The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. The agency finally came to the conclusion that the takeover will not harm competition in the cloud gaming market.

Total user spending in Scopely mobile games has exceeded $7.6 billion, according to AppMagic analysts.

Valve has decided to increase the security level of Steamworks. The company notified the developers that now they will need to link a phone number to the account.

Nekki has decided to enter the Web3 gaming market. She presented the HTML5 browser-based game Fight Me, a fighting game in a fantastic setting in which NFTS will appear.

Daedalic Entertainment studio commented on the words of Game Two sources claiming that the text apologizing for the unsuccessful release of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum was written using ChatGPT. She said it wasn’t true.

On October 10, Paradox Interactive reported failed sales of the tactical game The Lamplighters League. After that, the network remembered that in July the company fired some of the employees of Harebrained Schemes, the studio that developed the title.

Restructuring in Team17 may affect more people than previously reported. According to Eurogamer sources, the company is preparing to lay off 91 employees.

Snail Games publisher and Studio Wildcard have settled a conflict with the Chinese Angela Game, which created the Myth of Empires multiplayer sandbox. In December 2021, the companies accused her of stealing the source code of ARK: Survival Evolved.

The launch of tax breaks for gaming companies has had a good effect on the UK economy. The consulting firm Games Investor Consulting (GIC) estimated that their contribution to the economic growth of the country amounted to £2.4 billion.

The analytical company Newzoo studied the success of Remnant II in August. We have selected the main thing from the report.

Psyonix has announced that from December 5, Rocket League users will no longer be able to trade and exchange “cosmetics” and other items.

Paradox Interactive is disappointed with the commercial reception of the turn-based tactics of The Lamplighters League. The game is selling much worse than the company expected.

The deputy heads of Disney Bob Iger (Bob Iger) recommend him to strengthen the presence of the corporation in the gaming market, according to Bloomberg sources. Managers believe that in addition to selling licenses for their franchises, it’s time for Disney to start publishing games.

The updated PS5 line will be 30% smaller than the current one, but the new consoles in it do not bear the name Slim.

Supercell has announced that the mobile hits Clash of Clans and Clash Royale officially have PC versions. However, only owners of Windows computers can play them and only through the desktop version of the Google Play Games service.

On October 5, the indie studio Bippinbits released a major content patch for Dome Keeper, a pixel simulator of a miner with elements of a “bagel” and Tower Defense. His release caused a surge of interest among gamers.

Metacore Studio has announced that it will soon have its first foreign office. It will be located in Berlin.

Gaming expert Simon Carless once again examined the documents used in the court between Microsoft and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). He found a report on a meeting of the almost former head of PlayStation, Jim Ryan, with managers of the Fidelity Investments investment corporation in 2022. It discussed the PlayStation strategy and its plans to create game services.

The German portal Game Two spoke with 32 former and current employees of Daedalic Entertainment. During the conversation, the developers stated that the company has problems with the working culture.