The long-standing legal battle between Epic Games and Google is approaching its conclusion. We have reviewed the latest court documents and prepared a detailed analysis of the main changes affecting both the Play Store and the creators of Fortnite.

Brian Raffel announced his departure from Raven Software. He decided it’s time to retire and enjoy a well-deserved rest.

Snail Games is a Chinese company known outside of China primarily for the ARK series of games. It turns out that the company is not doing very well, which might soon lead to its shares being delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange in the United States

Take-Two Interactive may have tempered its enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. It has downsized part of the team responsible for working on AI within the company

The Alberta authorities announced that the iGaming market and online sports betting market will begin to be regulated in the province starting July 13, 2026. This date was confirmed by Alberta Minister Dale Nally in a letter to industry representatives.

Brian Raffel announced his departure from Raven Software. He decided that it was time to retire and enjoy a well-deserved rest.

The terms of the deal are not being disclosed

On April 1st, many companies make humorous announcements and generally play tricks on their audience. GameDiscoverCo, an analytical service, also joined in and launched the Insights Lab tool, which allows users to explore various atypical statistics on Steam.

Analysts reached this conclusion when they compared game metrics for the period from April to December in 2024 and 2025

Coffee Stain, the developer known for Goat Simulator, has shut down its Malmö studio, which specialized in mobile gaming.

On April 1st, many companies make joke announcements and generally try to prank their audience. The analytical service GameDiscoverCo also joined in the fun and launched the Insights Lab tool, which allows users to explore various atypical statistics on Steam.

Publisher Hooded Horse and the development studio Overhype Studios shared initial data on the number of copies sold for MENACE in the Steam news center

According to reports, Piranha Games, the developer behind MechWarrior 5: Clans, has recently undergone a series of layoffs

The Belgian gambling market regulator released data on the legal part of the sector for 2024. It reported that in 2024, revenue decreased for the first time since 2020. It fell by 4.86% to 1.61 billion euros

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has turned down a patent application from Nintendo concerning an in-game feature where a character can call upon a sub-character for assistance in combat.

He announced its launch just a week after Sony closed his previous studio, Dark Outlaw Games

She worked for five years

IGN Entertainment, the parent company of GamesIndustry.biz, has begun selling tickets for IGN Live. This consumer event is set to return to Los Angeles on June 6-7.

The Swedish regulator Spelinspektionen has presented a report to the government outlining measures that operators without a Swedish license can apply to prevent users from Sweden from accessing their services. Among the proposals are geoblocking, stop-messages, denial of access when geolocation cannot be determined, and blocking attempts to bypass technical restrictions.

March turned out to be perhaps the most eventful month of the first quarter of 2026. In our traditional section, you'll find plenty of data and charts on revenue, sales, and other metrics of the main new releases, as well as information on interesting records and the most anticipated games of April

The creators of Stellar Blade have decided to expand. They announced the acquisition of Unbound — a studio founded several years ago by the renowned game designer Shinji Mikami.

The studio Unfrozen and the publisher Hooded Horse have set a release date for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era.

Rec Room, a social VR gaming platform, has revealed it will shut down operations on June 1, 2026.

The Develop:Brighton conference for this year has revealed Ustwo Games as the inaugural keynote speaker.

UNIGINE has announced the release of a new version of its namesake engine, 2.21. It has been nine months since the previous release.

On March 17, Retro Rewind — Video Store Simulator was released on Steam, where players manage a video rental store from the early 1990s. The game demonstrated excellent sales, prompting analyst Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo to explore the reasons behind the game's popularity.

We had a detailed discussion with Natalya Vozyan, who holds the position of VP of Legal & Operations at Xsolla, about how countries around the world are starting to tighten verification rules in gaming.

Shift Up, a developer based in South Korea, has taken over Unbound, a newly established studio launched by seasoned industry figure Shinji Mikami.

Mark Gerhard, CEO of Build a Rocket Boy, discussed the conclusion of the company's publishing agreement with IOI Partners, expressing a preference for maintaining control over its future as an independent studio.

The developers from Pearl Abyss shared fresh data on Crimson Desert sales on social media.

The creators of Stellar Blade have decided to expand. They announced the acquisition of Unbound, a studio founded several years ago by renowned game designer Shinji Mikami (Shinji Mikami)

As of April 1, 2026, Polyarc Games has acknowledged to GamesIndustry.biz that layoffs have impacted 30 employees

The corporation is allegedly just waiting for the right moment.

Ubisoft continues to face the repercussions of shutting down the racing action game The Crew. Recently, the company was sued by the organization UFC-Que Choisir, which protects consumer rights in France

Eidos-Montréal is not the only game studio that announced layoffs at the end of March; Polyarc also decided to "downsize"

One of the important stages of the sale of Electronic Arts (EA) was recently nearly derailed, Bloomberg claims

Eidos-Montréal, the studio behind Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, has revealed that it will be laying off 124 employees. Additionally, David Anfossi, the head of the studio, has departed from the Embracer-owned company.

The corporation is allegedly just waiting for the right moment

Ken Kutaragi has been revealed as the inaugural keynote speaker for Game Republic New Horizons 2026

Additionally, the studio's head, David Anfossi, is leaving. He has been with Eidos-Montréal since the group's founding in 2007

According to reports, Pixelberry Studios, known for creating the highly successful episodic mobile series Choices, has reportedly reduced its workforce.

A translator who previously worked for Warhorse Studios, the developer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, alleges that he has been "dismissed and substituted with AI."

Xsolla will closely collaborate with the Cyprus Game Makers Association (CYGMA) The parties have announced a strategic partnership.

Credit for crossing the milestone should be given to the recent release of the game’s PC version, reports the analytics company Alinea Analytics.

Another Japanese gaming company is going to start paying its employees more. Konami has now announced a salary increase.

Krafton is set to discontinue PUBG Blindspot, a free-to-play PC spinoff derived from its popular title PUBG Battlegrounds, merely two months after its Early Access debut. This decision comes despite the fact that the PUBG franchise has contributed to Krafton's highest annual revenue to date. The move aligns with the company's existing strategy of utilizing Early Access releases to assess the viability of games prior to fully investing in their development.

In response to Epic's recent reduction of more than 1,000 positions, a public Google Sheet initially created to track individuals impacted has been transformed into a searchable database website. At present, the site includes information on 320 affected individuals for recruiters to access.

The German association GAME has released a report on the state of the gaming market in Germany last year. We have selected the main points from the document

Unity has revealed plans to close its IronSource advertising and user-acquisition network and intends to sell off Supersonic, the publisher of mobile games such as Bridge Race, Going Balls, and Build A Queen. The company stated that this move aims to "simplify the business" and allow it to concentrate on higher growth areas like its AI-driven ad network, Vector. This announcement appeared in the company's most recent investor update

We need to thank the recent release of the PC version of the game for reaching the benchmark, reports the analytics company Alinea Analytics.