The distribution of cheating software is a persistent problem faced by the video games industry. Despite the global nature of the challenge, most infringing torrent indexes are either operated/hosted from Russia or use Russian reverse proxies. In this article, Alena Kuzmina, a lawyer at Semenov&Pevzner, discusses the legal grounds on which the potential software cheating may be challenged under the Russian law.

Epic Games has added new social experiences to Fortnite. Party Worlds allow players to hang out and participate in different activities together. This concept aligns with the company’s strategy to build its own metaverse.

Take-Two Interactive has been actively monitoring the usage of specific words by other brands for more than a year and a half. However, Take-Two is not the only game company that files such complaints on a regular basis.

Remember those “Lvl 1 Crook, Lvl 35 Boss” ads? These developers are now copying the art of popular titles like God of War and Horizon Zero Dawn to promote their game Chief Almighty.

Farming Simulator 22 has become Giants Software’s first self-published release, and it is already showing strong numbers. The game reached 1.5 million units sold in its first week, breaking the series’ previous record.

CD Projekt has shared its plans for GOG’s future in the wake of the store’s net losses. The company wants to restructure a division, moving some of its employees to the game development team. GOG’s concept will also go back to the roots, focusing on offering DRM-free games.

Players have definitely warmed up to Cyberpunk 2077 in the wake of the latest discounts. The game came back to the lists of best-selling titles on PC, and its views on YouTube jumped by 540% over the last week. CD Projekt itself, however, still doesn’t disclose the Cyberpunk 2077 sales.

Game companies might have their own reasons to not include certain employees in the credits. We asked developers what they think of the problem. Should studios include every employee in the credits, or can they act according to their internal policies?

Nordisk Games has announced an acquisition of Flashbulb Games, which is best known for developing sandbox racing game Trailmakers. While the exact sum of the deal remains undisclosed, it can amount to several hundred million Danish Kroner.

Steam has reached the biggest number of new games released on its platform in a single month, according to Video Game Insights. In October, developers launched 1229 new titles on the store.

Antstream Arcade has become the first cloud gaming platform to launch on the Epic Games Store. It has over 1200 classic retro games like Space Invaders or Mortal Kombat that will be available to users for free.

CD Projekt still has a lot of faith in Cyberpunk 2077 and has no plans to stop its support and improvement. The company’s CEO Adam Kiciński has explained why he thinks the game will have a long tail of sales just like The Witcher series.

Writer David Gaider, who worked at BioWare for almost 17 years, has shared his thoughts on the possible Mass Effect TV series. He explained why he thinks that a ME show is not necessarily the best idea and there’s a good chance its showrunners will fail.

Game marketing consultant Chris Zukowski has shared his thoughts on how to properly announce a video game on social media. He also cited a few examples of good and bad tweets from real studios.

PUBG Mobile remains the highest-grossing mobile battle royale. According to the latest data by Sensor Tower, the game recently surpassed $7 billion in revenue since its launch in March 2018.

China has tightened its regulation on the games industry over the last few months. The local publisher CMGE believes that the rules will soon become even stricter and similar to the ones applied to films and TV shows.

BioWare has lost one of its key developers, as Matt Goldman decided to leave the studio. He has been working as the senior creative director of the Dragon Age series for the last few years and was directly involved in the development of Dragon Age 4.

Pfizer has launched a new campaign in Brazil to promote vaccination among young people. Players can take part in a special mission in GTA RolePlay, a modified version of the game, and get vaccinated in real life.

Game design critic Josh Bycer discusses what makes a good horror game. He also wrote a whole book on the subject!