WN Istanbul’22, a business conference for games industry professionals, will take place on June 7-8 in Turkey’s capital. There will also be a developer showcase, with organizers having already started accepting applications.

Microsoft has been trying to close the gap on Sony since the start of the latest console race. The Xbox Series X|S has strengthened its positions over the last months, with its total sales reaching almost 14 million units worldwide.

Prominent video game writer Erik Wolpaw, who is known for working with Double Fine and Valve, has expressed the desire to work on Portal 3. He addressed this message to whoever could make it happen.

Humble has laid off a number of employees in two of its departments. This happened as a part of the bundling platform’s restructuring.

Affogata has opened up about its platform for gathering and analyzing player feedback. Here’s how this data helped one company with its game’s launch and post-launch optimization.

Microsoft and Bobby Kotick haven’t discussed his post-merger employment status yet, Activision Blizzard claimed. This is contrary to previous reports suggesting the publisher’s CEO would resign following the deal.

Diablo II: Resurrected, a remaster of Blizzard’s classic ARPG, has reached a new milestone. The game reached 5 million copies sold since its launch in September 2021.

Following the news about taking the development of The Witcher 3 next-gen upgrade in-house, CD Projekt has calmed down its investors. The company assured that the project is currently not in “development hell.”

Bandai Namco has established 021 Fund aimed at creating partnerships with technology startups. This move should accelerate the company’s metaverse ambitions.

GitHub has started suspending accounts of Russia-registered users in accordance with the latest full blocking sanctions placed by the US. This affected not only large banks, but individual developers as well.

In the wake of the latest rumors about Kojima Productions being acquired by Sony, Hideo Kojima has insisted on the studio’s independence.

CD Projekt has opened up about the potential impact of its exodus from Russia and Belarus. The company noted that it won’t “have a significant negative impact” on its operations.

Tencent has announced a few changes to its apps for boosting internet speed. This move will block Chinese gamers’ access to many foreign titles, which weren’t approved by the government.

SOC Investment Group has raised concerns over Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying that it fails to properly value the Call of Duty publisher. The firm urged other stakeholders to vote against the deal.

Halo Infinite has lost 97% of its peak audience on Steam since its launch, currently peaking at less than 8k concurrent players on Steam. It is less than the number of The Master Chief Collection players.

Sensor Tower has shared a report on the most downloaded mobile games for March 2022. Merge Master leads the list with 28.3 million installs.

Nintendo’s MOBA Pokémon UNITE has reached a new milestone. The Tencent-developed game has now generated over 70 million downloads globally since its launch.

Patrick Plourde, who worked on one of Ubisoft’s main franchises, has left the company after 19 years. He will now be consulting other studios and developers.

CD Projekt has delayed the next-gen version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which has been in development by Saber Interactive. The Polish company will finish the production itself, though it is unclear when the upgrade will come out.