Atlus se encuentra celebrando los 25 años de la saga Persona y a lo largo de todo este año veremos anuncios y lanzamientos que, se supone, podrían culminar con la confirmación de Persona 6. Tras lanzar Persona 4 Golden en PC ahora nos llega otro clásico de la licencia, aunque se trata de un spin-off: Persona 4 Arena Ultimax. Y podemos decir que era un gran spin-off que llevó a los héroes de Persona 4 e incluso Persona 3 a un juego de lucha desarrollado por Arc System Works con suficientes guiños para los fans del rol gracias a un potente modo historia que continuaba la historia vista en Persona 4…
Unity To Introduce A New Developer Fee Based On Number Of Installs
Game toolset creator Unity is introducing a new fee for game developers based on game installs. The new policy comes into effect on January 1, 2024.
Here are the details of how this will work. Unity is split into two basic functions: the Unity Editor, for developers, and the Unity Runtime, which is the code that executes on PCs, consoles, or mobile to actually play the games. The fee is based on Unity Runtime and activates every time a “qualifying” game is installed. The fee only activates after certain revenue and install base numbers have been met, depending on what version of Unity is being used. The fee itself will also change depending on the number of installs and what region the game is from.
For users of Unity Personal and Plus, the fees will kick in once a game has …
Macau’s GGR Reaches MOP19.3bln In First Month of 2024; Second Highest Since Pandemic
During the first month of 2024, the gaming industry in Macau continued to grow in terms of accumulated profits, with gross gaming profit (GGR) reaching MOP19.3bln, which is approximately US$2.4bln. Additionally, this GGR represents 77% of the MOP24.9bln, which is approximately US$3bln, revealed in the first month of 2019, two months prior to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The series of post-COVID records continues:
In compliance with information unveiled by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), aka the local regulator, January’s number saw a 67% growth compared to January of the former year. In addition, the aforementioned GGR also represents the increase of 4% from last month’s GGR of MOP18.5bln, which is approximately US$2.3bln.
MGM appoints Niklas Rytterstrom as COO of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa
MGM Resorts International has promoted from within, appointing Niklas Rytterstrom as the COO and president of the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa. The company confirmed the news on Monday and said that Rytterstrom will be involved with the business’s day-to-day and oversee the casino’s strategic expansion and operations.
Bringing in a Seasoned Veteran at the Borgata
Rytterstrom is a seasoned company veteran who first entered the company in 1999 and started out as assistant hotel manager at Bellagio Resort & Casino over on the West Coast in Las Vegas. He has held various roles throughout the company, including general manager of The Cosmo…
Macau reportedly saw its aggregated gross gaming revenues drop off by almost 24% last week after neighboring Guangdong Province instituted a new series of coronavirus-related travel restrictions.
According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, this is the opinion of Sanford C Bernstein Limited analysts Vitaly Umansky, Kelsey Zhu and Louis Li as the casino hotspot saw its average daily aggregated gross gaming revenues fall from about $27.4 million for the seven days from June 7 to approximately $20.9 million last week. The source detailed that this final figure represented an almost 51% diminution when compared with the around $42.1 million weekly median seen in May.
Sweeping slump:
The Sanford C Bernstein Limited analysts reportedly exp…