--- title: "News Mash-Up - Week # 49" description: "News Mash-Up - Week # 49" 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 # 49 Tuesday, 21 December 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-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) [Share this blog post on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) [Share this blog post on LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.sparkers.com/the-future-is-digital-right-0-1-0-1-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0)   | ![micro 4](https://blog.sparkers.com/hs-fs/hubfs/News%20Mash-up/micro%204.png?width=134&name=micro%204.png) | ## **Top News Items** | | --- | --- | - - Ubisoft will launch its first NFT. Called “Digits” these are in-game items made by Ubisoft for the PC game *Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint*. The Digits will have serial numbers unique to a microtransaction. The NFTs will be stored on the Tezos blockchain, which it claims is far more energy-efficient than other blockchain engines. Ubisoft will create a new platform called “Ubisoft Quartz” to facilitate the selling and buying of the NFTs. In Quartz’s T&Cs Ubisoft will charge an “administration fee” to facilitate the selling of an NFT. The transactions of NFTs will be conducted by a third-party blockchain application Rarible or Objkt. Currently, Digits will only be sold in USA, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Australia and Brazil. - A German court has now ruled against a verdict that Nintendo won regards the cancellation of Nintendo eShop pre-orders within 7 days of a game release. Since September 2021 Nintendo has prevented the cancellation of pre-orders. The Federation of German Consumer Organisations (VZBV) put forward a case that a pre-order digital product is deemed worthless until the time of full release, and the Court agreed. As yet, Nintendo has not complied with this new ruling, its Terms & Conditions still state "*Nintendo begins with the performance of its obligations before the cancellation period ends*". - On January 12th 2022, *PUBG* will go free-to-play. Those people who bought the game will get free access to *Battlegrounds Plus*, a premium account upgrade, which includes 1,300 G-coin, a 100% boost to survival master experience point gain, ranked mode, access to custom matches, and a selection of in-game cosmetics. - Called “Google Play Games”, Google has announced a video game app service for the PC sometime in 2022. - Microsoft has rebranded Xbox GamePass for the PC to “PC Game Pass”. - Tencent has launched its own publication division called “Level Infinite”. In Europe, Level Infinite will be based in Amsterdam and will offer technology, production, and analytics support for its clients. - Sony has acquired another development studio, Valkyrie Entertainment. The studio is a to-hire and has helped to make games *League of Legends, God of War,* and *Halo Infinite*. - Kickstarter, the popular crowdfunding business, will move its operations onto the blockchain hosted by Celo. | ![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 13 Dec. 2021  | **Date** | **Title** | **Platform(s)** | **Genre(s)** | **Developer(s)** | **Publisher(s)** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 14 Dec. | Praey for the Gods | Win, PS4, PS5, XBO | Action-adventure | No Matter Studios | No Matter Studios | | 16 Dec. | Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo | Win | Adventure | Pendulo Studios | Microids | | | Alien: Isolation | iOS, Android | Action-adventure, stealth, survival horror | Feral Interactive | Sega | | | Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade | Win | Action role-playing | Square Enix | Square Enix | | | Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach | Win, PS4, PS5 | Survival horror | Steel Wool Studios | ScottGames | | | The Gunk | Win, XBO, XSX | Action-adventure | Image & Form | Thunderful | | | Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth | NS, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX | Metroidvania | Team Ladybug, Why So Serious? | Playism |   [![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)