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In Microsoft’s latest financial report, GamePass annual growth for fiscal 21 reached 37.5%, missing Microsoft’s target of 47.8%. The 37.5% growth in fiscal year 21 represents less than half the growth GamePass had in fiscal 20 when the base was a lot smaller so any growth then would be significantly higher. The latest subscription numbers released by Microsoft in January 2021 was 18 million.
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Microsoft has announced a new 2TB ($400) and 512GB ($140) Seagate storage expansion cards for the Xbox Series X and S, expected early December.
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The digital only release for GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition will be on 11th November and will include GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas. The game will retail at $59.99. The PC version of the game will be a Rockstar Game Launcher exclusive. San Andreas will release on GamePass and GTA 3 will release on PlayStation Now when the Trilogy launches.
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The Sony former exclusive console game, God of War, will release on Steam on the 14th January 2022 for €49.99. The game will include DLC content including several skins and extended gameplay. The game will support both a Sony DualSense controller as well a mouse and keyboard. God of War has so far sold just under 20 million units worldwide and just under 6 million units according to GSD tracked data.
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The 2018 game Sea of Thieves has passed its 25 million player mark, according to its developer, Rare.
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Dbrand is a Canadian company that makes faceplates for the PS5. Last week Sony issued them a cease-and-desist letter after the company taunted to sue. Dbrand subsequently took down its website only to launch it several days later with a new faceplate and a marketing campaign that made light of Sony’s legal threats.
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EA will open a new studio in Seattle that will focus on making shooters. The name will be disclosed soon and the studio will be headed by Marcus Lehto, former creative director at Bungie.
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New games |
Week commencing Monday 25 Oct. 2021
| Date | Title | Platform(s) | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct. | Guardians of the Galaxy | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Action-adventure | Eidos-Montréal | Square Enix |
| Iron Harvest Complete Edition | PS5, XSX | Real-time strategy | King Art Games | Deep Silver | |
| 28 Oct. | Age of Empires IV | Win | Real-time strategy | Relic Entertainment | Xbox Game Studios |
| Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Adventure | Maze Theory | BBC Studios / Just Add Water | |
| Dusk | NS | First-person shooter | New Blood Interactive | New Blood | |
| Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water | Win, NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Survival horror | Koei Tecmo | Koei Tecmo | |
| Happy Game | Win, NS | Adventure, horror | Amanita Design | Amanita Design | |
| Riders Republic | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX, Stadia | Sports | Ubisoft Annecy | Ubisoft | |
| Saint Kotar | Win | Horror, adventure | Red Martyr Entertainment | Soedesco | |
| Undernauts: Labyrinth of Yomi | Win, NS, PS4, XBO | Role-playing, roguelike | Experience | Aksys Games | |
| Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars | Win, NS, PS4 | Role-playing | Alim | Square Enix | |
| 29 Oct. | Mario Party Superstars | NS | Party | NDcube | Nintendo |