While Square Enix calls Marvel’s Avengers an “ambitious title,” it acknowledges that it turned out to be a disappointment. The company has addressed the issues, citing the pandemic and wrong management decisions as reasons for its failure.

QA engineers sometimes don’t get the credit they deserve in the games industry. So Eidos Montreal writer Jocelyn Baxter took the time to explain why QA shouldn’t be underestimated, noting that former testers wrote a major part of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Netflix has started to roll out games on its mobile app. Starting November 3, Android users will be able to download and play five titles with no ads or in-app purchases.

Niantic has decided to shut down Harry Potter: Wizard Unite in 2022. The company, though, is still trying to expand its portfolio of mobile AR games, in which Pokémon GO remains the most successful title.

Jen Oneal has announced her decision to step down as Blizzard’s co-leader. It happened just three months after she embraced this role amid the harassment scandal. The studio will now be wholly led by former Xbox Live VP Mike Ybarra.

Microsoft has announced its plans to turn Teams into its own metaverse in the wake of Facebook rebranding. The company shared the first details about launching Mesh, a virtual platform with 3D avatars, meetings, and other XR capabilities.

China hasn’t approved any new games since July. It is the longest freeze since 2018 when the government stopped giving licenses for nine months. This situation has already made some developers go to the black market.

Palestina doesn’t have any successful game companies or any famous AAA games, which is why the country is not presented in the global market. There are, however, a lot of solo developers who try to change that situation by making games in their spare time, with many of them containing strong messages.

Roblox has been unavailable for players for three days, which led to the decline of the average time spent in the app by 93% from October 29 to 31. A few rival apps and games, however, saw a rise in their usage rate thanks to this outage.

A Better Ubisoft (ABU) group has reacted to the company’s latest response to the employees’ key demands regarding management failures. While the group is pleased that the publisher is taking steps towards creating a better workplace, it still calls the overall response weak.

SEGA has announced a new strategic partnership with Microsoft. It will let the company create global games using the Azure cloud platform.

Skydance New Media, which is led by industry veteran Amy Henning, has announced a partnership with Marvel Entertainment. It is now working on its debut AAA title featuring an original story.

WN Conference is coming to the US for the first time. WN Seattle’21 will take place on November 16-17 in Seattle, Washington. It’s paired with the online event WN North America Online’21, which will run November 15-19. Here’s a brief overview of the events and what to expect from them.

No More Robots founder Mike Rose has shared a few insights on how the Riders Republic launch affected the publisher’s racing game Descenders. And it seems like Ubisoft’s latest title has become really helpful in boosting sales.

Fortnite won’t be available in China anymore. Servers of the game’s regional version will be shut down later this month, as Epic Games might see no sense to continue spending money on it.

Tencent’s deal to buy Sumo Group for $1.27 billion has come under scrutiny. The acquisition is now being investigated by the US national security probe.

Unknown Worlds, known for developing survival action-adventure Subnautica, has joined Krafton. The PUBG parent company has acquired the studio for an undisclosed sum.

Tencent has bought a 6.86% stake in Kadokawa, Japanese publishing giant and parent company of From Software. It is the biggest game-related deal in the country for the Chinese tech giant.

Facebook has officially changed the company’s name to Meta. It is another step towards building a metaverse, which will also means creating and developing new products, technologies, and solutions.