Indie game publisher HypeTrain Digital and developer Morteshka announced that tactical card-based RPG Black Book has sold over 100,000 copies in under three weeks since release.

Last week, TV ad tech company Simulmedia announced the launch of advertising platform called playerWON. It’s designed to allow developers to add TV-style commercials into console and PC games. The company also claimed it had already signed deals with several big gaming brands, including EA. EA, however, is denying its involvement.

Soon after playerWON announced its plans to add TV-style commercials into console and PC games, players and some developers criticized the advertising platform. Some of them promised to never give their money to companies that would implement this system.

Xsolla and WN Events announced the Game Developer Day LATAM that will take place on July 27, 2021. Devs based in Latin America making games in any genre and for any platform are invited to enter XDC Contest for LATAM Developers.

This week will see the launch of advertising platform called playerWON. It allows PC and console devs to code TV-style video ads into their games.

Nintendo denied forced labor being used in its supply chain.

Xsolla’s XDC Contest Canada wrapped up during PC/Console Game Developer Day Canada on June 8. Windigo from Affordance Studio was named The Best Game by Xsolla.

Xsolla and WN Events announced the PC/Console Game Developer Day Canada that will take place on June 8, 2021. Canadian devs making PC and console games are invited to enter XDC Contest Canada.

IIDEA, the Italian Interactive Digital Entertainment Association, has released the fifth biennial census on Italy’s video game sector.

On August 1, Microsoft is reducing its Microsoft Store’s cut from 30 percent to just 12 percent to make the platform more attractive for devs and publishers.

According to IDC data, the total revenue of the gaming industry in 2020 is approaching $180 billion.

Commenting on its Q1 FY21 financial results, EA said that 52% of its console full game unit sales over the past 12 months were digital.

Prices for the next-gen console games might go up, driven by the increased development costs.

The “console war” is heating as users compare the specifications of upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer shared his view of the situation.

Between 2017 and 2019, the Chinese authorities relocated 80,000 Uyghurs out of Xinjiang to the East of the country. Their forced labour might be used at the factories where hardware is manufactured for Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

As China and the US ease the trade war, a number of proposed trade tariffs are getting shelved. One of them is 25% import tax on consoles, which are mainly manufactured in China.

Microblogging service Twitter is the best platform for marketing PC and console games, according to marketing company Gamesight. It even surpasses the major ad network from Google.

Sony released the first PlayStation 25 years ago today.