The Japanese The Pokémon Company has updated the section in which it shares figures for its games. According to recent data, by March 31, 2022, it had shipped over 440 million copies of games related to pocket monsters.

In early April, Tencent announced that it was going to close Penguin Esports, the Chinese equivalent of Twitch, in the near future. On June 7, she really did it. At 23:59, the holding shut down the platform’s servers, and soon removed its application from the stores.

During the premiere week, Diablo Immortal was downloaded over 10 million times, according to Blizzard. This is a record for the series. However, it is not surprising, since the game is distributed for free.

The first place in the top predictably went to Tencent. Analysts did not say how much the company earned at the games in May. They did not provide this data for other publishers from the list.

In total, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the USA, responsible for the Grammy Awards, has added six new nominations. The game is called “The Best Soundtrack for video games and other interactive Media”. What exactly the organizers mean by interactive media is not explained.

Meta* decided not to sell the first version of AR glasses. According to The Verge, instead, the company will send them to developers so that they can make applications for the next versions.

China’s Perfect World is at the center of a scandal. According to rumors, the company conducts three-month internships for university graduates, and then promises to fully get a job. But for participation in the program, she requires 17.8 thousand rubles or $ 2661 per person.

This was announced by Naughty Dog President Neil Druckmann during a speech at Summer Game Fest. A little later, his words were confirmed in the official Sony blog.

Last September, after a year of early access, the Polish studio Render Cube officially released Medieval Dynasty — a survival simulator in the Middle Ages. According to the developers, to date, the circulation of the game has reached a million copies.

Unity is ready to work together with Gala Games to create a metaverse. She signed a contract under which she will provide $20 million worth of services to the blockchain platform.

Samsung and Microsoft have strengthened their cooperation in the field of cloud gaming. Microsoft announced that from June 30, the Xbox TV application will work on some Samsung TVs, with which games from the Game Pass can be opened via the cloud.

Dreamside Interactive, a studio with Russian roots, has found a publisher for its Frozen Flame game. She has arranged a partnership with Ravenage Publishing.

The marketing company Playable Factory has announced a tool called H5 Games. It allows you to remake mobile games for HTML5 format, so that they can then be launched on TikTok, Snapchat and other social platforms.

CD PROJEKT shares continue to fall rapidly. For the first time since January 2018, they are trading at a price below 100 zloty ($23.39) apiece. But according to Bank of America, the group of companies should be even cheaper.

Amber, specializing in outsourcing, has begun expansion into the Polish market. She announced that she will place her new office in Warsaw. It will be led by Greg Ciach, who previously worked at Tequila Games, Platige Image and PolyAmorous.

Ryu Games has announced the imminent launch of the beta version of Flame. This is a digital store and launcher for games with blockchain and NFT, which is promoted as “Steam for Web3”.

Meta* expands the capabilities of its cloud service. She is going to include the Crayta platform in Facebook Gaming, with which users can create games and play them with friends.

The organizer of gaming exhibitions Media Indie Exchange (aka MIX) decided to launch its own publishing brand — MIX Games. The new publisher will work with indie developers, helping them with the release and promotion of games.

Australian mobile publisher iCandy Interactive has announced the purchase of a large stake in Flying Sheep Studios, specializing in HTML5 games. The full terms of the deal are not disclosed, but it is known that the founders of the studio will retain their positions and will lead it for at least another three years.