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More than a million individuals have taken advantage of freebies offered under GOG's FreedomToBuy.Games initiative. This limited-time campaign provides 13 NSFW games at no cost as a form of protest following digital platforms such as Steam and itch.io tightening their regulations on NSFW content due to demands from payment processors

Employees at Raven Software, an Activision studio, have approved their initial union agreement with Microsoft.

Lyrical Media, an independent production firm, has announced the launch of Lyrical Games, a new indie games publisher supported by private funding. The venture is led by Blake Rochkind, who previously served as the head of business development at Private Division.

In Poland, the scandal surrounding the game codenamed Project 8 continues to smolder, a project whose development was halted back in December 2024. Investors and journalists are demanding that the management of 11 bit studios disclose the reasons for its closure. The matter might reach the country's financial regulatory authorities

In the Deep Dive podcast on the Nightdive Games YouTube channel, John Romero talked about the working conditions at id Software in the early '90s.

The new installment of Battlefield, scheduled for release on October 10th, will feature a tool for game modification called Portal. Its editor is a modified version of Godot

The bus mechanic simulator from Cyprus-based Polden Publishing was able to cover its development costs within the first two days of sales

A recent report reveals that Take-Two Interactive is making significant changes to the forthcoming BioShock game and has restructured its leadership team. This comes after an internal review by publisher 2K Games did not meet expectations.

A quick rundown of the main events over the weekend — THQ Nordic's presentation, a million for A Game About Digging A Hole, and price increases for older Switch models in the US

Nintendo has increased the prices of various Switch consoles and accessories in the United States, following an announcement made late last week

Nintendo revealed that a series of pricing adjustments for a variety of Nintendo Switch consoles and accessories in the United States is set to take effect next week.

A dedicated landing page has appeared on the WN Hub platform for the first Russian business publication about the video game industry — the Almanac "Gaming Industry." The inaugural issue was prepared with the participation of the BlackHub Games team

The Pokémon Company has requested that fans "refrain from criticizing or slandering" the illustrator responsible for the two card designs removed from Pokémon TCG Pocket due to allegations of plagiarism

At the end of July, Sony filed a lawsuit against Tencent, accusing the Chinese company of copyright infringement. We have reconstructed the timeline of events and examined the nature of the claims in detail. Specialists from Denuo and REVERA assisted us in navigating the legal complexities.

Atlus announced this milestone for the game on social media

The Turkish mobile publisher and developer Good Job Games has received investment for the second time in six months. The company has now announced securing $60 million as part of its Series A funding round.

Itch.io has started "re-indexing" its free adult content and intends to slowly reintroduce paid content. This move aims to "confidently support the widest range of creators in the long term."

The first half of 2025 was the best in terms of revenue on Steam for games with cooperative modes, according to analysts from Alinea Analytics. The total earnings for such projects during this period amounted to $4.1 billion—11% more than the previous year

Good Job Games, a mobile game company based in Türkiye, has raised $60 million through its Series A funding round. This latest investment boosts the company’s total funding to $83 million in less than half a year.

Nintendo has announced its financial results for the quarter ending June 30, detailing sales statistics for both the Switch 2 hardware and software.

Malik Khatazhayev, who until recently owned the Lesta Games group of companies, received a new lawsuit from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office. The complaint was filed on July 28 in the Kuntsevo District Court of Moscow

The location and time for the new "Gaming Industry" meetup have been announced. It will take place in the capital of Russia in just two weeks.

Nintendo reported on the first quarter of its financial year 2026, which ended on June 30, 2025. The Japanese company boasted that the Nintendo Switch 2 significantly boosted its revenues.

Google Corporation failed to overturn a court decision in its dispute with Epic Games. Its appeal in the case regarding its monopoly on the Android app market was rejected once again.

Google Corporation failed to contest the court's decision in its dispute with Epic Games. Its appeal in the case regarding monopoly in the Android app market was once again rejected.

The holding company "Lesta Games" is interested in the adventure action game "War of the Worlds: Siberia," according to sources from the newspaper "Kommersant." They report that the company is preparing to approach 1C Games Studios soon with an offer to purchase the game.

Jonathan Holmes, the co-founder of Milky Tea, has declared his departure from the position of CEO with immediate effect, citing a desire to "recharge and focus on spending more quality time with my family."

Roblox has released its financial report for the second quarter of the fiscal year, revealing that Q2 2025 outcomes "surpassed earlier top line and cash flow forecasts, driven by widespread strength throughout the platform and the rise of viral hits."

According to a recent report by AppMagic, a mobile market intelligence tool, casual game downloads have increased since the start of the year, but revenue has largely stayed the same.

The Microsoft Corporation has released its financial report for the fiscal year 2025, which ended on June 30. It highlights a new record set by its gaming division and the success of the Game Pass subscription.

The sales of the turn-based RPG Sea of Stars have significantly exceeded the most optimistic forecasts of the developers at Sabotage Studio. The game's director, Thierry Boulanger, told Game Informer that the goal was surpassed by about seven times.

The Game Workers branch of the Independent Workers of Great Britain (IWGB) union has released an open letter to Labour Members of Parliament, criticizing its omission from the newly established UK Video Games Council.

The second quarter of 2025, which lasted from April 1 to June 31, was extremely successful for Roblox. The platform reported that its metrics improved thanks to the "emergence of several viral projects"

Capcom has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025, highlighting robust growth in both net sales and income. The company also reported a year-on-year rise in unit sales of both new and back-catalogue titles.

Ekaterina Chemerovskaya, team lead at the agency Famesters, shared insights with App2Top about coordinating a synchronized advertising campaign on YouTube and Twitch.

At the beginning of the month, the retail network "M.Video-Eldorado" reported on console sales in Russia for January-March 2025. A few weeks later, it summarized the results for the entire first half of the year.

Rumors have been confirmed that Boris Dobrodeev will take over the management of the "Lesta Games" group of companies. The former head of VK announced his leadership status in a comment to the "RBC" newspaper.

Microsoft has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2025, highlighting robust growth in gaming revenue as well as in Xbox content and services.

The Steam team continues to update its digital store. This time, they announced a major overhaul of the trailer player on game pages: its reliability has been improved and the interface redesigned.

This was announced by Microsoft's CEO, Satya Nadella, during the presentation of the annual financial report.

Microsoft Corporation released its report for the fiscal year 2025, which ended on June 30. It highlights a new record for the gaming division and the success of the Game Pass subscription.

Between April 6 and July 5, 2025, Microsoft was the publisher for six out of the ten top-selling PlayStation games

The year 2025 will be remembered, among other things, for the sequels to dozens of successful or even cult indie games. However, many of them, for various reasons, ended up overshadowed by the original titles

Capcom reported its quarterly results for the period ending June 30, 2025. The company boasted that its revenues significantly increased compared to last year.

The number of browser games worldwide is rapidly increasing, according to a study by the platform Playgama. Experts calculated that over 15,000 new projects were released from January to June 2025. This is the best result in at least the last four years

Continuing our series "Developer/Publisher Wanted," where indie teams share about themselves, their projects, and the funds they need. Up next is an article about the game "Potion Brewing: The Alchemist's Path." It's an adaptation of a board game about brewing elixirs.

Ludus: Merge Arena is a mobile PvP strategy game developed by the studio Top App Games, which is part of the Utmost Games holding. Recently, its audience reached a significant milestone of 7 million users

British tech firm JECO has obtained $1.3 million (£960,000) in growth funding. The pre-seed financial backing comes from a coalition spearheaded by the government-supported British Business Bank alongside The Games Angels investment group.

In adherence to the UK's Online Safety Act, Microsoft has implemented age verification for Xbox users in the United Kingdom.

This number was mentioned by Azur Games co-founder Dmitry Yaminsky in an interview with PocketGamer.