--- title: "News Mash-Up - Week # 19" description: "News Mash-Up - Week # 19" 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) # News Mash-Up - Week # 19 Thursday, 20 May 2021 [Share this blog post on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=I+found+this+interesting+blog+post&url=https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0)     | ![micro 4](https://blog.sparkers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/micro%204.png?width=134&name=micro%204.png) | ## **Top News Items** | | --- | --- | - - Nintendo posted its fiscal 2021 results. Revenue for the fiscal year increased by +34% to $16.1 billion. This is three times the growth from the previous fiscal year. Both software and hardware sales increased by +37% respectively. Operational income increased +82% to $5.9 billion. - Ubisoft posted its fiscal 2021 results. Net bookings increased +46% to €2.2 billion. Digital revenues increased by 28% to €1.6 billion. Operating income increased fourteen-fold to €473 million. - Capcom posted its fiscal 2020 results. Net sales increased by +17% to ¥95 billion. Operating income increased +52% to ¥35 billion. Although outside its 2020 fiscal, Capcom announced new released Resident Evil Village (RE8) has shipped over 3 million copies worldwide. - Konami posted its fiscal 2021 results. The digital entertainment category, which includes video games and mobile games, increased sales by +33% to ¥204 billion. Net income for the category increased +70% and reached ¥73 billion. - A new multiplayer game from EA, Knockout City, will be free to play in its first 10 days when it launches on the 21st May. - Roblox posted its first public financial disclosure since going public in March 2021, Revenue in Q1’21 came to $388 million, an increase of +140% since the same time last year. High R&D expenditure and payments to contributing members resulted with a net loss in the quarter of $134 million. - The Xbox Series X and S will launch in China on 10th June. The PS5 went on sale in China on Saturday 15th May, giving the PS5 a four-week advantage on the Xbox. - Sony has acknowledged supply constraints for the PS5 could continue into 2022 as supply cannot keep up with demand. - HTC will launch a new VR headset, the HTC Vive Pro 2, on the 4th June 2021. The headset will support 5K resolution and comes with a 120Hz panel. The bundle that comes with a base and tracking controllers will launch at €1399. | ![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 17 May 2021  | **Date** | **Title** | **Platform(s)** | **Genre(s)** | **Developer(s)** | **Publisher(s)** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 18 May | Arcaea | NS | Rhythm | Lowiro | Lowiro | | | Days Gone | Win | Action-adventure, survival horror | Bend Studio | Sony Interactive Entertainment | | | Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice | NS, PS4, XBO | Adventure | CrazyBunch | Assemble Entertainment | | | SnowRunner | NS | Racing | Saber Interactive | Focus Home Interactive | | | Void Terrarium Plus\[a\] | PS5 | Role-playing, roguelike | Nippon Ichi Software | NIS America | | 20 May | Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed\[b\] | NS, PS4 | Action role-playing | Acquire | Acquire | | | Angelique Luminarise\[b\] | NS | Visual novel | Ruby Party | Koei Tecmo | | | Layers of Fear 2 | NS | Psychological horror | Bloober Team | Bloober Team | | | Manifold Garden | PS5 | Puzzle | William Chyr Studio | William Chyr Studio | | | Rune Factory 5\[b\] | NS | Role-playing, simulation | Marvelous | Marvelous | | | Just Die Already | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Action-adventure | DoubleMoose | Curve Digital | | | Uncharted Waters 4 with Power-Up Kit HD Version | Win, NS | Turn-based strategy | Koei Tecmo | Koei Tecmo | | 21 May | Knockout City | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Sports | Velan Studios | Electronic Arts | | | Miitopia | NS | Role-playing | Grezzo | Nintendo | | | Rust | PS4, XBO | Survival | Facepunch Studios, Double Eleven | Double Eleven |       [![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)