Embracer Group, the THQ Nordic parent company, is acquiring 100 percent of the share capital in Vertigo Games through its wholly-owned subsidiary Koch Media.

Game Industry Legal Conference will be held October 6-7, 2020.

Scotland’s industry body Scottish Games Network has won an undisclosed grant from Connected Innovators to fund the comprehensive study in the country’s video games industry.

Unity Software is planning to raise $1.2 billion in an IPO that will take place this Wednesday. Last week, the firm amended the terms for its IPO.

A branch of China’s Ministry of Public Security posted a notice that certain games violate privacy and cybersecurity laws. Among them are Subway Surfers, Plants vs. Zombies 2 and other popular titles.

Apple announced changes to its App Store Guidelines. Cloud gaming services like Microsoft xCloud, Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now can now technically exist on iOS. However, there’s a catch.

According to a new study by market researcher Niko Partners, there are 720 million gamers in China. 75 percent of those live outside the biggest cities. On a related note, smaller cities generate around 70% of game revenue.

Black Desert Online from Pearl Abyss has generated $1.7 billion in revenue since its launch in 2015. Of that, $700 million the game has brought in since April 2019.

Facebook told the European Commission that Apple enforces policies that privilege its own services and revenue streams to the detriment of others across its ecosystem.

In China, it’s challenging enough to get your game approved by the local regulators. However, as spotted by Niko Partners’ Daniel Ahmad, even obtaining the approval does not guarantee your game does not get delisted.

On Destiny‘s sixth anniversary, Bungie revealed that 167 million people have played the looter shooter since its debut.

A new survey found that 24% of Europeans were first introduced to video games during the coronavirus lockdown. Now that the strict lockdown restrictions have been lifted, the number of hours spent in games has begun to decline.

Microsoft announced it will include EA Play, Electronic Arts’ subscription service, in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and Xbox Game Pass for PC later this year. This will come at no extra fee.

“Team Alto,” the team behind Alto’s Adventure and its sequel Alto’s Odyssey, have launched a new studio called Land & Sea.

Nintendo is yet to reveal the next Switch model, but insiders have already shared some information on the hardware.

Analytics firm Juniper Research published a report that says the video games market will grow to over $200 billion in value in 2023. This is up from the $155 billion expected this year. Mobile and cloud gaming will be the biggest growth drivers.

The ink was still wet on the preliminary injunction Epic filed to “stop Apple from retaliating,” when Apple responded by filing its own claims.

“The smallest Xbox ever” will cost $299. This is coming from Microsoft itself that revealed its Xbox Series S (previously codenamed Lockhart) and confirmed its price and design.