On September 7, Tiny Eden was released on Steam—a cozy simulator for growing plants “on the windowsill,” quite literally. Irina Borodina, the CMO of Digital Vortex Entertainment, shared how the project was launched in her column for us.

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially merged into one entity. The unified organization will now operate simply under the name Skydance.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Sergey Orlovsky, the founder and CEO of the studios Nival and Helio Games.

The Australian government will allocate 1 million Australian dollars (698 thousand USD) to support local game developers. Officially, the funds will be invested by the state corporation South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), which will transfer them to the Digital Games Fund.

Former head of PlayStation Studios Shawn Layden did not appreciate Sony’s decision to cease production of discs for PlayStation consoles starting in 2028. He believes that transitioning to a fully digital distribution could significantly damage the corporation’s reputation and result in the loss of its loyal audience.

Turkish mobile game developers continue to attract investments. This time, it was the studio Mobge Games that announced they had secured funding.

While AppLovin is involved in a lawsuit with Unity, the authorities in San Diego County, USA, have turned against it. The reason for this is the company’s advertising practices.

Capcom is excited to share the latest successes of Monster Hunter Rise. They announced on X that in five and a half years, the game has sold twenty million copies worldwide.

The American company DraftKings, specializing in online casinos, betting, and fantasy sports, is facing a lawsuit. The plaintiff is a resident of the USA named Daniel Vest.

In mid-August, Supermassive Games announced mass layoffs, through which 75 individuals were expected to leave the studio. It appears that the layoff process has now concluded.

The studio behind the Hellblade franchise has begun losing staff in the face of its potential closure. This has been widely reported by its employees on LinkedIn.

One of the founders of Warhorse Studios, the company behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance duology, Martin Klima, criticized modern RPGs. In his opinion, many games in this genre are still riddled with clichés and are geared towards teenagers.

Recently, it was noticed online that Ubisoft registered a trademark for “Motherbrain.” As reported by journalist and insider Tom Henderson, this is the name of a new internal structure that will focus on generative artificial intelligence.

The indie incubator prototype.indie attempted to create a profile of an indie developer from Russia. The research was based on a survey of the domestic game development community, but the number of participants was not disclosed.

The California court will not require Unity to temporarily restrict the operation of the Ad Quality SDK tool in AppLovin’s products. This request was made earlier by AppLovin itself.

Capcom has decided to transform the RE Engine into a platform focusing on AI, Shawn Layden urged XBOX to clarify its strategy, and the Steam version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt set a new record for concurrent players—here’s a rundown of the main events in the gaming industry from this past weekend.

Modern video games should be priced higher, believes co-founder of Warhorse Studios, Martin Klíma. He shared this opinion in a conversation with PC Gamer.

In the spring, rumors surfaced suggesting that Disney’s leadership would be open to acquiring Epic Games if it ever decided to seek a buyer. Half a year later, Disney’s President and Creative Director Dana Walden partially denied these rumors.

September turned out to be one of the most eventful months of 2026, especially in terms of the variety of blockbuster releases on PC and consoles. More about the metrics of several dozen key releases can be found in our traditional segment.