Stores and publishing

Shuhei Yoshida, previously the leader of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, has stated that game developers in Japan are struggling to match the speed of their counterparts in China.

Veterans from PlayStation London Studio, Disney Interactive, and Square Enix have established a new studio.

Recently, the Google Play and RuStore teams shared their lists of the best games of the year. Now it's Apple's turn.

The number of game copies sold in the network's stores is not disclosed

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 marked the most significant third-party release on Xbox Game Pass in 2023

Last year, VK announced ambitious plans to turn VK Play into a "single entry point for gamers in Russia." At that time, it started selling Steam keys on the platform and soon allowed for topping up the Steam wallet. Now, VK Play has taken it a step further.

On PC, November was marked by Europa Universalis V and several other strategy and simulation games. However, Black Ops 7 performed poorly on Steam and didn't achieve outstanding results (for the series) on consoles either. All of this is covered in the new edition of the monthly gaming market review, with data and charts included

Veteran of the gaming industry Ron Gilbert, creator of the Monkey Island universe, gave an interview to Ars Technica. During the conversation, he touched on the topic of game funding and admitted that finding money has become more difficult than before.

These figures were shared with App2Top by the studio "Our Games" and its parent company Astrum Entertainment in honor of their win at the RuStore 2025 awards. Their game "World of Domovoys" won in the category "Family Hit".

CD Projekt's GOG platform has expressed its support for the arthouse indie game Horses after Valve decided not to offer it on the Steam store

Last week, VK announced the winners of the RuStore 2025 awards, highlighting the most outstanding games and applications in the mobile store over the past year.

According to reports, Valve, the major force behind PC gaming, has allegedly restricted content on its Steam platform in response to demands from the Russian government

Outside of China, the media hardly covers the activities of Zhejiang Century Huatong, even though it's one of the fastest-growing gaming companies today. In a new business profile, we will delve into the reasons behind its success, key hits like Whiteout Survival, and its regulatory challenges

It took her 48 hours from the moment of the announcement

Of Ash and Steel is an action RPG in the spirit of Gothic, released on November 24 by the Russian studio Fire & Frost and the publisher tinyBuild. According to the analytics service VG Insights, the game is doing quite well, at least on Steam.

Phil Spencer from Microsoft has indicated that hours spent on Xbox Game Pass cloud have increased.

This figure was cited by analysts from VG Insights in a publication on LinkedIn. They provided data as of November 24

Continuing our segment "Developer/Publisher Wanted," in which indie teams share about themselves and their projects. Up next is KORO GAMES once again, who, in addition to developing the puzzle game Greeded, which we've previously covered, is working on the noir puzzle game Death Sketchbook

It's been over two years of failing to come to an agreement with Steam

The publishing director of Baldur's Gate 3 believes that having a large budget does not necessarily lead to poor quality in video games. However, they expressed that the "public company model is broken" within the entertainment sector.

Everything supposedly happens without warnings or evidence.

Everything supposedly happens without warnings or evidence.

Valve, the prominent developer of PC games, has stated that the price point of its newly unveiled Steam Machine hardware will offer consumers a "good deal."

Microsoft, the leading tech company, may be considering another price hike for its Xbox gaming consoles

At the end of October, the cooperative multiplayer game Superball by the Chinese indie studio Pathea Games was released. The studio is best known for their life simulation hit, My Time at Portia. The project took a long time to reach a full release and is still experiencing difficulties. We spoke with Yao Liu, one of the key developers of Superball, about the project’s journey and the hopes of its developers.

At the end of October, the cooperative multiplayer game Superball was released by the Chinese indie studio Pathea Games, which is well known today for the life simulation hit My Time at Portia. The project took a long time to reach a full release and is still facing difficulties. We spoke with Yao Liu, one of the key developers of Superball, about the project's journey and the developers' hopes for the future.

Google Play has announced its Best Of lists for 2025, highlighting Pokémon TCG Pocket, Candy Crush Solitaire, Disco Elysium, and Dredge among the standout titles in the Best Games of 2025 awards.

The VK Group of companies also reported on its finances. It released a report summarizing the results of the first nine months of 2025. Among other things, VK highlighted the growth of its mobile store metrics

As a result, it made it into the top 150 most anticipated games on Steam.

Burny Games, a mobile developer from Ukraine, has revealed plans to expand its operations into the publishing sector

As always on Wednesdays, we publish material in the "Investor/Publisher Wanted" section. Let us remind you, this section is dedicated to projects seeking investments, publishers, or assistance in promotion. The subject of today's publication is "Tankers Online," a modern take on the NES classic Battle City (also known as Tank 1990)

As the end of the year approaches, companies are starting to sum up some preliminary results. Among them is Google, which has announced the best games in its app store for 2025

We are reporting on the chart of the top-grossing products on Steam for the week of November 11th to 18th

Asus has reported that sales numbers for the Xbox ROG Ally X have surpassed their initial projections.

Meanwhile, the share of such games on Steam has increased to 8%. There are now 10,258 of them.

Previously, only teams approved by the corporation could access the instructions, and that was after signing a non-disclosure agreement

The year 2025 has already become the best year in Steam’s history in terms of game revenue, claims the analytical company Alinea Analytics.

The year 2025 has already become the best year in Steam history in terms of game revenue, says the analytics company Alinea Analytics

Valve revealed that its latest wireless VR headset, the Steam Frame, will be compatible with Android games.

Valve has unveiled three new hardware offerings: the Steam Frame VR headset and controllers, an updated Steam controller, and a next-generation Steam Machine.

We're reporting on the chart situation for the top-grossing products on Steam for the week of November 4 to 11

According to a Sony executive, the PlayStation Portal has emerged as the leading device for PlayStation 5 Remote Play, outperforming mobile, PC, PS5, and PS4 platforms.

Sony has released its latest financial results for the first half of its fiscal year, indicating substantial growth in revenue for its Game & Network Services division

Developers rarely publicly disclose the budget for their games. The lack of official data prompted the analytical portal HushCrasher to try to estimate the cost of creating games distributed on Steam.

Developers rarely publicly disclose the budget for their games. The lack of official data prompted the analytical portal HushCrasher to attempt an independent assessment of the cost of creating games available on Steam.

Coffee Stain will soon become a public company, spinning off from Embracer Group. This is a great opportunity to take a closer look at its business, which—spoiler alert—demonstrates remarkable efficiency and resilience. Specifically, we will delve into the publisher's finances and assess its potential market value

Industry veteran Alyssa Kollgaard has developed Publisher Pathfinder, a tool designed to connect game developers with publishing partners and investors suitable for their projects.

The conflict between Google and Epic Games, which has stretched over five years, may soon come to an end. The companies have reached a settlement agreement and are now waiting to see how the court will respond.

On November 4th, Paradox Interactive released the first new Europa Universalis in 12 years. A significant number of players decided to try out the grand strategy: its peak online presence on Steam reached 77,320 people

The ongoing conflict between Google and Epic Games, which has lasted more than five years, may soon be coming to an end. The companies have reached a settlement agreement and are now awaiting the court's response.