Game Control: Game Anniversaries And Running A Noodles Shop
Console: This month is Mortal Kombat's 30th anniversary, and the studio is honoring the milestone with a brand-new trailer. The video highlights Mortal Kombat's influence throughout the past three decades, not just in the realm of video games but also in other forms of entertainment such as film, TV, and comics. Additionally, "Klassic Movie Raiden" was added to Mortal Kombat Mobile on October 7, 2022, along with his original appearance and voice from the 1995 film, portrayed by Christopher Lambert. Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon recently told fans to stay patient for news about NetherRealm's next game, stating that right now, the company is focused on celebrating the Mortal Kombat franchise's 30th anniversary. He added that NetherRealm will announce its next game "in due time."
Prior to the games' debut next month, The Pokémon Company has published an expanded new trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet titles. The 14-minute video provides an in-depth look at the latest titles, showcasing the adventures that four trainers experience. The trailer showed off new mechanics and features in games like Tera and Titan Pokémon, auto-battling, building TM Machines at Pokémon Centers, a resizable open-world mini-map, cleaning Pokémon, going on picnics with Pokémon, and taking pictures with Pokémon. In advance of its debut on November 18, 2022, The Pokémon Company has been progressively revealing new information regarding Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. These details have included new Pokémon and a partnership with musician Ed Sheeran.
Nintendo has updated its terms and conditions concerning harassment of customer service staff, with the intent to better protect employees. Nintendo's policy revision comes in the wake of a year highlighting employee mistreatment throughout the industry, such as with Activision Blizzard during July and more recent headlines regarding allegations against media company Rooster Teeth. It is yet to be seen how Nintendo intends to enact these terms and conditions practically, but players should expect strict enforcement. The new terms and conditions do not seem to address anything brought forth by Nintendo of America contractors, but closely follow language used in findings by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. It listed harassment as one of the most significant issues in Japanese workplaces. It discovered customer harassment to be the only form of harassment to have reportedly increased in recent years.
PC: The video game titles for this year's Golden Joystick Awards have been announced, and voting is now open globally through Friday, November 4, 2022. The Golden Joystick Awards is the longest-running public voting game awards ceremony and is organized by Future, the parent company of PC Gamer. On Tuesday, November 22, 2022, a fully digital awards event will be broadcast on all major streaming services to announce the winners. Over 70 games are included in the 18 categories. Elden Ring, which has four nominations and is a favorite to win, is up for Best Multiplayer Game, Best Visual Design, and PlayStation Game of the Year. The titles Horizon Forbidden West, Splatoon 3, Final Fantasy XIV, and Teardown are among those that have received several nominations.
Elden Ring's soundtrack is converted into jazz for a live concert event called Elden Ring: A Night in the Lands Between. Set to take place on December 3, 2022, the concert will translate music from the hit video game into live jazz performed by a band led by Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny Garrett and Japanese trumpeter Takuya Kuroda. Two shows will take place at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood at 6 pm and 10 pm PT. For those who can't be there in person, the event will be live-streamed, but a ticket purchase will still be required. According to eldenringlive.com, prices range from $25 for general access, $15 for VOD, or $50 for a "commemorative ticket" and digital soundtrack.
At the TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 conference on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, Netflix's VP of games Mike Verdu declared that Netflix was "seriously researching" a cloud gaming solution to be able to expand its repertoire of games so that they could be played on TVs and PCs. Verdu emphasized a distinction between Netflix's approach to cloud gaming and programs like Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming, Amazon’s Luna, and Google Stadia. Verdu also revealed that Netflix plans to create a new studio in Southern California built around Chacko Sonny, the former Activision Blizzard executive producer behind Overwatch who also oversaw the development of God of War at Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Santa Monica Studio.
Genshin Impact - HoYoverse
Mobile: Genshin Impact developer, HoYoverse, commemorated the game's second anniversary on October 3, 2022, by publishing a story documentary that details everything that happened since its release. It is a five-minute video featuring noteworthy fan and player interactions during and outside the game. Work on it began when the developers launched the #EndlessJourney campaign on the HoYoLAB gaming forum. There, more than 150,000 Genshin Impact stories were submitted by players. A few were included in the documentary, while others were highlighted in iconic locations and on banners. This documentary, according to HoYoverse, was created so that fans could see the countless offline events that have taken place over the last two years and symbolized the connections developed with players.
With the allure of bakso, a delicious traditional meatball served with noodles in Indonesia, Bakso Simulator puts players in charge of running a bakso restaurant with their business partner, Bakso Man. Players manage their restaurant alongside Bakso Man by setting up plastic chairs on the sidewalk, serving patrons, stocking the booth, and dealing with thieves by punching them. Players also must fend off pests like flies and ghosts to protect their food and customers. As players earn money and become more popular, they can add seating, rooms for patrons, and upgrade themselves and Bakso Man. Bakso Simulator is on Steam, iOS, and Android for free and was developed by Akhir Pekan Studio.
RUNNER - Truant PIXEL
VR: On October 6, 2022, Truant Pixel released RUNNER, a brand-new motorbike action game with first-person VR driving experience, on PSVR 2 for PS5, PC VR, and Quest. Players assume control of Mina, a rogue mod-courier who is the target of an intense city-wide manhunt. The "Thoroughfare," a high-speed freeway that winds through the entire sprawling colony complex, is Mina's only method of escape. It starts in the center of Presidium, the neon-lit capital of a lunar mining colony. In this highly stylized retro-futuristic anime-inspired VR arcade shooter, Mina is pursued by the forces of the Caldara corporation and must dash across 7 different sectors while fending off endless waves of autonomous corporate battle drones.
Konami may be developing new Web3 and Metaverse projects. The publisher of Yu-Gi-Oh! and Metal Gear posted a news release on its website outlining plans to hire staff. According to the release, Konami plans to introduce a platform for in-game NFT trading. This service is through a cutting-edge distribution system that utilizes blockchain technology. This platform was created internally and is a first-party platform. According to Konami, its intentions could "offer new experiences" for its players. Konami plans to hire a system engineer, a project manager, a producer, and several programmers to achieve this aim. It seems likely that Konami is serious about entering Web3 and the Metaverse given the total number of positions available.