Japan’s Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) has suspended its review process after the Japanese government declared a state of emergency amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Steam shared information on developer earnings in 2019. Take this with a pinch of salt as Valve’s storefront might have slightly manipulated the stats in its favor.

Startup Fundamentally Games concluded a new seed round of funding. This company was created to help developers turn their games into services.

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.

Because of the coronavirus lockdown, people are resorting to games. According to Nielsen, the United States has seen a 45 percent increase in the time spent in games. Moreover, users have begun to spend more money on games.

Dean Hall, who created DayZ, reunites with Brian Hicks, who was Creative Director on DayZ at Bohemia Interactive.

Steam has posted last week’s top 10 best-selling games. The top spot is held by Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, the game with impressive player counts and an unusual update schedule.

Amazon is now ready to expand its presence in the video game industry beyond Twitch.

Gamedev.world ran a fundraising event from March 27th to April 3rd, with money going to the GDC Relief Fund.  The raised money should support devs affected by the cancellation of GDC. The effort generated $61 thousand.

Unity announced Unite Now, a series of learning sessions, demos, roundtables, interviews, and Q&As starting April 14.

Sony announced it would not be releasing The Last of Us Part II on May 29. The title has been delayed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Last year’s release of the Oculus Quest the recent launch of Half-Life: Alyx have certainly shifted the VR landscape, but it still remains a niche market.

Twich viewership reached 1.2 billion hours in March, which is 23 percent up from February.

Sony Corporation announced “Sony Global Relief Fund for COVID-19,” a $100 million fund to support those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Disco Elysium came out last year to universal acclaim. Its storytelling and customization system won four awards at The Game Awards 2019 and led many reviewers to choose the title as the game of the year, with Time listing Disco Elysium as one of the top games of the entire decade.

Riot Games’ Teamfight Tactics has become the biggest auto chess debut on mobile with over 4.5 million downloads in the two weeks since release.

Frogwares, Ukraine-based developer of the Sherlock Holmes games and The Sinking City, is transitioning to self-publishing.

Terraria, which came out nearly nine years ago, has surpassed 30 million units sold.

Rockstar Games is joining the industry-wide efforts to fight COVID-19, and it means business. From April 1 to May 31, the company will donate 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online revenues for the treatment of patients.