This week features a lot of pretty glum circumstances by the numbers. But like the seasons, all things come to an end to hopefully begin again. (Maybe better next time?)
A noted member of the hacking and emulation community is currently homeless, and donations would be appreciated. Nocash has created tools such as No$GBA and GBATEK.
Toge Productions and developer Mojiken have delayed A Space for the Unbound due to predatory practices by their publisher PQube Games. PQube exploited the team’s status as Indonesian developers to misuse diversity grant funds.
Someone impersonated and faked an Arc Systems Works email trying to circulate transphobic rhetoric against Bridget’s gender. Arc Systems Works ended up denying the fabrications in a statement.
NetEase has bought Quantic Dream. NetEase is a China-based internet technology company, and has previously helped with the distribution and localization of Blizzard Activision’s titles in China.
On the other hand, despite rumors, Amazon is NOT going to place a bid for Electronic Arts.
Vivek Sharma, the vice president of Facebook Gaming, has left his position. Sharma was helping lead the team behind Meta’s virtual reality social platform.
Sony is raising the price of the PS5 in all territories the console is currently being sold outside of the US.
Ubisoft is decommissioning online services and features for several of their older titles this coming October. The original deadline was set to the beginning of this September, but was pushed back.
The Pokémon Company is suing several companies for copyright infringement over the continuing distribution of the game, Pocket Monster Reissue. The game currently remains available to download in mainland China.
And strap in.
Warner Brothers recently filed a trademark application for Big Chungus.
