Blizzard has initiated a copyright lawsuit targeting Project Ascension, a private server initiative for World of Warcraft.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Yulia Baurova, an AI Motion Designer at TAPCLAP. Yulia talked about the situation with video creative generation in the market

Liz Prince, a seasoned business manager with gaming recruitment firm Amiqus, has been honored with an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours list for her contributions to the Games Industry and efforts in promoting Diversity.

Craig Duncan, who was at the helm of Xbox Games Studios for a year and a half, has exited his position, as reported by The Game Business. Additionally, his chief of staff, Louise O'Connor, is leaving as well, having served for less than a year

A Dutch NGO, The Consumer Competition Claims Foundation (CCCF), has taken a stand against the owner of Steam.

Recently, the French company DON'T NOD faced an audit. According to the auditor's report, its financial situation leaves much to be desired

Electronic Arts, a major force in the US publishing industry, is introducing EA Advertising, a novel platform enabling brands to directly engage consumers through gameplay.

Takashi Iizuka, a producer for Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series, has expressed that major AAA game developers could learn from the operational methods of indie studios

The UK video games trade organization, UKIE, has expressed approval of the government's move to categorize video games separately from social media. This decision comes as a ban on social media for individuals under 16 is about to be implemented.

Another gaming company has been hit by a wave of layoffs. It has become known that around 20 people have left 11 bit studios in recent days

Microsoft is reportedly contemplating the possibility of separating its Xbox division into an independent entity or restructuring the gaming segment as a fully owned subsidiary.

The global online casino market could more than double over five years, increasing from $221 billion in 2025 to $447 billion in 2030. The average annual growth rate will be 15.1%. This information is presented in a study by MICo

A Dutch consumer rights organization, The Consumer Competition Claims Foundation (CCCF), has taken action against the owner of Steam.

Rumor has it that Microsoft is not ruling out selling Xbox, the development of Gears of War: E-Day might have cost $400 million, and the sales of Gothic 1 Remake have surpassed 500,000 copies—here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend

The first Turkish event by WN Media Group took place in April 2022. Since then, the company has held nine events in the country. The tenth will take place in a week — on June 18, WN Istanbul'26 will open its doors. We spoke with Yulia Lebedeva, the company's executive director and partner, about how the Turkish gaming industry has changed over these four years

A recent retrospective on the creature simulation game Spore by Maxis details the operational hurdles encountered throughout its nine-year development period.

Nintendo has introduced purchase limitations for the multi-language version of the Switch 2 in Japan

Kian Hozouri, COO and co-founder of ByteBrew, shared in his Game World Observer column how his startup helped The One Game Studio achieve impressive results in ROAS and Ad LTV growth.

Restructuring is ongoing at Ubisoft. This has been reported by the media, referencing an internal company letter.

The announcement of Resident Evil Veronica, a remake of Resident Evil Code: Veronica, proved to be extremely successful

Two Desperados is a studio based in Belgrade specializing in casual mobile games. It has announced a significant investment from the fintech platform PvX Partners

Pearl Abyss continues to share the successes of the action-adventure game Crimson Desert. The company announced reaching a new sales milestone on social media

Matthew Ball, recently appointed as Xbox's chief strategy officer, has stated that the recent increase in hardware prices presents an opportunity for game streaming.

According to estimates from S&P Global Market Intelligence, global game content revenue grew by 3.6% to reach $54.14 billion in the first quarter of 2026, noting its seventh straight quarter of growth compared to the previous year

Very soon—on July 9—a conference called "The Gaming Industry" will take place in Moscow. We provide detailed information about the event's program.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation has approved in the second and third readings a bill that proposes to reduce the timeframes for blocking internet resources with illegal gambling. This was reported by the press service of the lower house of parliament

XBOX head Asha Sharma and content director Matt Booty have published a letter to the staff. They did not comment on the rumors about upcoming layoffs in the division but acknowledged that XBOX is indeed going through tough times

Ubisoft is not the only company planning significant staff reductions. According to Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, Microsoft's gaming division will also part ways with some employees.

We continue to publish reports from the "Game Industry" conference, which took place this spring in Minsk. Today, we have a report by Varvara Dunets from Kitchen941

Jin Universe Studios, headquartered in Singapore, has been inaugurated with support from Arbitrum Gaming Ventures (AGV) and Bitkraft Ventures

Ubisoft is undergoing restructuring. This was reported by the media, citing an internal company memo

On June 10, 2026, the gaming platform Roblox became available to Russian residents once more. The restrictions were lifted six months after being imposed

On the same day Ubisoft revealed it will be shutting down its operations in Winnipeg and Belgrade and suggested additional adjustments in Barcelona, it is now reported that the San Francisco studio has also seen dozens of layoffs.

According to reports, Xbox is contemplating significant job cuts, informing employees that it is necessary to "reassess [...] our investment priorities for the next five years." The company has also cautioned that "we've become too reliant on vendors to operate our systems and must become more self-reliant as an engineering culture to build for the future."

According to sources cited by GamesIndustry.biz, Ubisoft has implemented additional job cuts as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The company is shutting down its studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade and is considering further modifications in Barcelona and within its global publishing division. It is reported that 380 positions could be affected.

This week, a bill aimed at combating deepfakes will be reviewed in the United States. Although the initiative does not directly concern video games, it could still have an impact on them—and not in a positive way. At least, that’s the perspective of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

The company 11 bit studios boasted on the social network X about a new achievement in the adventure game featuring the crazy nun

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has cautioned that a proposed legislation targeting deepfakes may negatively impact the gaming sector by not adequately differentiating between AI-created content and digital replicas.

Frontier Developments announced that its revenue for fiscal year 2026 increased by 16%, reaching £104.8 million, marking the company's second-highest revenue figure to date.

A few days after its release, we can confidently state that the remake of the first "Gothic" has come to fruition, including from a commercial standpoint. Today, we'll examine the project's journey to release, its initial metrics, and also delve into the historical sales data of the franchise

We continue to publish reports from the "Gaming Industry" conference, which took place in the spring in Minsk

We continue to publish reports from the "Gaming Industry" conference, which took place in the spring in Minsk

This week, the United States will consider a bill aimed at combating deepfakes. Although the initiative does not directly pertain to video games, it may still affect them—and not in a positive way. At least, that's the opinion of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

The Finnish regulator received about fifty applications for licenses to operate in the country's online gambling market. This was reported by the Gambling Supervision Unit of the National Police Board of Finland

According to Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, the gaming industry ought to concentrate on lowering the costs of hardware production instead of exclusively targeting the creation of "most premium, high-performance consoles".

Investors in the company were likely expecting to see more high-profile announcements.

On June 9th, Destiny 2 received its final content update called Monument of Triumph. It attracted many gamers, eager to both say goodbye to the game and prove to Bungie that the series should not come to an end.

We continue to publish reports from the "Game Industry" conference, which took place in the spring in Minsk. Today, we have a report by Vladimir Gerasimov

Apple is set to inaugurate its inaugural European Developer Centre later this year

In France, an investigation into Nintendo related to defective Joy-Con controller sticks has concluded. The outcome was not in the company’s favor.