A new survey found that 24% of Europeans were first introduced to video games during the coronavirus lockdown. Now that the strict lockdown restrictions have been lifted, the number of hours spent in games has begun to decline.

Microsoft announced it will include EA Play, Electronic Arts’ subscription service, in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass for PC later this year. This will come at no extra fee.

“Team Alto,” the team behind Alto’s Adventure and its sequel Alto’s Odyssey, have launched a new studio called Land & Sea.

Nintendo is yet to reveal the next Switch model, but insiders have already shared some information on the hardware.

Analytics firm Juniper Research published a report that says the video games market will grow to over $200 billion in value in 2023. This is up from the $155 billion expected this year. Mobile and cloud gaming will be the biggest growth drivers.

The ink was still wet on the preliminary injunction Epic filed to “stop Apple from retaliating,” when Apple responded by filing its own claims.

“The smallest Xbox ever” will cost $299. This is coming from Microsoft itself that revealed its Xbox Series S (previously codenamed Lockhart) and confirmed its price and design.

Sid Meier’s Memoir! is hitting the shelves today.

PUBG Corp. hopes to unban PUBG Mobile in India.

Publisher and co-developer Dotemu with co-developers Lizardcube and Guard Crush Games have announced a major patch for Streets of Rage 4. They also said that the title has been downloaded more than 1.5 million times since it launched on April 30.

Rich Stanton, Editor-in-chief at Kotaku UK, announced the site’s closure.

Epic has filed another preliminary injunction to “stop Apple from retaliating.” The company behind the battle roayle hit wants Apple to restore Fortnite and Epic’s related account in Apple’s Developer Program.

In China, there are around 300 million female gamers, according to the 2019 China Gaming Industry Report. It is over 46 percent of the country’s entire population of gamers. However, the market is dominated by the likes of Honour of Kings, designed with a male audience in mind. With this “traditional” gaming market getting saturated, games for female players might just be the next big thing.

Anton Gorelkin, member of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Information Policy, asked Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation to look into yet another policy of Apple’s App Store.

Apple has come under fire in Japan. Dozens of local developers have criticized the App Store’s policies. Now the tech giant will be investigated by Japan’s antitrust regulator. Surprisingly, it’s not about Apple’s 30% commission.

Carrion is a reverse horror game in which you play as an amorphous creature of unknown origins. The game received universal acclaim from players and critics for its clever power-fantasy premise, as well as satisfying traversal and combat mechanics, which allow for gameplay that can be both strategic and chaotic.

UA companies and developers can relax for a while. Apple said it would not introduce the new data privacy guidelines until next year.

Next year’s gamescom will be held as a hybrid event. Its physical part will take place in Cologne from August 25 to 29, 2021. At the same time, its online edition will run on the net.

Thunder Lotus, the studio behind “cozy management game about dying” Spiritfarer, came under fire for what users felt was insensitive portrayal of a character with disabilities.