The launch of the Xbox Series X is scheduled for November, Microsoft first reported. At the same time, at the start, the next-generation console will remain without the main exclusive in the face of Halo Infinite, which unexpectedly moved next year.Despite the fact that Microsoft planned to release its next-generation console at the end of this year, even an approximate release window was not called until that moment.

The creators of the game in the universe of “Alien” Cold Iron Studios have changed the owner for the fourth time in three years. Now the studio has been acquired by Daybreak Games.

Amazon has renamed its gaming service Prime Gaming, which 150 million Amazon Prime subscription holders can now use for free. Thus, the company plans to significantly expand the audience, as well as provide a number of advantages to developers.The Twitch Prime project, launched by Amazon in 2016, provided users with free games, in-game items (skins, weapons, etc.) and subscriptions to Twitch.

We talked to the lawyer of the former employees of Limestone Games, who last week accused their employer of corruption and kidnapping of the company.

Game designer Raphael Colantonio founded Arkane Studio in 1999 and participated in the creation of projects such as Dark Messiah of Might and Magic and Dishonored. In an interview with PC Gamer, he talked about the reasons for leaving the AAA segment, the problems of the industry and his new independent project.

The creator of League of Legends continues to fight for the reputation of an open company that stands for equal rights. In response to the sensational history of partnership with the city of Neom, Riot Games reviewed internal processes and launched the ethics committee and the council on transactions.

The Chinese authorities have been struggling with the gambling addiction of minors for many years. Another project is ready to launch — now Chinese players will be required to change nicknames to real names.

In the second quarter, American players spent $11.6 billion on video games and related products. As analysts from the NPD Group note, this is an absolute record. At the same time, every third owner of a PS4 or Xbox One has at least both consoles.Key data

The authors who worked on the plots for the Lovestruck mobile game have been trying to get an increase in compensation for three weeks. As a result, the publisher, represented by Voltage Entertainment, made concessions and increased the salary of all remote screenwriters.”We would not have been able to achieve this if we had not acted collectively.

According to rumors, in the purchase of the gaming division of Warner Bros. several major publishers were interested at once — including Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard. However, now the head of the company has issued an official denial.WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar wrote a letter to the company’s employees, in which he denied information about the sale of Warner Bros.

After the history of the development of the game Aeon Must Die! it was widely publicized, its publisher made official statements. He addressed all the accusations to Limestone Games, but promised to look into the situation.

Analysts at Niko Partners found that over the past month Apple has removed 42 thousand games from the Chinese App Store. The number will only grow, as the company seriously intends to get rid of all applications that do not have permission to publish in China by the end of the year.Over the past month, Apple has removed about 15 thousand games that do not have a license to publish in China.

Services for “playing in the cloud” violate the rules of the App Store, Apple reports. Neither Google Stadia nor Microsoft xCloud will be released on the Apple platform.

The Trump administration announced the launch of the Clean Network program, which aims to protect data from the “Chinese threat.” The initiative should limit the activities of application developers, mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers in the United States.Main provisions and objectives

US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders. The first prohibits Americans from making ByteDance transfers, the second partially prohibits working with Tencent. Officially, they are directed against TikTok and WeChat, respectively.

A scandal in Estonia. Some of the employees of Limestone Games, led by its founder, left the studio, accusing the owners of unbearable working conditions, manipulation and corruption. The future of their game Aeon Must Die!, published by Focus Home Interactive, is in question.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is confidently moving towards not only becoming the main Nintendo game, but also one of the central releases of the current generation of consoles. The game has almost caught up with one of the best-selling games of recent years, Red Dead Redemption 2.

Access to Mixer from Ubisoft Animation Studio has appeared on the GitHub portal. This is a free real-time collaboration tool for the 3D Blender editor.

Already this week, hundreds of Blizzard Entertainment employees will present an appeal to the studio’s management in order to improve working conditions, Bloomberg reports, citing people involved in the initiative.Among the main requirements: change the system of promotions, increase vacations and raise salaries for support staff and testers.