The industry was in crisis this month as Unity announced new fees, Microsoft suffered a massive email leak, Sony hiked PlayStation Plus subscription fees, and Epic Games laid off 16% of its workforce. At least Starfield finally came out.
Video Game Industry News for September 2023
- Unity announced that it would start charging an installation fee causing severe fallout with developers (Wired.com).
- A massive amount of internal Microsoft emails were leaked as a result of the FTC vs Microsoft legal battle (Fortune.com).
- Sony increases PlayStation Plus subscription fees by up to 33% (TheSixthAxis.com).
- Nintendo sent out a Nintendo Direct (Nintendo.com).
- Epic Games laid off 16% of its workforce (CNBC.com).
- Starfield finally released (Vice.com).
Major Video Game Releases for September 2023
- Starfield (Bathesda.net)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (Cyberpunk.net)
- Lies of P (LiesOfP.com)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (PS5) (PlayStation.com)
- Payday 2 (PayDayTheGame.com)