Baldur’s Gate 3 Tops PS Charts

That's just what we believe is the commercially accurate price for it - Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two

Hope you're all gearing up for a thrilling weekend of gaming.

From Baldur’s Gate 3's success to a potential GTA VI tease for 2024, there's a lot to dig into.

Also, who else is feeling a bit nostalgic about Red Dead's comeback? Even a much maligned port for newer consoles?

Dive in and enjoy the read.

Round-up of the day

🎮 After the huge success on Steam, Baldur’s Gate 3 is now the most pre-ordered PlayStation game. More than Mortal Kombat 1 or Spider-Man 2. (link)

🥽 The beta versions for Roblox on MetaVR surpassed over 1 million downloads in a week. (link)

📈 Still on Roblox – they had a record $680.8 million in revenue in Q2 2023, that would be 15% increase YOY. (link)

🕹️ Valve now sells “certified refurbished” Steam Decks that cost less than a new one. They are “fully tested” – and have a 1-year warranty. (link)

Biz Reel

Telltale Games announced its acquisition of the British Developer Flavourworks, best known for developing the live-action interactive film Erica, launched as a PS4 exclusive in 2019 (link)

One year after acquisition of Zynga, 53% of Take-Two’s revenue is coming from mobile. That would be $680 million. (link)

Monetizr has secured $4 million in funding to replace disruptive in-game advertisements with immersive brand interactions. Monetizr was founded in 2016 and it has 10 people. (link)

Sony had a 6.8% drop in income, despite a massive rise, in sales in games and network services. It appears to be mainly due to the investments Sony has been making in other areas. (link)

Sega is finalizing the Rovio acquisition. Starting next week, the Japanese company will own more than 95% of Angry Birds’ creator shares. (link)

Game Central

Disappointment of the week - The first Red Dead Redemption will come to PS4 and Switch. Not on PC. But it will not be a remake, nor a remaster. It will be just the simple port of a 13 years old game, with a $50 price tag. Undead Nightmare included. August 17. (link)

Call of Duty Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III will be launched on November 10; platforms are not announced yet, but we expect no surprises. (link)

A new clue that GTA VI could be launched in 2024. (link)

The last-ever update for Sifu will come on September 7. It will have 6 new arenas, 75 new challenges, gripping modifiers and cheats, new outfits and zombies. (link)

Five Assassin’s Creed games are free to play this weekend, on multiple platforms. Have fun! (link)

Quake 2 remaster has been confirmed as real - and it's already available for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC, and Game Pass. (link)

Bungie has revealed that Keith David will step in as the new voice of Commander Zavala for Destiny 2, following Lance Reddick’s unexpected passing. (link)