Game developers continue to form unions. This time, a group of 144 employees of the American division of SEGA announced plans to form an association.

The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the court’s decision in the case of Epic Games and Apple, issued in September 2021. He refused to satisfy the Fortnite developer 9 out of 10 charges and did not consider Apple a monopolist.

The conflict between NetEase and Blizzard Entertainment continues to develop. According to Sina Technology, the Chinese company filed a lawsuit against Blizzard and demanded to pay her ¥300 million or about $ 43.5 million.

Zombie action game Dead Island 2 is in demand among gamers from the UK. According to the analytical firm GfK, it showed the third largest number of physical copies sold in the country in 2023.

On Wednesday, April 26, the British regulator is due to make a decision on the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard. Financial Times journalists expect him to approve the takeover.

The problematic release did not prevent Wild Hearts and Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty from selling well. In the annual financial report, Koei Tecmo reported that both games showed a successful start.

The mobile version of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby game about horse girls competing at the racetrack has a new achievement. Sensor Tower estimates that by April 2023, its revenue exceeded $2 billion.

Steam users were disappointed with the remake of The Portopia Serial Murder Case, a new Square Enix game that added a neural network. Within a day of its release, it received 90% negative reviews.

In 2017, the British studio World Makers released an occult version of “Mafia” called Deceit. Now she is working on the continuation of the multiplayer horror. The developers recently received $4 million from investors to create the game.

More and more IT companies are appearing in Russia. According to “TASS” with reference to the study of the “Business Environment”, in the first quarter of 2023, 13% more IT companies were registered in the country than a year ago. No other segment has achieved such growth.

Microsoft denied the rumor that Hi-Fi RUSH did not meet the company’s expectations, the quest director of Cyberpunk 2077 said that it was becoming too difficult to make AAA games, the circulation of NieR: Automata exceeded 7.5 million copies, – we tell you what happened in the gaming industry this weekend.

Bombora Publishing house reported that the book “Peter Molyneux appeared on Russian shelves. The story of the developer who created the “god simulator” genre. It is written by the French gaming journalist Raphael Lucas. In it, together with Molyneux himself, he traces the entire path of the game entrepreneur and developer from the first sales to the current work at 22Cans. We publish an excerpt.

On June 7-8, two events will be held in Istanbul in close conjunction — the WN Conference and AI For Business. What to expect from them, we tell in our material.

On April 14, the South Korean publisher Nexon sued Ironmace studio, which developed the PvPvE action game Dark and Darker. A week later, the authors of the game reacted to the lawsuit, calling it groundless.

Maciej Zużałek, CEO of Polish Ten Square Games, has decided to quit. His last working day at the company will be May 22.

The British publisher Outright Games decided to give part of the proceeds annually to help children. He has entered into a long-term partnership with the humanitarian organization UNICEF.

On April 20, the National Press and Publications Administration of China (NPPA) published a new list with games approved for release in the country. Among others, Mobile Legends got into it: Bang Bang — a mobile MOBA developed by Moonton studio and competing with Honor of Kings from Tencent.

Insider Jeff Grubb claims that Hi-Fi RUSH rhythm action earned less than expected at Bethesda Softworks and Tango Gameworks. Possible reasons for financial failure are the almost complete lack of promotion of the game and the release immediately on the day of the announcement.

As part of the financial report, Focus Entertainment announced the takeover of the British studio Dovetail Games, specializing in simulators. It is not known how much the purchase cost.