Valve has revised its tagging system on Steam by adding 17 new categories, removing 28, and either consolidating or renaming a number of existing tags.

Epic Games announced this landmark event in the news section of its website. The company noted that this result was achieved due to prolonged legal proceedings in the United States.

Far Far West is a cooperative shooter about robo-cowboys developed by the French studio Evil Raptor. The game was released in early access on Steam less than a month ago but has already achieved excellent results

The game also became available in the Russian version of the App Store.

Fortnite has been reinstated in Apple's App Store globally, with Australia as an exception, as anticipation grows that US federal courts may mandate Apple to reveal its fee structure

Fireshine Games, the company responsible for the popular Steam title Far Far West, has announced that it will not collaborate with developers who utilize generative AI art.

In 2024, the indie team from Poland, Mighty Koi, announced ambitious plans: they wanted to follow in the footsteps of CD PROJEKT and announced two games based on works by Polish authors — Thorgal and The Night Wanderer. However, two years later, the studio found itself in a dire financial situation

From time to time, Valve optimizes the user tag system on Steam by removing outdated tags or adding new ones. This time, the company decided to do both.

Gamecity Hamburg has chosen five digital games to each receive up to €80,000 in non-repayable grants as part of its latest Prototype Funding Round

In 2025, unlicensed online gambling generated $5.9 trillion worldwide, which is a 4% increase compared to 2024. These figures were shared by analysts at Gaming Compliance International (GCI)

The US National Recording Registry will include the original Doom soundtrack in its collection.

The Tagansky Court of Moscow continues to issue fines to game developers and publishers. Now Epic Games has joined the long list of penalized companies

Hermen Hulst reportedly stated this during a meeting with employees on May 18, according to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier

Sony has announced that it will be increasing the prices for its PlayStation Plus (PS+) subscription service.

In response to speculation earlier this year about Sony scaling back on releasing PlayStation 5 exclusives for PC, Hermen Hulst, head of PlayStation Studios, has reportedly informed staff that PlayStation's single-player titles will continue to be exclusive to the company's consoles.

We continue our series of YouTube interviews. This time, we talked about the fundamentals of monetization with Maksim Fomichev, a producer at Holiday Studios. We covered the very basics to ensure we don't forget the essentials, as they say

Such an amount was mentioned by Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick in an interview with podcaster David Senra.

In an interview with podcaster David Senra, Strauss Zelnick, the head of Take-Two Interactive, mentioned this amount.

The Sunday Times has compiled its annual list of the wealthiest residents in the United Kingdom. For the second consecutive year, brothers Igor and Dmitry Bukhman, founders of Playrix, have secured the 10th spot on the list

Pre-orders for Nex Playground have commenced in both the UK and Ireland

Gambling.com Group, a company specializing in analytics services for online gambling, faced a sharp drop in its stock. Within a day, the value of its shares decreased by 53%, reports the portal next.io

Two American gamers have decided to sue Sony's gaming division. The plaintiffs claimed that it gained "significant unforeseen income" due to the situation surrounding tariffs imposed in 2025 by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Konami decided to completely exit Russia and Belarus, Xbox has undergone a minor rebranding, Terraria sales surpassed 70 million copies — here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend

It has been reported about layoffs at the Cypriot-Georgian gaming studio Gameteq, whose core team was formed from employees of the Krasnodar office of Plarium in 2022

The summit is happening very soon — in two weeks, on May 28th. From 9 AM to 5 PM, industry experts will share their experiences, cases, and advice with each other in a roundtable format.

Unity has announced the recipients of its 2026 Unity for Humanity Grant, recognizing the accomplishments of ten developers and three honorable mentions spanning eight different countries

The majority of the members of the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee voted in favor of it.

The majority of members of the California State Assembly's Appropriations Committee voted in favor of it.

The summit will take place very soon — in two weeks, on May 28. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., industry experts will share their experiences, case studies, and advice with each other in roundtable discussions

The sequel to the underwater survival game Subnautica has marked one of the largest launches of 2026. Today, we will not only analyze the game's release (including in the context of Krafton's financial strategy), but also examine the performance of the highest-grossing titles in the genre

We continue to publish daily videos of presentations from the "Gaming Industry" conference, which was recently held in Minsk. Today we have a presentation from "Yandex Games." It was delivered by Nikita Bokarev, the head of business development for the platform

The developers from Unknown Worlds had just announced that Subnautica 2 had sold 1 million copies when their parent company KRAFTON brought more news. They shared that the game reached 2 million copies sold just 12 hours after its release

Nexon's first-quarter financial performance showed robust growth, with net income increasing by 118% compared to the same period last year, thanks to a ¥14.5 billion ($91.4 million) gain from foreign exchange.

Reports have been confirmed that the Tagansky Court in Moscow is preparing to fine Embracer Group for violating Russian legislation. The newspaper Kommersant wrote about the lawsuit against the Swedish holding company last week

A month ago, Warhorse Studios announced a charity initiative. They promised to donate part of the proceeds from the sales of the first Kingdom Come: Deliverance during the Steam Medieval Festival for the restoration of the Czech Pernštejn Castle. Warhorse Studios kept their word.

Square Enix has announced its financial results for the fiscal year concluding on March 31, 2026, highlighting a drop in net sales attributed to decreased income from MMOs as well as games designed for smart devices and PC browsers

The iGaming company Bragg Gaming Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Drayton International. The deal is valued at $9 million, and the payment will be made in Bragg shares.

The game was received very warmly.

Yesterday, on May 14th, the pirate-themed survival game Windrose by Kraken Express marked its one-month anniversary. According to the developers, over 2 million people have purchased it in this time frame

Sources familiar with the matter have indicated that Amazon has allegedly canceled its Lord of the Rings MMO project.

Epic Games has released a preview version of the Unreal Engine 5.8, allowing developers to test out the tool’s new features in advance.

The German studio Wooga, a subsidiary of Playtika, continues to downsize its staff

We continue to publish video presentations from the "Gaming Industry" conference, which took place this spring in Minsk. In light of yesterday's premium long-read "Russian Game Development in 2026 — A View from Associations" (by the way, we recommend reading it), today we are releasing the presentation "Close-Up: Sociology of Russian Game Development." This was delivered at the event by Vasily Ovchinnikov, the head of the Video Game Industry Development Organization.

In the quarterly report, Nexon specifically highlighted the successes of ARC Raiders.

The first three months of 2026 proved to be extremely successful for Nexon. In a recent financial report, the company boasted of achieving the highest revenue in the history of all its first quarters

The British Film Institute (BFI) has revealed the winners of its International Business Development (IBD) awards and has launched a new funding initiative aimed at bolstering marketing efforts for video gaming projects.

Nintendo's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, clarified that the decision to increase hardware prices stems from prevailing market conditions and is not the result of a singular factor.

Epic Games has released a preview version of Unreal Engine 5.8, allowing developers to test new features of the tool in advance.

The UK games industry is set to benefit from a new framework developed by UKIE in collaboration with entertainment charity OKRE, designed to enhance both its economic impact and social contributions.

In 2025, the American iGaming market earned a record $10.73 billion, according to the American Gaming Association (AGA). This is an increase of 27.6% compared to the previous year