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The authorities made the same request to the owners of Fortnite, Minecraft, and Roblox

Firstpoint VC, a new venture capital firm, has emerged with a €50 million fund aimed at supporting startups in the AI-driven gaming and entertainment sectors.

A US court sentenced one of the defendants in the case involving the hacking of accounts on the fantasy sports platform DraftKings to 30 months in prison.

At the end of last week, Polden Publishing announced a new game — Cartel Pilots Wanted by the indie team OldYacht. It immediately caught the attention of the audience

The lawsuit was prompted by surveillance software allegedly secretly installed on the computers of MindsEye developers

Xbox has announced a price reduction for its premium Game Pass subscription while simultaneously deciding not to offer new Call of Duty releases on their respective launch days. This decision comes after Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma communicated internally that the service had "become too expensive for players." Sharma reiterated this sentiment in a post on X, where she shared details about the adjustment.

A year and a half ago, former editor-in-chief of StopGame, Dmitriy Kungurov, along with a group of colleagues and creators of several popular YouTube channels, founded the creative studio RULER Productions, which assists developers with game trailers. Now, the team has decided to go even further and venture into the publishing business.

Many people know the Japanese film company Toei Company for its variety of anime series — One Piece, Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sailor Moon, and others. Now its portfolio is about to expand further, as Toei Company has decided to actively venture into video games.

The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has filed a lawsuit against Build a Rocket Boy, the developer of Mindseye, accusing the company of infringing data privacy regulations.

In 2025, entrepreneurs in Kyrgyzstan faced restrictions imposed by local regulators. The regulators introduced these restrictions due to pressure from countries in the European and North American regions. This unexpectedly affected the IT teams that had recently relocated to the country from Russia. We discussed this with Daniil Popov, the head of sales at Salary.cab

The development studio Pioner has encountered new issues. Its accounts at two banks, Alfa Bank and Raiffeisen Bank, have been temporarily suspended.

Sanrio, the company behind the iconic Hello Kitty character, has announced the launch of its own self-published gaming division, Sanrio Games.

Google regularly removes ads from its services that violate its policies. According to a recent report from the company, it removed a total of 8.3 billion ads last year, 270.7 million of which were related to games—both casual and gambling.

Many people know the Japanese film company Toei Company for its wide range of anime series — One Piece, Dragon Ball, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Sailor Moon, and others. Now, their portfolio is set to expand even further as Toei Company has decided to actively venture into video games

Toei, a Japanese entertainment company, has launched Toei Games, its own internal publishing brand.

Sony is beginning to implement age verification for PlayStation users in the United Kingdom and Ireland to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA)

We spoke with experienced game development specialist Anton Chuev, who is independently creating complex games using AI, about the possibilities and pitfalls of such development.

On April 20, developers from the Russian-speaking studio Far Far Games, with support from the publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment, released their debut game—"Bylina." The initial users were mostly satisfied with it.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) stated that the indie game trailer was withdrawn from last weekend's 2026 BAFTA Games Awards due to a "compliance decision."

Kotaku, a longstanding outlet for games media, has revealed that Rebekah Valentine will be joining their team as Senior Reporter. This marks the first major hire since Swiss company Keleops Media acquired the site from G/O Media in July 2025. According to Keleops, the site has experienced significant growth since the acquisition, and Valentine's hiring is the first in a series of planned additions. Valentine has prior experience with IGN and GamesIndustry.biz.

The organizers of Nordic Game 2026 have announced the lineup of speakers for this year's Masterclass Friday program

This conclusion was reached by the analytical platform HushCrasher*.

This conclusion was reached by the analytical platform HushCrasher*

The gaming platform Roblox continues to face issues in Russia. At the end of last year, it was officially banned in the country, and now, almost five months later, it has been fined.

GamesIndustry.biz is set to hold The Games Investment Panel at Game Republic's Indie Games Summit, which will take place during MCM London Comic Con next month.

The fantastic action game Pragmata has surpassed its first major milestone. As Capcom announced, it took only two days from the game's release to achieve sales in the millions.

Last year, the iGaming segment accounted for more than half of the total revenue of the Philippine gambling industry for the first time. This is according to data from the local regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)

Iron Galaxy Studios, the developer behind Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, has reduced its workforce, citing "current market conditions" as the reason for the layoffs. The specific number of positions affected has not been disclosed

Clair Obscur: At last week's BAFTA Awards, Expedition 33 and Dispatch emerged as the leading titles, each securing three accolades.

The developers of the engine did not like the company's approach.

The studio responsible for the PC ports of The Last of Us underwent layoffs, researchers found that nearly half of developers considered changing professions due to regular dismissals, and sales of Windrose surpassed one million copies — here are the main events in the gaming industry from this past weekend

Last week, App2Top reported issues at GFA Games—many employees are experiencing salary delays, and a conflict has arisen between the development team of the shooter Pioner and management. According to our colleagues from IXBT Games, this is all the result of a long-term systemic crisis within the studio.

Saber Interactive admitted that they did not expect such results even remotely. They exceeded their “wildest hopes.”

Wishlists are one of the most important pre-release metrics for any game. We are publishing a comprehensive report to determine how their numbers correlate with the number of followers on Steam today. To do this, we gathered and analyzed data from several hundred games, including those whose developers have publicly disclosed their figures

This idea was proposed by Vitaly Milonov, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Family Protection.

Roblox has introduced an AI-powered feature within its Roblox Studio designed for game developers. This tool is touted to transform text prompts into a comprehensive game design document that can subsequently be executed and tested by the tool. According to a company press release, "Creators can simply describe their vision, and Planning Mode will decompose each step necessary to create it, incorporate feedback to fine-tune the specifics, and execute the plan."

Aptoide, an alternative app store, has initiated an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the tech giant of sustaining an "anticompetitive chokehold" on third-party app stores.

In the United States, the popularity of online sports betting continues to grow, with 27% of the country's residents now having an active account with bookmakers. This is according to the results of a survey conducted by the Siena Research Institute

Saber Interactive admitted that it never anticipated such results. They exceeded its "wildest hopes"

The owners of the publisher Focus Entertainment reported on the financial year ending March 31, 2026. While the previous year was record-breaking for PulluP Entertainment, this time the revenues of the French company significantly decreased.

This information became known from the documents shared online by Intrepid Studios founder Steven Sharif during his legal dispute with the studio’s investors.

On March 30, Hozy—a meditative home design simulator by the Russian-speaking team Come On Studio—was released on Steam. Vladimir Tolmachev and Vera Lubbers from the publisher tinyBuild shared in a conversation with GameDiscoverCo how the game paved its way to a successful launch

A survey conducted by games recruitment company Skillsearch indicates that 44% of participants have contemplated exiting the industry because of redundancies. Among respondents in the UK, 76% expressed that they either plan to or are contemplating seeking employment outside the industry by 2026.

Roblox has consented to a settlement exceeding $12 million with the state of Nevada, which incorporates enhanced measures for safeguarding children.

The game achieved this result two days after its release.

The company Aptoide, which owns its own mobile app store, decided to sue Google

Jagex, the developer behind RuneScape, has revealed plans to introduce RuneScape: Dragonwilds to the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region before the end of this year.

The Indonesian financial regulator, Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK), announced the blocking of a large number of bank accounts, allegedly connected to online gambling. It is reported that a total of 33,252 accounts were affected.

Microsoft's Xbox first-party studios are set to work in close cooperation with the company's hardware team in the development of its upcoming next-generation console

This came to light from documents posted online by Intrepid Studios founder Steven Sharif during his legal proceedings with the studio's investors.