Big deals, new hardware, and a lot of platform chat fill our second episode this weekend. Highlights: Google’s pay-for-play plan, Sony drawing indie ire, Switch OLED, and the “Gabe Gear.”
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TIME STAMPS
- [00:01:20] – NPD for June 2021
- [00:09:18] – Remedy and 505 renew their deal for more Control games
- [00:15:29] – Konami signs development deals with Tencent and Bloober Team
- [00:19:39] – Humble confirms permanent shifts to charity “sliders”
- [00:26:32] – Stadia shifts partner payments to pay-for-play
- [00:38:44] – Indies share grievances with Sony
- [00:56:30] – Switch OLED and Steam Deck discussion
SOURCES
- REMEDY SIGNS A CO-PUBLISHING AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH 505 GAMES FOR A MULTIPLAYER SPIN-OFF GAME OF THE AWARD-WINNING CONTROL
- The strategic partnership of Konami Digital Entertainment and Bloober Team
- Announcement of Business Alliance with Bloober Team S.A.
- Stadia Keynote
- Utah v. Google says Google Illegally Maintains an App Store Monopoly; Unfairly Edges Out Competition
- A lawsuit that ignores choice on Android and Google Play
- Changes Coming to Humble Bundle Sliders
- Iain Garner on Twitter
- Why Indie Publishers Are Fed Up With PlayStation (IGN)