In April 2018, MY.GAMES released the mech-action game War Robots on Steam. Over the years, the game has performed quite well

Developer House House from Melbourne will not be launching its cooperative game Big Walk on Xbox, expressing its support for the Palestinian-led Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

How much they amounted to is not disclosed

Epic Games has introduced a beta version of its latest launcher, asserting that it outpaces Steam by 46% in speed when loading from a cold start to the store page.

Veteran of Japanese game development and creator of the Zero Escape series, Kotaro Uchikoshi, has officially introduced a studio called CRASH KEYS.

Ubisoft plans to cut around 100 positions within its German operations, affecting its studios in Düsseldorf, Berlin, and Mainz.

The Chinese giant Tencent has made another investment, reports PocketGamer, citing its sources. This time, the company has backed Flow Games, a Turkish mobile game development studio.

The Argentine Revenue and Customs Control Agency (ARCA) calculated the amount of indirect taxes from licensed online betting and gambling platforms in the country for the period from January to September 2026, totaling 123.85 billion Argentine pesos (81 million dollars)

Funcom has announced another restructuring. The reason for this decision is the desire to focus on supporting and developing only two games — Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles

Ubisoft has decided not to limit its actions to the potential closure of RedLynx and layoffs at Ubisoft Singapore. It has become known that the company also intends to significantly reduce the staff of its German studios

Google Play is introducing a series of new features designed to enhance game discovery and social interaction. These updates include a personalized Game Finder, timed competitive events known as Sprints, and the ability to share clips through its Sidekick overlay platform.

Richard "Levelord" Gray, the renowned level designer recognized for his contributions to Duke Nukem 3D, has passed away at the age of 68

Facepunch Studios intends to transition its s&box platform to a free-to-play model by the year's end. This shift marks a strategic change from focusing on a high volume of games to emphasizing the most successful and popular ones.

Funcom, a developer based in Norway, has initiated a restructuring process after deciding to concentrate exclusively on live operations for Conan Exiles and Dune: Awakening. The number of employees impacted remains unspecified. Rui Casais, who has served as CEO for 11 years and guided the company through its 2020 acquisition by Tencent, is set to depart by the end of the year. Scott Junior, the current Chief Product Officer, will take over as CEO.

Microsoft continues to build new teams within XBOX. Following the launch of XP, it has announced the creation of XBOX LABS—a division dedicated to exploring current technologies for game development.

Kazuo "Kaz" Hirai, in an interview with Nikkei X Trend, shared memories from the time when he served as the head of PlayStation. He mentioned that he had the courage to act independently and disregard the directives of top management.

Legacy Games, a casual game marketplace, has disclosed that its online store will cease operations on December 31, 2026

The Croatian studio Gamepires, primarily known for the survival game SCUM, is also conducting layoffs. They announced this on social media.

Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier published an extensive piece on the development of GTA VI and the changes within Rockstar Games. For this report, he spoke with both executives and regular employees at the studio.

Rockstar Games has significantly increased its staff to work on Grand Theft Auto 6 and is committed to ensuring that its subsequent release will not require another eight years to develop

Ubisoft is continuing its restructuring. Now, RedLynx, the studio behind the racing series Trials, and Ubisoft Singapore, which served as the lead developer for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and Skull and Bones, are under scrutiny

Google announced major changes to the Google Play app store. We have compiled the main announcements.

The Defold Foundation announced the release of a new version of the open-source Defold engine, numbered 1.14.0. The main innovation is the addition of XBOX support

For some publishers, working with influencers has become a separate marketing strategy. But how do you choose the right blogger who will genuinely engage your game's audience? Let's find out with Ilya Svanidze, Head of Marketing at ESDigital Games, and Artem Akimkin, Lead Influencer Manager at Polden Publishing

Ubisoft has suggested closing down Finnish studio RedLynx, known for the Trials franchise, and intends to implement significant job reductions at Ubisoft Singapore, the primary developer of the troubled Skull and Bones project. These measures are part of Ubisoft's continued restructuring efforts aimed at sharply cutting costs and transitioning into a new Creative Houses model. Both studios were integrated into the Creative Network within that framework, offering central support to other teams

According to reports, Xbox executive Asha Sharma has cautioned that the company "will not survive" if it continues to depend solely on its current game franchises

In the first half of 2026, the gross gaming revenue (GGR) of Greece's legal gambling market reached 1.56 billion euros. This is an 8% increase compared to the previous year, according to the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC)

The number includes both game purchasers and Game Pass subscribers

Microsoft continues to form new teams for Xbox. Following the launch of XP, it announced the creation of Xbox Labs— a division that will focus on researching current technologies for game development.

Epic Games is now adopting an AI-first approach, focusing on artificial intelligence technologies.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) wants the U.S. government to include portable retro consoles with pre-installed pirated games in the Notorious Markets List. This is a list of suspicious platforms and markets used to combat counterfeit products.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the latest episode is Dmitry Kachkov, the founder of the gaming company Sobaka Studio

At the end of September, the European Commission decided to crack down on microtransactions and announced the start of "coordinated actions" against a number of companies that do not comply with guidelines on in-game purchases. Now, as part of the same initiative, the Italian antitrust regulator AGCM has reported the launch of its own investigation

In the third quarter of 2026, companies related to gaming made deals totaling $61.9 billion, according to a report by Aream & Co. This is significantly more than during the same period in 2025, when the figure was only $5.7 billion

The conflict between Epic Games and Apple has been ongoing for more than six years, having erupted in the summer of 2020. Epic Games believes that the legal proceedings could have taken less time if the Apple corporation hadn't intentionally delayed during certain periods

The head of XBOX made such a statement at an employee meeting at the beginning of the month, writes Windows Central

The KTO Group company appears to have fallen victim to a temporary ban on online betting in Brazil. According to its employees' posts on LinkedIn, the bookmaker has ceased operations

The fishing simulation game "How to Fish" by "Friendslop" has shown excellent sales. Indie studio Dazed Games announced its success in a Steam news feed.

Epic Games has now adopted an AI-first approach, focusing on artificial intelligence technologies.

Epic Games has postponed its anticipated collaboration with Disney, a shooter that includes characters from the Marvel and Star Wars universes. The company has instructed developers to transition to an "AI first" production approach.

Yuji Horii, known as the creator of Dragon Quest, shared that he developed a new game utilizing AI technology in approximately 30 minutes.

Nintendo currently has no intention of transitioning away from physical games

Nvidia has allegedly ceased production of the GeForce RTX 5090, along with the D variants specifically produced for China's market.

Investment bank Aream & Co. reports that the games industry saw a consistent level of mergers and acquisitions in the third quarter, with 54 deals amounting to a total of $57.8 billion.

This was stated by Bill van Zyll, the General Manager for Nintendo’s Latin American division, during an interview with Coelho no Japão.

PlaySimple is a mobile studio from India specializing in word games. A year ago, its parent company, Modern Times Group (MTG), announced plans to take the team public, but has now decided to hold off.

This was stated by Bill van Zyll, the general manager of Nintendo's Latin America division, during an interview with Coelho no Japão

The group behind the recent Grand Theft Auto 6 leaks has allegedly threatened to disclose a complete version of the game, which would include the entire story mode and end credits

The company failed to overturn the penalty

Adjust published a report on the Turkish mobile gaming market in the first half of 2026. The company found that the activity of Turkish gamers continues to increase