What does the $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard mean for the industry in the long term? Will Activision games become exclusive to Microsoft? How will Sony and Nintendo respond? Is the race on to conquer the Metaverse? Analyst Joost Rietveld is here to explain.

34 US states and the District of Columbia have sided with Epic Games in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. They appealed the court’s ruling, saying that the iPhone maker should stop its restrictive practices.

CD Projekt has announced that it came to an agreement with investors to settle a class-action lawsuit over Cyberpunk 2077’s controversial launch. It also means that the company doesn’t admit any responsibility on its part.

Developers have gotten into a heated discussion about thousands of indie games launching on Steam every year. While some think that these projects shouldn’t exist because they have zero value, the rest are convinced that everyone should have the right to express themselves through any art form.

Hero Wars creator Nexters has made its first M&A deals since going public. The company acquired three Russian-founded mobile studios in deals worth $100 million.

The digital content industry has been steadily rising even before the pandemic and the global market size is expected to reach $38 billion by 2030. In this post, Tachat Igityan, founder of the platform for streamers destream, breaks down the financial aspects of blogging and content creation.

Game marketing consultant Chris Zukowski has explained why the first 10 reviews a game gets on Steam are the most important. This is a key number, which can significantly boost a project’s visibility.

The most ambitious gaming companies focus on the biggest genres — in terms of their audience and their cumulative revenue. Here is where the money lies, at least for those who dare play big. AppMagic founder Max Samorukov shared handy conclusions based on the most important changes that happened in the Western mobile games market in 2021.

Over a dozen mobile games have been added to Netflix since November 2021. According to Apptopia, they generated only 8.1 million downloads combined.

Unpacking Master broke into the top charts on iOS and Android. The issue is that it looked and played a lot like indie puzzle game Unpacking. We spoke to SayGames, which published the mobile title, about cloning allegations, their attitude toward capitalizing on other studios’ ideas, and the game’s removal from the stores.

Electronic Arts has officially confirmed that Respawn Entertainment is now working on three new titles in the Star Wars series. Players can expect one strategy game and one first-person shooter set in the famous universe.

Kickstarter saw a slight decrease in pledges to video games, with a total of $21.8 million collected through different campaigns in 2021. The tabletop category, however, continues to grow.

Data platform VG Insights has shared a new report on the number of new games released on Steam in 2021. The store set a new record, thanks to three dozen titles launched there every single day.

Toshihiro Nagoshi has shared the first details about forming a new NetEase-funded studio. He revealed the reasons behind leaving SEGA and explained why he will have more freedom under the Chinese company’s umbrella.

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened players in China have made a petition for the game’s designer to resign, which reached 380 million views. It happened after complaints about NetEase tricking users into excessive spending during the latest in-game event.

Microsoft will have dozens of in-house studios with the Activision Blizzard acquisition. Take a look at how the company’s gaming business will be organized if the deal is closed.

Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has already become one of the most discussed topics in the games industry over the years. And here is how the ownership of world-famous franchises could take the company one step closer to fulfilling its metaverse ambitions.

No More Robots head Mike Rose has shared his thoughts on indie publishers that announce themselves to the public while not having any games under their belt. The question is how can these companies show who they really are then?

Gamera Interactive CEO Alberto Belli has joined us to discuss what the Italian studio managed to achieve in 2021 and what to expect from it this year, including the launch of RPG Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms.