PUBG Mobile remains the highest-grossing mobile battle royale. According to the latest data by Sensor Tower, the game recently surpassed $7 billion in revenue since its launch in March 2018.

China has tightened its regulation on the games industry over the last few months. The local publisher CMGE believes that the rules will soon become even stricter and similar to the ones applied to films and TV shows.

BioWare has lost one of its key developers, as Matt Goldman decided to leave the studio. He has been working as the senior creative director of the Dragon Age series for the last few years and was directly involved in the development of Dragon Age 4.

Pfizer has launched a new campaign in Brazil to promote vaccination among young people. Players can take part in a special mission in GTA RolePlay, a modified version of the game, and get vaccinated in real life.

Game design critic Josh Bycer discusses what makes a good horror game. He also wrote a whole book on the subject!

The University of Arizona history department has launched a new initiative in collaboration with Microsoft. Students will be able to earn credits by engaging with special content in Age of Empires IV.

The Mass Effect franchise might expand into TV in the future, as Amazon Studios is reportedly in talks to develop a series based on popular games. However, there are not many details available about the project.

Epic Games has announced an acquisition of Harmonix, a studio known for its Rock Band series. The team will create special music content for Fortnite as a part of the game’s shift towards the metaverse. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed.

HypeHype, formerly known as Frogmind, has raised €13 million from Supercell. The company will spend this investment to develop and support its own platform, which allows users to create and remix their own mobile titles.

CD Projekt RED developers have discussed the process of creating nonlinear gameplay in Cyberpunk 2077. They explained why variability is not always great for a huge game like this, as the team had to spend too much resources on small elements.

Activision Blizzard has faced criticism from another platform holder. Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser called the latest news in the harassment scandal distressing and claimed that Nintendo has already taken action.

tinyBuild has announced its expansion by adding publisher Versus Evil and its internal studio Red Cerberus to its family. The deal could be worth up to $31.3 million.

Kojima Productions has opened a new office in Los Angeles, which will be focused on producing films, TV series, and music. The division will be led by Riley Russell, who previously worked at PlayStation for 28 years.

Microsoft has made Game Pass the key element for the Xbox growth. Analytics from Newzoo used Bethesda titles and Outer Wilds as an example to show how the subscription service helped boost classic AAA games and small indie hits. 

Over the weekend, Star Citizen reached another milestone, surpassing $400 million in crowdfunding. The controversial game has been already supported by more than 3.3 million players, although it still has no release window.

Bobby Kotick has stated that he would consider stepping down from his role as Activision Blizzard’s CEO if he can’t quickly solve the ongoing workplace issues. The company stock, meanwhile, continues to decline in the wake of the latest events.

Famous game writer Chris Avellone has shared more details about his work on Dying Light 2. Contrary to popular belief, he didn’t write the whole story and just did a few quests for the upcoming game.

Popular streamers have refused to take part in the upcoming Genshin Impact event on Twitch. It happened after miHoYo put forward a list of requirements that a lot of content creators found too strict.

Activision Blizzard continues to demand Bobby Kotick’s resignation as more than 1300 workers have already signed a petition. Xbox head Phil Spencer, meanwhile, expressed his concerns over the latest events, saying that Microsoft is now reevaluating its relationship with the controversial company.