Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki announced that 70 player-created games have crossed a billion plays on the Roblox platform, which has grown to 58.8 million daily users.
Back in 2019, Roblox had 10 titles with more than a billion plays. Baszucki said 2022 was a great year for Roblox.
Top titles included Livetopia, which recently partnered with Mariah Carey for a holiday experience, and viral thrillers…
The final hours of Google Stadia have arrived
January 19, 2023
Stadia, Google’s ambitious but ultimately doomed cloud gaming service, is shutting down at the end of today, January 18. Many gamers and developers are bidding the platform farewell, as is Stadia’s social media. As a last gesture, the service rolled out a free-to-play…
Prime Gaming user engagement increased 25% in 2022
January 18, 2023
Amazon revealed how Prime Gaming performed in 2022, including stats on its free games and user response. According to Amazon, the number of subscribers who claimed free games increased by 25%, and the value of the games on offer increased as well.
In total, Amazon’s Free…
Garmin brings Atari into its car cabin of the future
January 16, 2023
Garmin is showing off cool interior cabins for future cars, and it has partnered with Atari to bring gaming into vehicles.
The Swiss automotive equipment company showed off the cabin at CES 2023, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas.
Garmin is focused on technologies that unify multiple domains, touchscreens and wireless devices on a single SoC (system on chip). The cabin features four…
The Federal Trade Commission is suing to block the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft. It contends that the acquisition, if completed, would give Microsoft an unfair advantage over its competitors.
This morning, the four-person commission voted to issue…
Should Ubisoft just bury Skull and Bones for good? | Kaser Focus
January 14, 2023
Ubisoft announced this week that — among other things — it’s delaying Skull and Bones yet again. As a follow-up to my poorly phrased Twitter question: I know that other games have had longer delays between release and launch. I’m reminded of that by the hole in my…
Fortnite Champion Series changes format, keeps $10M prize pool
January 12, 2023
The Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) is returning for 2023 — alongside its $10 million prize pool to be distributed through out the year. However, this year the FNCS Global Championship is reformatting to be more similar to other esports with a new major-focused structure.
The Fortnite Champion Series season will be split into three Majors that will run for a total of five weeks each. Duos…
Xbox’s new sustainability update adds power options to consoles
January 12, 2023
Xbox today announced it’s rolling out a new update for Xbox Insiders to offer users options for reducing their environmental impact. These changes include power-saving options on shutdown and carbon awareness. It also gives Xbox users some options for how to help save…
Nexon announced it is developing Project DW, an open world action RPG based on Dungeon & Fighter intellectual property.
To be developed by Nexon Games, Project DW will be a cross-platform game developed for global distribution on PC, console and mobil
Dungeon &…
Xbox and Bethesda announce Developer Direct on January 25
January 11, 2023
Xbox and Bethesda have confirmed they’re holding a livestream later this month. This Developer Direct conference will show off several of the upcoming games for Xbox, including Redfall, Minecraft Legends, Forza Motorsport and new content for The Elder Scrolls Online. The Direct livestream runs on January 25.
ZeniMax Online Studios will present the first major update for ESO, including a new…
