WN Media Group has shared the first details about the WN Cyprus’22, the upcoming business conference for games industry professionals. The event will take place in Limassol and will include two days of networking, a party, lectures, and closed sessions.

A new worker complaint claims that Activision Blizzard has been illegally surveilling its employees during the latest walkout. The company also allegedly threatened to shut down communication channels where workers discussed labor issues.

Paradox Arc is a new publishing initiative by Paradox Interactive, which is focused on unique titles from small teams. The publisher has already presented the first game under the label, deckbuilding roguelite Across the Obelisk.

The preview version of Microsoft Dev Box has become available to the public. It is a service that allows developers to use ready-to-code cloud-powered workstations.

Unity investors have reacted to the board’s rejection of an acquisition offer from AppLovin. As a result, the company’s shares dropped shortly after the news.

Strategy games require certain managerial skills from players, and it has been proved by a research project. This study shows that participants who had higher skill in Civilization V were better at problem solving and organizing.

Days after AppLovin offered to snap up Unity for $17.5 billion, the company rejected the proposal. Instead, the board of directors will remain committed to its merger with marketing platform ironSource.

The original Half-Life game has broken its own record for the number of peak concurrent players. This once again shows that the series has a strong community even decades after its release.

Sony has surpassed Microsoft in sales of previous gen consoles. This is according to the latest documents related to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, which indicate that the Xbox One sold half as much as the PS4.

Jay Armstrong, director of game design at Massive Monster, has opened up about Cult of the Lamb, a whimsical roguelike / cult management sim. We discussed the game’s development, creating the concept of running a cult, and the importance of iteration in providing players with a unique experience.

Games industry veteran Hiroyuki Kobayashi has left Capcom after 27 years. The prominent producer will now be working for Chinese tech giant NetEase.

Cult of the Lamb, the latest title by Massive Monster, came out yesterday to warm reviews and huge success. The game has become a new indie hit, reaching over 60k peak concurrent players on Steam.

Despite all the controversy, loot boxes have been crucial to FIFA monetization for years. Electronic Arts has now confirmed that it will add these packs in the next game, saying that players always have the option to not pay for them.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will hear Epic Games v. Apple antitrust appeal on October 21. The Fortnite maker will try to argue that Apple must be considered a monopoly, while the iPhone maker will challenge the court’s decision.

Grand Theft Auto remains one of the biggest gaming franchises globally. However, its quarterly earnings are back to pre-pandemic levels, although the numbers are still strong due to the success of GTA Online.

Apex Legends has reached another milestone after the Season 14 launch. Respawn Entertainment’s battle royale broke its previous record for peak concurrent players by almost 100k users.

Microsoft has commented on Sony’s concern over the Activision Blizzard acquisition. The company told a Brazilian regulator that PlayStation pays developers to stay off Game Pass to prevent Xbox’s growth.

A few weeks after announcing his departure from 343 Industries, Nicolas Bouvier has joined AAA studio Team Kaiju. He is another Halo veteran at the new development subsidiary of Tencent’s TiMi Studio Group.

Juan Linietsky and a group of other Godot veterans have started a new company called W4 Games. Its goal is to strengthen the engine’s ecosystem and help the games industry to embrace the open source model.