According to Wired, Activision is actively experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. As reported by the publication, the company has already started selling AI-generated “cosmetics” in games.

The news agency “RIA Novosti” examined data from China’s statistical service. It has been revealed that last month Russia acquired various gaming devices, including consoles, from China totaling $20.2 million. This is a record amount.

On July 25, NetEase will release the mobile version of the battle royale game Naraka: Bladepoint in China. Analysts at Goldman Sachs predict great success for the game.

The Spanish antitrust regulator has begun an investigation into Apple, according to Reuters. The agency intends to examine the App Store policy.

French publisher Red Art Games announced that its website experienced a cyberattack. Hackers managed to steal some user data, including players’ names, birthdates, email addresses, residential addresses, and phone numbers.

Maksim Petrov, the CEO of ZeptoLab, has decided to resign. He announced his departure after 12 years with the company.

The company GDEV shared a new milestone for the mobile battler Hero Wars: Alliance. It announced that since 2017, the game has generated $1.5 billion and amassed 150 million downloads.

On July 23, several former Humble Games employees wrote on social media that the publisher’s management decided to lay off all 36 workers and shut down the company. Shortly thereafter, Humble Games denied these claims.

The mobile app analytics service AppMagic has successfully closed its Series A funding round, raising $3 million. Of this amount, $2.5 million came from the investment group GEM Capital, and another $500,000 was provided by the venture fund Vibranium.

The share of physical game sales worldwide is gradually decreasing, nevertheless, Capcom does not plan to stop releasing games on discs and cartridges. The company announced this during a Q&A session at a shareholders’ meeting.

Last year was marked by mass layoffs for gaming companies worldwide. China was no exception, according to a report from the Chinese platform Gameshark (游鲨游戏圈).

Chinese media reports that Perfect World is experiencing a shake-up in its leadership. Its president, Lu Xiaoyin, and CEO, Xiao Hong, are planning to leave their positions.

A 60% discount and the release of the substantial update, Worlds Part 1, significantly boosted No Man’s Sky sales on Steam. During the week of July 16 to 23, the game secured the ninth spot on the platform’s best-selling products chart.

Journalists from TechRaptor examined the rates for Gamescom 2024 and found out the cost of participating in the Opening Night Live ceremony, which kicks off the exhibition. Developers will have to shell out hundreds of thousands of euros to show their trailers.

The media company Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired another gaming team. It announced the purchase of Player First Games, the studio that developed the fighting game MultiVersus.

On June 20, Level Infinite and TiMi Studios — subsidiaries of Tencent — released the hit MOBA Honor of Kings outside of China. The game quickly gained popularity in new markets.

Last week, the founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, announced the introduction of a mini-app store within the messenger. The store will be presented by the end of the month.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced during a Q&A session following the latest quarter that the company has invested more in marketing Star Wars Outlaws than for any other game it has ever released.

The head of the Polish publishing house PlayWay, Krzysztof Kostowski, wrote on X that players are showing considerable interest in the crime scene cleanup simulator Crime Scene Cleaner. The game has 490,000 additions to wishlists.