MMO Business Roundup: Xbox is ‘back to growth,’ Kotick is on the Skydance board, and Aion 2 misses projections
Xbox is reportedly returning to growth, according to Xbox boss Asha Sharma. Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has joined the board of Skydance, the company formed from the Warner Bros. and Paramount merger. NCsoft's earnings forecast was lowered due to Aion 2's performance, while Necesse developer Fair Games was acquired by Fireshine Games. Additionally, Gardens Interactive, a studio founded by former Journey and Sky: Children of the Light developers, secured $35 million in Series B funding.
- Entities
- Game: Aion 2
- Game: Journey
- Person: Bobby Kotick
- Game: Necesse
- Company: Fireshine Games
- Topic: Business
- Person: Larry Ellison
- Topic: Funding
- Company: Skydance Productions
- Company: Xbox
- Company: Gardens Interactive
- Person: Jaemin Ahn
- Game: Sky: Children of Light
- Topic: MMOs
- Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions
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