Swedish publisher with Russian roots G5 Entertainment shared a financial report for 2021. The company managed to earn over $140 million. At the same time, most of the revenue is provided by G5’s own games.Jewels of Rome

Microsoft has published new operating principles for its app store. This is a consequence of the announced deal with Activision Blizzard. The company decided to show regulators its openness and desire to encourage competition. However, so far we are talking only about the PC store.Microsoft announced the changes on February 9 in its official blog.

Apple has announced a series of special webinars for iOS developers. You will be able to listen to the company’s experts and ask them questions about the various features of the App Store.The webinars will be held from February 15 to March 29, according to the Apple website for developers.

Analysts from Sensor Tower noticed that over 500 mobile applications have already added the word “metaverse” to their descriptions or names. At the same time, the greatest growth occurred after the rebranding of Facebook.Facebook changed the company name to Meta on October 28, 2021.

In Japan, there is a special gaming club designed exclusively for pensioners. The aim of the initiative is to unite older people through video games and help them avoid loneliness, especially during a pandemic.Photo: South China Morning Post YouTube Channel

After the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, there were predictions that Microsoft’s next step could be the purchase of a conditional Capcom or SEGA. However, analyst Serkan Toto dispelled these myths and explained why the chances of absorbing a Japanese company tend to zero.Yakuza: Like a Dragon

The Public Chamber of the Russian Federation proposed to equate large playgrounds with audiovisual services. In this case, services like Steam, Origin and PS Store will be required to comply with the requirements of the law on “landing”.Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

Five years ago, Fire Emblem Heroes was released. During this time, the tactical RPG earned almost $1 billion on iOS and Android. The game remains Nintendo’s highest-grossing mobile title by a large margin.According to Sensor Tower, the total revenue of Fire Emblem Heroes amounted to $959 million for the entire time of operation.

The other day, a scandal broke out in China after the death of a Bilibili employee. He died, presumably as a result of overtime work during the weekend. Despite the fact that the company itself denies the existence of overwork, this incident once again forced us to talk about the problems of Chinese labor legislation.According to TechNode with reference to an internal Bilibili letter, the 25-year-old employee died last Friday.

In 2022, new gachi mechanics will become widespread in mobile games. For example, the function of previewing items.Honkai Impact 3rd

What helps to extend the life cycle of the game in the modern PC market? This question was asked by the expert Simon Carless (Simon Carless). He highlighted several common features that are inherent in the most successful titles on Steam in terms of their findability in the store.Carless shared the results in his GameDiscoverCo newsletter.

Meta company reported for 2021. It seems that Apple’s new privacy policy has cost Facebook almost $10 billion in lost advertising revenue over the past two quarters. After the publication of the report, the company’s shares lost a lot in value.Analyst and marketing expert Eric Seufert drew attention to this.

Sony’s gaming division shared its results for the third fiscal quarter (ended December 31). Despite generally good performance, sales of games and hardware have fallen. The company is unable to cope with the demand for the PS5, which now lags behind the PS4 in terms of the number of devices sold over the same period.The main thing from the financial report

Electronic Arts reported for the third fiscal quarter (ended December 31). Total cash receipts turned out to be a record, despite disappointing sales of Battlefield 204 2. The franchise is not being written off, but Apex Legends has now become the flagship shooter for the publisher.The main thing from the financial report

Jim Ryan, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, spoke about the significance of the Bungie acquisition deal for the future of the PlayStation. We are talking about further investments in the multiplatform, the creation of game services and development beyond one console. At the same time, other major purchases should be expected from Sony in the future.Destiny 2

The popular puzzle Worlde will now be included in a special game subscription of The New York Times. The exact volume of the transaction is not disclosed, but we are talking about the “lower range of seven-digit amounts.”The American newspaper reported about this acquisition on its official website.

Newzoo spoke about five trends that can be observed in the market of metaverses, blockchain games and NFT in 2022. Analysts believe that gamers will gradually adopt these technologies, and major brands will actively buy up virtual land.The Sandbox

Apple has allowed the release of so-called unregistered applications in the App Store. They are not suitable for public distribution for various reasons and will not be issued in the search for a store. Now they can be accessed via a direct link.Apple told about the changes on the official website for developers.

There was information that Rostelecom is preparing to acquire GFN.ru — the Russian version of the GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. According to experts, the value of the transaction may amount to 1.5 billion rubles.This was reported by Kommersant on January 31, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the details of the transaction.