The team at itch.io has carried out a large-scale cleanup of the store, removing low-quality content created using artificial intelligence technologies. They announced on social media the deletion of “a couple of terabytes” of such projects.

The founders of miHoYo, the company behind Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and several other popular games, continue to increase their wealth. It has been reported that all three made it into the latest top 100 richest people in China, according to Hurun Research Institute.

TelecomDaily agency has evaluated the situation in the Russian mobile games market. The data appears optimistic.

Although the adventure action game South of Midnight was well-received by audiences and critics, it did not become a commercial hit. In an interview with MinnMax, the game’s creative director David Sears stated that this was predictable, and South of Midnight was fortunate to secure support from Microsoft.

The indie team Ahaha Studio shared with App2Top the story of launching their miniature MMO called Piworld.

The third quarter of 2026 was extremely successful for Remedy Entertainment financially. As the company reported in the financial report, this was made possible by the excellent launch of Control Resonant.

The iGaming market in the U.S. continues to grow, but at a slower pace. In the third quarter of 2026, its revenue increased by 12% year-over-year, according to analysts at Citizens JMP Securities. This is the lowest growth rate in the history of their observations.

The publisher Astragon Entertainment, a part of the Everplay Group holding, announced the imminent dissolution of Astragon Development. The studio has existed for nearly four decades.

The mobile strategy game Hustle Castle celebrates its ninth anniversary, having been released in 2017. To mark the occasion, MY.GAMES revealed fresh statistics about the game.

Paradox Interactive has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2026, which spanned from July 1 to September 30. The company is performing well.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Alexander Vashchenko, the founder and CEO of the game studio Game Gears.

Developers have started releasing games much more frequently on the digital store itch.io. Over the past two months, the average daily number of game pages created on the platform has effectively doubled.

An anonymous gamer published an open letter urging Ubisoft to resume the development of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake. He stated that he would provide the company with generous funding if they agree to “resurrect” the project.

The American prediction platform Kalshi has raised $1 billion in an investment round. Its market value is now estimated at $40 billion, which is an 82% increase compared to May 2026 during the previous round.

The United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC) has discovered that users of illegal gambling platforms often continue to play on licensed sites as well. In other words, illegal gambling more frequently supplements legal gambling rather than replacing it.

The developer of “World of Tanks” and “World of Warships” should consider going public, according to Indie GO Fund’s managing partner, Vladimir Varenik. He expressed this opinion in an interview with RBC newspaper.

Studio S-GAME announced this achievement on social media.

Anthropic confirmed a ban in Claude on copying other people’s games, Jason Schreier found out why EA shut down BioWare, and the creators of Lords of the Fallen II took out a loan to complete the game — here’s a rundown of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

The release of Phantom Blade Zero provides an opportunity not only to examine the impressive metrics of the new Chinese blockbuster but also to discuss the two decades leading up to this project. From RPG Maker, mobile platforms, investments from Tencent, financial discipline, and creative compromises.