Activision Blizzard shared the results of the second quarter of 2021 (ended June 30). Although the company’s overall revenue grew, its only division that earned more than a year ago was King. Also in the report there was a place for measures that the publisher is going to take because of the current scandal.

A new technological solution from Green Grey has been announced. The company, which recently announced itself with a series of investments in Russian gaming startups, has taken up analytical solutions. She introduced a service that searches for suitable bloggers using AI.

Take-Two reported on the results of the first fiscal quarter of 2022 (ended June 30). Although its net revenue decreased by 2% during this period, thanks to strong sales of key franchises, the company managed to increase profits by 72%.

It became known about the possible plans of the Chinese Tencent to acquire the publisher 1C Entertainment, known for such series of games as “Behind enemy Lines”, “Space Rangers” and King’s Bounty. CEO of 1C Entertainment Nikolay Baryshnikov in an interview with App2Top.ru stated: “I have no comments on this topic.”

Blizzard Entertainment has announced a change of leadership. J. Allen Brack is no longer the head of the company. Instead, it will be managed by two top managers who recently joined the studio. One of the new leaders is a woman.

Chinese authorities continue to look for new ways to regulate online business and video games. In just a day, the shares of local giants like Tencent and NetEase have sharply lost in price. This is due to an article in a state newspaper that equated games with drugs and called for stricter control measures of the industry.

Chinese giant Tencent is preparing new restrictions for underage gamers in Honor of Kings. The company said it plans to further reduce the time they can spend in the game. She also intends to ban children under the age of 12 from spending money.

South Korean mobile publisher Netmarble has become the owner of SpinX Games. This is a social casino developer from Hong Kong, known for the games Cash Frenzy, Jackpot World and Lotsa Slots. The size of the transaction is $2.19 billion.

By the end of July App2Top.ru Together with AppMagic, I have prepared a report on the most popular and earning mobile games in the world.

Israeli gaming giant Plarium has entered the Finnish market. The company has acquired the Helsinki-based Futureplay studio. The amount and terms of the transaction are not specified.

Over the weekend, a lot of fresh details appeared in the Activision Blizzard scandal. Several women have shared new stories about harassment in the company. And the former developer of Diablo and World of Warcraft called for the creation of trade unions in the gaming industry.New posts about working at Activision Blizzard

Russian officials have prepared a plan for the development of cloud gaming. According to their estimates, by 2030, the export of domestic services should grow to $160 million — 55 times more than it was in 2020. The Innovation Promotion Fund, which will allocate special grants, should help in this.

Last weekend, the Estonian studio ZA/UM opened a temporary clothing store in London. It is dedicated to the world and heroes of Disco Elysium. One of the main items of the collection, the bomber of Kim Kitsuragi’s character, was sold out almost instantly. And this is despite the rather high price tag of €399.

Genshin Impact reached a new peak of popularity last week. Its official Discord server has gained an audience of 800 thousand people – it is simply impossible to do more. As a result, the authors of the game from the studio miHoYo had to open a second server for her.

The best—selling game of the week on Steam turned out to be New World again – pre-orders of two of its editions kept the first two lines of the chart. But the rest of the rating has changed a lot. The only game besides New World that managed to stay in the top ten bestsellers was GTA V.

In April, indie studio Wolfire Games, which created an action game about anthropomorphic animals Overgrowth, sued Valve. She claimed that Steam owners forbid publishers to sell games in other stores at cheaper prices, and generally abuse their position in the PC market. Three months later, Valve stated that there were no grounds for these accusations.

The day before yesterday, about a thousand Ubisoft employees signed an open letter in support of their colleagues from Activision Blizzard. In it, they also criticized the way Ubisoft is struggling with its problems. Last night, CEO Yves Guillemot commented on this letter. Spoiler: The employees didn’t like his answer.

Analysts from Newzoo have published a detailed guide on metaverses. They are still arguing about what it is, but analysts believe that they will change the game design, economy and content of video games. As a result, the games-services that are familiar today will turn into platform games designed for the socialization of users and the integration of brands into them.Definition and main features of the metaverse

In the first seven days since the release of The Witcher: Monster Slayer was downloaded a million times, analysts at Sensor Tower calculated. They also found out that the revenue of the mobile AR game in the Witcher universe in the debut week exceeded $ 500 thousand.