Sega is considering raising prices for its upcoming video games.

Sega boss Haruki Satomi and CFO Koichi Fukazawa attended the Q&A session following a briefing on the company’s financial results in April. Here, Sega executives were asked if there were any plans to increase unit sales prices.

In response, Sega executives explained that while AAA games have “sold for $59.99 for many years”, more games have “sold for $69.99” in the last year.

Satomi and Fukazawa continued, “We would like to review the prices of games that we believe are commensurate with price increases, as well as monitor market conditions.

“In addition, for titles that are planned to be offered by subscription, the revenue generated from contract deals is also included in the sales figures, so we would like you to know that when these figures are divided by the number of units, there is an obvious impact on the price increase. for a unit”.

Does this mean the next Sonic release could cost $70 or around £70 for those of us in the UK? Possibly though, according to Ed, if a publisher wants this, they really need to make sure their AAA games are up to a higher standard of quality than we’ve seen lately.

As for that potential $70/£70 price point, it’s a price that has already been accepted by many publishers including Sony, Take-Two, Activision Blizzard and Gearbox for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Meanwhile, Nintendo’s recently released Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was listed for $70 ahead of its launch, even though it’s only £60 in the UK.

Nintendo’s Doug Bowser addressed the company’s decision to retail its latest Zelda game for $70 in the US back in March, saying it’s “not necessarily” the price it will apply to all of its games going forward.

It’s “delay” for you and me.

Skybound Games and developer Mega Cat Studios have announced that the colorful wrestling RPG WrestleQuest will no longer fit within the May release window and will now enter the ring this summer.

In the worked out promo posted on twitterMega Cat Studios has spoken about her excitement about the title, but notes that a newly formed “partnership” has forced the studio to delay the title’s launch. This seems to suggest that the delay is positive and will allow the studio to realize whatever benefits the new partnership has allowed. Mega Cat notes that it expects to announce a new release before May is ready and dusted off.

Update #WrestleQuest pic.twitter.com/cvdabFk3Dg

— Mega Cat Studios x WrestleQuest (@megacatstudios) May 15, 2023

“While we are disappointed that we were not able to share all WrestleQuest with you sooner than we hoped,” concludes the studio, “we strongly believe this is the right choice for our players and the sweat, sweat and more sweat we put into making the best game we’ve ever made. We can’t wait to get our hands on it!”

WrestleQuest, as we previously reported, combines the wild spectacle of golden age wrestling with stats-based turn-based RPG strategy. Players will lead custom superstars through a 1980s territory system, helped or hindered by a roster of over 30 real-life wrestlers, including “Macho” Randy Savage, Coco B. Ware, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, the Road Warriors, Sergeant Slaughter, and Andre Giant. Jeff Jarrett is in too because he can’t not fuck anything.

WrestleQuest currently in development for PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

Playsome Ltd has officially released another exciting update for Friends & Dragons, the studio’s tile-based puzzle role-playing game for iOS and Android. The latest update, titled Infernal Fury, will run from May 17 to May 21, allowing players to get their hands on not one, but two 5-star heroes along with a rousing limited-time event.

In the latest update for Friends & Dragons, players can look forward to receiving Chiara and Starmist from the summon pool if the RNG gods are on their side. In particular, Chiara is a javelin thrower that can deal lethal poison damage to enemies, especially at full health. On the other hand, Starmist is a druid that can defend against both magic spells and the cold.

As for the limited-time event, all sorts of horrific atrocities will appear in the game in the form of “elite” and “perfect” monster variants. This means that these enemies are much more formidable – fortunately, the druid, archer, and javelin classes have a special all-out attack buff that boosts players’ survivability, increasing their attack by 300% on the next turn.

If you would like to try this game and experience the new update yourself, you can do so by downloading Friends & Dragons at google play store for Android devices and App Store for iOS. This is a free game with in-app purchases. You can also visit the official website to keep abreast of all the latest events, join the community of subscribers on Twitter for more information, or take a look at the embedded clip above to get a feel for the game’s vibe.

Are you looking for other similar games that will test your skills on a mobile device? Why not take a look at our list of the best turn-based games for mobile?