Bobby Kotick has stated that he would consider stepping down from his role as Activision Blizzard’s CEO if he can’t quickly solve the ongoing workplace issues. The company stock, meanwhile, continues to decline in the wake of the latest events.

Famous game writer Chris Avellone has shared more details about his work on Dying Light 2. Contrary to popular belief, he didn’t write the whole story and just did a few quests for the upcoming game.

Popular streamers have refused to take part in the upcoming Genshin Impact event on Twitch. It happened after miHoYo put forward a list of requirements that a lot of content creators found too strict.

Activision Blizzard continues to demand Bobby Kotick’s resignation as more than 1300 workers have already signed a petition. Xbox head Phil Spencer, meanwhile, expressed his concerns over the latest events, saying that Microsoft is now reevaluating its relationship with the controversial company.

A group of modders behind reversed engineered versions of GTA III and GTA: Vice City has responded to a lawsuit by Take-Two. The team insists that their actions and works are protected under fair use and shouldn’t be punished by law.

According to Tim Sweeney, the metaverse has a chance to become a “multitrillion-dollar part of the world economy.” And Epic Games’ ongoing battle with Apple and Google is a part of the company’s ambitions in this area.

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has slammed Activision Blizzard for not doing enough to properly address ongoing issues. The publisher’s leadership, on the other hand, still has a lot of faith in Bobby Kotick despite the latest accusations.

While Paradox says it is satisfied with the development progress of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, it is still not ready to reveal the name of the studio that has been working on it. The company thinks it is better to give the team time to focus on the creative process.

It’s been revealed that Jen Oneal and Mike Ybarra have been asking management for equal contracts to co-lead Blizzard. Oneal, however, was offered one only after she informed the company about her resignation.

According to the latest investigation by The Wall Street Journal, Bobby Kotick has been covering up harassment at the workplace for years and even threatened to kill an employee once. Although Activision Blizzard’s board of directors took his side, the company stock fell to the lowest close in over a year.

Chinese players have been complaining about the facial expressions of female characters in mobile hit Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, saying that they look suggestive and have a strong sexual overtone. Publisher NetEase has already apologized for it and explained the reason behind this issue.

Tim Sweeney has explained why he thinks the world needs a “single store that works with all platforms.” He also said that Epic Games is now working with other developers to create a service that will let users buy apps and games in one place.

Google reportedly created a special task force in 2018 as a response to Epic Games’ actions of trying to distribute Fortnite outside the Play Store. That’s according to the game developer’s latest legal filing.

No More Robots head Mike Rose has shared the first numbers for the publisher’s latest release, Let’s Build a Zoo. The game managed to recoup its dev costs in just a week, reaching almost $500,000 in revenue.

Last week, a few mobile publishers accused Apple of secretly running ad campaigns on Google to boost its own revenue from subscription apps. The company itself, however, claimed that it always communicates with developers about these actions.

It is not a secret that Bethesda’s upcoming sci-fi RPG Starfield will be available only on Xbox and PC. And now Phil Spencer said that the same goes for The Elder Scrolls VI, as Microsoft wants to give players a complex experience in terms of games, content, friend lists, and cloud features.

In the wake of postponing the Playdate launch, Panic has shared some good news for game developers. They will be able to get access to its dev kit at the beginning of 2022 to start making titles for the upcoming device.

miHoYo has announced its expansion into North America. The Chinese studio behind Genshin Impact selected Montreal as a location for a new office. The team will work on a new AAA open-world title.

Launch of GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition has turned out to be a disaster. The remasters of the classic titles got one of the lowest user scores on Metacritic of all time and later went offline for three days. Players are now demanding refunds, complaining about bugs and other issues.