Finance and sales

11 bit studios is one of the most well-known Polish companies, producing hits like Frostpunk and publishing indie titles from third-party developers. Today, the studio finds itself at a crossroads, facing a series of financial challenges. How it arrived at this juncture is the focus of today's article

Electronic Arts' (EA) decision to sell to a group of investors has concerned BioWare employees, Insider Gaming reports. According to the source, the studio is anticipating mass layoffs.

SteamDB published a list of the top-grossing games on Steam for the week of September 23-30. Here are the main observations.

This is the result of less than a year of the company's existence: Polden Publishing officially opened in November 2024

The Polish studio Bloober Team released a report for January-June 2025. It revealed that it earned only 67 thousand zlotys ($18,500) on its home market over six months. This is 0.15% of its global revenue.

Polish studio Bloober Team released a report for January-June 2025. It stated that it earned only 67,000 zlotys ($18,500) in its home market over six months. This accounts for 0.15% of its revenue worldwide

The failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has negatively impacted the finances of Rocksteady Studios, according to the studio’s report for the UK regulator for 2024. The document reveals a decline in key metrics.

During the week of September 16 to 23, Counter-Strike 2 reclaimed the top spot in the Steam chart of highest-grossing games. Joining it in the top three were Dota 2 and Dying Light: The Beast.

The failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League had a negative impact on Rocksteady Studios' finances, according to the studio's report to the UK regulator for 2024. In the document, the developers reported a decline in key metrics

Playstack, the publisher behind Balatro, has disclosed its interim financial results, showing a more than twofold increase in revenue compared to the first half of the previous year in 2025.

The British holding TruFin released its financial report for the first six months of 2025. Among other things, it discussed the results of its subsidiary PlayStack, best known for publishing the card hit Balatro.

According to Newzoo, the release of Helldivers 2 on Xbox led to a significant increase in revenue, placing it fourth on the firm's overall revenue chart for August

A week ago, the young Korean studio Lizard Smoothie, in collaboration with publisher Neowiz, released their debut game on Steam—a mix of MOBA and roguelike titled Shape of Dreams. Seven days were enough for the title to sell 300,000 copies

The Swedish holding company Embracer Group is preparing to launch a share buyback program. The company plans to allocate no more than 500 million Swedish kronor (53.7 million dollars) for this initiative.

MY.GAMES is celebrating the first anniversary of Fable Town. On this occasion, the company has shared a new set of data about the game

Valve has revamped Steam's revenue reporting system, aiming to simplify the process for developers to "see the monetary impact of each discount that you have run"

On September 16, during trading, the value of tinyBuild shares reached 11 pence ($0.15) per unit, which is 13% higher than the previous day and overall the best result for the company since the end of 2023. This was how its investors reacted to the financial report for the first half of 2025.

Hollow Knight: Silksong couldn't maintain its position at the top of the best-selling games chart on Steam for long. By the end of September 9-16, it had dropped to fourth place, giving up the lead to another newcomer—Borderlands 4

Borderlands is one of Take-Two's key franchises, and the company now fully owns Gearbox. Today, we'll take a closer look at the launch of the fourth installment in the series, adding necessary context, and examine the significance of the new game for Take-Two's business.

Sensor Tower has released a report focused on the mobile gaming market in Japan. Here are the findings we can share

The analytics company Newzoo has released a forecast for the global video game market in 2025. Here are the key points:

The analytical company Newzoo has released a forecast for the global video game market for 2025. Here are the key points.

Roblox has unveiled a "suite of innovations" focusing on AI and creator monetization. The company also disclosed that creators have earned more than $1 billion via the DevEx program over the past year.

Hollow Knight: Silksong can already be considered one of the major game releases of 2025. In today's article, we'll provide a detailed analysis of the game's launch from the perspective of various metrics and compare it to other Metroidvanias and titles in different genres

As reported by Konami in an official press release, the game surpassed this milestone on its release day — August 28, 2025

It took the game a month and a half to reach this milestone: it was released on July 21, 2025

The beta of Battlefield 6 practically overshadowed all the new game releases in August. However, as usual, we'll discuss the revenue, sales, and other metrics of full releases from the past month—from the return of iconic series to a 3D fighting game that's popular exclusively in Japan

Lead marketer at Playstack Publishing, Shawn Cotter, and design director at Deep Field Games Studio, Geoff Keene, discussed the release of the cooperative survival game Abiotic Factor in a conversation with GameDiscoverCo. According to them, it had mixed success

Following the closure of The Initiative in July, Take-Two Interactive was reportedly engaged in discussions to fund and publish the reboot of Perfect Dark.

GDEV released its financial report for the second quarter of 2025, which spanned from April to June. Here's what it contains

Haruhiro Tsujimoto, president of Capcom, has pointed to the elevated cost of the PlayStation 5 as a factor contributing to the underwhelming sales of Monster Hunter Wilds.

Last week, 11 bit studios reported its financial outcomes for the first half of 2025, revealing that The Alters, released towards the end of this period, accounted for 35.6% of the company’s revenue.

Last week, 11 bit studios announced the results for the first half of 2025. They reported that The Alters, which was released at the end of the half-year, accounted for 35.6% of the company's revenue.

Analytical firm Niko Partners predicts that 2025 will be extremely successful for the Chinese gaming market. According to their estimates, residents of China will spend $50.7 billion on games in that year—$1.5 billion more than in 2024

CD Projekt has released its financial results for the first six months of 2025, announcing a 4.3% rise in sales revenue, totaling PLN 443 million ($121 million)

In July, the revenue from hardware in the United States surged 21%, reaching $384 million, predominantly fueled by sales of the Nintendo Switch 2

Let's explore with Xsolla what direct sales are, how the mobile gaming market has arrived at them right now, and why they require adaptation from both developers and users

Analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana released his monthly report on the state of the U.S. gaming market. We’ve highlighted the key figures.

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella released the monthly report on the state of the American gaming market. We have selected the main figures

In the last two decades, the turnover of Finland's gaming industry has increased significantly, reports Neogames in a recent report. According to their estimates, in 2024, the amount reached nearly a record 2.85 billion euros

The chart of the highest-grossing games on Steam for August 19-26 has been released. Below are the key changes compared to the previous week.

The head of Gearbox Entertainment, Randy Pitchford, predicts good sales for the next installment of Borderlands. He shared his opinion in a conversation with Insider Gaming at Gamescom 2025.

In July, Fortnite emerged as the leading game, dominating both PC and console charts in terms of monthly active users and revenue.

Recently, G5 Entertainment shared its financial results for the second quarter of 2025, which spanned from April to June. Here's what's in the report

In an interview with The Game Business, former head of Striking Distance Studios, Glen Schofield, explained that the poor reception at launch did not prevent the horror game The Callisto Protocol from ultimately selling well

Alex Mochi is one of the creators of the economic strategy game Rise of Industry and the founder of Dapper Penguin Studios. Recently, he released a video on YouTube, where he talked about an unsuccessful partnership with Kalypso Media and the forced sale of the IP to avoid bankruptcy.

According to analysts from Alinea Analytics, the update that added a desert biome and a major discount significantly boosted sales of the cooperative climbing hit, Peak.

This was announced by the company Marvelous in an official press release

Nexon has unveiled its second-quarter earnings report for the 2025-26 fiscal year, stating that it achieved "stronger-than-expected results." This performance comes as Maple Story and Dungeon & Fighter continue to maintain their revitalized momentum throughout the period, despite the fact that revenue, operating income, and net income have all declined compared to the previous year.

The first half of 2025 went well for NetEase's gaming division. The company reported an increase in its revenue.