Industry News December 7, 2021 Indie studio accuses Kalashnikov of stealing shotgun design and illegally granting Escape From Tarkov rights to use it Ward B, an indie studio that is now developing sci-fi shooter Oceanic, has accused Russian weapon manufacturer Kalashnikov of stealing its design. The developer claims that the company copied one of the game’s guns for its new shotgun.
Industry News December 7, 2021 Call of Duty: Warzone developers protest layoffs of contract testers who were promised promotions Last week, Activision Blizzard laid off about a third of the Raven Software QA team, although they had been previously promised promotions. It resulted in a walkout organized by workers, who want all layoffs to be reversed.
Featured December 7, 2021 “2021 in Video Games” with Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple With 2021 almost over, Craig Chapple, Mobile Insights Strategist, EMEA at Sensor Tower, reflects on the achievements of the year and what lies ahead.
Industry News December 7, 2021 Epic Games Store projected losses might reach almost $1 billion by 2027 The latest bundle of documents related to the Epic Games and Apple lawsuit has highlighted the decline in projected revenues for the Epic Games Store. It looks like the company expects its store to stay unprofitable until 2025.