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Here are five of the most interesting stories that defined the gaming industry throughout 2024:
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A new game sometimes breaks in for a bit, only to disappear a week or two later.
Black Ops 6 is one of the big games that defined 2024, in more ways than one.
The company launched four former Xbox console exclusives across PlayStation and Nintendo hardware, including Rare’sSea of Thieves.
The company also committed to keeping Call of Duty everywhere as it was wooing regulators so that buy Activision.
Still, this is the same company that loudly pledged to keeping games like Bethesda’sStarfieldas Xbox exclusives.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 launched in October, and it’s one of the biggest games of the year.
Then on October 29,Firewalk Studios was shut down.
I’m sorry to beat a dead horse, but this bears repeating.
And I’m not sure I ever will again.
The Outer Worlds 2 is coming in 2025, with a PS5 launch at the same time as the game’s Xbox and PC debut.
Speaking of studio closures…
2.
Layoffs and closures devastate the industry
My god.
2023’s layoffs were rough.
Concord launched on August 23, and the game was pulled just two weeks later.
2024’s defy description.
Award-winning studios were closed left and right, and dozens of games have been canceled.
Slowly but steadily though, workers are noticing…
1.
The entire team working on World of Warcraft unionized in 2024.
Shortly before the year closed,ZeniMax Online Studios joined the fray.
