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The Chinese giant Tencent is preparing to divest some of its gaming assets in Japan, reports Bloomberg, citing sources.

The French union STJV has announced a nationwide strike in protest against the major layoffs that have been occurring regularly in the local game development industry. It is set to take place this week on June 25

According to a report from Eurogamer, Laura Miele, EA's president of enterprise development, stated that AI has contributed to a "real rise in creativity" within the company's studios.

Currently, CD PROJEKT RED refers to the game development division, not the entire group of companies.

According to a Bloomberg report, Tencent is currently discussing the possibility of divesting several of its minority stakes in Japanese studios. This includes Marvelous, known for developing games like Rune Factory, Daemon x Machina, and Story of Seasons.

Rush Royale continues to uphold its reputation as one of the most successful games in the MY.GAMES portfolio

Last week, Epic Games released an updated version of the Unreal Engine, labeled 5.8, which did not go unnoticed by Microsoft. In turn, the corporation released a special set of GDK plugins designed to simplify game development for the XBOX ecosystem on PC

Alex Nichiporchik, the head of the publisher tinyBuild, shared the achievement on the social network X

As a result, the game climbed to the 90th spot on the list of the most anticipated projects on Steam.

Chinese giant Tencent is preparing to divest some of its gaming assets in Japan, Bloomberg reports, citing sources.

The Portuguese gambling market regulator (SRIJ) reported for the first three months of 2026. It stated that by the end of the quarter, the total gross gaming revenue of the iGaming market in the country amounted to 323.7 million euros, which is 13.7% more than the previous year

According to Kotaku, another wave of layoffs has occurred at Electronic Arts (EA), affecting some employees in India and the United States

Google, Unity, Meta*, and Moloco have invested in the marketing company

Electronic Arts (EA) is reportedly beginning another series of layoffs, which mainly affect the recruitment, customer support, trust and safety, and IT departments

Beyond All Reason (BAR), a large-scale real-time strategy game managed by volunteers, has entered into a publishing agreement with Hooded Horse

Obsidian Entertainment, known for developing games like Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds, is facing a class action lawsuit. The legal action alleges that the studio has engaged in "a systematic pattern of wage and hour violations" under the California Labor Code and the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders.

Steam has revealed the pricing details and highly restricted availability for the Steam Machine, designed as a counterpart to the popular Steam Deck for desktop and living room use. The device will come in two storage options: a 512GB model priced at $1,049 USD / £879 GBP and a 2TB version costing $1,349 USD / £1,149 GBP. Availability will be decided through a lottery system that begins accepting entries today

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Dmitry Svetlov, the creative director of the game studio Odd Meter, known for the art-house game Indika

Obsidian Entertainment has faced a lawsuit in the United States. The company was sued by former employees who claim it violated California labor laws.

Thomas Mahler, the CEO of Moon Studios, shared his thoughts on Game Pass and why, in his opinion, the subscription hasn't been successful, on the social network X.

Kabam, the company behind Marvel Contest of Champions, has reduced its workforce by an unspecified number of employees as part of a move to consolidate its Los Angeles, California office.

Co-CEO of Polish company CD Projekt, Michał Nowakowski, acknowledged that the organization lost the confidence of part of its audience following the turbulent launch of Cyberpunk 2077.

Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of the prominent French gaming company Ubisoft, has died in a plane crash

The company Obsidian Entertainment is facing a lawsuit in the United States. Former employees have filed the suit, claiming that it violated California labor laws.

The gambling holding Entain is considering strategic options regarding its business in Central and Eastern Europe, according to Reuters, which cited three sources

In November 2025, the media learned that the company Wildberries & Russ was preparing to enter the video game industry—hinted at by the trademark GG WB it registered at the time. However, seven months later, it decided to put its plans "on hold," according to the newspaper Kommersant.

CD PROJEKT still doubts whether it has regained the trust of the audience after the problematic launch of Cyberpunk 2077, layoffs have occurred at Kabam, sales of Meccha Chameleon have surpassed 7 million copies — we're sharing the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend

Every June, Sony submits a comprehensive annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), detailing its business strategy among other things. As noted by Game File journalist Stephen Totilo, this time the company introduced several significant changes regarding its gaming division’s operations.

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The European Commission has addressed the Stop Killing Games petition, stating that it cannot "propose a legal obligation" to ensure that games remain playable once they are no longer sold commercially

Real-time strategy games remain one of the most challenging genres on the market. Today, we are releasing a comprehensive report on its current state. What is the median revenue for RTS games, how saturated is this niche, which games are at the top in terms of revenue, and how are developers pushing the genre forward through hybridization — we'll try to answer these and other questions

Every June, Sony submits a large annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which, among other things, outlines its business strategy. As noted by Game File journalist Stephen Totilo, this time the company made several significant revisions concerning the operations of its gaming division

The gaming platform Roblox has disclosed the percentage it will retain from brand integrations.

The creators of the open-source engine Godot have released its new version, numbered 4.7. The tool has received several improvements related to graphics, interface operations, and much more.

According to reports, PlayStation has altered its approach to releasing first-party titles on PC. This decision is influenced in part by the limited revenue generated from these games.

According to research conducted by data company Newzoo, the games market produced more than $200 billion in revenue in 2025

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has imposed a fine on the operator Chestoption for the illegal promotion of online gambling among the country's residents. As noted by the regulator, the company did not have a Dutch license, yet it actively advertised its projects to the local audience.

Starting in 2025, a law in California mandates that digital stores must inform customers that they are selling licenses to access games, rather than the games themselves. Four American gamers believe that the PlayStation Store is violating this law.

Apple Corporation has complied with the demands of Brazil's antitrust regulator. It has made several changes to the operation of its ecosystem within the country, including allowing third-party app stores on iOS.

We return to the section "Wanted: Investor/Publisher." This time, it's a project by a solo developer who is working on a turn-based fantasy strategy game called AdepT.

The analytics company Newzoo has finally summed up the results for the global video game market in 2025—before this, they had released several forecasts. As it turns out, last year became the most profitable in monetary terms in the history of observations, despite numerous layoffs and studio closures.

Tryll Engine is a young platform that allows developers to integrate neural networks into games and run AI solutions directly on gamers' devices. Recently, its creators successfully completed a pre-seed funding round

The authorities of the Shibuya district in Tokyo have decided to incentivize Japanese gamers to pay taxes specifically in their area. To achieve this, the local government entered into an agreement with Square Enix

French developer Don't Nod is actively seeking to secure additional funding after an auditor's report indicated the company might face a cash shortage by November.

OtherSide Entertainment, a development company, has laid off 17 employees following the cancellation of a project that was still under development.

The analytics company Newzoo has finalized the results for the global video game market in 2025, after having previously released several forecasts. It turned out that the past year was the best in financial terms in the entire history of observations, despite numerous layoffs and studio closures

An employment tribunal in the UK has denied Rockstar Games' attempt to dismiss claims of 'blacklisting' in a legal case filed by former employees. These workers are being represented by the IWGB Game Workers union.

The team at OtherSide Entertainment, led by industry veterans Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, has decreased by 17 people.

Spain's gambling regulator, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), has released its report for the first quarter of 2026

This number was announced by Epic Games during the State of Unreal 2026 presentation.