An internal FIFA 21 presentation suggests Electronic Arts is actively trying to encourage players to spend real money on loot boxes.

Short documentary Colette, featured in the Oculus VR game Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, won ‘Best Documentary (Short Subject)’ at the Oscars.

Chinese studio 24 Entertainment launched an open beta of its debut game Naraka: Bladepoint using the Playtest tool. The new battle royale has already become one of the most popular games on Steam, hitting over 140,000 concurrent players.

The remaster of NieR Replicant has become the best-selling game on Steam just two days after its release, displacing It Takes Two from the top.

Mighty Kingdom, known for games like Peter Rabbit Run! and Shopkins, has become public after raising A$18 million in IPO funding earlier this year.

This acquisition means that all of Slemma’s tools, including dynamic data reports and dashboards, will be integrated into Xsolla’s platform.

WN China kicks off April 26. The hybrid show will strongly focus on China’s video games market, its game developers, publishers, leading services and platforms.

This initiative was promoted by local IT companies, Mail.ru Group and Yandex. Its main goal is to support games that popularize Russian history and culture. However, some industry experts are against it.

CD Projekt issued its annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31. The company reached a record-breaking revenue, which was up 310% from the previous year. It also shared information about Cyberpunk 2077 sales and budget.

PlayStation signed a deal with Firewalk Studios, formed by Destiny veterans. The development of their first game will be led by Bungie’s former creative director.

Popular indie game digital platform itch.io, is coming the Epic Games Store as an app. The move will make itch.io’s 200,000 titles available to the Epic Game Store’s 31.3 million active daily users.

DICE gave an update on what’s next for the Battlefield franchise. The studio is working on two separate games, one for PC and consoles and one for mobile.

Valve first introduced Playtest as a beta last November, attracting over 1 million players across 161 games. The feature is now available for all developers on Steam, making it easier to run playtests with the help of the community.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is about to launch a special series of esports events this summer. The organization will partner with game publishers and five international sports federations to host the Virtual Series ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Developer Multiverse has raised $17 million in a round of Series A funding. The company will use the funding to further develop One More Multiverse, an online Tabletop RPG platform.

The Sinking City developer Frogwares and the game’s publisher Nacon have been fighting each other in the public field for a while. While their dispute is yet to be judged in court, there are some new details about the conflict.

To continue its external growth, Focus Home Interactive created a special team in charge of acquisitions. Buying a major stake in Streum On Studio is the newest step within this strategy.

At this point, it’s safe to say that BioWare and EA have nothing to do with the remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Instead, the game is being developed by Aspyr, a studio known for porting titles on different platforms.

Lightheart Entertainment is a Finnish studio known for its mobile platformer Mr Autofire. The company has raised $6.8 million to create more games, which combine elements from hypercasual and mid-core titles.