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Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, rules that two teenagers were part of the hacking group Lapsus$ and participated in a blackmail campaign against technology companies, including Rockstar Games, the maker of the "Grand Theft Auto" video game series.
2023-08-23

The United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority blocks Microsoft's $68.7bn (£55bn) acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying that the deal will leave video gamers with less choice and will reduce innovation.
2023-04-26

Video game companies Nintendo and Sony Interactive Entertainment suspend all product sales in Russia. Sony's online PlayStation Store will also no longer be available in Russia.
2022-03-10

The global version of video game digital distribution service Steam is reportedly blocked in China. The China-only version of the service, launched in February of this year, remains accessible.
2021-12-25

Microsoft agrees to buy video game holding company ZeniMax Media, including Bethesda Softworks and their following subsidiaries for $7.5 billion, in what is the biggest and most expensive takeover in the history of the video game industry.
2020-09-21

Germany lifts a blanket ban on Nazi symbolism in video games, including the swastika.
2018-08-9

Grand Theft Auto Online was released as an update to Grand Theft Auto V.
2013-10-1

The videogame company Rockstar Games releases its fifth installment of the Grand Theft Auto series Grand Theft Auto V, which nets 800 million U.S. Dollars on its launch day. [https:--www.independent.co.uk-life-style-gadgets-and-tech-news-gta-5-takes-500m-in-24-hours-making-it-the-most-successful-entertainment-property-ever-8825856.html]
2013-09-17

Koryo Tours and Nosotek release the first North Korean video game, titled "Pyongyang Racer".
2013-02-22

"Gears of War 3", the final game in the acclaimed "Gears of War" video game franchise, goes on sale, with 20,000 game stores around the world opening at midnight for its release.
2011-09-20