Nexon has become the first gaming company to publicly purchase cryptocurrency buying 1,717 Bitcoins for $100 million.

Microsoft’s gaming business continues to grow, according to the company’s financial report for the third quarter (ended March 31).

Following a record-breaking year (the Game & Network services reported ¥2,656bn in revenue and ¥ 342.2bn profit), Sony is bracing for weaker profits in many of its businesses including games. The company expects operating profits for PlayStation to fall 5 per cent to ¥325bn in FY2021.

A number of German media companies refused to just accept the new privacy policy Apple rolled out with its iOS 14.5 on Monday. They filed a complaint with the German Federal Cartel Office claiming Apple is abusing its market power.

Famous games industry analyst Benji-Sales compared the ratings of the latest Oscars and The Game Awards, showing the drastic difference in numbers. However, this comparison isn’t 100% accurate.

The news surfaced this week that on April 24 an unnamed individual attempted to assassinate the founders of miHoYo. Fortunately, no one was harmed, with the perpetrator arrested at the scene.

What publisher do you think has the most wishlists on Steam? Well, the answer is Polish company PlayWay, known for its controversial marketing schemes and numerous simulators and builders.

Embracer Group has joined Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), the independent federation, representing the interests of the European video game industry.

IT company Mauris is developing new pirate RPG Corsairs Legacy, which will be divided into three different games. The project will be a spiritual heir to the famous Russian series started with Sea Dogs in 2000.

NetEase has announced pre-registrations for Marvel Super War in Mainland China. It might be a challenge for NetEase to win a share of the market dominated by Tencent.

CD Projekt’s employees and shareholders will receive huge bonuses after seeing record-breaking revenue and net profit for 2020. The lion’s share of the bonus money will go to the company’s board members.

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.