The majority of the amount was accounted for by just six titles.

On September 22, the release of Graveyard Keeper 2, a new hit in tinyBuild's publishing catalog, took place. This is a great opportunity to analyze the company's current business strategy and recall the decisions that helped it emerge from a deep financial pit

Following its integration into Activision, the Age of Empires developer, World's Edge, has experienced layoffs impacting "just under half" of its workforce.

PUBLSH, a new game publishing company, has been founded by former executives from the marketing agency Petrol.

The Lesta Games group of companies may soon relocate from one office in Moscow to another. According to Vedomosti, it is already in negotiations to lease new premises.

Sales for PC and PlayStation units in Japan rose by 13% to reach 21 million in the first half of 2026, driven primarily by the success of Resident Evil Requiem

In the long-standing legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, there is a small yet significant offshoot. It pertains to contempt of court.

The Russian Field research center conducted a telephone survey among 1,600 Russians, focusing on video games. It turned out that less than a third of respondents consider themselves gamers

Discord has reinstated its age verification system for all users, offering new options that eliminate the need for video selfies or identification cards.

The first details of the WN Yerevan’26 program have emerged—a business event for game developers and publishers, which, with the support of App2Top, will take place in the capital of Armenia in just a few weeks. Here’s what to expect from the event.

Undead Labs has declared its independence, revealing that it is now functioning as an "employee-owned game development studio."

Apple will be required to implement a mandatory age verification system for users who want to make purchases in casino apps from the App Store. This ruling was issued by a Brazilian court as part of the proceedings in the Casino Roulette: Roulettist case

Developers from Remedy Entertainment are actively preparing for the release of their new game, the action RPG Control Resonant. Ahead of the title's launch, they proudly announced that the game has surpassed an impressive wishlist milestone

Creative director of World's Edge, Adam Isgreen, spoke about this on the ResetEra forum. He also lost his job.

In the summer, as part of the restructuring of its gaming division, Microsoft announced plans to sell Undead Labs. The deal was finalized in September. The studio was bought out by its own management, but not without casualties.

Microsoft Corporation has indeed announced new changes within its gaming division. Nearly three hundred employees will be affected by these layoffs.

Microsoft Corporation has indeed announced new restructuring in its gaming division, which will affect nearly three hundred employees.

Sony Corporation recently obtained a new patent. The company has officially registered a technology that allows the use of the DualSense gamepad as a payment terminal for purchases on PlayStation consoles

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Yaroslav Shalashov, one of the three co-founders of Polden Publishing

A scandal has erupted in the indie segment. Polish developer Radosław Klasa claims that the studio Golden Horn Studios stole the concept of his game 1,000,000 Potatoes and used it as the basis for their game Potato Please.

IO Interactive announced that it "had no choice" but to postpone the release of 007 First Light on Nintendo Switch 2 for a third time, with the new launch date now scheduled for March 2027

A few years ago, the financial situation of the South Korean studio Shift Up was extremely dire—so much so that the team could have gone bankrupt. This was revealed by Shift Up's head, Kim Hyung-tae, at the Tokyo Game Show 2026.

Bungie has revealed intentions to bring back vaulted campaigns, raids, and destinations in Destiny 2, three months following the game's last update, in an effort to restore player trust

The cuts have reached the French publisher Dear Villagers too

UPDATE: Microsoft has announced a reduction of 268 positions as part of a comprehensive restructuring of its internal studios, which includes plans to shut down Ninja Theory.

Games developed for the Engine platform have become available to third-party operators. This was announced by Stake co-founder Ed Craven on the social network X

Microsoft's gaming division is preparing to carry out another round of layoffs, according to The Information, which cites its sources. The publication reports that it will take place as soon as this week

Bungie Studio has decided to change its course.

Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexei Moiseev continues to share insights about the future of the group of companies "Lesta Games"

Activision's Team Ricochet, responsible for overseeing Call of Duty's anti-cheat efforts, recently highlighted data indicating that the cheating industry in gaming is valued at $8.5 billion.

Microsoft’s gaming division has filed a patent for a system that could integrate ads into console and PC games.

Microsoft's gaming division has filed a patent application for a system that can integrate advertisements into console and PC games

The 2026 Green Games Jam Awards, organized by Playing for the Planet, took place last week at BFI Southbank. These awards highlighted developers for their contributions in the realms of "sustainable game development and environmental storytelling."

GameDiscoverCo analysts attempted to understand where gamers learn about new games and whether this changes with age. To achieve this, they surveyed over 16,000 Steam users

The change was noted by the founder of the analytical service GameDiscoverCo, Simon Carless.

Hideo Kojima expressed surprise that Sony might consider canceling Physint, stating that he believed it to be "the biggest-selling title [he] could possibly create" and did not expect it to be on the chopping block

From September 17 to 21, the Tokyo Game Show takes place in Japan. Just like last year, its visitors have the opportunity to check out new Russian developments as well: the Moscow Game Hub booth features 29 projects from 12 companies

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is a collection of remastered versions of three iconic detective games featuring attorney Phoenix Wright. Capcom announced on social media that it has reached a new sales milestone.

The Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) has urged the country's government to refrain from raising taxes. According to local media reports, the Irish authorities plan to increase the existing tax on customer bets in 2027, in addition to the previously announced increase in the pool betting tax.

This is only on Steam. Considering the console version, there are even more wishlists, but the exact number is unknown.

The budget for The Blood of Dawnwalker has been revealed, Hideo Kojima shared new details about Sony's rejection of PHYSINT, and analysts have estimated the initial sales of Marvel’s Wolverine — here's a rundown of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend

Concerns about banning online games for children under 15 in the European Union have not been confirmed. However, the proposed legislation does include rather strict regulations. We have reviewed the published documents and understood how the EU intends to transform "child protection" from a safety function into a part of product design.

This opinion was expressed by Bruce Straley in an interview with Edge magazine

While Western game developers and publishers are regularly conducting layoffs, companies from Japan are hardly reducing their staff. According to Amir Satvat, a former director of game business development at Tencent, this is due to the distinctive way of doing business in the country.

The New Zealand Game Developers Conference (NZGDC), the country’s premier games industry event, will return to Auckland for the first time in nearly ten years. Organised by the not-for-profit New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA) and supported by Auckland Council, the conference runs from 30 September to 3 October 2026 at the newly opened New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC), under the theme “Shaping Our World”.

Fifty-seven residents of the cluster are engaged in video games

While some might contend that Grand Theft Auto 6 can forgo a marketing campaign, Strauss Zelnick, president of Take-Two Interactive, stressed the importance of sustaining awareness for established brands.

Mobile game marketing is entering a new phase defined by faster creative iteration, broader AI adoption, and a growing focus on player quality. The 2026 Global Mobile Game & AI Marketing Insights, published by SocialPeta, Playio, and Funtap Games, examines how these shifts are changing advertising strategies in the first half of 2026.

Sweden's trade unions, Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer, have announced plans to strike against King following the company's executives' refusal of a proposed collective bargaining agreement last month.

Companies rarely publicly disclose how much it costs them to create their games, and Ubisoft is no exception. However, information from German authorities has revealed the possible development cost of the city builder Anno 117: Pax Romana