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Recently, analyst Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo noted that Valve has decided to revamp the discount section on Steam. Now, the company has publicly announced the upcoming changes.

Five years ago, NetEase acquired Grasshopper Manufacture—a studio led by veteran Japanese game developer Goichi Suda, known for games like Lollipop Chainsaw and No More Heroes. Now, it has once again set the team free.

Grasshopper Manufacture, the developer behind Romeo is a Dead Man, has announced its split from NetEase Games, transitioning into an independent studio

According to Mark Pincus, the founder and former CEO, Zynga nearly acquired Supercell for $400 million in 2012.

Former race car driver Nikita Mazepin, previously named by Forbes as a contender for the acquisition of "Lesta Games," might have encountered a competitor. This competitor is the joint-stock company "Dhamma"

During a recent press conference, the Agency for Creative Industries (ACI) revealed not only the revenue of Russian gaming companies but also many other intriguing facts, including the total number of game development specialists in the country

Game Republic New Horizons has expanded its speaker roster to include Housemarque and Bithell Games. Additionally, there will be an open session featuring Nintendo representatives aimed at developers and publishers

The editorial team at App2Top has frequently consulted developers for their opinions on neural networks and received highly polarizing responses. These range from "it's random that desperately needs human intervention" to "soon AI will create a grand hit for me." To understand which of these perspectives is closer to reality, we are discussing with representatives from MidHard, Beresnev Games, Playkot, and other studios

These figures were shared by the Agency for Creative Industries (ACI) at a press conference in the Moscow video games and animation cluster

Valve is revamping Steam's Discount & Events section by moving away from manual, calendar-based listings. The new system aims to enhance discoverability through a more "dynamic and personalized" approach.

Recently, analyst Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo noticed that Valve has decided to revamp the discounts section on Steam. The company has now publicly announced the upcoming changes

According to S&P Global Market Intelligence Kagan, revenue from global game content is expected to rise from $204.4 billion in 2025 to $229.1 billion by 2030, which equates to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3%

Georgia has fully launched an international licensing system for iGaming operators. Approved companies will be able to legally offer online gambling to the country's residents

The American AI company General Intuition received substantial investments in a new round of funding, bringing its market valuation to $6.2 billion

The Finnish company Supercell, known for mobile hits like Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars, once had the opportunity to become a "subsidiary" of Zynga, but the deal fell through. This was revealed by Zynga's founder Mark Pincus in the Deconstructor of Fun podcast

The release of the updated version of the third “The Witcher” will bring a hefty sum to CD PROJEKT RED, convinced analyst Krzysztof Tkocz from Erste Securities Polska.

The developers from Super Evil Megacorp announced reaching the milestone on social media and the studio's official website

On September 29, the remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released on PC and consoles as an update for the existing game. As a result, The Witcher 3 attracted the highest number of concurrent players on Steam in its history

The authorities in Kazakhstan want to restore full access for the country's residents to Sony and Microsoft gaming stores. This was reported by Binur Zhakenov, Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, in an interview with BES.media

MY.GAMES has a new achievement.

The release of the updated version of the third "Witcher" will bring CD PROJEKT RED a considerable sum, according to analyst Krzysztof Tkocz from Erste Securities Polska.

For the first time since the Consumer Electronics Show's inception in 1967, Sony will not participate in the event next year.

People Can Fly reported on the first six months of 2026. For the Polish company, the period was marked by a decline in revenue and losses

We are continuing our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Alexander Tyupin, the solo developer of the 4X strategy game Master of Luna

At the end of last week, Brazilian authorities temporarily banned online betting in the country. According to the Bet Legal platform, the ban immediately led to an increase in illegal betting sites — 428 such resources were launched from September 25 to 27

The founder of Garden of Dreams studio, Evgeny Grishakov, revealed the revenue from the Steam version of Meltopia — an adventure game about the search for mammoth remains. At the same time, he clearly explained what percentage of the game's gross revenue will ultimately go directly to the developers and where the rest of the money will be allocated

Enad Global 7, the parent company of the developers, announced that Cold Iron Studios has been hit by a wave of layoffs.

Trophy Games, headquartered in Copenhagen, is set to acquire Playrion, the Paris-based studio known for developing Airlines Manager and Airport Simulator: First Class.

The National Videogame Museum has initiated a nationwide survey in the UK to assess the condition of video game preservation throughout the country.

Reports indicate that Sony Interactive Entertainment is conducting surveys with developers to gather their opinions on the company's move to eliminate disc support for its PlayStation console

The founder of the analytics service GameDiscoverCo, Simon Carless, attempted to determine which genres are popular among Steam Deck owners. To do this, he studied user reviews on Steam.

Russian entrepreneurs have begun to actively open gaming publishing houses, reports "Kommersant," referencing data from the Rusprofile service. From January to August 2026, 121 publishers were registered in Russia, both as full-fledged companies and individual entrepreneurs

At the end of August, the analytics company Newzoo, in collaboration with Google, released a comprehensive report dedicated to HTML5 games. Below are some of the conclusions from it

Joe Brammer, CEO of Bulkhead, the company behind Wardogs, has provided further explanation regarding his comments on crunch.

Simon Carless, the founder of GameDiscoverCo analytics service, attempted to determine which genres are popular among Steam Deck owners. To do this, he analyzed user reviews on Steam.

Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, has expressed that the Xbox division must "create" the right "sustainable business model" to expand its game offerings to a broader audience.

On September 25, the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, signed a temporary decree banning online betting in the country. The restrictions apply to both sports betting and online casinos.

The Polish company Bloober Team released its financial report for January to June 2026. The document turned out to be mixed.

Insiders discussed the Physint budget, the head of Microsoft positively assessed the restructuring of XBOX, and the number of Wardogs copies sold has surpassed 3 million — here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend

The company Epic Games may soon face a new lawsuit. It has come under scrutiny from the Dutch consumer protection group Stichting Massaschade & Consument, which has filed a complaint against it.

Trophy Games, a Danish gaming studio, has purchased Playrion, the developer of Airport Simulator: First Class, from Paradox Interactive.

Paradox Interactive is stepping away from mobile. They have agreed to sell Playrion, a French team specializing in mobile games about airplanes.

Meta has introduced two artificial intelligence-driven gaming tools designed to enable users to create 2D and 3D games through prompts on both mobile devices and web browsers.

A week ago, employees of King's Swedish offices threatened to go on strike if management did not agree to sign a so-called collective agreement—a document that regulates many aspects of working in the company. The threat proved to be effective.

On the occasion of the release of Control Resonant, we've decided to delve into how the project fits into Remedy's transition to self-publishing games. We'll discuss the metrics of the new release, compare its financial model with previous titles, and examine how the Finnish studio's ROI changes under different conditions

The "Yandex Games" platform is trying to strengthen its position in the market for services related to topping up Steam accounts. To achieve this, it has temporarily introduced a negative commission when transferring money through the platform to the game store

The portal GamesIndustry noted in the UK Companies Registry that Build A Rocket Boy has an external administrator, who is now managing the studio's affairs. These specialists are typically appointed in cases of bankruptcy.

This is reported by journalist Christopher Dring from The Game Business.

Following its latest round of layoffs, Build A Rocket Boy, the developer of MindsEye, has brought in administrators.

Sources from The Game Business claim that Undead Labs, after leaving XBOX, could have become a subsidiary of Splash Damage. Their information is also confirmed by sources from Kotaku.