Games
Saudi investment company acquires 5% stake in Capcom

A Saudi Arabian investment fund, Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC), has acquired a 5.03% stake in the Japanese company Capcom. This marks another step in Saudi Arabia’s strategy to expand its influence in the gaming industry. According to a GameBiz report, EGDC purchased 26,788,500 Capcom shares. The main goal of the investment is to generate […]

Games
Steam blocked access in Ukraine to a Russian game about the Hostomel attack, but it remains available in other countries

Steam has blocked access to the Russian propaganda game Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes for users...

Valorant
Riot introduced the new Knockout mode in VALORANT

Riot Games has revealed a new game mode for VALORANT called Knockout. It is a...

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