Analysts continue to talk about a slight drop in the gaming market. NPD Group predicts that the spending of American users on video games in 2022 will amount to approximately $55.5 billion — 8.7% less in annual terms.

Mediatonic studio reported on the success of Fall Guys after the transfer of the title to a fritupley model. Despite the wave of criticism from old players caused by this decision, 50 million people played the project in just two weeks.

Details of the hacking of the blockchain at the heart of Axie Infinity, which led to the theft of $625 million worth of cryptocurrencies, have become known. It turned out that it was all the fault of the carelessness of one employee who responded to a fake vacancy.

Magic Tavern Studio has signed an agreement with Flexion Mobile, which provides services for the distribution of free-play games on Android. Thus, the company wants to release its Matchington Mansion title outside the Play Store.

CD Projekt continues to develop the Witcher universe. The studio’s new project is a single card game Gwent: Rogue Mage with elements of roguelike. It was previously known as Project Golden Nekker.

New details have emerged on the criminal case of the creation and sale of video game cheats. This is the first such case in Russian practice.

On July 6, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of the United Kingdom notified Microsoft and Activision Blizzard of the launch of an investigation into the companies. The regulator intends to find out whether the $68.7 billion deal will have a negative impact on the gaming market.

The cryptocurrency market continues to “fever”. Another major player has declared bankruptcy. We are talking about the broker Voyager Digital, whose assets are estimated in the range of $ 1 billion to $ 10 billion.

Students in grades 8-11 will be offered free two-year programming courses. This is stated in the resolution of the Ministry of Finance approving the allocation of funds for the new initiative.

Such conclusions were reached by gaming expert Simon Carless (Simon Carless). He analyzed the available data on Steam Deck shipments and told whether indie developers should adapt their games for a portable PC from Valve.

Rockstar really planned to release remasters of Red Dead Redemption and GTA IV. However, for now the studio has decided to abandon this idea and fully focus on the sixth part of its main franchise.

Not all mobile titles survive the softlonch stage. Polish studio Ten Square Games announced the termination of the development of its new game Football Elite. The company was not satisfied with the metrics.

The European Commission has approved two bills to combat the monopolies of large platform holders. They will also affect Google and Apple, which will have to comply with the new set of rules.

The State Duma in the third reading adopted a law on tax support for the IT industry. Russian companies will be able to claim a tax deduction for the costs of supporting their activities.

The organizers of the upcoming Gamescom, which will be held in Cologne again this year, have published prices for commercials. Videos with new games will be shown during the opening ceremony.

The analytical company Ampere Analysis has published a new forecast for the global video game market. Its total volume is expected to decrease slightly in annual terms in 2022.

Due to government restrictions, Chinese companies are looking for new opportunities in Western markets. Today NetEase announced its first investment in developers from Poland.

Jason Fung has left the post of head of the TikTok gaming division to found his own blockchain startup Meta0. The company will create a protocol for NFT games with support for different networks.

The Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus has published a list of legal entities whose shareholders include persons from unfriendly countries. The list also includes the Wargaming company.