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Sony is closing Firewalk Studios

The development studio behind one of this year’s biggest failures—the game Concord—will soon cease to exist. Its owner, Sony, has decided to shut it down.

Capcom Report: Significant Decline in All Metrics at Mid-Year and a Big Bet on Monster Hunter Wilds

Capcom released its financial report for the first half of the 2024 fiscal year, which ended on September 30. Key data were selected.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 had a weaker launch in British retail compared to MWIII, largely due to the game’s inclusion in Game Pass

Black Ops 6 has topped the weekly chart of the best-selling physical games in the UK, according to GfK data. However, the game’s launch did not perform as well as the previous installment in the series.

Germany has allocated 8 million euros for a support program for young indie studios

The German government is launching a new grant program to assist budding indie developers in creating their first projects. A budget of 8 million euros has been allocated to fund the initiative. The launch of the program was highlighted by Game Developer.

Honor of Kings matched its record for DAU, with the game launched by over 100 million people

The achievement was announced by the authors of Honor of Kings in an official blog on the Chinese platform Weibo. On October 26, during a special event celebrating the game’s ninth anniversary, more than 100 million users logged in.

“M.Video-Eldorado”: Console sales in Russia increased by almost half in the first nine months of 2024

The M.Video-Eldorado Group shared data on console sales in Russia for January-September 2024. By the end of this period, the Russian console market continues to show confident growth.

Black Ops 6 topped the weekly Steam chart, while Factorio, along with its DLC, climbed into the top 5

The top-grossing game on Steam for the week from October 22 to 29 was predictably Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The new shooter from Activision climbed nine ranks in the charts, dethroning Counter-Strike 2.

Black Ops 6 topped the weekly Steam chart, while Factorio, along with its DLC, climbed into the top 5

The top-grossing game on Steam for the week of October 22 to 29 was predictably Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The new shooter from Activision climbed nine spots in the charts, dethroning Counter-Strike 2.

Tencent has denied rumors of mass layoffs in its gaming division but announced management reshuffles

After a series of rumors about layoffs and reorganization within Tencent’s subsidiaries, TiMi Studio Group and LightSpeed Studios, the corporation officially stated that this information is false.

The online Call of Duty player count has exceeded 300,000 on Steam for the first time since December 2022, thanks to the release of Black Ops 6

Black Ops 6 successfully launched on Steam, despite a simultaneous release on Game Pass. According to SteamDB, the peak concurrent player count for the main Call of Duty HQ application reached 306,460 during the first weekend following the release of the new series installment.

News October 28

Call of Duty has occupied half of the top-selling game spots in the United States over the past 24 years

The analytics company Circana has summarized two decades and presented a list of the best-selling games in the US. The list includes 24 positions, with the Call of Duty series occupying 12 of them.

News October 28

China has already approved over 1,000 games this year. Among the latest are Squad Busters and Goddess of Victory: Nikke

The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China has released a list of 128 games approved for launch in October. Among them are over 100 domestic projects and 15 titles from foreign developers.

News October 28

The United States has refused to amend the DMCA to provide remote access to classic games

The U.S. Copyright Office declined to add an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that would allow libraries and archives to provide remote access to out-of-print video games.

News October 28

Russian students have introduced the world’s first reindeer herding simulator Yakut

A group of enthusiasts from three Russian universities is working on creating a reindeer herding simulator with survival elements called Yakut. Visually, the game resembles the well-known survival game, The Long Dark, but is designed with a top-down view.

News October 28

“Achievement”: EA Sports FC 25 is the best-selling new release of 2024 in Russia, while Atomic Heart has entered the list of bestsellers from previous years

In an interview with the GameMAG portal, “Achivka” director Yasha Khaddaji discussed the best-selling games in Russia for 2024. The focus is solely on physical copies distributed by the company run by the former head of Nintendo’s Russian branch.

News October 28

The creator of Balatro was confident that only four friends and his parents would buy the game

The creator of the card “roguelike” Balatro admitted that the game’s success has exceeded all expectations. According to LocalThunk, it was initially conceived as an experiment, and the working folder is still simply named “CardGame” and stored among other learning projects.

News October 28

Weekend Highlights (October 26-27)

The incredible success of Factorio, the impressive salary growth of Microsoft’s CEO, the launch sales of the new Sonic game, and Kojima’s thoughts on creative legacy — here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

News October 25

Satya Nadella: Microsoft now owns 20 franchises with a combined revenue of over $1 billion

In his recent annual address to investors, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella reflected on the year’s outcomes in the corporation’s gaming segment and shared its development strategy moving forward.

News October 25

The creators of My Time at Portia raised $2.8 million for a new game on Kickstarter

On October 24th, the crowdfunding campaign for My Time at Evershine, the new game in the life simulation series following Portia and Sandrock, concluded. Over the course of a month, developers from Pathea Games raised $2.8 million from backers—14 times their initial goal.

News October 25

A voluntary experiment for labeling video games has begun in Russia

An initiative group has launched a voluntary labeling of game content on a trial basis. It includes the Association of Professionals in the Gaming Operations and Development Industry (APRIORI), Lesta Games, Astrum Entertainment, 1C Games, VK Play, and RuStore. The labeling will be tested on domestic platforms VK Play and RuStore.

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