A number of indie developers have removed their games Steam citing Valve’s failure to address the Black Lives Matter movement.

Akili Interactive’s EndeavorRx, previously known as Project EVO, became the first video game that is officially a medicine in the US. It was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be prescribed for children between ages eight and twelve years old who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Epic Games is about to raise a $750 million round of funding, which will value the company at about $17 billion. This is according to Bloomberg, which relies on sources familiar with the matter.

MicroProse signed a publishing deal with developer Drakeling Labs for two FPS titles, Operation Harsh Doorstop and Warfare 1944.

Ziggurat Interactive has acquired several game licenses from publisher Majesco Entertainment. Those include Advent Rising, Raze’s Hell, Flip’s Twisted World, and BloodRayne.

Telecommunications giant AT&T is considering selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division for about $4 billion. This is according to CNBC, which cites its sources familiar with the matter. VentureBeat confirms the information but names a different price: $2 billion.

Little Devil Inside was one of the titles showcased during the PS5 reveal event last Friday. The game’s trailer, among other things, featured certain dark-skinned creatures with dreadlocks and bold lips. Within 24 hours of Sony’s show, the devs received comments, such as this one, suggesting “stereotypical connotations” of the design of these characters.

In May, the Italian government approved a €4m funding scheme for the country’s video game developers. The Democratic Party’s Marianna Madia has now proposed an amendment to cancel this fund.

Today at 1pm PT / 9pm BST, Sony is revealing PS5 games from internal and third-party studios. We will likely see more of Unreal Engine 5 in action.

Angry Birds makers have become another studio to borrow from Playrix’s experience. Rovio released a match-3 game that uses pretty much the same concept and mechanics as Homescapes and Gardenscapes.

In the past, Microsoft wasn’t quite clear on whether Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is being built on Unreal Engine 4 or 5. In the latest post for Xbox Wire, Jason Ronald, Director of Program Management for Xbox Series X, confirmed that the title is being developed on the next version of the eninge.

Brawl Stars launched globally in November 2018. To date, the title still hasn’t crossed the $1 billion revenue milestone. However, that might change soon. Yesterday, YOOZOO, the Chinese partner of Supercell, announced that the game was officially released in China.

VR escape room puzzler I Expect You To Die came out on PC in late 2016. In early 2017, its PSVR version was released.

Garena’s valuation has grown from $1 billion to $23 billion over the last six years.

Tencent’s PUBG Mobile generated over $226 million in revenue last month, which is 41 percent more than it did in May 2019. It makes the title the top-grossing mobile game of May 2020.

In April, Nintendo confirmed a massive privacy breach that led to as many as 160,000 Nintendo Accounts being illegally accessed. Following an investigation, Nintendo has now admitted another 140,000 accounts were compromised, for a total of 300,000.

PlayStation officially announced the new date for its The Future of Gaming event. It will now take place on June 11. During the live stream, Sony will reveal PS5 games from internal and third-party studios. Some exclusives are expected. A sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn is one of the probable announcements.

Gregory Fulton, Lead Designer on Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999), is working on a “spiritual successor” to the title. The project is still in early stages.

Timelie is a puzzle adventure game that offers a new take on time manipulation. The game came out on PC on May 21. It’s the first title from a Thai team called Urnique Studio. While still in development, the project won Microsoft Imagine Cup both domestically and internationally.