In February 2022, the video game industry consumer spend in the US saw a slight decline year-over-year, the NPD Group reported. Overall sales were $4.4 billion, which is down 6% compared to a year ago.

Google and Meta are now under investigation by the EU and UK. According to the European Commission, a deal that the two corporations made in 2018 endangers competition and is used to push smaller companies from the online ad market.

Following Meta’s decision to allow hate speech towards the Russian military on its platforms, the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office has called for a ban on Instagram, with the company being recognized as an “extremist organization.”

Ubisoft has shared a new update on last week’s “cyber security incident.” The company is now investigating the issue, which affected some of its games.

Ben Lee has announced that he is stepping down from his role of the Hearthstone game director. Instead, he will now be working on another secret title, which Blizzard has in the making.

Activision continues its expansion into mobile by formally announcing a version of Call of Duty: Warzone for iOS and Android. No trailers and big reveals — just a short message and the list of open positions.