W03 | 2026
Games Industry Executive Summary | January 23, 2025
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🎯 Highlights
Sony wiped over 1,000 shovelware games off the PlayStation store without warning, all from a single developer
🆕 News
Ubisoft Cancels 6 Projects Including Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake, Closes 2 Studios and Confirms Further Layoffs in Major Company Restructure
As Hitman 3 turns five years old, we surely have enough hindsight to declare: this is one of the greatest of all time, right?
Highguard Developers Remain Silent One Week Before Release Day
Resident Evil Requiem is launching with $2,000 real-life watches because "time is a main character" in the game
📈 Industry Trends
Epic Game Store’s free giveaways just cause a huge spike in Steam sales, reveals New Blood CEO
Direct-to-consumer transactions have become a "core, scalable revenue system," says Appcharge
Poppy Playtime: How Mob Entertainment builds a transmedia franchise
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