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The company Nutaku, which specializes in games with pornographic content, has launched the Steam SFW Initiative. This is a program for publishing and scaling mid-core titles for all ages

Sony has specified that for newly purchased digital games on PlayStation 4 and 5, the DRM check is necessary just a single time post-purchase.

The company Pearl Abyss will no longer own CCP Games. It has announced that it is selling the studio back to its management.

Pearl Abyss will no longer own CCP Games. They announced that they are selling the studio back to its management

It took Vampire Crawlers just a week to reach an audience of one million

Maria Sayans, CEO of Ustwo Games, stated that the company will significantly cut development costs by increasingly utilizing contractors as it pivots towards a PC-first strategy.

The Swedish company Paradox Interactive has joined the parade of financial reports. It summarized the results of the first quarter of 2026, which ended on March 31

Skybound Games hinted that they are exiting the global publishing business during an interview with The Game Business.

At the 2026 German Computer Game Awards, Blue Prince was honored with the title of Best International Game. Meanwhile, The Darkest Files earned accolades for both Best German Game and Best Serious Game.

In South Korea, the proceedings between the company Nexon and the studio Ironmace, which developed the hardcore fantasy action game Dark and Darker, have finally concluded

Microsoft has released its financial results for the third quarter, indicating a 5% decline in Xbox content and services and a notable 33% reduction in hardware revenues.

The company Hacksaw Gaming, specializing in slots, scratch cards, and instant win games, has released its report for the first quarter of 2026. The start of the year has been successful for them

A new milestone in mobile PvP strategy was announced by the studio Top App Games, which is part of Vladimir Nikolsky's holding company, Utmost Games

Microsoft Corporation reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, which spanned from January to March. The company disclosed that its gaming division continues to experience a decline in revenue.

Starbreeze plans to launch a second game on the Roblox platform.

Digital Bros. has purchased the intellectual property rights to Wuchang: Fallen Feathers from Chengdu Lingze Technology Co. Ltd, which is also known as Leenzee, for approximately $4.6 million

The developer Spiders, known for creating Greedfall: The Dying World, is reportedly preparing to shut down

The monthly number of ad impressions also increased. It has doubled in size.

After the release of most financial reports, we publish a continuation of our detailed analysis on the business status of gaming companies. This time, we will focus on South Korea, China, and Poland: comparing data, examining the reasons behind successes and crises, and identifying common trends

At the end of March, Nacon put up Spiders for sale — the studio known for GreedFall and Steelrising. However, according to the French portal Origami, no one showed interest in purchasing it.

On April 23, the German indie studio tobspr Games officially released the sequel to shapez—a factory-building simulator for producing geometric shapes reminiscent of Factorio. Almost immediately after, they secured funding for the development of their next game, codenamed Project 3

She was fined 2 million rubles.

Finnish game developer Housemarque is set to deliver a presentation at this year's Nordic Game conference, highlighting the development process of its newest title, Saros.

The UK games industry has seen a relief in skill shortages following the sector's most significant downturn. Nonetheless, certain studios continue to encounter difficulties due to a scarcity of qualified candidates and evolving skill demands

Papaya Gaming lost a legal battle with Skillz. A jury in the Southern District of New York found the company guilty of unfair competition and false advertising, and ordered it to pay $420 million in compensation.

Amazon is experimenting with offering game demos via Twitch.

A week ago, Behaviour Interactive laid off some of its staff, which sparked rumors online that the layoffs were the studio's reaction to employees wanting to form a union. Additionally, most of those let go were reportedly against the use of generative artificial intelligence.

At the end of March, Nacon put Spiders, the studio behind GreedFall and Steelrising, up for sale. According to the French portal Origami, no one was interested in buying it.

Digital Bros is the parent company of publisher 505 Games, which released the soulslike game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers last year. The company announced a deal with the developers of the game from the Chinese studio Leenzee.

Pearl Abyss decided to reward its employees for the success of Crimson Desert.

A significant majority of developers from Magic: The Gathering Arena have declared their intention to unionize under the Communications Workers of America (CWA)

Capcom is confidently moving towards another record-breaking year

The impetus for the formation of the union was the deterioration of conditions at Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro.

Capcom has updated its fiscal year 2025 earnings projection, attributing the change to a robust performance by Resident Evil: Requiem, which surpassed initial expectations.

The organizers of this year's Game Republic New Horizons conference have revealed their second speaker: Rebecca Lautner, the chief business officer at Landfall.

In July 2027, Finland will open its iGaming market to licensed operators. According to Omnicom Media Group Finland, this segment could become the second largest in the country in terms of advertising revenue, following retail

Digital Bros — the parent company of the publisher 505 Games, which released the soulslike game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers last year. They announced a deal with the game's developers from the Chinese studio Leenzee

Recently, the portal Insider Gaming found out that about 50 specialists from the Assassin's Creed Hexe team were removed from the game's development. They were reportedly given three months to find positions in other Ubisoft teams, or else they would be laid off. Company representatives commented on this matter in a statement to IGN

Into Games has announced that applications are now open for the IG50 program. This annual initiative spotlights "50 of the most talented yet-to-be-hired individuals from working-class and low-income backgrounds in the UK games industry"

Asha Sharma, the head of Xbox, has acknowledged that the persistent memory shortage crisis is expected to affect the pricing of its upcoming hardware version.

Fortnite has committed to reimbursing players who bought items related to D4vd, an alleged child abuser and murderer

Last week, the "Game Industry" conference for game developers and publishers took place in the capital of Belarus. We're here to share what happened there and, of course, to provide its metrics

In 2024, a group of former employees from Gearbox Publishing decided to establish their own publishing company — Cooldown Games. For nearly two years, it operated with indie status and has now become part of the Polish company People Can Fly.

Visiting App2Top is Sergey Alarsky, the founder of Misterial Games, who has also assisted other teams as a consultant

The Japanese holding company KOEI Tecmo, whose portfolio includes Nioh, Ninja Gaiden, Dynasty Warriors, and many other popular game series, reported its financial results for the last fiscal year. For them, this period was from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026

This is stated in the report by the analytics company on the results of the first three months of 2026

Benoit Richer has departed from Ubisoft to establish Servo Games, a new independent studio located in Quebec.

People Can Fly, a developer headquartered in Warsaw, has completed the acquisition of Cooldown Games. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed.

Banijay Group has officially become the majority owner of Tipico Group. It has completed the deal announced in October 2025

In 2024, a group of former employees from Gearbox Publishing decided to establish their own publishing company — Cooldown Games. It operated independently for nearly two years before becoming part of the Polish company People Can Fly.