News Mash-Up - Week # 51 & 52

 

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Top News Items

    • Riot Games agreed to pay $80 million in compensation for employees who alleged sexual harassment that took place at the publisher since 2014. An additional $20 million went on legal fees. Allegations of employment malpractice came to light in 2018.

    • Although the uptake of Digits NFT microtransactions for the game Ghost Recon Breakpoint has seen fewer than 20 sales before year end 2021, a statement from Didier Genevois, Ubisoft’s Blockchain Technical Director confirmed this has not deterred the company from pushing NFTs in its plans going forward.

    • In a New Year address by Square Enix’s president, Yosuke Matsuda, he has expressed personal interest in new technologies such as the metaverse and specifically NFTs, stating "…ramp up our efforts to develop a business accordingly, with an eye to potentially issuing our own tokens in the future."

    • The troubled launch of Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy: The Definitive Edition on the PC by Rockstar has resulted in the company offering one free game from their PC store to any disgruntled buyer.

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New games

Week commencing Monday 27 Dec. 2021 

Date Title Platform(s) Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s)  
6 Jan. Demon Gaze Extra[a] NS, PS4 Role-playing Cattle Call Clouded Leopard Entertainment