In January, Square Enix CEO Takashi Kiryu stated that the company would start using artificial intelligence more “aggressively” in game development. Six months later, it seems he no longer considers this such a good idea.

The Swedish holding company Embracer Group has reduced its debt to creditors. The company announced that it recently transferred 3.2 billion SEK (300 million USD) to them.

Sony has shown less interest in the virtual reality market, according to sources from Android Central. As per their information, the company has drastically reduced funding for VR game development.

The educational project WN Academy has launched a new initiative — WN Academy Business. It aims to solve specific business challenges for gaming companies by improving personnel qualifications.

Another top manager at Unity has decided to leave the company. This time, it is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Carol Carpenter.

The Canadian indie studio Cut to Bits has bid farewell to most of its employees. This was announced on social media by its co-founder and general manager Masao Kobayashi, who was also among those laid off.

On the night of June 20 to June 21, FromSoftware studio released the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring. After that, Elden Ring’s online presence on Steam jumped to 589,948 people.