Finance and sales

This explains many of the strange decisions made by Xbox's top management.

In September, Borderlands 4 led the US charts, contributing to a 10% increase in consumer spending, reaching $4.8 billion. This growth was also fueled by new releases and sales of Switch 2 hardware.

In a commentary for the publication "Kommersant," independent producer and game designer Vyacheslav Makarov, who previously held the position of Product Director for World of Tanks, shared his thoughts on what awaits Russian gaming companies after the cancellation of benefits

Update, October 17, 2025: Electronic Arts has announced that Battlefield 6 achieved sales of more than seven million copies in its first three days on the market

On September 30, PulluP Entertainment, the parent company of the publisher Focus Entertainment Publishing, concluded the first half of the current fiscal year. On this occasion, they reported their results

The global gaming industry maintained a largely "stable" growth throughout the third quarter of 2025, witnessing 49 mergers and acquisitions during this time. One of the most notable developments was last month's surprising revelation that Electronic Arts is set to be acquired by a consortium of investors, which includes Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, for $55 billion.

Analysts from Alinea Analytics released an article detailing the initial sales of Battlefield 6. According to them, the shooter had one of the largest launches among the current generation of games.

According to exclusive data shared with GamesIndustry.biz, Battlefield 6 has surpassed the seven million units sold mark across all platforms within just five days

It took a month for the horror game from the Russian indie studio Trioskaz to sell half a million copies.

The top spot in the latest Steam chart predictably went to Battlefield 6. The newcomer launched strongly, surpassing all other games on the platform in revenue from October 7-14 — both paid and free-to-play titles

The decorator simulator Furnish Master has surpassed a significant milestone — the game has been purchased over 100,000 times in the year and a half since its early access release on Steam. In honor of this achievement, its developer Alexander Blintsev also revealed some other metrics for the title

Remedy has cautioned investors with a profit warning, attributing it to "weak sales" of its cooperative game FBC: Firebreak.

The indie horror game CloverPit, centered around a slot machine, continues to sell exceptionally well. Its creators have announced that the game has already been purchased over 750,000 times

In August 2025, Americans spent $312 million on purchasing consoles, reports Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. This is a 32% increase compared to the previous year.

In August 2025, Americans spent $312 million on purchasing consoles, according to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. This is 32% more than the previous year

Fragbite has sold Playdigious to the venture capital firm Griffin Gaming Partners for $12.2 million (€10.5 million)

The developers from Sandfall Interactive announced on social media about surpassing a new sales milestone

Last week, Steam held its Autumn Sale. As a result, in the latest Steam chart, new releases are listed alongside old hits. Let's talk about the most notable changes in the rankings

Vedinad, the developer, has revealed that the uniquely named Megabonk has surpassed one million sales on Steam. This achievement indicates a continued strong interest in rogue-like survival games similar to Vampire Survivors.

Recently, the analytics company Niko Partners published a report on the Southeast Asian gaming market*. We've selected the key findings.

It took Megabonk two weeks to hit the million mark.

It took Megabonk two weeks to reach the million mark.

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.

You voted — we delivered. Introducing a comprehensive report on the state of the gaming market in Europe, featuring numerous charts and data both region-wide and for individual countries. We have thoroughly analyzed consumer spending and other statistical metrics such as the number of gamers, developers, and gaming companies

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