This number is presented in the report by Dambuster Studios for the British regulator. The document covers the period from April 2024 to March 2025

Continuing to summarize the results of 2025 with gaming (or gaming sector-related) teams and experts. In the sixth concluding interview, we spoke with Philip Karmanov, founder and CEO of Black Snowflake

A "few million more" have played through the Game Pass subscription, Team Cherry stated in their blog.

In the three months following its release, "Hollow Knight: Silksong" has surpassed seven million in sales.

The amount and terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

It's official now

Casey Hudson, the former general manager of BioWare, is at the helm of a new game studio in Canada to work on Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic.

The CEO of Shift Up, the company behind the game Stellar Blade, has been honored with a Presidential Commendation for his contributions to the Korean gaming sector.

Ubisoft has revealed its acquisition of the forthcoming MOBA game, March of Giants, along with a Montreal-based development team led by experienced former Ubisoft developers, from the previous owner, Amazon Game Studios.

Traditionally, as January approaches, we summarize the outgoing year together with representatives from gaming and adjacent industries. Up next is an interview with Alexander Ptichkin, the creator of the Russian 2D engine PointJS

Glen Schofield, a former developer for Call of Duty, has expressed it is "tough" to observe the direction in which Activision and Electronic Arts are moving.

We continue to wrap up the year 2025 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. In the fourth conclusive interview, we spoke with Andrey Postnikov, Senior Business Developer at Nutaku

Bruce Straley, a seasoned professional in the industry, explained that he departed from Naughty Dog partly due to a desire for ownership over his projects.

The last few days have been notable for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 due to an increase in online activity on Steam. It has reached a noticeable level, although not a record one.

Apple has gained a minor victory in an appeal related to the lawsuit filed by Epic Games.

The winners of the Games Industry Africa Awards (GIAA) have been revealed, with Free Lives' "Stick It to the Stickman" taking home both Game of the Year and PC Game of the Year honors according to Games Industry Africa.

Exactly one month ago, on November 15, 2025, the full release of Escape from Tarkov took place. On this occasion, we decided to turn to VG Insights data and take a look at the extraction shooter's performance on Steam.

French President Emmanuel Macron has extended his congratulations to Sandfall Interactive, a developer that achieved a record-breaking triumph at The Game Awards with their game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has addressed Rockstar's reasoning behind terminating more than 30 employees in October

Developers from the Chinese studio Everstone Studio announced this achievement on social media

Ahead of the New Year, the SteamDB service shared its observations on Steam. It estimated that in the incomplete year of 2025, a record number of games were released on Valve's platform—19.2 thousand. However, nearly half of them attracted almost no interest.

Roskomnadzor announced that it does not plan to block Call of Duty and Wolfenstein in Russia, MindsEye has been deemed the worst new release of 2025 according to Metacritic, and a union has been formed at id Software—here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend

MENA-3 is one of the most promising markets. According to Niko Partners, last year consumer spending on games in the three key countries — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt — reached $2.1 billion, with an expected annual growth rate of 8.3%. Let's explore the main nuances and trends characterizing this region

Employees at Texas-based Id Software, renowned for the Doom series, have decided in favor of establishing a union.

Sean Kim, co-CEO of Neowiz, the developer behind Lies of P, stated that the South Korean government is supporting the nation's indie gaming sector.

Secret Sauce, a publishing agency, has launched a new marketing brand named Weekend Games

Matt Booty, the leader of Xbox Game Studios, has indicated that the company is consistently assessing its pricing strategy for new game releases

Romero Games, based in Ireland, is developing a new, smaller project that significantly draws from the shooter they were previously working on, which was canceled by its publisher.

We continue to review the results of 2025 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. In the third annual interview, we spoke with Dmitry Sigov, a customer success manager at Tenjin.

The French studio Sandfall Interactive mentioned this amount in an interview with The New York Times.

This conclusion was reached by the analytical company Niko Partners.

EA Sports FC has unveiled a multi-year collaboration with the European Football Clubs organization (EFC) with the aim of enhancing the "financial resilience" and profile of its member teams.

The game has been absent from the Google Play Store since August 2020.

Expedition 33, developed by Clair Obscur, swept The Game Awards last evening, securing nine victories, including the prestigious Game of the Year award.

Yesterday, on December 11, Coffee Stain Group officially separated from Embracer Group, becoming a publicly traded company. Its shares were listed on the Nasdaq First North exchange

The French studio Sandfall Interactive mentioned this amount in an interview with The New York Times

She also emerged as the absolute triumph of the ceremony, taking home a total of nine trophies—more than any other game this year.

Sir Nick Clegg, who previously served as Meta president and deputy UK Prime Minister, has assumed the role of general partner at Hiro Capital. This move comes as the firm introduces Hiro III, a venture capital initiative concentrating on spatial AI, robotics, longevity, gaming, and the space and defense sectors, with a focus on the UK and Europe.

Rockstar Games announced that numerous employees were dismissed due to "gross misconduct" after they allegedly shared and discussed confidential information in a public setting. This action violated both company policy and their legal obligations.

Jim Ward, the seasoned voice actor known for his role as Captain Qwark in the Ratchet & Clank series, has passed away at the age of 66.

According to Boston Consulting Group, the popularity of live-service games is either leveling off or decreasing.

The issue of the dismissal of several dozen employees from Rockstar Games was raised at the latest session of the British Parliament.

Tencent, the Chinese technology and entertainment conglomerate, has stated that it is increasingly influencing the strategic direction of its portfolio companies, including Techland, Funcom, and Sumo Group.

Approximately twelve employees at Glowmade are reportedly being laid off

Now the studio Bulkhead Interactive is owned by a consortium of three companies: Super Media Group, Everplay Group, and Hiro Capital.

On December 10, the final broadcast of the year for the deconstruct show "What's Up with the Game?" took place on the WN Academy platform. This time, the experts discussed in detail and with considerable emotion the mechanics, design, and other aspects of one of the main hits of the fall — the extraction shooter ARC Raiders

Don't Scream Together is a cooperative version of the horror game Don't Scream, where players also have to navigate through a dark forest while keeping their composure. If even one player screams, the entire experience restarts

Tencent, the Chinese technology and entertainment behemoth, has divested UK-based developer Bulkhead, transferring ownership to a newly established consortium. This group includes Super Media Group (SMG), Everplay Group PLC, which is the parent company of Team 17, and Hiro Capital. Bulkhead was previously acquired by Splash Damage in 2022 when it was under Tencent's ownership, but Splash Damage has since been sold to private equity interests

Continuing to summarize 2025 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. In the second wrap-up interview, we spoke with perelesoq studio's creative director, Artem Koblov.

The issue of the dismissal of several dozen employees from Rockstar Games was brought up at the last session of the British Parliament