Last week, the Chinese company NetEase published a report on the results of the first quarter of 2026. Among other things, it announced that its gaming division continues to increase revenue, albeit not at the fastest pace.

The head of the small Japanese indie studio Studio Interrupt, Thomas Grové, attempted to determine which engine is better: Godot or Unity. To do this, he built two versions of the same game and conducted a series of tests.

The Swedish Gambling Authority reported on the first three months of 2026. The agency calculated that during this period, the turnover of licensed gambling companies amounted to 6.68 billion Swedish kronor ($720 million). This is an increase of 0.8% compared to the previous year.

The crowdfunding campaign for Star Citizen has reached an astronomical milestone.

Microsoft agreed to pay an additional $250 million in the deal with Activision Blizzard, Nintendo ramped up the production of Switch 2, and Unreal Engine 6 was announced—here’s a recap of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Forza Horizon 6 predictably became one of the highest-grossing releases of 2026. Playground Games further cemented its status as arguably the only Microsoft studio consistently delivering hits. Today, we’ll delve not only into the launch of the new series installment but also examine the state of the genre as a whole.

The analytics company Sensor Tower published a comprehensive report on the mobile sector based on the first quarter of 2026. We have selected the main points related to games.

Menace is an iGaming group that includes an operator, media, and a game studio. Its founder, Dmitry Belyanin, has announced the sale of the operator section of the asset.

Recently, the business conference for game developers and publishers called “Game Industry” successfully unfolded in Minsk. Now it is gearing up for an event in Moscow, with just a month and a half remaining. Here are some initial details.

Indie publisher Devolver Digital has decided to take legal action against Erick Chatel, an artist and founder of the company ESC-Toy, which produces various merchandise. The company accused him of multiple years of copyright infringement.

Last night, Bungie announced that it will cease releasing content for the looter shooter Destiny 2 — the final update, titled Monument of Triumph, will be released on June 9. As reported by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, some employees will leave the studio as a result.

The last fiscal year (April 2025 – March 2026) was excellent for Take-Two Interactive. The company’s results surpassed its forecasts.

This conclusion was reached by CrazyGames, a company owning the eponymous platform with web games.

Irina Borodina, the marketing director of Digital Vortex Entertainment, shared how the company managed to gather over 200,000 wishlists for their new game DREADMOOR.

We continue to publish video reports from the “Game Industry” conference on a daily basis, which was held recently in Minsk.

Analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana shared on the social network Bluesky his insights on how April turned out for the gaming market in the US. He provided both general data and a chart of the most successful games, among which the pirate survival game Windrose from Uzbekistan’s Kraken Express was included.

At the end of February 2026, the studio Quantic Dream released the MOBA Spellcasters Chronicles in early access format. Three months have since passed, but the game has yet to attract a large audience.

The Swedish online casino solutions developer, Evolution, has announced plans to repurchase some of its shares. The company intends to optimize its capital structure through this initiative.

The last fiscal year was one of the worst in Ubisoft’s history. The company informed investors that its key performance indicators significantly declined during the period from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.