The developer and publisher of the Scapes puzzle series has transferred all its employees working from Ukraine to paid leave. The company also announced the opening of a round-the-clock line and readiness to help with the organization of the move.

1C Entertainment, registered in Poland, which owns the rights to the King’s Bounty and Space Rangers series, announced that it has become part of the Chinese corporation Tencent (Updated: “Caliber” is not included in the deal).

Dontnod Entertainment has published a business review for 2021. The company almost didn’t talk about finances, but it shared the indicators of some games.

Pancake Week festival for developers from the CIS will not take place next week. META Publishing made the decision to postpone the event indefinitely due to the beginning of [Roskomnadzor] with Ukraine. Now the company is resolving the issue with representatives of GOG and Steam.

The ban of the Free Fire mobile shooter in India has greatly shaken the position of Sea, the parent company of Garena. Yesterday, the Singapore authorities expressed concern about the decision and appealed to the Indian government for an explanation of the reason for the blocking.This was reported by Reuters with reference to four anonymous sources familiar with the situation.

NetEase has published a financial report for the fourth quarter and the whole of 2021. Successful releases of Naraka: Bladepoint, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened and Revelation Mobile helped the Chinese company to increase gaming revenue. As a result, it has overtaken a number of other large companies in terms of revenue from games.