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The Games Awards 2024 grows 31% to record 154M livestreams – VentureBeat.com
Viewership for The Game Awards 2024 increased 31% this year with an all-time high of 154 million global livestreams across multiple platforms and countries. Amir Satvat received the first-ever Game Changers award while Astro Bot won the coveted Game of the Year award.
Revenue and employment in the Australian video game industry remain strong, with over 61% of studios expecting to hire additional positions in the upcoming year. New polls show Australian-made games are highly popular globally, which accounts for 93% of the $211.9 million in revenue generated this year.
Sony now owns a much bigger piece of FromSoftware’s parent company – TheVerge.com
Sony spends $300m to increase its shareholding in the Kadokawa Corporation. Sony and Kadokawa have begun discussions of plans for future collaborations now that Sony has become Kadokawa’s largest shareholder.
EA Sports College Football is now the US’ best-selling sports game of all time – GamesIndustry.biz
Monthly report from Circana notes EA Sports College Football has become the “biggest selling sports video game in US history.” Placing third in sales this month behind Madden NFL 25 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, EA Sports FC 25 holds onto the biggest-selling title in the US for 2024.
