The hacker group ALPHV (also known as BlackCat) managed to infiltrate the internal network of Bandai Namco. The hacking was reported by the organization vx-underground, specializing in malware.

Consulting firm Deloitte together with GameIS has released a report on the Israeli gaming industry. According to company estimates, its revenue grows by an average of 54% annually. At the same time, there are still no AAA studios in the country.

Creating an action adventure game A Way Out was a serious challenge for Josef Fares. As the game designer recalls in a podcast for Sveriges Radio, he could have been on the street if the game had failed.

VK has announced a new educational initiative. Together with the teachers of RTU MIREA, she developed a bachelor’s program in which students will be taught how to make games.

The eCPM indicator (effective price per thousand impressions) in mobile games and applications in Russia is growing steadily again after a sharp drop in early spring. This conclusion can be reached from the latest Appodeal report.

At the beginning of the month, Ubisoft announced that on September 1 it would shut down the servers of 15 more titles. The company indicated that users will still be able to play them, but will lose online features and, in some cases, the ability to download DLC. But the other day, gamers noticed that some games from the list had a warning on Steam — from September they will no longer be available.

The TASS agency noticed that games for PC and PlayStation consoles appeared on online platforms, the release of which in Russia was officially canceled amid sanctions. For example, Gran Turismo 7 and Ghostwire: Tokyo.

Shanghai continues to be seriously interested in the metaverse. The city authorities announced that they are going to create a fund for ¥ 10 billion ($ 1.49 billion), the money from which will go to the development of the metaverse direction. They hope that thanks to the financing, Shanghai companies will launch at least 100 “benchmark-level products and services” by 2025.

According to GameLook, the South Korean “daughters” of Tencent and miHoYo have decided to officially join the local gaming association. If their applications are approved, the companies will become one of the few foreign members.

The SteamDB service shared data on which projects earned the most in the Valve store for the 27th week of the year. Let’s see who got into the fresh chart.

We are publishing a new list with gaming vacancies. This week, they are wanted: a game designer at Funky Monkey Studio, a data analyst at Hypercell Games and a newsman for a blockchain project at WN Media Group.

For more than two weeks, Game Insight has refused to pay laid-off employees a salary for the last working month. They are also denied compensation, and they also demand to return the equipment (at their own expense). About what is happening, editors App2Top.ru the company’s employees told us.

Since July 1, the new owner of Wargaming assets in Belarus (Game Stream LLC) and in Russia (Lesta LLC) has now become the former CEO of the latter.

The South African Film and Publication Council, which is responsible for the classification and regulation of media content in the country, has tightened recommendations regarding the interaction of children with games.

This is due to their “limited representation on the market.” But the demand (in pieces) for video cards increased by 10%.

Major Russian gaming companies, including VK, are currently negotiating with the Ministry of Digital Development about the possibility of allocating state funding for the development of a domestic game engine.

Another action franchise will get a separate mobile game. It will be The Division Resurgence from Ubisoft, which will be released on iOS and Android.

Riot Games has announced an increase in prices for in-game currency in League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics. The company attributes this to global economic shifts due to “global inflation, currency fluctuations and rising associated costs.”