Gaming giant Tencent has invested in the creators of the medieval slasher Mordhau. It is not disclosed on what terms the transaction took place and how much it cost the Chinese company.

Previously, only companies and sole proprietors could do this.

On September 15, Godot developers announced the launch of the beta test of the fourth version of the engine. A significant part of its functions in one form or another started working in the first alpha, but several innovations were also introduced.

The head of Xbox in an interview with CNBC called the video game industry a very competitive market. He pointed out that companies like Tencent and Sony are actively buying up studios, so if Microsoft wants to continue to be a major player, it needs to continue investing after the deal with Activision Blizzard.

It is unknown exactly how many people were left without work. But the network writes that “almost all” employees of Fanbyte, including editor-in-chief Danielle Riendeau, have been cut.

Most likely, Roblox investors were not satisfied with the situation with the receipts (bookings) of the platform. In particular, the ABPDAU index fell to $3.89-3.96, which is 14-16% less compared to last August.

About the situation in Green Grey, salaries of Russian developers and gray schemes for transferring money to the country — in an interview with Sergey Belyaev, co-founder of the Infusion Games studio.

The former developers of the Borderlands series opened their own studio last August. A year later, they announced that they had conducted an initial round of funding and raised money for the first project — a cooperative shooter for PC and consoles.

The Indonesian authorities are dissatisfied with the fact that since June 1, Google obliges developers to use its payment system and pay a commission of 15-30%.

At the beginning of September, the regulator noted that companies can avoid a detailed audit if they prove that their deal will not have a negative impact on the gaming industry.

Game consultant and journalist Daniel Camilo is sure of this. According to him, Western companies have a chance to get a license only if they want to publish a well-known mobile game and have already enlisted the support of local partners.

In a letter to employees, Forrest Li, CEO of Sea, said that in the near future the company is unlikely to be able to attract investments and with their help fix its financial situation. Therefore, the management decided to cut costs. In particular, it will refuse compensation payments until Sea becomes profitable again.

Timberborn was released in early access on PC exactly a year ago — on September 15, 2021. It was developed by indie studio Mechanics.

Andrew Wilson told about this at the Goldman Sachs conference. The head of Electronic Arts (EA) said that there is a direct link between how long gamers play and how much money they end up spending. Therefore, the company is interested in having as much fascinating content as possible in its titles.

According to the Financial Times, the British regulator will begin checking the deal in detail this week. In the EU, an in-depth investigation will start after Microsoft officially hands over all the necessary documents to Brussels.

The fact that David Berger (David Berger) may leave the studio, was reported by the portal Lords of Gaming. The developer himself did not publicly announce his departure, nor did 343 Industries and Microsoft write about it.

This figure was named by Astute Analytica. For comparison: last year, the genre’s revenue was 2.5 times lower — $937.6 million.

The Tokyo Prosecutor’s Office believes that Tsuguhiko Kadokawa paid ¥69 million or $481 thousand to Kadokawa Corporation to become one of the sponsors of the Olympics in Japan.

According to Famitsu, in August, Japanese gamers bought 83 thousand cartridges with Nintendo Switch Sports.