Super Nintendo World opened to the public in Universal Studios Hollywood in California. Google's cloud streaming service Stadia closed, with all hardware and software purchases being refunded. Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Expansion Pass Wave 4 - Future Redeemed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom It generally considers expansions and re-releases as separate entities.Ģ023 releases scoring 90/100 or higher on Metacritic Title Metacritic is an aggregator of video game journalism reviews. Similar layoffs were seen at Unity, Epic Games, Bungie, and Ubisoft, part of a larger trend of layoffs at technology companies in 2023. Embracer Group, which had been in an acquisition spree over the previous few years, had an estimated $2 billion deal fall through, causing many of the studios under Embracer to either lay off staff or close entirely. Microsoft, after having satisifed worldwide regulatory bodies, completed its US$69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, making them the third largest game publisher in the world. In the video game industry, 2023 saw significant changes within larger publishers and developers.
