At the Nordic Game Awards held on May 28 during the Nordic Game conference in Malmö, Sweden, Arc Raiders secured the title of Nordic Game of the Year.

FIFA, the governing organization for football, has unveiled a new strategy for gaming titled Digital Football. This move marks its official transition to collaborating with various developers and publishers after ending its longstanding partnership with EA in 2022.

The South Korean company KRAFTON has agreed to pay the studio Unknown Worlds a promised multimillion-dollar bonus. This was reported by sources from The Korea Economic Daily.

The Evgeny Grishakov studio, Garden of Dreams, boasted its first major achievement with Meltopia—an adventure game where you melt snow with a heat gun and search for mammoth remains.

The South Korean company KRAFTON has agreed to pay Unknown Worlds studio a promised multi-million dollar bonus, according to sources from The Korea Economic Daily.

The second annual GDC Trends report has been published by the organizers of the 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming, providing an analysis of new industry developments.

We continue to regularly publish video reports from the "Gaming Industry" conference, which took place on April 22 in Minsk

This conclusion was reached by the advertising platform Buzzoola, owned by MTS.

Last week, Fortnite's worldwide reintroduction to iOS devices resulted in approximately 3.4 million downloads, reaching an eight-year peak.

The investment firm Yolo Investments has announced the launch of a new $250 million fund. The funds will be directed towards companies that are raising investments as part of Series A-C funding rounds

Last week, news emerged about Bungie's plans to carry out significant layoffs. The studio was compelled to make this decision after choosing to cease content support for its flagship, Destiny 2. Amidst a series of grim announcements, online discussions began to circulate suggesting that Bungie might cease to exist altogether. However, journalist and insider Jason Schreier disagrees with these speculations.

Valve has revealed that it will raise prices by more than 40% for its Steam Deck OLED models.

Last night, on May 27, IO Interactive launched the full release of the spy action game 007 First Light, which tells the story of a young James Bond's adventures. Prior to this, the game was available for just one day exclusively to pre-order holders

Wizards of the Coast has communicated to its staff, cautioning that forming a union might result in employees receiving "more, the same, or less than what they currently have." The company also indicated that "your voice is strongest when it is heard directly."

Epic Games has unveiled an initial glimpse of Rocket League operating on Unreal Engine 6

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is advocating for "consistent, enforceable standards" to make video games accessible to players with visual impairments

We continue to regularly publish video presentations from the "Gaming Industry" conference, which took place on April 22 in Minsk

Incremental games are one of the fastest-growing segments on PC. We're releasing a comprehensive benchmark on the state of this niche to understand what the market for idle projects in Steam looks like today

Rumors that CD PROJEKT is working on a third DLC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have turned out to be true. The Polish company has officially announced the expansion titled Songs of the Past. However, investors have reacted coolly to the announcement.

The Turkish government has announced an expansion of its support program for mobile game developers. As part of this initiative, the authorities will reimburse local studios for part of the money they spend on operating and marketing needs.

The newly appointed CEO of Remedy, Jean-Charles Gaudechon, has announced that the studio will concentrate on its proprietary intellectual property and enhance the potential of its main franchises.

Rumors that CD PROJEKT is working on a third DLC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt turned out to be true. The Polish company officially unveiled the expansion called Songs of the Past. However, investors reacted to the announcement with indifference

The "Igromir" brand continues to expand. A month and a half ago, a cloud gaming service of the same name was launched under it. Now, a game publishing house has also been introduced

Spain has joined the list of regions where prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi no longer operate. The country's Ministry of Consumer Affairs decided to impose restrictions on them due to the lack of a gambling organization license

Errors in working with regional pricing tags can be costly, claims Tom Kaczmarczyk, the founder of the analytical service IndieBI. He shared his thoughts on this topic at the Digital Dragons 2026 conference

The multiplayer game Destruction AllStars, developed by Lucid Games and published by Sony, is scheduled to be removed from the PlayStation Store, resulting in its online services being discontinued

This amount was revealed on social media by the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin

In March 2026, Jean-Charles Gaudechon, a veteran of Electronic Arts and CCP Games with 20 years of experience in game development, took on the role of CEO at Remedy Entertainment. Recently, he gave an interview to The Game Business, where he shared his thoughts on the studio's business

The head of miHoYo, Liu Wei, spoke at a private event in Beijing dedicated to artificial intelligence. During the event, he announced plans for the Chinese studio to actively develop AI for game creation.

This weekend, Bitsummit 2026 achieved a new attendance milestone, increasing by 17% to reach 68,208 visitors at Miyako Messe in Kyoto, Japan

Liu Wei, the head of miHoYo, spoke at a private event in Beijing dedicated to artificial intelligence. During the event, he announced the Chinese studio's plans to actively develop AI for game creation.

The upcoming spy action game from IO Interactive is not in high demand, claims Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad. According to him, 007 First Light hasn't captivated gamers who didn't grow up with James Bond stories

HoYoverse, the publisher behind Honkai: Star Rail, is reportedly planning to invest as much as $14.6 billion in artificial intelligence over the upcoming three years

Nintendo is reportedly set to raise the production of its Switch 2 hardware to 20 million units, marking a 20% increase. This move comes despite earlier forecasts that predicted a drop in sales from 16.9 million to 16.5 million units for the upcoming fiscal year.

In October 2025, GameMill Entertainment published the adventure game Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club featuring the adventures of the famous dog Snoopy from the Peanuts comics. Seven months after the game's release, the publisher faced a lawsuit

Microsoft is set to pay $250 million to resolve a class action lawsuit initiated in 2022 by the Swedish pension fund, Sjunde AP-Fonden AP7. This suit sought to hinder Microsoft's planned $69 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard.

The Indonesian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has blocked access to the prediction platform Polymarket in the country. The reason for this was a violation of the gambling law.

Indie studio Lo-Fi Games also shared news about the sales of its game.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. This time, we discussed the issues of modern level design (and more about their causes) with Vasily Skobelev, who has worked on titles like Vector, Shadow Fight 2, Atomic Heart, War Robots: Frontiers, and Gardariki

The creators of Paralives announced this achievement on social media almost immediately after the release of the life simulator

On May 25, indie developer Alex Massé and his team released Paralives, a life simulation game in the spirit of The Sims, in early access. According to SteamDB, tens of thousands of people decided to check out the game simultaneously.

The crowdfunding campaign for Star Citizen has reached an astronomical milestone.

Last week, the Chinese company NetEase released its report for the first quarter of 2026. Among other things, it indicated that its gaming division continues to increase revenue, albeit not at the most rapid pace.

Thomas Grové, the head of the small Japanese indie studio Studio Interrupt, set out to determine which engine is better: Godot or Unity. To do this, he created two versions of the same game and conducted a series of tests

The Swedish Gambling Authority reported on the first three months of 2026. The agency calculated that during this period, licensed gambling companies generated a turnover of 6.68 billion Swedish kronor ($720 million). This is 0.8% higher than the same period last year

The crowdfunding campaign for Star Citizen has surpassed an astronomical milestone

Microsoft agreed to pay an additional $250 million in the deal with Activision Blizzard, Nintendo increased production of the Switch 2, and Unreal Engine 6 was announced—here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend

Forza Horizon 6 has unsurprisingly become one of the highest-grossing releases of 2026. Meanwhile, Playground Games has solidified its status as nearly the only Microsoft studio consistently delivering hits. Today, we'll not only examine the launch of the new installment in the series but also explore the state of the genre as a whole

The last fiscal year (April 2025 – March 2026) was excellent for Take-Two Interactive. The company’s results surpassed its forecasts.

We continue to publish daily video reports from the "Gaming Industry" conference, which took place on April 22 in Minsk