Battlefield 2042 is having a renaissance thanks to the start of a new season and a series of promotional events from DICE. As a result, the game has managed to attract more concurrent players on Steam than it had at launch.

Now that Activision Blizzard has joined Microsoft, it has one of the most impressive portfolios of game studios in the industry. Let’s take a closer look at all of its development and publishing subsidiaries, as well as their key IPs.

The problem with Steam Deck is that Valve has never reported official sales figures since starting shipping its portable PC in February 2022. However, there is still some indirect data that can be used to estimate the number of owners.

Monster Hunter has reached a major milestone just over a month after its global launch. With the help of Pokémon Go developer Niantic, it seems that Capcom has a new successful mobile game in its portfolio.

Circana shared the top three Steam games by player engagement in September. Baldur’s Gate 3 was the leader among all premium titles on the platform.

Marvel Snap, led by former Hearthstone game director Ben Brode, has been a huge success for developer Second Dinner and publisher Nuverse. Let’s take a look at its revenue and other metrics, as the game celebrates its first anniversary.

Another month, another portion of fresh data from Circana on the US video game market. Here are the best-selling titles and consoles of September 2023.

Diablo IV has finally launched on Steam, as Blizzard games continue to arrive on Valve’s platform, However, player reception has been far from great so far.

Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes, the studio behind Shadowrun and BattleTech, have decided to part ways. This comes just days after the new turn-based tactics The Lamplighters League proved to be a commercial flop.

Hearts of Iron IV remains the evergreen hit for Paradox Interactive. The latest DLC sparked a new wave of interest in the strategy game, helping it set its new concurrent player record.

Just a few days after Microsoft completed its record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard, regional prices for the company’s games on Steam have skyrocketed in Argentina and Turkey. The changes affected the Call of Duty franchise, as well as some classic titles.

Lies of P, a Pinocchio-inspired soulslike from South Korean publisher Neowiz and its subsidiary Round8 Studio, has sols over 1 million units globally. It reached this impressive milestone less than a month after its launch.

Pete Hines, head of publishing at Bethesda Softworks, has announced his retirement. He has been with the company since 1999, supervising the PR and marketing of games like TES III: Morrowind, Fallout 3, TES V: Skyrim, and Dishonored.

Embracer Group has already conducted layoffs at several first-party developers. It seems that Cryptic Studios and  Zen Studios are the latest teams to be affected by the ongoing restructuring.

Minecraft remains the best-selling video game of all time by a wide margin. And Mojang has decided to share some new figures and data, as the title approaches its 15th anniversary.

WN Media Group has announced a new conference in the US that will focus on the latest trends and innovations in generative AI. Among the speakers are experts from companies like Scenario, Luma AI, Layer AI, MongoDB, Lightspeed, and more.

It is over, ladies and gentlemen! Microsoft has completed the record-breaking acquisition of Activision Blizzard after a lengthy battle with regulators in the US and Europe.

Microsoft is now ready to complete its $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which remained the barrier, has finally approved the record-breaking deal.

The recent Runtime Fee controversy and CEO John Riccitiello’s departure have sparked speculation among some market experts that Unity could be considered an M&A target. Mobile monetization platform AppLovin, which offered to acquire the engine maker last year, was named as a potential buyer.