Epic Games buys Bandcamp, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet announced, Bungie will ban Steam Deck Destiny 2 players

NEWS THIS WEEK

• Gaming Giant Behind Fortnite Buys Bandcamp, an Indie Music Haven
• Pokémon’s next games are Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
• The games industry responds to ongoing conflict in Ukraine
• Ukraine calls on gaming companies to block players in Russia and Belarus
• 11bit Studios raises US$850,000 for Ukrainian Red Cross through "This War of Mine sales"
• EA pulls Russian teams out of it's sporting titles.
• GSC Game World say S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 development on hold so team members can stay safe.
• EA promises five big changes to the way Battlefield 2042 plays to win players back, full update notes
• Bungie rejects Steam Deck’s Linux, threatens to ban Destiny 2 players there
• Twitch updates its community guidelines to ban ‘misinformation superspreaders’

RELEASE RADAR

• APEX LEGENDS MOBILE - 7 March 2022
• WWE 2K22 - 8 March 2022 (Early Access), 11 March 2022
• CHOCOBO GP - 10 March 2022
• SUBMERGED HIDDEN DEPTHS - 10 March 2022
• AZTECH FORGOTTEN GODS - 10 March 2022

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