.

 

[BrawlMan]

Bayonetta 3 Still Scheduled for 2022 Release According to Nintendo

Bayonetta 3 is still scheduled to release in 2022 according to a Nintendo financial report. However, a concrete release date was not shared.

www.siliconera.com

 

[FakeSympathy]

Naoki Yoshida Doesn't Think the Metaverse is 'Entertainment'

Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida discussed the MMORPG's success and revealed his feelings toward the Metaverse.

www.siliconera.com

Well at least SOMEONE in SE seems aware of what's happening.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

The playerbase will probably play a key role; Will they choose the guys who's been making their favorite sports for years, or will they buy a game with the word "FIFA" in the title?

Most of the playerbase will go to whereever they can play as their favourite team... It's why PES/eFootball always got considered the 'other' football game even back when it was the superior game playwise (and not the rolling binfire it is now) simply because it didn't offer the same range of real world leagues, clubs and players.

I would also imagine that if EA lost the rights to use real world players then FUT is going to lose a lot of its appeal to many of the people who play FIFA solely for that.

 

[BrawlMan]

Nintendo sold almost 35 million Pokémon games in the last year | VGC

Nintendo has revealed that it sold almost 30 million Pokemon games in the last financial year.

www.videogameschronicle.com

Pokémon Legends Arceus Outsells Classic Games, Proves Risks Pay Off

Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a 3D spin-off of one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, has sold like hot cakes, even closing in on the luxe remakes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl versions.

kotaku.com

Nintendo Sold More Games Than Ever Before Last Year - IGN

Nintendo has announced that it sold 235 million games for Switch in financial year 2021 – the highest number sold in a single year in the company's history.

www.ign.com

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters giving Twitch drops to everyone after players threw a tantrum

After negative Steam reviews and forum complaints, all players will receive the same basic items.

www.pcgamer.com

https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2022-05-10/sonys-profit-surges-on-healthy-film-game-music-growth

Cloud Gaming Market Is Projected To Reach $111,344.1 Million by 2030, Says P&S Intelligence

/PRNewswire/ -- In 2021, the global cloud gaming market was valued at $4,500.7 million, which is expected to grow at a huge CAGR of 42.8% from 2021 to 2030, to...

www.prnewswire.com

 

[meiam]

Pokémon Legends Arceus Outsells Classic Games, Proves Risks Pay Off

Pokémon Legends: Arceus, a 3D spin-off of one of the biggest gaming franchises of all time, has sold like hot cakes, even closing in on the luxe remakes of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl versions.

kotaku.com

That article desperately needed numbers for other "side" entry. Like how well did the stadium do? How about the side game on portable (iirc there was a feudal japan tactics pokemon game). Cause it seem like it only outsold the not quite main entry and remake but did worse than all real main entry.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Wow, this looks cool

 

[Dalisclock]

Naoki Yoshida Doesn't Think the Metaverse is 'Entertainment'

Final Fantasy XIV director and producer Naoki Yoshida discussed the MMORPG's success and revealed his feelings toward the Metaverse.

www.siliconera.com

Well at least SOMEONE in SE seems aware of what's happening.

Yoshi P might be the only SE exec who isn't an idiot wearing a suit at this point. If he leaves, I don't know what they're gonna do.

 

[BrawlMan]

Yoshi P might be the only SE exec who isn't an idiot wearing a suit at this point. If he leaves, I don't know what they're gonna do.

The moment he leaves SE will be deader than dead.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Yoshi P might be the only SE exec who isn't an idiot wearing a suit at this point. If he leaves, I don't know what they're gonna do.

Well there is Tetsuya Nomura, but I feel he'll ruin SE for completely different reasons

 

[Brokencontroller]

Well there is Tetsuya Nomura, but I feel he'll ruin SE for completely different reasons

And itll involved darkness and the key to hearts.

 

[Chimpzy]

And itll involved darkness and the key to hearts.

Don't forget the zippers and chains.

 

[BrawlMan]

Nintendo says the transition to its next console is ‘a major focus for us’ | VGC

The company wants to alleviate the risk of resetting its userbase…

www.videogameschronicle.com

A new Microsoft patent could allow physical games to be verified for digital use | VGC

A new Microsoft patent could allow for physical games to be verified for use as part of an Xbox Digital library.

www.videogameschronicle.com

Need for Speed Mobile gameplay footage has reportedly leaked | VGC

The game is currently in development at Tencent…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Sony’s CFO insists AAA game quality ‘will deteriorate’ if it adopts Game Pass-style strategy | VGC

Sony CFO Hikori Totoki has suggested that the quality of Sony’s first-party games may decline if they were to be added to PlayStation Plus on day one.

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[CriticalGaming]

Nintendo says the transition to its next console is ‘a major focus for us’ | VGC

The company wants to alleviate the risk of resetting its userbase…

www.videogameschronicle.com

Just make the next console backwards compatable, problem solved?

 

[BrawlMan]

Just make the next console backwards compatable, problem solved?

That's if they decide to make it even backwards compatible. They know the answer, but won't or can't put in the effort.

 

[Brokencontroller]

That's if they decide to make it even backwards compatible. They know the answer, but won't or can't put in the effort.

I mean it wouldnt be the first time theyve done it. The wii u was backwards compatible. The switch is a killer machine all they really need to do is upgrade the hardware and keep the software the same so that it will take all switch games.