Among Us will be free on Nintendo Switch from July 21-27, Nintendo announced Monday. The game will be available as a trial through Nintendo’s Game Trial program for Nintendo Switch Online members. The breakout social deception game, which was released in 2018 but blew up in 2020, was released on Nintendo Switch in 2020, after […]
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Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds Hits $100 Million Faster Than Genshin Impact And Pokemon Go
After launching on June 10, Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds has managed to reach $100 million in revenue in just 11 days. That puts it ahead of both Pokemon Go and Genshin Impact, which took 12 and 13 days, respectively. Much of its revenue was derived from Japan, which spent a massive $45.6 million on […]
Bloodstained: Ritual Of The Night Might Be Getting A Sequel, According To New Financial Report
The parent company of publisher 505 Games, Digital Bros, has let slip that Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night currently has a sequel in development. This news comes in the form of a leaked financial report which details the performance of several 505 Games published titles including Control, Ghostrunner, and Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. The […]
Etihad Airways Becomes Team Nigma’s Main Partner – The Esports Observer
The national airline of the United Arabian Emirates, Etihad Airways, announced Monday a multi-year partnership with esports organization Team Nigma, which recently revealed that it had relocated to Abu Dhabi under its partnership with Abu Dhabi Gaming (AD Gaming). As part of the partnership, the Abu Dhabi headquartered airline will “make sure the team and its support staff will arrive, relaxed, refreshed and on time for their packed global schedule.” Team Nigma and […]
Crash Bandicoot 4 Coming To Nintendo Switch, PS5, And Series X March 2021
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X on March 12, 2021. The PC version will launch later this year. Last year, Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time delivered what has been described as the true sequel to the original trilogy. Now, Activision has revealed that the […]
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night To Receive Smartphone Port
Metroidvania Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night will be receiving a worldwide release smartphone port very soon. Announced by NetEase Games and ArtPlay, the game will be released as a “one-time purchase model”, which will support English, Japanese, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, and Korean languages. After the Nintendo Switch sales for Bloodstained: Ritual of […]
Ni No Kuni Developer Level-5 Allegedly Ends Operations In North America
According to GamesIndustry.biz sources, Ni no Kuni and Yo-Kai Watch developer Level-5 has been phasing out its North American studios since Summer 2019. The Level-5 International America and Level-5 Abby studios were hit with substantial layoffs last year. In July 2019, Level-5 International America closed its design department and, earlier this year, Level-5 Abby COO Yukari Hayakawa was said to have stepped down […]
FIFA Organization NEO Signs Nike, Outfitter to Merchandising, Jersey Deals
FIFA-focused organization NEO has announced partnerships with apparel companies Outfitter and Nike. Outfitter will serve as the organization’s lead merchandiser, while Nike will become a jersey sponsor of the organization. The partnerships represent a unique collaboration between an esports organization and two apparel companies working together to produce new merchandise for the team. Additionally, NEO […]
Microsoft Shuts Down Mixer; Ninja And Others Free To Return To Twitch
Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Mixer, its streaming competitor to the likes of Twitch. The Xbox owners will be transitioning over to Facebook Gaming instead, partnered streamers having the option to be included with the move or return to Twitch. As of July 22, Mixer sites and apps will redirect users to […]
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Is Getting More DLC; Sales Surpass 1 Million
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the latest Metroidvania from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night producer Koji Igarashi, has now sold over 1 million copies worldwide. Igarashi released a video thanking players and fans around the world who have played the new IP, as well as all the people who have contributed to its development and […]