PUBG Corp and its parent company Krafton are merging later this year. The PUBG dev team will continue to operate independently, while Krafton is taking over the game’s publishing and support.

Amazon revealed a new cloud gaming platform called Luna. It will initially be available on PC, Mac, Fire TV, and iPhone and iPad, with an Android version arriving later.

The Tribeca Film Festival plans to add video game awards in 2021 in the recognition of the cultural impact of the medium.

A week after the announcement of the sequel to Among Us, developer Innersloth canceled it. This is, surprisingly, due to how popular the original title has become.

Michael “Mike” Morhaime, co-founder and the former president of Blizzard Entertainment, and his wife Amy teamed up with other Blizzard veterans to start a new video games company, Dreamhaven.

According to ResetEra user Potterson, Konami might be bringing Metal Gear, MGS and MGS2 to PC, which should be officially announced soon.

A federal jury in Marshall, Texas, ruled that Supercell’s titles like Clash of Clans, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars infringe four patents held in the US by Japanese studio Gree. Supercell will now have to pay $8.5 million in royalties to Gree.

Hyper-casual giant Voodoo has won a court case against Istanbul-based publisher Rollic Games, which is owned by Zynga, and developer Hero Games. According to Voodoo’s claims, Hero Games copied key elements of Voodoo’s hit Woodturning.

Microsoft announced plans to acquire ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda Softworks. The deal will cost Microsoft $7.5 billion in cash.

Starting this Sunday, TikTok and WeChat will be removed from the US App Store and Google Play.

Bandai Namco announced the acquisition of Montreal-based Reflector Entertainment, co-founded by ex-Creative Director at Ubisoft. The studio is now making its first game Unknown 9: Awakening.

IKEA is developing about 30  pieces of gaming furniture that will go on sale in February 2021, starting in China.