It seems that Sony has solved the problem with the shortage of its consoles in the European market. According to journalist Christopher Dring, in January 2023, PS5 sales in Europe immediately increased by 202% year-on-year.

The European Federation of Game Developers (EGDF) has published an appeal in which it expressed support for the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft. She said that the deal will bring more benefits to the gaming industry than harm.

The European antimonopoly regulator continues to collect information about how the purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corporation may affect the gaming market. According to Reuters, in December, the European Commission sent a large questionnaire to developers, publishers and distributors of games, as well as suppliers of operating systems for PC.

The European authorities have decided to take up the protection of consumer rights in video games. They called for the adoption of a set of rules on the territory of EU countries that will help make video games safer.

Apple is going to seriously review the policy of its platform. According to Bloomberg, citing sources, next year the company will allow residents of EU countries to install alternative storages on iPhones and iPads.

GamesIndustry portal.biz wrote about the success of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II with reference to GSD data. The journalists did not give specific figures, but also stated that the new Call of Duty has already become the third best-selling game of the year in Europe.

On November 10, MEPs adopted a resolution to support video games and esports. Now they have to develop a long-term strategy for the development of industries.

The regulator fears that the purchase of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion will damage competition in the gaming market.

According to GSD, its initial sales were 6% higher than the previous part of the football simulator.

The EU antitrust regulator is trying to figure out how Microsoft‘s purchase of Activision Blizzard will affect the market. To do this, the authorities are also interviewing developers, publishers and distributors of games.

The European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education proposed to increase support. In particular, officials want the European authorities to invest more in developers — this year they were allocated only €6 million under the Creative Europe program.

The first place again went to GTA V, writes GamesIndustry.biz with a link to GSD data.

The ISFE and EGDF organizations have prepared a detailed report on the European gaming market for 2021. We have selected a few facts from it.

In the third quarter, European users spent $4.6 billion on mobile apps and games, according to Sensor Tower. This is 21% more in annual terms. At the same time, Russia became the leader in the number of downloads, and the UK took the first place in terms of revenue.General data

Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic boosted the revenue of the video game industry around the world. The markets of European countries were no exception, whose total revenue in 2020 for the first time exceeded the €23.3 billion mark. Console titles brought the most money, and FIFA 21 became the best-selling game.

South Korean Pearl Abyss continues its expansion into the Western market. The company known for MMO Black Desert Online is opening a new office in Europe. A few years earlier, she acquired CCP Games.Pearl Abyss CEO Junghee Jin told about his plans in an interview with VentureBeat.

IO Interactive shared its plans for the development of the company. She has already opened the third studio in a row, which will help them, among other things, in working on an unannounced project on a new IP. In addition, the authors of the Hitman series have announced their intention to engage in publishing.This was announced by the CEO of IO Interactive Hakan Abrak (Hakan Abrak) in an interview with the publication GamesIndustry.biz .

The European Commission considered that Valve’s actions to link games to regions violate the antitrust legislation of the European Union. Together with her, five other publishers were fined for a total of almost €8 million. Valve plans to challenge the injunction.The fine was imposed based on the results of an investigation that began seven years ago.

Last year, the revenue of the European mobile games market grew by almost a third and amounted to $ 9.6 billion, according to Sensor Tower. At the same time, most of the revenue came from Google Play users.The big Sensor Tower report, published on January 8, is dedicated to the European mobile market as a whole, including games and applications.