This is another installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of major lawsuits and infringements affecting the gaming industry.

Just days before Christmas, we caught up with Nikolay Dybowski, head of Ice-Pick Lodge, the studio behind the Pathologic series.

In 2021, the video games industry will generate $189.3 billion in revenue, partly driven by the emerging markets like Southeast Asia and the Middle East & Northern Africa.

Lawyer and CDPR investor Mikołaj Orzechowski is considering a class action against Cyberpunk 2077 creators over potential “misrepresentation in order to obtain financial benefits.”

This is another installment of Semenov&Pevzner’s overview of major lawsuits and infringements affecting the gaming industry.

Following Sony’s decision to temporarily delist Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt has seen its stock value drop further 15 percent. This is a 40 percent decline since December 4.

Sony Interactive Entertainment is removing Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store for digital purchase “until further notice.”

Sensor Tower has posted an update on the top-grossing mobile games so far this year. Five mobile game have brought in over $1 billion this year, with PUBG Mobile leading the pack with $2.6 billion.

Facebook announced that it would help Epic Games prove Apple’s anti-comptetitive behavior.

Cyberpunk 2077 is a hit in China despite the fact that it’s not officially out in the country.

According to Italian outlet Multiplayer.it, Cyberpunk 2077 has sold a total of 15 million copies. This is including the previously reported 8 million pre-orders.

In June 2019, miHoYo published a promo video for its new game — Genshin Impact. In September 2020, the game came out and dominated charts right away. Fiona Long of SocialPeta breaks down advertising and promotion strategies that made Genshin Impact an immediate success.

A new age rating system for video games has been officially implemented in Mainland China today. The authority behind the initiative is called the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association Technical Committee for Group Standardization.

Game developer and executive director at gamedev.net Rami Ismail has explained how Sony and Microsoft allowed Cyberpunk 2077 to release on consoles in the current buggy state. “Sony and Microsoft are NOT responsible for the state of Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox,” Ismail says.

WN Dev Contest for Unreal Engine Developers, EMEA edition, has launched to celebrate the talent of UE game developers from European countries. The submissions are accepted until February 8, 2021.

With the holiday season just days away, Craig Chapple, Mobile Insights Strategist, EMEA at Sensor Tower, looks back at 2020. We join him to discuss what the passing year meant for mobile and the industry at large.

Leyou Technologies Holdings shareholders approved the company’s acquisition by Tencent. The Chinese tech giant Tencent will complete the acquisition through its subsidiary Image Frame Investment on December 23.

Game Seer Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in Germany, has invested an undisclosed amount in Alaloth – Champions of The Four Kingdoms by Gamera Interactive.

“No game that required its developers to crunch, like The Last of Us Part II did, should be given a Best Direction award.”