Stores and publishing

Kyrill Oreshkin, the CEO of Polden Publishing, announced the milestone on his Telegram channel

Supersonic is no longer owned by Unity; its new owner is Tripledot Studios.

Interest in *The Eternal Life of Goldman* continues to grow

Kinetic Publishing, the publishing branch established by Kinetic Games, known for developing Phasmophobia, is set to unveil the initial games signed under the label during a showcase on August 12

July will be remembered as one of the most eventful months of 2026. Steam set another record for the number of releases, Nintendo dominated the Japanese charts, and a slew of mid-budget projects and indie games sold hundreds of thousands of copies. More details in our traditional segment

She will take on the role of the support team.

The retro technology repair simulator ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs continues to attract an audience. Alex Nichiporchik, the CEO of the publisher tinyBuild, announced on social media that a new wishlist milestone has been reached.

Capcom announced this on social media

The Verge has reviewed an internal Microsoft document. According to it, the corporation plans to port many old games to PC.

The publisher significantly narrowed the focus.

The price of Xbox consoles in the UK and Europe is set to rise, with prices ranging from £130/€150 to £170/€200, following global price increases announced in late June.

Microsoft's gaming division may reduce its presence on PC. This was reported by journalist Jez Corden from Windows Central, citing sources close to the corporation.

Asha Sharma has identified essential priorities aimed at revitalizing Xbox following a $1.7 billion drop in revenue over the past year.

The Verge has reviewed a letter from Xbox head Asha Sharma to employees of Microsoft's gaming division. In it, the top executive outlined the strategy for the near future.

Sony's first-quarter results showed stagnant sales in its Games & Network Services (G&NS) division, yet operating income increased by 37%, largely attributed to U.S. tariff refunds

The Sony Corporation, following in Microsoft’s footsteps, has reported the results of the first quarter of the current fiscal year (April-June 2026). According to the document, its gaming division is more or less stable.

Following Microsoft, Sony Corporation has reported its results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year (April-June 2026). According to the document, its gaming division remains more or less stable

Microsoft has concluded its financial results for 2026, which ended on June 30. It reported an overall increase in corporate revenue, though its gaming division did not perform as well.

Microsoft has released its most recent financial results, showing a 7% decline in Xbox revenue for the entire year, along with a 10% decrease in the fourth quarter.

The total number of people it now comprises is not disclosed

Microsoft concluded its financial year 2026, which ended on June 30. The company reported overall revenue growth, although its gaming division did not perform as well.

M.Video shared its observations on console sales in the Russian market for the period from January to June 2026. We have highlighted the key points from the report

Double Fine Productions has cut its staff by 25% after completely parting ways with Xbox earlier this week

Double Fine studio announced the layoff of 23 employees. It is estimated that this is about a quarter of its staff.

The Polish publisher All in! Games wants to increase its financial value. The company does not rule out the possibility of engaging in mergers and acquisitions to achieve this.

Yesterday, Xbox experienced an extended outage, leading to difficulties for players attempting to sign in, access their game libraries, and play games. Xbox has now offered an explanation for the incident.

This is three times more than a year ago.

The upcoming discontinuation of discs by Sony has become one of the most talked-about events in the industry in recent months. We decided to examine the situation from the perspective of market data and find out how the share of digital sales has changed for major publishers and what the current state of game retail is today.

The corporation was accused of non-compliance with the Digital Markets Act requirements

Microsoft has initiated a trial phase for ad-supported game streaming on Xbox.

Xbox is launching backwards compatibility for PCs and handheld systems, beginning with four classic games: BLiNX: The Time Sweeper, Conker: Live and Reloaded, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Fuzion Frenzy

The Steam team didn't stop at just updating the wishlist functionality. Valve also enhanced the gift system on the platform

Valve has indeed released another update for its digital game store. As expected, it focused on user interactions with wishlists

According to projections, U.S. video game sales have experienced a 20% decline year-on-year, with figures expected to decrease from $5.7 billion to $4.5 billion between June 2025 and June 2026.

American gamers continue to file lawsuits over the rise in console prices in 2025, caused by Donald Trump's tariffs. In the spring, they filed suits against Nintendo and Sony, and now they've reached Microsoft's gaming division.

Subscribers of Meta Horizon+ now have access to the starter edition of Xbox's Game Pass.

In early May, the new head of XBOX, Asha Sharma, made some leadership changes in the gaming division and invited former colleagues from CoreAI to join the team. One of them was Jared Palmer. However, it turned out that he decided not to stay long in the position of XBOX Vice President of Development

These observations were shared on social media by Mat Piscatella, an analyst from Circana.

We continue our series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Mikhail Dolgoborodov, the founder of the studios Darxel and "Varyagi". Mikhail talked about the aspects of finding an investor and publisher in the current Russian landscape

Last summer, the studio Three Dots Games, which developed the sci-fi puzzle game The Muller-Powell Principle, criticized the game's publisher, Take Aim Games. At that time, they claimed that the company had breached commitments and effectively stole the rights to the project. A year later, the dispute has been resolved

Xbox faces allegations of "unlawfully" terminating employees without providing notice to or consulting with recognized unions

Now it amounts to $7 million.

Valve may be preparing to expand options for interacting with wishlists on Steam. This was reported by Simon Carless, the founder of the analytics service GameDiscoverCo.

In the wake of a recent reorganization at Xbox, top executives have highlighted the company’s commitment to maintaining exclusive titles on its platform.

It seems that Microsoft's gaming division has significantly reduced its presence in Poland. This was reported by sources of Polish journalists Dawid Kosiński and Michał Pisarski.

The communications workers' unions of the United States and Canada are convinced that recent layoffs in Microsoft's gaming division were conducted with numerous violations. They have filed a complaint against the corporation with the labor inspections of both countries.

Instead of the traditional mid-year summary, we have prepared an extensive report on the state of genres in Steam. Inside, you'll find a wealth of data, charts, and conclusions about the highest-grossing game categories, oversaturated niches, and underrated subgenres. We'll also specifically discuss tags where revenue distribution is most uneven

On June 30, 2026, PulluP Entertainment concluded the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The company shared its results in a recent report

It took two days from the announcement for the cooperative airplane crew simulator to reach the million mark

Hela: of Mice & Magic's achievements were shared by the studio Windup Games and the publisher Knights Peak, which is part of MY.GAMES