Electronic Arts has opened pre-registrations for Apex Legends Mobile. As a result, the upcoming mobile title has already attracted over 7.5 million Android users.

Steam has stopped sending payments to Russia and Belarus. The restriction, however, also applies to Ukraine, which made local indie developers angry.

Tencent continues to buy stakes in Western game companies. The Chinese tech giant now has a minority ownership of Studio MayDay, which is now working on two games.

Detroit: Become Human is now officially the most commercially successful game in the history of Quantic Dream. The title has sold over 6.5 million units worldwide since its launch In April 2018.

Kowloon Nights, a fund for indie developers, has generated $150 million across its big gaming catalog. On top of that, the company also signed eight new titles.

It is rare to see studios share their own assets with other developers for free. However, this is exactly what Yacht Club Games made by releasing a nearly 1GB archive containing all the art from Shovel Knight.

Square Enix has seemingly suspended game sales in Russia, with its titles becoming unavailable on Steam in the country. The company has also made a donation for humanitarian aid to Ukrainian refugees.

Democratic lawmakers have introduced a new bill prohibiting antitrust mergers. It would allow the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to block M&A deals worth $5 billion or more.

With more studios across the globe shifting to a four-day workweek, Bandai Namco Mobile has also announced its transition to this model. The team wants to focus on working “smarter and more efficiently.”

According to several analysts, there’s a chance GTA VI might be released in fiscal year 2024. This is according to Take-Two’s own projections, with the publisher expecting a significant increase in revenue.

After several setbacks, Google might be going in the right direction with Stadia. The company has revealed new features that could possibly bring new players and devs to its cloud gaming platform.

Amplifier Game Invest, a subsidiary of Embracer Group, has acquired Danish independent studio Invisible Walls. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed.

Elden Ring has shown the biggest launch among all FromSoftware’s games. The title has sold 12 million units worldwide since February 25.

As the exodus of tech companies from Russia continues, global developers continue to suspend their operations in accordance with sanctions and in support of Ukraine. Almost 7000 apps have already been removed from the country’s App Store.

DeepWell Digital Therapeutics is a new developer and publisher formed by Devolver Digital co-founder Mike Wilson and Nextern former CEO Ryan Douglas. The company will focus on creating and delivering therapeutic video games.

It looks like The Initiative is now facing more problems during development of the Perfect Dark reboot. According to the latest report, dozens of core devs left the studio during the last year.

Linus and Viktor Blomberg, known as Avalanche co-founders, have started new game development studio Elemental Games. The team of industry veterans will continue to create open-world games.

Multiplayer shooter World War 3 had a spike in popularity over the last week and a half, with its peak concurrent player count growing by 5.5 times. 

Guardians of the Galaxy is another example of how Game Pass can boost the audience interest. Thanks to its addition to the library, the title has climbed more than 200 places in the chart of the most popular Xbox games.