He was simply misunderstood.

A scandal continues to unfold around the creators of Ashes of Creation studio.

The Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) criticized the proposal by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to ban online betting in the country. According to the organization, shutting down the legal betting market will not eliminate demand but will instead lead to the growth of the illegal sector, where player protection mechanisms are absent.

This was shared on X by tinyBuild’s CEO Alex Nichiporchik.

Pete Hines explained his reasons for leaving Bethesda, Blizzard won a lawsuit against the creators of unofficial World of Warcraft servers, and the sales of Road to Vostok exceeded 140,000 copies. Here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

After the first months of 2026, we compiled a new extensive report on the situation in the gaming stock market. Inside — a lot of data and illustrative tables. However, this time, positive trends are almost non-existent.

This was announced by Devolver Digital in its annual financial report.

The indie publisher Devolver Digital ended the year 2025 on a positive note. In a recent financial report, the company boasted about revenue growth — with new releases showing particularly strong results.

iGaming provider Playson has entered into a partnership agreement with the online operator Goldrun Casino. As part of the agreement, a selection of Playson slot games has become available on the operator’s platform.

New indie publishers continue to emerge in the market. Just a few days ago, the co-authors of Peak announced the launch of their publishing house, and now the creators of Slay the Princess from Black Tabby Games have shared similar news.

4 million downloads, with 2.8 million being organic.

The budget for Marathon was comparable to the budgets of The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Forbidden West, and Concord.

GFA Games representatives did not respond to App2Top’s inquiry about the situation within the studio. However, they did provide comments to our colleagues at GoHa. According to them, there are delays in salary payments.

The studio ROCKFISH Games, known for the Everspace series of space shooters, has received a substantial grant from the German government.

The developers of Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era have decided to join forces with four other game studios. Together, they have formed a holding company called Nova Assembly, with the aim of confronting the crisis in the industry.

There’s a new indie success on Steam. This time, it’s the shooter with survival elements, Road to Vostok, which showed excellent initial results after launching in early access on April 7.

Gunzilla Games is a game development company that created the battle royale game Off the Grid with the collaboration of renowned film director Neill Blomkamp. Recently, several of its employees have reported that they have not been paid their salaries.

The Latvian authorities have decided to disband the Gambling and Lottery Supervision Inspection (IAUI). Its functions have been transferred to the State Revenue Service of Latvia.

The company Nexon was dissatisfied with the sales of The First Berserker: Khazan — an action RPG developed by its subsidiary studio Neople. This is reported by the Korean publication Yonhap citing sources.