Room 8 Group, a global game company with Ukrainian roots, has acquired art services provider Massive Black. The terms of the deal remain undisclosed.

The Chinese Academy of Governance has officially deployed the country’s first party-building system set in virtual space. It will train people using the capabilities of the metaverse.

Developer and publisher Miniclip has reached a new milestone, saying its portfolio of mobile games has generated more than 4 billion downloads to date.

The European Union wants Apple to provide iOS users with more freedom as part of the proposed Digital Markets Act. If approved, it would force the company to allow side-loading and third-party app stores on its platform.

Microsoft has never disclosed any financial information about Game Pass deals. However, a games industry expert stated that the company could have paid between $5 and $10 million to bring Guardians of the Galaxy to its subscription service.

Humble Bundle has raised more than $20 million in a week with its “Stand with Ukraine” charity deal. The company has sold almost 450k bundles.

Indie studio Four Quarters has stated that Russian players can download Loop Hero from torrent trackers in case they can’t legally buy the game. The studio also refused to accept donations, urging people to help those in need instead .

The winners of the annual Dstars Awards have been announced today. Italian developers have voted for their colleagues across categories like Game of the Year, Management Star, Best New Studio, and Industry Star.

Raven Software employees have asked Microsoft about its position on the potential unionization. The company said it won’t stand in the way in case Activision Blizzard approves a union in the first place.

Is there any correlation between the type of audience that plays a certain game and the word length of Steam reviews? GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless has highlighted this connection by comparing four games of different categories.

Microsoft has shared some ID@Xbox stats to celebrate its ninth anniversary. This program helped independent developers earn more than $2.5 billion in royalties since the 2013 launch.

Netflix has agreed to acquire mobile game developer Boss Fight Entertainment. It should help the streaming giant expand its gaming catalog.

Apple has asked judges to reject Epic Games’ appeal in the ongoing antitrust case. The company noted that the Fortnite maker has offered no reasonable alternative to the App Store’s current payment policies.

Daniel Mullins’ indie hit Inscryption has become the top winner at GDC. It made history as the only game to ever get top prizes at both the GDCA and the IGF Awards.

Tencent has been facing a lot of restrictions from Chinese authorities during the last few years. In the wake of the ongoing tensions, investors are concerned that the government might want to break up the tech giant.

Larian Studios was on the brink of bankruptcy when it was making Divinity: Original Sin. The team has grown almost 10 times since then, although it still faces a lot of challenges on its way to complete Baldur’s Gate 3.

Activision Blizzard is now facing a new lawsuit over multiple cases of workplace misconduct. It was filed by a current employee who allegedly experienced “rampant sexism” and discrimination.

Unity has revealed its new demo project, a puzzle-platformer called Gigaya. It will be free to download and experiment with, so other developers could learn more from its creation process.

id Software co-founder John Romero has opened up about the time when Sierra On-Line tried to acquire the studio for $2.5 million. The famous game designer also explained why the team declined the offer from Ken and Roberta Willaims.