We continue to summarize the results of 2024 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. This time, we spoke with Alexander Mikheev, the head of VK Play.

Sources from Bloomberg report that the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating the company Hoyoverse, the western brand of miHoYo, since at least last summer. The agency is scrutinizing the gacha system in the game Genshin Impact.

In the coming weeks, Corinne Busche, who served as the game director for the latest installment of Dragon Age, may be leaving BioWare. Eurogamer reports this information, citing their sources.

We continue to review the outcomes of 2024 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. This time, we spoke with Artur Mostov, the director of the London branch of Larian Studios.

Yesterday, Nintendo officially revealed the Nintendo Switch 2 console. As noted by Bloomberg, despite the buzz surrounding the announcement, on the morning of January 17, the company’s stock price on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell by 5.9%. This marks the largest single-day drop for Nintendo since late September 2024.

The parent company of the publisher Focus Entertainment Publishing reported for the quarter spanning from October to December 2024. PulluP Entertainment boasted revenue growth amid the successes of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Drova, and other games.

Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier discovered that Sony has decided to cease the development of two unannounced projects. The cutbacks affected live-service games from Bluepoint Games and Bend Studio.

Recently, The Information published an article discussing issues within Microsoft’s gaming division. Among other things, it mentioned that in 2021, the corporation considered shutting down Xbox. In a comment to Insider Gaming, a Microsoft representative “categorically” denied this.

We continue to summarize the outcomes of 2024 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. This time, we spoke with Vladimir Prokuronov, the director of the Gaming Industry Association (GIA).

We continue to wrap up 2024 together with experts from the gaming industry. Anton Rybakov shared with the editors how the year went for JoyBits.

The company Nintendo has officially unveiled its next console — the Nintendo Switch 2.

Each year, there is an increasing number of visual novels that offer partial or full support for the Russian language. It was noted online that last year nearly a thousand such titles reached release.

Sergey Klisho, a veteran of the gaming industry who led the PlayStation division in Russia and the CIS for 15 years, has joined the staff of Astrum Entertainment.

Achieving success is only possible for a very small percentage of mobile games. Anton Slashchev, director of the Playhero studio, calculated that only 2.7% of games that have appeared on Google Play and the App Store in the past three years have reached even relative popularity.

The action RPG Where Winds Meet is currently officially available only in China, yet it has already become a hit. Everstone Studio and publisher NetEase announced that over 10 million people have experienced the game.

The Gamblest spoke with Joonas Karhu, the CEO of the British affiliate aggregator Bojoko. The executive explained the advantage of welcome bonuses that allow new users to significantly increase their initial deposit.

We continue to review 2024 in gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams. Up next is an interview with Kirill and Roman Gursky, managing directors of the gaming division at the investment group GEM Capital.

A week ago, Ubisoft announced that it is preparing for a reorganization. Bloomberg sources claim one of the options currently being discussed is spinning off some of Ubisoft’s assets into a newly created company.

The Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Boris Chernyshov, has proposed an initiative to introduce additional restrictions in games for young gamers. He believes that in Russia, children should be prohibited from making in-game purchases without parental consent.