Skybound Games hinted that it is exiting the global publishing business during an interview with The Game Business.

In South Korea, the legal proceedings between Nexon and Ironmace, the studio behind the hardcore fantasy action game Dark and Darker, have finally concluded.

Hacksaw Gaming, a company specializing in slots, scratch cards, and instant win games, released its first-quarter report for 2026. The start of the year was successful for the company.

The announcement about a new milestone for the mobile PvP strategy game was made by the studio Top App Games, which is part of the Vladimir Nikolsky’s holding company, Utmost Games.

Microsoft Corporation reported its earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2026, which spanned from January to March. The company announced that its gaming division continues to experience a decline in revenue.

The monthly number of ad impressions has also grown. It doubled.

After most financial reports are released, we publish a follow-up to our detailed article on the state of the gaming companies’ business. This time, we will focus on South Korea, China, and Poland, comparing data, understanding the reasons for successes and crises, and identifying common trends.

On April 23, the German indie studio tobspr Games officially released the sequel to shapez—a factory-building simulator for producing geometric shapes in the spirit of Factorio. Almost immediately after this, they raised funds for the development of their next game under the code name Project 3.

She was fined 2 million rubles.

The company Papaya Gaming lost its case against Skillz. A jury in the Southern District of New York found it guilty of unfair competition and false advertising, also ordering it to pay $420 million in compensation.

A week ago, Behaviour Interactive downsized a portion of its workforce, leading to rumors online suggesting that the layoffs were a response to the employees’ desire to unionize. Additionally, it was alleged that most of those laid off were opposed to the use of generative artificial intelligence.

At the end of March, Nacon put up for sale Spiders, the studio behind GreedFall and Steelrising. According to the French portal Origami, no one wanted to purchase it.

The company Pearl Abyss decided to reward its employees for the success of Crimson Desert.

Capcom is confidently heading towards another record-breaking year.

The catalyst for the formation of the union was the deterioration of conditions at Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro.

In July 2027, Finland will open its iGaming market to licensed operators. According to Omnicom Media Group Finland, this sector could become the second-largest in the country in terms of advertising revenue, following retail.

Digital Bros is the parent company of publisher 505 Games, which released the soulslike game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers last year. The company announced a deal with the developers of the game from the Chinese studio Leenzee.

Recently, the portal Insider Gaming reported that about 50 specialists from the Assassin’s Creed Hexe team have been removed from the game’s development. They were allegedly given three months to find positions in other Ubisoft teams, or else they would be laid off. Company representatives commented on this in a statement to IGN.

Last week, the capital of Belarus hosted the gaming developers and publishers conference “Gaming Industry”. We share what occurred there and, of course, provide its metrics.