The other day, a discussion broke out on Twitter about not the best quality of modern AAA games. Some of the participants were not against making an exception for the Elden Ring, calling its design “passable”, but not Jonathan Blow. According to the creator of The Witness, there is no design as such in this game.

Chinese state-owned newspapers Economic Daily and Guangming Daily selected the top 30 companies in the outgoing year whose activities are related to the cultural sphere. Among them was miHoYo.

According to Kommersant, they are going to found a company in Russia that will develop a mobile operating system based on Android. The founders will be VK, Yandex, Sberbank and Rostelecom with the support of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.

Chile’s antitrust regulator has concluded that the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard will not harm competition in the gaming market.

On December 29, the Russian Watt Studio announced the suspension of the creation of the game TRAINS: Through electric storms. The developers said that they could not agree with the Internet Development Institute (IRI) and receive money from the promised grant for 100 million rubles. Soon after, the IRI made an explanation of its position.

In October, the Internet Development Institute (IRI) allocated a grant of 100 million rubles to the Russian Watt Studio to create the game TRAINS: Through electric storms. In an interview with The House of the Dev portal, the developers admitted that cooperation with Iran did not go according to plan.

Wizards of the Coast has confirmed that in 2023 it will change the terms of the OGL — an open license for creators of Dungeons & Dragons content.

The Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation wants to give Russian companies the opportunity to pay for licenses for software whose developers have left the country. According to Kommersant, the ministry may allow organizations to transfer money for such software to special accounts on demand of the copyright holder.

Nintendo told which eShop games were in the greatest demand among Japanese residents in 2022. The company did not disclose the revenue of the games and the number of copies sold

In 2020, Electronic Arts (EA) introduced an initiative to combat toxicity in games — Positive Play. The idea was successful. According to Chris Bruzzo, executive director of gaming experience, gamers are now complaining about the behavior of other users for a total of only 1% of matches.

To thank for the rapid growth of the shares of the South Korean mobile publisher, it is necessary to issue gaming licenses in China. Yesterday, the Chinese authorities allowed foreign games to be released for the first time in a year and a half, including Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds from Netmarble.

This year, Americans spent 2% less on VR headsets compared to 2021, CNBC reports, citing data from the NPD Group. Their expenses decreased to $1.1 billion.

Japanese Square Enix announced that Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights will stop working on February 28, 2023. It has become difficult for the company to maintain the game at the required level.

The ResearchAndMarkets portal published a study on the market of games distributed by subscription. According to analysts’ forecast, by 2031, the turnover of this market will reach $55.94 billion.

Over the Christmas week, the British retail chart has hardly changed, according to GamesIndustry.biz with a link to the GfK data. In particular, the best-selling game again became FIFA 23, whose physical sales increased by 16% compared to the previous week.

The National Press and Publications Administration of China (NPPA) has allowed Valorant, Pokémon UNITE and 42 other foreign games to be released in the country.

The Government of India has announced that esports tournaments will now be able to take place as part of national sporting events. The Department of Sports under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of India will be responsible for the development of esports in the country.

The former head of Sonic Team will appear in court. According to the Japanese publication NHK, the Tokyo prosecutor’s office has officially accused Yuji Naka of insider trading in shares of the developers of the Final Fantasy VII mobile game: The First Soldier.

Sources of The Telegraph report that the Public Investment Fund (PIF) from Saudi Arabia has acquired more than 50% of the shares of the creator of the Magic Leap AR headsets.