Microsoft alleges Sony pays to block games from Xbox Game Pass, Adelaide studio Mighty Kingdom might be in trouble

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Mighty Kingdom Australia's Biggest Independent Game Studio Is Teetering on the Edge of Ruin
• Microsoft claims Sony pays for ‘blocking rights’ to keep games off Xbox Game Pass
• Warner Bros.' HOGWARTS LEGACY will release in February 2023
• METAL SLUG TACTICS is delayed until 2023
• MARVEL'S MIDNIGHT SUNS Delayed Once Again, Possibly to 2023
• Survival horror game ALONE IN THE DARK is getting a remake
• Blizzard will stop selling OVERWATCH loot boxes in August
• SOCCER STORY Is A Sports Fantasy RPG That's Coming To Game Pass
• BURNOUT and NEED FOR SPEED vets announce open-world racer WRECKREATION
• Screenwest announces $2 million boost for Western Australia’s digital games and interactive industry

RELEASE RADAR

• ROLLERDROME - 16 August 2022 - PlayStation 5, PC
• BLOSSOM TALES 2: THE MINOTAUR PRINCE - 16 August 2022 - Nintendo Switch, PC
• CURSED TO GOLF - 18 August 2022 - Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC
• MADDEN NFL 23 - 19 August 2022 - Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC

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