Although Ghost of Tsushima was removed from sale on Steam in 181 countries, the game still did well in Valve’s store. It topped the paid game sales chart for the week of May 14 to May 21, displacing Hades II from the number one spot.

On May 20th, Microsoft held the Microsoft Surface 2024 presentation. During the event, the corporation announced plans to integrate Copilot into games. The AI assistant will provide gameplay advice.

Nintendo has agreed to purchase Shiver Entertainment for an undisclosed amount. Shiver Entertainment is currently owned by Embracer Group.

Information has emerged about the WN Conference planned for the summer. The event will take place in the convenient transport hub — Istanbul — in early June. It is expected to be attended by over 1,500 representatives of the gaming industry.

The Sunday Times published its annual top 350 list of the richest residents of the United Kingdom. Brothers Igor and Dmitry Bukhman, founders of Playrix, ranked 27th.

Larian Studios is expanding. It has officially announced the opening of a Polish branch.

Swedish investment firm EQT Group wants to buy the gaming outsourcing company Keywords Studios. Recently, it sent Keywords Studios a preliminary purchase proposal, valuing the company at £2 billion or approximately $2.5 billion.

Analysts at Sensor Tower have calculated that since November 2023, the idle-battler Legend of Mushroom has earned $270 million. This figure refers to the game’s revenue from in-app purchases.

Tesla has started warning buyers of Model X and Model S electric cars that they will not be able to run Steam games on the onboard computers. Other entertainment features will continue to work without changes.

Almost three-quarters of Russian gamers are pirates, reports the newspaper “Izvestia” citing a survey by XYZ School.

Ghost of Tsushima became the second Sony game for online play on Steam, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is actively being pre-ordered, and Supercell’s Hay Day returned to China after almost four years. Here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

The analytics company Newzoo has finalized the results for the global video game market for 2023. They calculated that last year, the market earned $183.9 billion. This is slightly lower than the already reduced forecast of $184 billion from November, as analysts originally predicted revenue of $187.7 billion.

The Australian gambling giant Aristocrat has begun a strategic analysis of its portfolio of mobile casual and midcore games. It is possible that following the results of the audit, he may sell Plarium and Big Fish Games (but not Big Fish Social Casino) or their assets.

The CEO of Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, in a conversation with IGN, denied reports about the closure of the Roll7 and Intercept Games studios.

Take-Two Interactive has reported the results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The company discussed a significant increase in losses and revealed the release window for GTA VI.

The authors of Dauntless are making cuts again. The exact number of those fired is unknown, but we may be talking about more than 100 employees.

Aggro Crab indie studio co-founder Nick Kaman discussed the successes of the underwater soulslike game Another Crab’s Treasure in a conversation with GameDiscoverCo.

Microsoft wants to release more Xbox exclusives on PlayStation consoles, according to sources of journalist Jez Corden from Windows Central. According to him, the corporation does not have “red lines” for games — it can transfer any project, including key franchises, to a competing platform.

Spanish studio Stage Clear Studios has become another victim of the restructuring of the Thunderful Group. The management of the holding announced the closure of the studio as part of the financial report.