Recently Marvel Rivals came out and became really popular (developed by Chinese studio NetEase Games). Other than that, there have been talks about Ubisoft going bankrupt and being sold to a Chinese company, but those are rumors as far as I can tell.
I have yet to listen to The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast mentioned by the OP, but The Age of Napoleon is probably the best podcast I have ever listened to. I would strongly recommend it to anyone even remotely interested in Napoleon.
