Gaming companies stop fearing activists, wasted investments in Star Citizen - the most interesting of the week

A brief digest of all our materials from last week, in which we thoroughly analyzed the gaming industry.

• A gamer invested $25,000 in Star Citizen, but due to a wipe, he is forced to switch to a starter ship. The developers decided to reset the economy
• Russian-speaking gamers criticized the creators of Outbound — soon they removed Russian from the list of supported languages. Many complaints arose against the creators of the cozy game
• The creators of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era strengthened enemies on the "unfair" difficulty level. The developers of the new "Heroes" continue to adjust the game's balance
• Nintendo started spending significantly more money on development and research after the launch of Switch 2. 177.8 billion yen versus 143.7 billion yen a year earlier
• Following Sony, Capcom also stopped fearing activists: the company openly stated its intentions to use AI in development. According to Capcom, the use of generative AI is part of the strategy to develop its popular franchises
• Arc Raiders will receive a major update in October — developers cannot release updates every month. Frozen Trail plans to introduce new enemies, expand the progression system, and much more
• Sony is in no hurry to fix a critical vulnerability in the PS Store, which was reported almost half a year ago. The problem is related to a vulnerability in the PlayStation support system
• A revolution in the Counter-Strike 2 item market — Valve released a major update to the Steam marketplace. Now doing business in CS2 will be easier
• AAAA-game for $3. Ubisoft is selling off Skull and Bones. The project was developed for many years, changed direction several times, and was supposed to be one of the company's key premieres
• Rockstar Games is obstructing the investigation into union suppression, deputies say. The company's behavior was called "extremely disappointing"
• The future of Minecraft will be revealed at the end of May — teaser for the next Minecraft Live. The game developers are preparing to present new content and more
• Half-Life is Strange announced — Max Caulfield uses her powers to bring order to Black Mesa. The heroine will not only be able to control time but also use firearms
• Race at your own risk: Microsoft issues lifetime bans for launching a leaked build of Forza Horizon 6. It is reported that the build was leaked by a journalist or blogger
• Grinding Gear Games acknowledged a problem with builds in Path of Exile 2. The promised build planner is designed to help not only newcomers
• Subnautica 2 has become one of the most popular games in Steam's history — developers revealed sales. Many have already appreciated the new part of the franchise