The developer behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, BioWare, is shutting down after over three decades in operation, and initial development on the upcoming Mass Effect project is coming to a halt

Microsoft and AMD revealed that AMD's FSR 4.1 upscaling technology will be introduced to Xbox Series X|S consoles

Electronic Arts announced a major restructuring of its gaming divisions. One of the main consequences will be the closure of BioWare, the studio known for the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series. The company has also decided to halt the development of the new Mass Effect.

Like many mature markets, Finland is going through a transitional period. On one hand, the industry remains quite polarized. On the other hand, it has become significantly more diverse in recent years. However, it's far from certain that the creators of notable indie hits from the past few years will be able to build sustainable businesses

Project Helix is anticipated to debut during the 2028 holiday season with an estimated price range of $1,200 to $1,800.

Recent data indicates that competitive shooter and sports game genres are most vulnerable to losing players to the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto 6 next month

Mobile game developers are facing increased review times for applications in the App Store. While Apple previously approved new projects and updates within 24–48 hours, the process now occasionally extends over several weeks. This was reported by Mobilegamer.biz, citing representatives from small and medium-sized gaming studios.

The Polish studio One More Level, known for the Ghostrunner series, announced that their new action game Valor Mortis has broken even. According to preliminary data, the game earned enough in its first week of sales to cover the costs stipulated in the publishing agreement.

The French studio DON’T NOD, known for Life is Strange and Vampyr, is attempting to avoid bankruptcy. The company announced that on October 19, the Paris court granted its request to initiate a judicial protection procedure (sauvegarde), which will temporarily freeze payments on old debts and provide time to seek financing

The founder of Liquid Swords, Christofer Sundberg, confirmed the closure of the studio that released the action game Samson. Despite the company's bankruptcy, he does not plan to leave the gaming industry and is already considering forming a new team

A remarkable 97% of studio leaders have integrated artificial intelligence in some capacity throughout the development process, and 94% have implemented AI in at least one of the nine production stages

In the indie game market, there are publisher agreements that are extremely unfavorable for developers. This was highlighted by Forest Willard, co-founder of the studio Innersloth (Among Us) and head of the Outersloth fund.

Look North World studio, led by Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian, has released its first game for Roblox in early access. It's a free-to-play extraction shooter called Drifters. Prior to this, the company specialized in developing games for Fortnite

On October 27, "The Road of Life" is set to release on Steam—a free game about a driver of a one-and-a-half-ton truck navigating the ice road of besieged Leningrad. Sergey Gimelreich, the head of the ISKRA studio, shared with App2Top how the team received support from the Internet Development Institute (IRI), managed their budget constraints, and crafted a game from the concept of "driving on smooth ice"

Griffin Gaming Partners, in collaboration with the production and talent management company Entertainment 360, has established a new venture aimed at facilitating the adaptation of games into film and television formats.

The Japan Actors Union has unveiled new guidelines aimed at tackling the unauthorized employment of generative AI technology for duplicating voice performances

According to an analysis by Sensor Tower, GTA 6 leads significantly in preorder numbers when compared to major AAA titles released over the past six years

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. Our latest guest is Dmitry Beley, co-founder of the game studio Solarsuit Games.

The European rating organization PEGI has begun reviewing the age ratings of previously released digital games that include loot boxes and other random item purchase mechanics. Now, such projects will receive a PEGI 16 rating, even if they were previously marked as PEGI 3, PEGI 7, or PEGI 12.

The 2027 GDC Festival of Gaming is set to adopt a four-day schedule, running from Monday to Thursday, March 1 to March 4.

From November 2022 to October 2026, salaries in the gaming industry decreased by an average of 13%. This conclusion was reached by Amir Satvat, a partner at the venture capital fund 1Up Ventures.

Steam users are unhappy with the large number of AI-content games featured in the October Steam Next Fest. Some of them have called on Valve to add a filter to the platform that would allow hiding such projects from recommendations.

Digital Sun Games, known for the Moonlighter series, has decided against holding a public playtest for their new roguelike game, ReVamp. According to PC Gamer, the developers are concerned that access to a working build might allow malicious actors to reverse-engineer the game, create clones, and release them before the original.

Supercell has completed the transaction to fully acquire Finland's Metacore, obtaining 100% ownership of the developer of Merge Mansion. The parties officially announced the closing of the deal on October 19

Digital-only games featuring paid random items, like loot boxes, are being re-evaluated to a PEGI 16 rating if they are presently rated PEGI 3, 7, or 12.

Wizards of the Coast is declining to provide voluntary recognition for a union initiative led by its Dungeons & Dragons and Studio X teams. Instead, employees will participate in a secret-ballot election managed by the National Labor Relations Board to decide on union membership.

Recently, investors have been generously investing in Turkish mobile studios.

Analysts from the GameDiscoverCo service continue to survey Steam users. This time, they decided to find out which devices gamers usually play on—not just for titles from the Steam library, but video games in general

For the first time, the 2027 Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) will open submissions to publishers and developers.

The Activision Quality Assurance United-CWA (AQAU-CWA) union members have voted to allow a strike if deemed necessary, accusing Activision of not negotiating in good faith concerning critical matters in discussions for their initial contract

The CEO of tinyBuild, Alex Nichiporchik, shared the company's achievements on the social network X

The Department for Organizing Combating the Illegal Use of Information and Communication Technologies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia reported this on its Telegram channel

As of October 20, 2026, Christofer Sundberg, CEO of Liquid Swords, announced the studio's closure following its bankruptcy filing

In France, the gross gaming revenue (GGR) of licensed operators in the online gambling sector amounted to nearly one and a half billion euros in the first half of 2026. It increased by 11% compared to the previous year, according to the local regulator ANJ.

UKIE has collaborated with the law firm Sheridans to introduce an AI Compliance and Accreditation Service. This initiative is designed to help studios within the UK gaming sector utilize AI technologies in a legal and responsible manner.

Recently, investors have been generously investing in Turkish mobile studios.

The development studio Samson might have gone bankrupt, a BioWare veteran stated that the ambitions of CD PROJEKT RED could lead it to major problems, and Ratatan sales figures have been revealed — here's a recap of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend

This year, the editorial team at App2Top.ru is hosting their own gaming awards. It's called the App2Top Awards and it honors the achievements of gaming teams from the CIS. The editorial team is inviting readers to select the nominees

Horror games represent a market with steady demand, a relatively low entry barrier for developers, and established conventions. In our new report, we will attempt to assess how commercially appealing this niche remains. As always, it includes numerous tables, data, and interesting observations

American Congressman Ritchie Torres is preparing to introduce the Power to the Players Act. Its goal is to protect gamers’ rights and prevent situations where publishers revoke access to purchased games.

The German studio Fishlabs announced on LinkedIn that it is forced to part ways with some employees

The 2026 edition of Gamescom Asia in conjunction with the Thailand Game Show has unveiled plans to include four more pavilions, increasing the total number to 20. These represent participation from 12 different markets spanning Asia, Europe, and North America.

Starting in January 2027, the so-called "IT Patent Law" will come into effect in Russia, expanding the possibilities of patent protection for software. According to Yury Zubov, the head of Rospatent, the innovations will also apply to game developers — for instance, they will have the opportunity to patent skins

Matt Webster, who leads the team at Fuse Games responsible for developing Star Wars: Galactic Racer, mentioned that from the outset, the Netflix series Drive to Survive served as an inspiration for the game.

American Congressman Ritchie Torres is preparing to introduce the Power to the Players Act. Its goal is to protect the rights of gamers and prevent situations where publishers deny access to purchased games

The developers from Wych Elm mentioned this on social media.

The number of attendees at Game Republic New Horizons 2026 increased by 78% compared to the previous year, rising from 259 to 461 visitors

Valve has decided to make further changes to the functionality of its digital store. This time, the company is focusing on updating the game achievements system — currently only available in the beta version of the Steam client

Developer Fishlabs in Germany has revealed plans to reduce its workforce, affecting both its development and support teams

Sega and Creative Assembly have temporarily removed Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from sale due to concerns related to AI upscaling and various performance problems