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Our Industry News            (03/07/23 - 09/07/23)

Written by Sparkers | Monday, 10 July 2023

      

Top News Items

    • A steam developer suggested Valve was banning games that featured AI-generated content on their platform. Valve has claimed that they are keeping an open mind regarding the use of AI tools to generate games, however insists that any AI content use cannot infringe on the copyright of others.

    • Microsoft tells court that Sony is anticipated to release a PlayStation 5 Slim and a "handheld version of the PS5" before the end of the year.

    • After Epic lost its court case against Apple, it won just one of the 10 claims against Apple, that of adding links in their apps to external shop stores. Apple has refused Epic the license to bring back Fortnite to its devices and has continued to respond with the usual excuse of security and privacy as to why side-loading is not favorable. 
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New games

Week commencing Monday 10 July 2023

Date Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)
July 11 The Valiant  Ps5, XSX

Real-time strategy

Kite Games THQ Nordic
July 12 Mordhau PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX Fighting, hack and slash Triternion Triternion
  Oxenfree II: Lost Signals  Win, NS, PS4, PS5 Graphic Adventure Night School Studio Night School Studio
July 13 Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Win, NS, PS4, PS5 Role-playing Gust Koel Tecmo
  Ed-0: Zombie Uprising  Win, PS5, XSX Roguelike Lancarse D3 Publisher
  Gravity Circuit Win, NS, PS4,PS5 Action Platformer Domesticated Ant Games PID Games
  Touhou: New World Win,NS Bullet hell, action role-playing Ankake Spa Xseed Games
July 14 Exoprimal Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX Third-person shooter Capcom Capcom
  Jagged Alliance 3 Win Real-time Strategy Haemimont Games THQ Nordic