Electronic Arts (EA) is reportedly beginning another series of layoffs, which mainly affect the recruitment, customer support, trust and safety, and IT departments

Beyond All Reason (BAR), a large-scale real-time strategy game managed by volunteers, has entered into a publishing agreement with Hooded Horse

Obsidian Entertainment, known for developing games like Fallout: New Vegas and The Outer Worlds, is facing a class action lawsuit. The legal action alleges that the studio has engaged in "a systematic pattern of wage and hour violations" under the California Labor Code and the Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC) Wage Orders.

Steam has revealed both the pricing and very limited accessibility for the Steam Machine, which complements the popular Steam Deck as a desktop and living room device. The product will come in 512GB and 2TB models, with prices set at $1,049 USD / £879 GBP and $1,349 USD / £1,149 GBP. Access will be decided through a lottery system beginning today

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Dmitry Svetlov, the creative director of the game studio Odd Meter, known for the art-house game Indika

Obsidian Entertainment has faced a lawsuit in the United States. The company was sued by former employees who claim it violated California labor laws.

Thomas Mahler, the CEO of Moon Studios, shared his thoughts on Game Pass and why, in his opinion, the subscription hasn't been successful, on the social network X.

Kabam, the company behind Marvel Contest of Champions, has reduced its workforce, affecting an unspecified number of employees, as it consolidates its Los Angeles, California office.

Co-CEO of Polish company CD Projekt, Michał Nowakowski, acknowledged that the organization lost the confidence of part of its audience following the turbulent launch of Cyberpunk 2077.

Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of the prominent French gaming company Ubisoft, has died in a plane crash

The company Obsidian Entertainment is facing a lawsuit in the United States. Former employees have filed the suit, claiming that it violated California labor laws.

The gambling holding Entain is considering strategic options regarding its business in Central and Eastern Europe, according to Reuters, which cited three sources

In November 2025, the media learned that the company Wildberries & Russ was preparing to enter the video game industry—hinted at by the trademark GG WB it registered at the time. However, seven months later, it decided to put its plans "on hold," according to the newspaper Kommersant.

CD PROJEKT still doubts whether it has regained the trust of the audience after the problematic launch of Cyberpunk 2077, layoffs have occurred at Kabam, sales of Meccha Chameleon have surpassed 7 million copies — we're sharing the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend

Every June, Sony submits a comprehensive annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), detailing its business strategy among other things. As noted by Game File journalist Stephen Totilo, this time the company introduced several significant changes regarding its gaming division’s operations.

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The European Commission has addressed the Stop Killing Games petition, stating that it cannot "propose a legal obligation" to ensure that games remain playable once they are no longer sold commercially

Real-time strategy games remain one of the most challenging genres on the market. Today, we are releasing a comprehensive report on its current state. What is the median revenue for RTS games, how saturated is this niche, which games are at the top in terms of revenue, and how are developers pushing the genre forward through hybridization — we'll try to answer these and other questions

Every June, Sony submits a large annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which, among other things, outlines its business strategy. As noted by Game File journalist Stephen Totilo, this time the company made several significant revisions concerning the operations of its gaming division

The gaming platform Roblox has disclosed the percentage it will retain from brand integrations.

The creators of the open-source engine Godot have released its new version, numbered 4.7. The tool has received several improvements related to graphics, interface operations, and much more.

According to reports, PlayStation has altered its approach to releasing first-party titles on PC. This decision is influenced in part by the limited revenue generated from these games.

According to research conducted by data company Newzoo, the games market produced more than $200 billion in revenue in 2025

The Netherlands Gambling Authority (KSA) has imposed a fine on the operator Chestoption for the illegal promotion of online gambling among the country's residents. As noted by the regulator, the company did not have a Dutch license, yet it actively advertised its projects to the local audience.

Starting in 2025, a law in California mandates that digital stores must inform customers that they are selling licenses to access games, rather than the games themselves. Four American gamers believe that the PlayStation Store is violating this law.

Apple Corporation has complied with the demands of Brazil's antitrust regulator. It has made several changes to the operation of its ecosystem within the country, including allowing third-party app stores on iOS.

We return to the section "Wanted: Investor/Publisher." This time, it's a project by a solo developer who is working on a turn-based fantasy strategy game called AdepT.

The analytics company Newzoo has finally summed up the results for the global video game market in 2025—before this, they had released several forecasts. As it turns out, last year became the most profitable in monetary terms in the history of observations, despite numerous layoffs and studio closures.

Tryll Engine is a young platform that allows developers to integrate neural networks into games and run AI solutions directly on gamers' devices. Recently, its creators successfully completed a pre-seed funding round

The authorities of the Shibuya district in Tokyo have decided to incentivize Japanese gamers to pay taxes specifically in their area. To achieve this, the local government entered into an agreement with Square Enix

French developer Don't Nod is actively seeking to secure additional funding after an auditor's report indicated the company might face a cash shortage by November.

OtherSide Entertainment, a development company, has laid off 17 employees following the cancellation of a project that was still under development.

The analytics company Newzoo has finalized the results for the global video game market in 2025, after having previously released several forecasts. It turned out that the past year was the best in financial terms in the entire history of observations, despite numerous layoffs and studio closures

An employment tribunal in the UK has denied Rockstar Games' attempt to dismiss claims of 'blacklisting' in a legal case filed by former employees. These workers are being represented by the IWGB Game Workers union.

The team at OtherSide Entertainment, led by industry veterans Warren Spector and Paul Neurath, has decreased by 17 people.

Spain's gambling regulator, the Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ), has released its report for the first quarter of 2026

This number was announced by Epic Games during the State of Unreal 2026 presentation.

On June 17th, the State of Unreal 2026 presentation took place in Chicago. During the event, Epic Games announced the full release of the next version of its engine — Unreal Engine 5.8

Alexey Misulev, a lead rendering programmer on the CarX Street project (CarX Technologies), shared his experience simulating rainy weather in a car simulator with App2Top

The authors of the Stop Killing Games initiative, aimed at preventing the deactivation of games purchased by gamers, were unable to secure support from the European Commission. The agency officially stated that “at this stage,” it cannot intervene and amend EU legislation.

The company was demanded 2 million dollars.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the Federal President of Germany, is set to participate in Gamescom and inaugurate the Gamescom Congress. This summit focuses on the convergence of gaming with culture, politics, and technology. Steinmeier will make history as the first German head of state to attend this event.

Kwalee Labs, known for creating the well-regarded shooter Luna Abyss for PC and PS5, has closed just a month following the game's release. The company, initially established as Bonsai Collective, was acquired by Kwalee after entering administration in September, as noted in a LinkedIn update from former creative director Benni Hill

The Russian retailer "M.Video" shared sales statistics for Electronic Arts' football simulators in their stores. The number turned out to be not that large—since 2011, it has sold less than a million copies of the games.

Japanese solo developer lemorion_1224 had barely announced the sale of 2 million copies of Meccha Chameleon when the game's sales increased by another million

This number was mentioned by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in a report dedicated to the achievements of young residents of the Celestial Empire

In the eyes of consumers, the Summer Game Fest has become something of a replacement for the game announcements once made at the now-defunct E3. To clearly demonstrate the marketing impact of this series of events, we have prepared a detailed report—with charts, tables, and a wealth of data on dozens of games of varying scales and for different platforms

The authors of the Stop Killing Games initiative, aimed at preventing the disabling of games purchased by gamers, were ultimately unable to secure support from the European Commission. The agency officially stated that "at this stage," it cannot intervene and make changes to EU legislation

A Swedish court sided with the online casino operator Roar Vegas in a dispute with the Swedish gambling regulator. It ruled to overturn a fine imposed on the company amounting to 8 million Swedish kronor (735 thousand euros)

Recently, the media uncovered that Microsoft intends to get rid of several studios at once. One of them is Ninja Theory, which just a week ago unveiled the third installment of the Hellblade series. According to journalist Stephen Totilo from Game File, by the time of Senua's announcement, the corporation had already decided that it wanted to close or sell Ninja Theory