Finance and sales

A significant development in the years-long legal battle between Apple and Epic Games. An American court has ruled that Apple must immediately stop charging fees on payments made outside its app store.

Saber Interactive has announced that it is currently removing Evil Dead: The Game from digital platforms.

Microsoft has released its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, announcing a "record quarter" with a 6% rise in revenue from its gaming division.

The analytics service AppMagic has compiled a top-10 list of the largest mobile game publishers in terms of net IAP revenue in the main Western markets* based on the results of the first quarter of 2025. As was the case last year, Scopely topped the list

Remedy has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, covering January to March, showing a positive operating profit and strong revenue growth.

The Finnish company Remedy Entertainment has released its financial report for the first quarter of 2025, boasting strong revenue growth.

Krafton reported "a record-high quarterly sales performance" for the first quarter of 2015, crediting this achievement to the expansion of its PUBG IP, the successful launch of InZOI, and the global growth of Battlegrounds Mobile India. These factors contributed to a 41.6% increase in sales quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) and a 31.3% rise year-over-year (YoY)

The new leader in the Steam top-grossing products chart is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The remaster of the cult RPG by Bethesda Game Studios has surpassed all other games in weekly revenue at Valve's store, including the free-to-play hit Counter-Strike 2

The South Korean company KRAFTON has released a new financial report. It stated that the first three months of 2025 have been the best in its history in terms of revenue.

The Polish company PlayWay has reported its financial results for 2024. It announced that the past year was very successful for its business.

Last week, Paradox Interactive reported on the first quarter of 2025, which spanned from January to March. Although the company announced a decline in revenue, it remains optimistic

Information about this appeared on the game's official page on the social network X

It seems Monster Hunter Wilds is selling even better than Capcom anticipated. The Japanese company released a message to investors announcing a revision of the forecast for the recently concluded fiscal year

Paradox Interactive announced that the strategy game Crusader Kings III has reached a new milestone. Four and a half years after its release, it has been purchased by 4 million people worldwide

Last month's best-selling game in the U.S. was Assassin's Creed Shadows, according to a recent report by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. Monster Hunter Wilds, which led in February, dropped to third place on the chart.

This past Friday, April 18, marked one month since the release of Supercell's new game, mo.co. We analyzed data from the analytics service AppMagic to look at the title's results.

Assassin's Creed Shadows secured the second position on Newzoo's overall revenue chart for March after its launch in the latter half of the previous month.

PulluP Entertainment also released its annual financial report. The parent company of the publisher Focus Entertainment Publishing disclosed the results for the period from April 2024 to March 2025

Publisher Kitfox Games announced that the Steam version of Dwarf Fortress has sold over a million copies. The game reached this milestone roughly two and a half years after its release on the platform: Dwarf Fortress launched on Valve's store on December 6, 2022

In 2024, 11 bit studios achieved the highest revenue in its history, as stated in the latest financial report from the Polish company. The record is primarily attributed to Frostpunk 2

Indie publisher Devolver Digital summed up last year. The company reported revenue growth, disclosed earnings for Cult of the Lamb and several other games, and shared its plans for the future.

In the week from April 8 to 15, Counter-Strike 2 and Schedule I once again topped the Steam best-sellers chart. However, almost the entire rest of the top ten saw changes

The company tinyBuild reported on the year 2024. Below are the key points from the financial report

Consulting firm Aream & Co. analyzed the situation in the gaming deals market from January to March 2025. The report utilized data from InvestGame.

In the first quarter of 2025, mergers and acquisitions within the gaming industry surged to $6.6 billion, marking the highest point in more than a year, largely propelled by developments in the mobile gaming sector.

The mobile puzzle game Merge Mansion, where players need to tidy up an old mansion and unravel family secrets, continues to generate substantial income for its creators. Studio Metacore announced that the game has already earned over 600 million dollars

Last year, global expenditure on PC and console gaming dropped by 2%, reaching $80.2 billion. However, this figure is projected to increase to $85.2 billion by 2025

On April 2, Donald Trump announced an increase in duties and the introduction of new tariffs against most U.S. partners. The new escalation of the trade war inevitably affected gaming company stocks worldwide, especially in the Asian region. In our report, we explore the reaction of stock markets, which can currently be described as cautious panic

Publisher Hooded Horse and developer Digital Sun have revealed current sales figures for Cataclismo, a real-time strategy game with Tower Defense elements. According to them, the game has sold over 250,000 copies

Global financial markets are responding to last week's tariff announcement by US President Donald Trump. Today, Japanese game publishers experienced declines in their share prices.

The mobile card game Pokémon TCG Pocket continues to generate substantial revenue for The Pokémon Company and DeNa. According to data from the analytics service AppMagic, it has earned $598.8 million in the six months since its release.

Ubisoft's shares have dropped in value again. On the afternoon of April 4, their price fell to 8.86 euros per share. This is the worst performance in nearly 12 years

By the end of March 2025, the meme slasher-action game "Russians vs. Lizards" had been purchased over 725,000 times. This figure was mentioned by the developers from the studio the Bratans in an interview with the streamer WELOVEGAMES

The South Korean company KRAFTON announced that sales of the life simulator inZOI have surpassed the one-million mark. It took a week to achieve this milestone, as the game was released in Steam Early Access on March 28

April 3 started off with a drop in Nintendo's stock value. As Bloomberg noted, their shares fell by 5.9% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in the morning

Which games released in the first three months of 2025 turned out to be the most successful? We have prepared an extensive report based on sales charts from various countries and platforms, analytical companies like Newzoo, as well as official data from developers and publishers

Based on the results for the week from March 25 to April 1, 2025, the top of the chart for the highest-grossing products on Steam underwent significant changes. In particular, the indie game Schedule I, which has already become a hit, climbed to the number one spot in the rankings.

At the end of March, the indie studio Kylyk Games, consisting of three people, released their first game, Urban Jungle, on Steam. The game designer of the project, Kyunnay Vinokurova, shared its initial performance metrics on LinkedIn

IGN Entertainment has announced the official dates for its upcoming fan event, IGN Live, scheduled for June 7-8, with tickets now available for purchase. Previously, the event featured over 100 studio partners from the gaming and entertainment sectors, and its stage shows were broadcast globally via streaming.

The South Korean company KRAFTON has acquired another subsidiary studio. It has gained control over the Indian team Nautilus Mobile, known for the series of mobile cricket simulators Real Cricket.

Niantic is also laying off part of its staff. It is doing so amidst restructuring following the sale of Pokémon GO and its other games to the mobile publisher Scopely.

CD Projekt has released its financial report for the full year ended December 31, 2024. Despite the lack of new releases and revenue drop, the company’s position remains strong — with The Witcher 4 in full production and an unannounced game from Scopely in plans.

The Polish company group CD PROJEKT reported on the past year. They announced record spending on development and shared plans to release a mobile game in collaboration with the creators of MONOPOLY GO!

Last week, the Chinese giant Tencent released its financial report for 2024. The company reported that its revenues continued to grow, and there are now more truly hit games in its portfolio

Monster Hunter Wilds entered Newzoo's overall revenue rankings for February in the third position, even though it was released on the month's last day

After two postponements, the global release of Assassin's Creed Shadows finally took place. The game marks not only the return of the series but also Ubisoft's departure from a number of its usual practices

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella shared the monthly report on the state of the gaming market in the US. Despite the abundance of new releases, overall revenue continues to decline

On April 10, WN Media Group will be hosting a summit for game developers and publishers focused on operating and supporting live games. Nexters, MY.GAMES, Playkot, and PLAYSTUDIOS have already joined the list of speakers.

On February 26, the Swedish indie studio semiwork released their new game, a cooperative horror titled R.E.P.O, in early access on Steam. According to analytics services, it has become a major hit

Valve has published the Steam statistics for 2024. We've selected a few figures.