The analytics company Newzoo, together with the platform G2A, studied gamers’ purchasing habits. It was revealed that many players are not in a rush to buy new releases and are increasingly opting to wait for sales.

In 2026, within the niche of cleaning games, a distinct category of projects focusing on mass sorting emerged. Today, we will explore how this new wave differs from traditional cleaning and renovation simulators, with numerous tables, data, and observations regarding the changes in offerings amidst rising interest.

Recently, developers have been complaining that Steam moderators are taking longer to review games before publication. The store itself has officially acknowledged the problem. This situation has greatly disappointed former Director of Business Development at Square Enix, Jacob Navok.

On October 30, the release of Queen’s Domain took place—a fantasy action RPG with a retro style, set on a mysterious island. Less than a week after its release, the game broke even and began generating profit.

The Swedish publisher with Russian roots, G5 Entertainment, has joined the parade of financial reports and shared the results of the third quarter of 2026. We have highlighted the main points from the document.

The creation of the next Mass Effect could require hundreds of millions of dollars, warned one of BioWare’s founders, Trent Oster. He believes that those eager for the game’s development should keep this in mind.

In early April, Playtika decided to explore “strategic alternatives” for business development — one of which was the possibility of selling the company. Six months later, Playtika announced it was abandoning this option.

As of the end of January-September 2026, the revenue of the iGaming market in Latvia reached 138.53 million euros. This is 12.9% more than the same period last year, according to data from the State Revenue Service of Latvia (VID).

Six years ago, Unity went public on the New York Stock Exchange through an IPO. Since then, it struggled to achieve quarterly profits until the situation turned around in July-September 2026.

The company Unity is being targeted for acquisition. According to sources from Reuters, a consortium of investors, including the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Silver Lake, has shown interest.

Fenris Creations, formerly known as CCP Games, is also downsizing its workforce. This was first reported by its employees on social media, and later confirmed by the studio itself in a statement to the media.

The controversy surrounding BioWare’s closure continues to intensify. Now, Canadian gamers have started collecting signatures for a petition to the country’s House of Commons, demanding the studio not be shut down.

In late July, sales of Beholder: Conductor began to rise sharply. Within just two weeks, the game sold over 81,000 copies, which is comparable to its initial launch results — even though 15 months have passed since its release. In an article for GamesIndustry, Alawar’s head of marketing, Artem Bashutin, explained the reasons behind this surge.

The studio Mob Entertainment has conducted a round of layoffs. It decided to reduce the number of employees working on Escape From Playtime, a cooperative horror game set in the Poppy Playtime universe.

Gaming industry veteran Sebastian Cardoso examined the fate of three hundred studios developing PC and console games that have been acquired by large companies over the last 26 years. A significant portion had a grim fate.

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned the advertisement of mobile games by King, Scopely, Omnilojo, and Vistrex in the country. However, this ban is specific not to the promotion of the titles as a whole but to the distribution of several particular ad creatives.

Following Sony, Nintendo has reported its financial results. It shared the revenue details for the first half of fiscal 2027, which covers April to September of the calendar year 2026.

The Sony Corporation reported a successful second quarter of fiscal 2026, which spanned from July 1 to September 30. Its gaming division managed to increase many key metrics, with some showing significant growth.

The Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has restricted transfers from the U.S. accounts of Papaya Gaming. This decision was made amid its dispute with FIRY (formerly known as Skillz), to whom Papaya Gaming owes approximately $730 million.