The week that was:
Oct 30 - Nov 12 2022

Quick Hits

Forbes reports that Phil Spencer has now gone on record saying Call of Duty will remain on PlayStation “as long as there is a PlayStation out there to ship to.”

EA announced they will collaborate with Marvel on “three new action adventure games that will be available for consoles and PC.”

Bloomberg reports that publisher Embracer Group is shutting down Canada-based video game studio Onoma (formerly Square Enix Montreal) only a month after rebranding.

Sony Q2 2022 earnings results saw PS Plus subscribers down by 2 million but revenue climb by about $793 million USD.

COD Modern Warfare 2 enjoyed a series’ record launch in the first three days with the number of copies sold exceeding $800 million.

PSBlog reports that PSVR2 will launch in February 2023 for a “$549.99 / €599.99 / £529.99 / ¥74,980 recommended retail price (including tax for GBP, EUR, and JPY).”

Forspoken PlayStation exclusivity “will end January 23, 2025” according to a promotional reel, as reported by mp1st.com.

EA has officially dropped Project Cars development and investment going forward with “staff affected to be moved to other EA roles wherever possible.”

VGC reports that South Korean NCSoft (Lineage and Guild Wars) will be developing a Horizon MMORPG going forward as part of Sony’s live service initiative.

Remedy confirmed along with 505 Games, that they will develop and release Control 2 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S.

Voice Actor Kevin Conroy (the Batman Arkham trilogy, DC Universe Online, Multiversus, Injustice, DC Super Villains etc) passed away at 66 after a battle with Cancer. Condolences and Godspeed.