In his recent annual address to investors, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella reflected on the year’s outcomes in the corporation’s gaming segment and shared its development strategy moving forward.

On October 24th, the crowdfunding campaign for My Time at Evershine, the new game in the life simulation series following Portia and Sandrock, concluded. Over the course of a month, developers from Pathea Games raised $2.8 million from backers—14 times their initial goal.

An initiative group has launched a voluntary labeling of game content on a trial basis. It includes the Association of Professionals in the Gaming Operations and Development Industry (APRIORI), Lesta Games, Astrum Entertainment, 1C Games, VK Play, and RuStore. The labeling will be tested on domestic platforms VK Play and RuStore.