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All publications for 14.04.2022

Industry News April 14, 2022

Tencent to block Chinese players’ access to foreign unlicensed games through its speed booster apps

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.

Industry News April 14, 2022

Group of Activision Blizzard investors urge other stakeholders to vote against Microsoft deal

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.

Industry News April 14, 2022

Halo Infinite’s concurrent player count on Steam falls below The Master Chief Collection

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.

Market Analysis April 14, 2022

Mobile games market reached almost 5 billion downloads in March, with Merge Master leading charts

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.

Industry News April 14, 2022

Pokémon UNITE surpasses 70 million downloads on mobile and Nintendo Switch

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.

Industry News April 14, 2022

AC and WD dev Patrick Plourde leaves Ubisoft after 19 years, starts his own consultancy

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.

Industry News April 14, 2022

CD Projekt to finish The Witcher 3’s next-gen version in-house, postpones it indefinitely

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.