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  As a result of the investigation, both companies will change the subscription renewal system. Nintendo and Sony, two of the world's largest game companies, will update their subscription renewal systems as a result of the investigation conducted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Both companies will revise their current policies due to the non-competitive renewal system and the unwitting subscription fee of the users. Nintendo and Sony were also quick to take action in the past months, after Microsoft pledged to provide users with clearer information about the Xbox Game Pass service on how to cancel subscriptions and withhold payment. CMA Executive Director Michael Grenfell explained: “As a result of our research, a number of changes have been made to protect customers and help address concerns about auto-renewing subscriptions. Other gaming companies that offer auto-renewing subscriptions should review their practices to ensure they comply with consumer protection l...

  The popular role-playing game has crossed an important threshold. Developed by Atlus, the popular role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei V, exclusive to the Nintendo platform, managed to reach 1 million copies worldwide. Players continue to show great interest in Shin Megami Tensei V, which was released in November of last year. The game, which was announced to have sold 800 thousand copies at the beginning of 2022, exceeded an important milestone in a short time. Kazuyuki Yamai heads the production team of Tensei V, which is at the center of the Shin Megami series. To celebrate surpassing 1 million copies sold, the game's character designer, Masayuki Doi, posted a new illustration on Atlus' official Twitter account. Shin Megami Tensei V, the new production of Atlus company, which we know with its Persona series, may have the same popularity as its congener in the coming months. “Shin Megami Tensei V has sold 1 million units worldwide! Character Designer Masayuki Doi has create...

  According to the estimated console sales report from March 27 to April 02, Xbox Series sales surpassed PS5 sales on a weekly basis. Estimated worldwide sales of game consoles have been announced. Xbox Series sales, on the other hand, showed an increase in the past years. Although there is no official statement, according to VGChartz, who has done a hard research on this issue, the estimated sales made a statement. XBox Series sales skyrocket According to the estimated data obtained, Nintendo Switch saw a total of 346,026 sales in the first week of April and topped the top as the best-selling console. Meanwhile, an estimated 106.49 million units have been sold since the Switch debuted (March 3, 2017). In the same week, Xbox Series sales sold 232,758 units, reaching 13.89 million sales in total (November 20, 2020 release date). By selling 191,950 units on PlayStation 5, it increased its total sales amount to 18.80 million since its debut (November 29, 2020). PS4 sold 65,000 more un...

  Francois, Head of Global Competitive Operations at Riot Games, talked about how the matches will be played. At the VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters Reykjavik event, which started with the match played between the South Korean DRX and the Japanese ZETA DIVISION teams, the first Covid-19 case was announced. A statement signed by Riot Games Global Competitive Operations President Alex Francois was published on the VALORANT Champions Tour Twitter account, and information about the latest situation at the event was shared.  Stating that the health and safety of the players and staff are their highest priority, Francois stated that all participants who have been vaccinated or whose test is negative are required to be kept in quarantine and tested regularly during this period, while all participants should periodically perform PCR and antigen tests during the event. No disruption at VCT 2022 Phase 1 Masters Reykjavik In the continuation of the statement, it was announced that during these ...

  The date of Global Esports Games 2022, which will be held in Istanbul, has been announced! In the last days of December last year, at the end of the Global Esports Games 2021 event organized by the Global Esports Federation in Singapore, it was surprisingly announced that Global Esports Games 2022 would be held in Istanbul. About 4 months after the announcement. Then, the date of Global Esports Games 2022, which will be held in Istanbul, has been determined. According to the information shared on Global Esports Federation's official website and social media accounts, Global Esports Games 2022 Istanbul, 14-18 It will be held between December 2022. Meetings continue for Global Esports Games 2022 According to the statement, a delegation led by Global Esports Federation CEO Paul J. Foster recently visited Istanbul and met with the local organizers of the event, the Turkish Esports Federation (TESFED) and the Spor Istanbul committee. The program, which was stated to be hosted by Yasem...

  On the Steam platform, the stronghold of PC gaming, the list of the best-selling games between 18 - 24 April 2022 has been announced. The list of the most purchased games on the Steam platform between 18 - 24 April 2022 was announced last week. When we look at the list, we see that the leadership seat has not changed this week. Steam Deck, which has been at the top of the list since its release, is in the leadership seat as it was last week. Which games sold the most on Steam last week? In the same way, Elden Ring, which has been in the first place since the day it was released, has kept its place in the second place as it was last week. Surprisingly, we're seeing a surge in Cyberpunk 2077 sales this week. The game has risen to the 3rd place again after a long time. Call of Duty: Black Ops III, released in 2015, still kept its place at the bottom of the list. The full list is as follows; Steam Deck Elden Ring Cyberpunk 2077 LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga LEGO Star Wars: The S...

VALORANT's new agent, Fade, is now playable. Fade, which was designed as a Turkish origin and put into the game, made a lot of noise in VALORANT. Because VALORANT , made by Riot Games, is played by many people in Turkey. We were all happy to see a Turkish agent come out. Publishers also had a lot of fun playing Fade on their broadcast the day Fade was released, and they also introduced the Turkish agent named Fade. You can find the promotional video of the agent  "here". The voices of the agent were also specially made and any person who plays  VALORANT can understand that the agent is Turkish from his speeches and innuendo when he plays VALORANT. Agent was officially introduced on 24.04.2022 and became available to everyone on 25.04.2022. You can share your experiences and thoughts about  VALORANT's new Turkish agent, Fade, in the comments.

  Rainbow Six Mobile, which has been rumored for a long time and that we will fight 5 vs 5, has finally been announced. Ubisoft announced the Rainbow Six Mobile version, which we started to hear a while ago. Although its name is called Rainbow Six Mobile, when we look at its general dynamics, we see that it is actually the mobile version of the Rainbow Six Siege game. Ubisoft announced today that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Mobile, the free-to-play tactical first-person shooter mobile game from the acclaimed Rainbow Six franchise, will be available for iOS and Android devices on the App Store and Google Play. Developed by a new and dedicated team at Ubisoft Montreal, Rainbow Six Mobile offers a true Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege experience where tactical gameplay meets fast-paced action. Players will face off in 5v5 (PvP) Attacker vs Defender matches, the main game mode. Attackers will deploy surveillance drones to gather intelligence and pass strategically through destructible...

Law Society of Izmir  Association held a conference where many issues about esports were discussed! Interest in the esports industry in our country is developing not only on the basis of players and teams in the arena, but also in every field. Developments such as the participation of Vice President Fuat Oktay in the Ankara Youth and Esports Festival in the past days and the growth of esports in our country on a federation basis with TESFED are happening every day. Another important activity about Turkish esports came from Izmir. Law Society of Izmir Association organized a conference titled "E-Sports Law and E-Athlete Contracts", which has a serious place in the legal side of esports. Özyeğin University Faculty of Law Lecturer and Sports Law Institute Board Member Atty. Dr. Gürkan Özocak attended as a speaker. The topics covered at the Law Society of Izmir Association's esports conference were as follows: What is E-Sports History of E-Sports Institutionalization of E-Spo...

  Access ban of HLTV.org platform, whose access is blocked in Turkey, has been removed! The HLTV.org access ban, which was recently closed to Turkey, was finally lifted. The event, whose subject was asked to Fuat Oktay at the Ankara Youth and Esports festival, which took place at the weekend, came to a conclusion. This is how Eternal Fire founder Furkan Güven announced the happy news with his Twitter post! The platform, which has an important place especially for CS:GO electronic sports tournaments and statistics, was blocked from Turkey with the decision of the Presidency of Spor Toto Organization no. 18 dated 14/03/2022. As a result of the long efforts of the CS:GO community, the platform's access block has been completely removed!

  It is said that a family package can come to the Game Pass system, which is already very advantageous even in use. Xbox Game Pass is one of the most advantageous packages in the game industry, and we can even say that it is the best in this regard. Game Pass, which gives players the opportunity to play hundreds of games for a subscription fee, adds the released games to its library from the very first day. In addition to the new games developed by the studios that Microsoft bought, we can also experience the productions of 3rd party companies with this system from the first day. A much more pleasing package of Xbox Game Pass, which already offers a very advantageous use, seems to be on the way. Family pack for Xbox Game Pass According to the report published by Windows Central, Microsoft is preparing to offer a family package for the Xbox Game Pass service. It is stated that this plan will be introduced in 2022 and will be activated again this year. Again, in the same report, the...

  Fortnite players of Epic Games came together and collected $ 70 million in aid money for Ukraine in a week. The famous battle royale game Fortnite, developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly, is signing an important aid campaign for Ukraine. Fortnite players use V-Bucks to buy items like outfits, pickaxes, skins, emotes, and battle tickets. After Epic Games announced that "all of the revenue from V-Bucks will be donated to Ukraine", a $70 million V-Buck sale took place. Fortnite players love micropayments The developer had promised to donate all proceeds from Fortnite in the first two weeks of this season to Ukraine. On top of that, the players did not stay idle and threw them in their pockets to help them with micro payments that would not be too difficult. Maybe we should not say Micro. There were so many purchases made by Fortnite players that this figure reached millions of dollars. These figures include all revenue from PC via the Epic Store and Xbox, and from PlayStat...

The legal process regarding Peak Games' loud advertisement has been finalized. The lawsuit for Peak Games advertisements came to an end. Shortly after the advertisement was published, it was revealed that the idea and concept of the advertisement was not original, and that the vehicle manufacturer Audi had previously prepared a similar advertisement. After these news, Peak Games said, "We learned at the same time as all of you that our commercial is not original. It is impossible to describe our stomachache and sadness. In creative work, originality of ideas is very valuable to us, so we stop all advertising.” and “All our 3-month meetings with the agency are recorded. We will start the legal process not only in Turkey, but also in the USA to the network to which the Agency is affiliated, and we will share the result with you." He announced that the legal process was started. Peak Games advertisement lawsuit  concludes Peak Games, which was acquired by the world's gi...

  Epic Games announced that between March 20 and April 3, all revenues from Fortnite will be donated to Ukrainian charities. The people of Ukraine, who were affected by the Russian occupation, continue to receive help from the game world. In the past weeks, giant companies such as Electronic Arts and Sony have also decided to impose sanctions on Russia, after Riot Games announced that it will donate the battle pass revenues from its games such as TFT, Valorant, Wild Rift to the people of Ukraine affected by the war. The suspension of FIFA and Grand Turismo sales in Russia, and Microsoft's withdrawal of all its services from Russia were in response to the ongoing occupation. With the announcement of episode 3, season 2 for Fortnite, players flocked to the popular battle royale game and lined up to experience the new characters, weapons, and vehicles that were brought. Epic Games, on the other hand, announced the aid campaign it launched for Ukraine in one of the most profitable peri...

  Information about the new VALORANT agent keeps coming! VALORANT, which has been talked about for a while, has now turned black for the Turkish agent. Recently, Cypher, one of the VALORANT agents, mentioned a post from a blackmailer from Turkey in his messages. With the latest information, the Turkish VALORANT agent has been almost confirmed. The article “State of Agents – March 2022” published on VALORANT's official website on Monday, March 28, included details that excited Turkish players. In the article where information about the current and future status of the agents in the game was shared, the new VALORANT agent was also mentioned. VALORANT Turkish agent quote from character maker In the article, where it is stated that the development of an agent takes about 12 to 15 months, it is mentioned that the new agent is someone who will "make you feel the excitement of chasing enemies to hunt more intensely", while Character Producer John Goscickis has both the English v...

  Riot will improve the Honor system to improve League's behavior systems! The impact of this update is expected to be huge. With its latest announcement, Riot Games announced to all players that it will develop the Honor system to improve LoL's behavior systems. League of Legends' ongoing struggle with toxicity, successful result despite various attempts to reward players for the game. he couldn't. To further encourage good behavior, Riot Games is bringing a new approach to the game this year based on the Honor 2.0 project. TimTamMonster, the new product lead for behavior systems at Riot, detailed major changes to League's Honor system this year and provided updates on trends that internal punishment systems have noticed. Many of these behavior changes are expected to roll out as the year progresses and by the end of the season. According to this developer blog post, only five percent of players in LoL's playerbase are deliberately feeding, winning trades, or o...

  Electronic Arts' sanctions against Russia continue. Electronic Arts Ukraine announced its reaction and sanctions to Russia events! Ukraine-Russia events, which came to the fore with the Russian attack on Ukraine at the end of last month, came to the fore in the gaming and esports industry as well as in every sector. As technology companies withdrew from Russia, esports organizations stopped their activities in the region. Game producers and publishers suspended their sales and activities in the region. While the number of companies making these decisions is increasing day by day, EA, Electronic Arts, which is a very influential name in the esports industry, joined these companies. Electronic Arts, which has important names in the field of esports such as FIF A and Apex Legends, has also joined the companies that impose sanctions on the region. Electronic Arts, which shared on the official social media channels of the company, also included in their messages that they are with the...

The list of the best-selling games on the Steam platform between March 28 - April 3, 2022 has been announced. The list of the most purchased games between March 28 and April 3, 2022 on the Steam platform was announced last week. When we look at the list, although there are some changes, we see that Elden Ring, which has been at the top since its release, is still in the first place. Although other versions of the game fell from the list, he did not leave the leadership to anyone this week. While Elden Ring is at the top of the list, it seems that Steam Deck, which has been holding a solid place on the list for a few weeks, continues to stay at the 2nd place of the list with its sales. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut, on the other hand, re-entered this list at 8th place with a surprise debut. Last week's list is as follows:   Elden Ring Steam Deck LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Valve Index VR Kit Dread Hunger The Planet Crafter Ghostwire: Tokyo Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Death ...

  Support to Ukraine from Riot Games, which we know from the online gaming community! Battle pass proceeds from Valorant, LOR, TFT and Wild Rift games will go to charities. As the tension after Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalates, the reactions from the gaming world are increasing. Russia, the country with the most players in the CIS region, is known for its successful history, especially in FPS type online games. ESL and BLAST banned all Russian teams from tournaments, Microsoft and Electronic Arts recently suspended product sales in Russia, CD Projekt RED and 11-bit Studios donated their game sales to Ukraine, and Sony Riot Games took a step after radical decisions such as not releasing Gran Turismo 7 in Russia. According to the official statement made by Riot Games, a total of $ 1 million will be donated to charities trying to deliver aid to individuals affected by the war in Ukraine. In addition, revenues from the battle pass system sold in Valorant, Legends of Runeterra, Te...

With the month of April, we are entering a period that we can call a pause period in terms of game release. We can say that we entered the year 2022 with really solid productions in terms of game release. January, February and March hosted many games that we can call bombs. As we enter the month of April, we give a big break to the game releases. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is out this week Of course, despite this, some important productions draw our attention this week. In fact, it is possible to say that Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which is released on almost all platforms, is one of the most important productions not only of this week, but also of April. Apart from this game, which collects the entire series in one package, games such as Before We Leave, MLB The Show 22 and Godfall Ultimate Edition will also decorate the shelves. The full list is as follows; Games coming out this week Monday, April 4 Dashing Dodgems | Switch Tuesday, April 5 Before We Leave | PS5, PS4...

Microsoft continues its stance against Russia. Xbox Series S/X sales suspended in Russia. The effects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine are being felt more and more in the game market, as in all world markets. In addition to companies such as ESL, BLAST, FIFA, which ban Russian teams from online tournaments, the reaction of technology giants to Russia is increasing. Finally, Sony, the world's largest console manufacturer, announced that Gran Turismo 7 will not be available for sale in Russia. CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 sales will not continue. Microsoft, one of the world's leading technology companies, has decided to suspend product sales in Russia. Explaining that it cooperates with the US, European governments and the European Union, Microsoft announced that it supports the sanctions imposed on Russia. Microsoft, which pulled all the products it offered for sale in Russia, including Xbox Series X / S, from the market, became another giant company, together...

  Nominees announced for the 2022 BAFTA Game Awards. It Takes Two and Returnal were nominated for best games of the year. The nominees have been announced for the BAFTA game awards, which have been held every year since 2004. The awards given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts determine the best plays of the previous year in different categories. The third-person shooter game Returnal, developed by Housemarque, has been one of the prominent candidates for the 2022 BAFTA awards. The best game of the year category includes productions such as Deathloop, The Forgotten City, It Takes Two, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Forza Horizon 5. Back 4 Blood, Halo for the best multiplayer game of 2021 award. Infinite, Call of Duty Vanguard, Hell Let Goose and It Takes Two will fight. The game that received the most nominations was Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, developed by Insomniac Games specifically for the Playstation platform. Nominees identified for the 2022 BAFTA Gaming...

  Electronic Arts removes Russian teams from FIFA 22. Reactions to Russia from the gaming world are increasing. The effects of the Russia-Ukraine war, which has been on the agenda of the whole world for the last week, are increasing. Reactions from esports teams and gaming companies are incessant. After the donation campaign initiated by the NAVI team, many game companies stated that they sided with Ukraine, while giant companies such as Unity, Electronic Arts, Steam and ESL reveal their reactions to Russia with their decisions. Finally, after ESL and BLAST banned Virtus Pro and Gambit teams from tournaments, Electronic Arts announced that the Russian national team and Russian teams will be removed from FIFA 22. In the announcement made on its official Twitter account, Electronic Arts stated that Russian teams will not be featured in FIFA 22, FIFA Mobile and FIFA Online. Teams such as CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow, Rubin Kazan, Zenit and Krasnodar will be removed from the game in the...

  DICE Awards 2022 winners announced. It Takes Two was named the best game of 2021. The winners of the 25th DICE Awards 2022 have been announced. Announcing the best nominees of 2021 in its category on January 17, DICE Awards gave the best game award to It Takes Two. Among the nominees selected by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences (AIAS), Halo Infinite was named the best action game of the year. On the other hand, Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, developed by Square Enix, won the award for the best role-playing game of 2021. DICE Awards 2022 winners list; Best game of the year, It Takes Two - Winner Deathloop, Inscryption Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Returnal Action game of the year, Halo Infinite - Winner Deathloop Metroid Dread Returnal The Ascent Adventure game of the year, Guardians of the Galaxy - Winner Death’s Door It Takes Two Psychonauts 2 Resident Evil Village Best family game of the year, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart - Winner Animal Crossing: New Horizons –...