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Daybreak Games Acquires Upcoming ‘Alien’ Shooter Developer Cold Iron Studios
It’s been a long time (a little over one year, to be exact) since we heard anything regarding Cold Iron Studios and their work on their upcoming MMO shooter based in the Aliens universe. That’s changed now that the team has switched hands from FoxNext Games to Daybreak Games.
Daybreak Games are better known as the minds behind DC Universe Online, which may in fact be of benefit to Cold Iron Studios. Not to worry about the game, as development is still continuing, with the title still planned to hit both PC and consoles in the future. Daybreak will serve as a publisher for Cold Iron moving forward, and the studio itself will largely continue to be run on its own.
The story goes that when Disney ended up purchasing Fox, FoxNext Games was eventually sold off to a company called Scopely earlier this year. Scopely in turn decided it wanted to shop Cold Iron around for potential buyers, which ended up being Daybreak.
“Daybreak and Cold Iron share the same passion and long history for delivering action-packed multiplayer games for audiences worldwide,” said Cold Iron Studios co-founder Craig Zinkievich regarding the move. “In combining our decades of experience developing and launching globally successful multiplayer titles, we’re destined to make great games together.”
There’s still no word on any further news regarding the game itself, but hopefully that changes in the near future.
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‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold; ‘Resident Evil 2’ Remake Now Highest-Selling in Franchise
Capcom once again updated fans on their sales figures via their new quarterly report. And to no one’s surprise, Resident Evil Requiem continues to rake in the sales, having now crossed the 8 million units sold mark across the Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series. This all comes after the game reached 7 million units sold just three months ago.
In even bigger news, Resident Evil 5, which has sold just over 19 million across various incarnations, is no longer the best selling entry in the series. That title now belongs to 2019’s Resident Evil 2 remake, which has now moved 19.75 million copies across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
It gets only more crowded when you look at the numbers of other entries: Resident Evil 7: biohazard currently sits at 18.41 million, while Resident Evil 6 has hit 17.60 million units. 2023’s Resident Evil 4 remake isn’t far behind with 16.04 million, while Resident Evil Village is at 15.86 million units. And while it’s considered a “miss” compared to the other remakes, 2020’s Resident Evil 3 remake is still at a respectable 14.52 million units.
Devil May Cry V, which was already the highest-selling entry in the franchise, has apparently seen a boost in sales thanks to the second season of the Netflix series and last month’s launch on the Switch 2, having now hit 14. 24 million units.
Meanwhile, we can look forward to Zach Cregger‘s violent take on the franchise with his Resident Evil film, which is set for a September 16 release.