CD Projekt has revealed the amount of dividend payments to its shareholders. They will receive over $20 million, which is almost half of the company’s annual profit but five times less compared to the previous year.

Another report on mass layoffs at a major game company has appeared. Unity has cut hundreds of employees across the globe and stopped hiring new people.

Nexters has joined a handful of game companies conducting mass layoffs over the last few weeks. Almost a quarter of total staff have lost their jobs, with this situation affecting people located in Russia, Cyprus, Turkey, and other countries.

Fntastic has responded to criticism and allegations of using free labor as part of its volunteer program. The Day Before developer shared more details about its policy of attracting unpaid volunteers, saying that they have a chance to get full-time jobs at the studio.

CD Projekt’s QA partner Quantic Lab has responded to allegations that it misled the Polish developer to keep an outsourcing contract for Cyberpunk 2077. The Romanian company noted that this report lacked understanding of the whole game testing process.

A group of scientists have shared the results of a meta-analytic examination of sexualization in video games. They found no evident connection between games and male players’ sexist views or the threat to female players’ mental health.

It’s been reported that QA company Quantic Lab could have deceived CD Projekt and failed at testing Cyberpunk 2077. However, several CDPR devs have claimed that they knew about the bugs, blaming mismanagement for the game’s state.

South African holding company Naspers, which is one of Tencent’s largest minority shareholders, has decided to gradually sell its stake in the company. The Chinese tech giant saw its stock fall as a result.

It was believed that it would take around $100k to max out a Diablo Immortal character. However, a new calculation suggests that the actual sum might be five times more due to a hidden mechanic aimed at the so-called whales.

Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has invested €5.6 million in the country’s games industry. The funds were allocated to several local studios and startups, including Deponia developer Daedalic Entertainment.

Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games has allegedly forced its employees to return to the office after ditching its vaccine policy. One of the studio’s testers now claims to have lost his job for trying to stand against this decision.

Activision Blizzard shareholders have voted for the company to issue an annual report about workplace misconduct and make all details public. The publisher’s board, however, previously recommended a no vote regarding this matter.

Thousands of game developers based in Russia have lost their jobs over the last month, according to the latest report by Forbes Russia. This is a result of business liquidations and mass layoffs that have occurred at top studios, including MYTONA, Plarium, and Game Insight.

Death Stranding developer Kojima Production has announced a new charitable action to support Ukrainian refugees. The company will donate all proceeds from selling special peace sign necklaces.

Diablo Immortal was supposed to launch in China this week. However, publisher and the game’s co-developer NetEase has postponed the release, making its shares plunge as a result.

Activision Blizzard has shared results of its internal investigation, saying that there was no systematic harassment at the company. Its board has also concluded that the publisher’s executives never intentionally ignored instances of discrimination.

Austin-based company Arctic7 has started its global expansion by opening a new studio in Montenegro. The team led by former Sperasoft production director will primarily focus on game development.

Devolver Digital has seen its share price drop by over 50% over the last few days. The decline happened after the publisher warned investors of slower-than-expected sales.

After exiting Russia and announcing the closure of its office in Belarus, Wargaming has revealed its next step in the restructuring. The company behind World of Tanks is now opening two new studios in Serbia and Poland.