Getting into the gaming business is a strategy digital content
platforms tend to adopt for two reasons: one, as a way of keeping old users
engaged with the platform and attracting new users; and two, for increasing
revenue. LinkedIn has recently become one of these platforms too, with the launch
of its own puzzle games.
The games are: ‘Pinpoint,’ ‘Crossclimb,’ and ‘Queens,’ and
they are all available on LinkedIn on desktop as well as mobile. Each of these
games can be played once in a day. They also show metrics like high score, daily
streak, leaderboards, and people you know that have played them.
Epic Games has announced a new ‘Now On Epic’ program through
which it aims to incentivize developers for bringing their older games to the
Epic Games Store.
The company promises to give developers 100% of the revenue
generated from user spending for the first six months on products offered via the program.
After six months, the revenue will be split up between Epic Games and the developer,
where 88% will go to the developers and 12% will be kept by the company.
To be more specific, ‘older games’ indicates games that have been released before October 31st, 2023. Additionally, Epic Games requires developers to own at least three of such games, and that the be “currently live on another third-party PC storefront or included in a third-party subscription service.” All developers and publishers who have registered Epic Games developer accounts will be eligible to participate in the program.
Meta is reportedly going to be launching the mobile version
of Horizon Worlds soon, according to a Lowpass newsletter by Janko
Roettgers. The platform is currently available on Meta’s Quest VR headsets
only. While Meta did complete the development of a mobile version last year, the
company revealed that it could not ship it at the time.
While Meta has not confirmed the news of a release happening soon, Metaverse VP at Meta, Vishal Shah, did disclose to Roettgers that with the release of the mobile version of Horizon Worlds, one of the first games that will be tested on the platform will be Super Rumble.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed an official
complaint to block the merger of Microsoft and Activision Blizzard King. After
reviewing the details, FTC found out that Microsoft planned the acquisition of
Activision Blizzard King for $68.7 billion, as announced in January 2022.
In an official statement, the FTC claims to "Seek to stop Microsoft from gaining control over a leading independent game studio and using it to harm competition in multiple dynamic and fast-growing gaming markets."
Vice chairman and President of Microsoft, Brad Smith
released a statement regarding the decision, saying the company had
"believed in giving peace a chance" but will not back down from
making its case in court. If the FTC's lawsuit is successful, it is unlikely
the video gaming world will see a deal this big anytime soon.
The team at VR.Space has released this infographic which looks at the most popular VR games of all time. The research is based on the estimated rankings of the "all reviews" figure on Steam, for both VR experiences and VR-only games, and includes the 50 top titles.
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