Apple App StoreへのFortniteの復帰により、先週ダウンロード数が大幅に急増し、同プラットフォームにおける2018年のローンチ時の実績にほぼ並ぶ結果となった。
GamesIndustry.bizが共有したAppMagicのデータによると、iOSデバイスへの復帰期間中、同ゲームは世界で340万回のダウンロードを記録した。この数字はFortnite史上4番目に高い週次実績であり、2018年のローンチ初週の合計である370万回に肉薄するものとなった。
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Epic Games announced layoffs affecting more than 1,000 employees on March 24, citing a downturn in Fortnite engagement that has led to spending exceeding revenue. CEO Tim Sweeney expressed regret in a blog post, noting the cuts along with over $500 million in other cost savings will stabilize the company. Affected staff will receive severance packages including at least four months of base pay and extended healthcare.
Epic Games has restored Fortnite to the Apple App Store worldwide except Australia, following last year’s court ruling against Apple’s in-app payment rules.
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Sony has rolled out a new beta feature on the PS5 home screen that displays the most-played games in a user's region along with their weekly player numbers.
The Sonos app for iPhone and iPad briefly disappeared from the App Store before reappearing. Sonos attributed the outage to a routine administrative update with Apple.
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Konami announced that its football game eFootball has exceeded one billion downloads globally. The milestone follows a difficult launch in 2021. To celebrate, the company is launching special in-game events and a new manga.