--- title: Our Industry News            (17/07/23 - 23/07/23) description: "News Mash-Up - Week #29" image: https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/News%2014.jpg --- [![sparkers - your entertainment data companion](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/web/session-sparkers2021/assets/img/logo.svg)](https://www.sparkers.com) - [Services](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Market Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Cockpit](https://www.sparkers.com/services/cockpits/) - [Audiences Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/audiences/) - [Advisory](https://www.sparkers.com/services/advisory/) - [GSD](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/gaming/) - [Blog](https://blog.sparkers.com/) - [People](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [About](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [Jobs](https://apply.workable.com/sparkers/) [Contact](https://www.sparkers.com/contact';%20?%3E) [News](https://blog.sparkers.com/tag/news) # Our Industry News            (17/07/23 - 23/07/23) Monday, 24 July 2023 [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.sparkers.com/news-mash-up-week-29-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.sparkers.com/news-mash-up-week-29-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.sparkers.com/news-mash-up-week-29-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)        | ![micro 4](https://blog.sparkers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/micro%204.png?width=134&name=micro%204.png) | ## **Top News Items** | | --- | --- | - - It has been claimed that **Microsoft** and **PlayStation** have signed a binding agreement of 10 years to keep Call of Duty on PS following the acquisition of **Activision** **Blizzard**.  The UK's CMA have stated that they will take another six weeks to consider the new submission from **Microsoft** on the issue of cloud gaming and COD.. - The UK's trade body, **UKIE,** have set 11 industry principles to "improve the protections for all players". Some of these principles included giving clear probability disclosures and disclosing the presence of Loot boxes prior to purchase.  The UK government is investigating the impact of loot-boxes. - **Xbox Live Gold** will be re-branded as "GamePass Core" starting the 14th of September. This service will cost $10 a month or $60 a year and will provide consumers access to multiplayer gaming.  Gold would usually offer smaller indie games every month and this implies that GamePass will offer 4 subscription services, Core, Consle, PC, and Ultimate. | ![Artboard 1](https://blog.sparkers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/Artboard%201.png?width=137&name=Artboard%201.png) | ## **New games** | | --- | --- | Week commencing Monday 24 July 2023 | **Date** | **Title** | **Platform(s)** | **Genre(s)** | **Developer(s)** | **Publisher(s)** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | July 25 | Mr. Run and Jump | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX, Atari, VCS | Platform, action | Graphite Lab | Atari | | | The Queen's Gambit Chess | iOS, Droid | Chess | Ripstone Rockwater | Netflix Games | | | Remnant 2 | Win,,PS5,  XSX | Third-person shooter | Gunfire Games | Gearbox Publishing | | | This Way Madness Lies | NS | Role-playing | Zeboyd Games | Zeboyd Games | | July 26 | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | Win | Third-person shooter, Platform | Insomniac Games, Nixxes Software | Sony Interactive Entertainment | | | Xuan-Yuan Sword: Mists Beyond the Mountains | Win | Role-playing | Softstar | Gamera Games, eastasiasoft | | July 27 | Arcadian Atlas | Win | Tactical role-playing | Twin Otter Studios | Serenity Forge | | | Crymachina | NS, PS4, PS5 | Action role-playing | Aquria | FuRyu | | | Double Dragon Gaiden; Rise of the Dragons | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Beat' em up | Secret Base | Modus Games | | | The Expanse: A telltale Series Episode 1 | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Graphic Adventure | Telltale Games, Deck Nine | Telltale Games | | | Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Action-Adventure PLatform | Chibig, Talpa Games, Undercoders | Chibig | | | Let's School | Win | Management | Pathea Games | PM Studios | | | PixelJunk Scrappers Deluxe | Win, NS, PS4, PS5 | Party, beat ' em up | Q-Games | Q-Games | | | Psychic 5 Eternal | NS | Action | CRT Games | City Connections | | | Puzzles for Clef | Win | Puzzle-platform | Weasel Token | Freedom Games | | | Radiant Tale | NS | Visual novel | Design Factory | Aksys Games | | | Return to Monkey Island | IOS, Droid | Graphic adventure | Terrible Toybox | Devolver Digital | | | Sword and Fairy Inn 2 | NS | Life sim | Softstar, CubeGame | Softstar, eastasiasoft | | | Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone | Win, NS | Tactical role-playing | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | | July 28 | Disney Illusion Island | NS | Platform | Diala Studios | Disney Interactive | | | Hello Kitty Island Adventure | iOS, Droid | Life sim | Sunblink | Sunblink | | | Natsu-Mon! 20th Century Summer Vacation | NS | Adventure | Milennium Kitchen, Toybox | Spike Chunsoft |   [![sparkers - your entertainment data companion](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/web/session-sparkers2021/assets/img/logo-dark.svg)](https://www.sparkers.com) **Services** - [Market Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/services/market-insights/) - [Sales Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/services/cockpits/) - [Audiences Insights](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/audiences//) - [Advisory](http://www.sparkers.io/services/advisory/) [**GSD**](https://www.sparkers.com/domains/gaming/) [**Blog**](https://blog.hubspot.com) **People** - [About](https://www.sparkers.com/about/) - [Jobs](https://apply.workable.com/sparkers/) [contact](https://www.sparkers.com/contact/) --- - ©2021 Sparkers - [Privacy Policy](https://www.sparkers.com/privacy-policy/) - [Cookie Policy](https://www.sparkers.com/cookie-policy/) - [![](https://blog.sparkers.com/hubfs/web/session-sparkers2021/assets/img/icon-linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sparkers)