- NetEase’s Racing Master, one of the top racing games in Asia, is heading to Europe, North America and other regions May 8 for Android and iOS. NetEase worked with EA Sports’ Codemasters (F1 series) on the racer’s development.
- U.S. Soccer added the men’s national team to FIFA Super Soccer, the popular Roblox game from Gamefam. This includes the team’s stars-and-stripes World Cup kits.
- More from soccer gaming: Konami’s eFootball has eclipsed 1 billion downloads on all platforms (PlayStation 5 and 4, Xbox X/S and One, Switch 2, PC and mobile) since its original mobile launch as Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 over eight years ago.
- Sheetz is the latest brand to jump into game streaming, signing a group of streamers as ambassadors, per GamesBeat.
- Esports org G2 signed Skin.Club as its “official skin partner” for its Counter-Strike 2 team. The deal includes a jersey patch and in-person activations from G2 team members.
- One of my favorite pieces about game development in recent memory is from Kotaku writer Zack Zwiezen on how developers approach the pause function.

