A guide to Reddit has appeared. It was published by the co-founder of the marketing agency FatPony, Daniil Kamenev, on his Telegram channel "Tired Publishing"

It looks like a legal dispute between Nexon and Ironmace Games has finally been settled. The Dark and Darker developer will have to pay monetary compensation to the South Korean publisher.

The African gaming market is growing six times faster than the global market, according to companies Carry1st and Newzoo. Last year, its revenue amounted to $1.8 billion, showing a growth of 12.4%

Ubisoft continues to struggle amid ongoing restructuring and cost-cutting initiatives. The French publisher has reported significant declines in revenue and bookings for the third quarter ended December 31, 2024.

Just under a month ago, Dynasty Warriors: Origins was released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. Publisher Koei Tecmo and studio Omega Force announced that the new release has already sold over one million copies worldwide

A new development in the conflict between Ironmace studio and Nexon company over Dark and Darker. In South Korea, the court found the game's creators guilty of violating Nexon's trade secrets and ordered them to pay significant compensation

The game titled A Game About Digging A Hole has become a hit. Indie publisher rokaplay Bou·tique announced that it has been purchased over 250,000 times.

The third financial quarter, which ended on December 31, 2024, was not very successful for Ubisoft. The French company reported a decline in all key metrics. Nonetheless, it is pleased with the volume of pre-orders for Assassin's Creed Shadows

The Communication Workers of America (CWA) has criticized former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick for dismissing as "fake" the numerous reports of harassment that allegedly occurred under his leadership.

Thunderful Gothenberg has recently changed its name to Stormteller Games

Hisashi Koinuma has been appointed as the new CEO of Koei Tecmo

Embracer Group continues to recover from its cost-cutting restructuring program. The Swedish company has managed to significantly reduce its net debt over the past 12 months, also struggling with falling game sales.

The Swedish company G5 Entertainment also published its financial report. It summed up the results for 2024 and stated that the fourth quarter was a turning point for the company.

Sony has released its financial results for the nine months concluding on December 31, 2024, demonstrating overall growth, particularly during the holiday season.

The company Aristocrat has finalized the deal to sell the creators of RAID: Shadow Legends. Plarium now officially belongs to the media conglomerate Modern Times Group (MTG)

Sony has released a financial report for the third quarter ended December 31, 2024. The company’s gaming division saw strong growth in both revenue and operating profit.

Embracer Group released a report detailing its earnings for October-December 2024. It also disclosed current sales figures for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and shared results for other games.

Modern Times Group has finalized the acquisition of Plarium for $620 million from Aristocrat Leisure Limited.

Sony Corporation shared its financial results for October-December 2024. They highlighted the performance of the gaming division from the report.

AppLovin has decided to focus on its advertising business. It announced the sale of its entire gaming division.

Kayleen Walters, Vice President of Gaming at Microsoft, has been named as the new leader of Mojang Studios.

The first-ever Olympic Esports Games have been rescheduled to 2027

Crytek has announced mass layoffs that will reduce its workforce by 15%. The German developer also put the development of the next Crysis game on hold.

Anton Gorelkin is a State Duma deputy and one of the authors of the bill "On the Activities of Developing and Distributing Video Games on the Territory of the Russian Federation". He expressed his thoughts about the proposed amendments on his Telegram channel

Crytek, the German game development company, has revealed plans to reduce its workforce by 15%, impacting approximately 60 staff members across its development and shared services departments.

At the end of last year, Russian lawmakers proposed that games with an authentication option should mandatorily include several alternatives for gamers from Russia—authentication via phone number, through the Gosuslugi service, or using biometrics. The sociological agency "Weber" found during a survey that Russians themselves do not support this idea.

Remedy Entertainment has released its financial statements for 2024. The Finnish developer is gearing up its self-publishing capabilities, while continuing to working on new games as part of its long-term growth strategy.

Remedy has released its financial performance for the fiscal year, highlighting significant revenue growth alongside reduced operating losses when compared to the previous year’s figures

Another company is conducting layoffs. Crytek announced that the difficult situation in the gaming industry has forced it to part with 15% of its staff.

Dino Patti, co-founder of Jumpship, has regained ownership of the studio subsequent to layoffs at Thunderful last November. He has also acquired shares in Sad Owl Studios, the developer of Viewfinder

According to the 80 Level portal, Unity has experienced a wave of layoffs. This affected both the technical and advertising departments.

Relic Entertainment is rolling out a fresh business strategy following its separation from Sega in March 2024

The Finnish company Remedy Entertainment has announced its financial results for 2024. Among other things, it shared that Alan Wake 2 has finally started to generate profit

Publisher Kepler Interactive, known for releasing games like Sifu, Scorn, and Pacific Drive, announced an acquisition. The company has taken control of the French studio Tactical Adventures.

Krafton has announced "record-breaking earnings" for 2024, with its annual revenue increasing by 41.8% compared to the previous year, reaching $1.85 billion

According to reports, Unity has initiated another series of layoffs

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II unsurprisingly took over the Steam charts last week, dethroning Counter-Strike 2. Let’s take a closer look at the top-grossing products on the platform over the past seven days.

In recent years, the share of games on proprietary engines in Steam has significantly decreased, according to data from the analytics service VG Insights. While in 2012, they were used in 71% of new releases on the platform, by 2024, this figure had dropped to only 13%

The highest-grossing game on the Steam platform last week, without any monetization discounts, was Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. During the period from February 4 to 11, the game by Daniel Vavra surpassed Counter-Strike 2 in revenue.

Supercell has reported its 2024 results with traditional remarks from CEO Ilkka Paananen. Here’re the key takeaways from the statement, including the company’s financial performance last year.

Roblox is said to be under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Supercell's CEO Ilkka Paananen shared in the company's official blog how the year 2024 went for them. According to him, it was a "roller coaster"

The book "How to Make Good Games: From Idea to Launch" has appeared on the shelves of Russian bookstores. It was written by Pyotr Prokhorenko, a veteran of the Russian gaming industry, who has made his mark since the early 2000s in companies like Lesta Games, Nival, ONI Studio, Alternativa Games, Green Grey, and many others. Incidentally, he recently started working as a producer at Playducky. The editorial team at App2Top spoke with Pyotr about the book.

At the end of last year, Netflix began searching for a general manager for its gaming division. According to a job listing discovered by the MobileGamer portal, a generous salary is promised for the position.

Roblox announced its financial outcomes for the fourth quarter and the fiscal year concluding on December 31, 2024, indicating ongoing growth for the platform alongside a marginal reduction in net losses.

The mobile card game Pokémon TCG Pocket led to a rapid increase in revenue for one of its developers. In the financial report for April to December 2024, the company DeNA reported that the profit from its gaming segment surged by 8126.8% to 21 billion yen ($138.3 million)

Swedish developer Dead Astronauts has secured €4 million in a seed funding round described as "oversubscribed." The round was led by Behold Ventures.

A new indie game publisher has emerged in Sweden. It's called Three Friends

Sony has issued an apology to users following a nearly 24-hour outage of the PlayStation Network over the weekend

A group of former employees from Mojang and Coffee Stain have joined forces to establish a new venture named Three Friends