Concord Studio Closes, Mario’s Happy Meal and More! See gaming news of the week

The second half of the year brought new air to the Voxelwhich now also has weekly live meetings with our beloved audience. One of the biggest projects in this new phase is the return of the classic Checkpointa program focused on bringing you the main news about the gaming world!

The new Checkpoint It has a mesacast format and brings a summary of the main news about the gaming world every Friday — of course, also expect the participation of the home team and big names in the gaming media.

Today’s program takes place at 4pm on our official channel on YouTube. In the meantime, how about updating yourself with the best gaming news here on the site? Check out a summary with the main news of the week in the gaming world which were highlighted on the website and social networks of the Voxel!

Sony closes two studios, including Concord’s Firewalk

Sony closes Concord studio.Fonte:  PlayStation

Sony announced, last Tuesday (29), the closure of two of the company’s studios: Neon Koi and Firewalk Studios. While the first was focused on mobile games and did not launch any project on the market, the second was responsible for Concord — a hero shooter that took years to develop and was taken offline just days after its debut.

Black Ops 6 becomes the biggest launch in the franchise’s history

Many doubts hung over fans’ heads after Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard — after all, how would the North American giant become Call of Duty a sustainable property through a subscription service like Game Pass?

Bom, Black Ops 6 Not only was it a success at its debut, it also became the biggest launch in the franchise’s historyaccording to Microsoft itself. “The launch of Black Ops 6 last week was the biggest launch of Call of Duty of all time, setting a record for players on the first day, as well as Game Pass subscribers on launch day”, celebrated Satya Nadella, CEO of the North American giant.

Outlast will be adapted for film by the Saw studio

Outlast will be adapted for film by the Saw studio.Fonte:  Red Barrels Studios

The famous horror game Outlast will have a film adaptation led by Lionsgate, known for productions such as Saw, Hunger Games e John Wick. The project features the games’ main scriptwriter, JT Perry, who promised to delve deeper into the franchise’s characters and killers. You can find more details on our Instagram at the link below!

McLanche Feliz has a new collection of toys inspired by Mario Kart 8

McDonalds is one of the fast food chains that always offers big surprises for gamers on duty. The company has already become well known for its initiatives through McLanche Feliz, bringing Pokémon, Sonic and several other famous video game franchises to its catalog.

The franchise Mario It has also been the subject of several collaborations with McDonalds over the years, but for those who haven’t yet had the opportunity to secure a free gift, we have good news: the characters of Mario Kart 8 have just won a new exclusive collection at McLanche Feliz.

Ubisoft launches new RPG with NFTs that cost almost R$370,000

Ubisoft launches RPG with very expensive NFTs.Source: Ubisoft

Ubisoft has been adopting some controversial strategies recently. After the commercial fiasco of Star Wars Outlawsthe postponement of Assassin’s Creed Shadows for next year and the end of the team responsible for Prince of Persia The Lost Crownthe French giant was involved in a new controversy when it launched its first RPG based on Web3.

Originally announced in June 2023, Ubisoft released Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles last week on PC — a few years after facing harsh criticism for supporting NFTs. Find out more at the link below!

Enigma do Medo, Cellbit’s new game, had a date and first trailer this week

In recent years, Brazil has been very well represented in video games, with some studios bringing great games to Brazilian fans — such as Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel, Dandy Ace and the most recent of them, Mullet Madjack.

Now, another prominent project coming up is Riddle of Feara horror game developed by the Dumativa studio in partnership with YouTuber Cellbit. Are you interested? Then check out the details at the link below!

GTA 5 clone was released for smartphones last week

Copy of GTA 5 was released for smartphones last week.Source: Rockstar

Next to GTA San Andreas, GTA 5 is one of Rockstar’s greatest classics and had versions for three different generations of consoles — despite never having one dedicated to smartphones. Well, after more than 10 years on the market, an unofficial version of the game arrived on the App Store last week.

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