For gaming companies, payment processing is more than a technical necessity. Failed transactions can mean lost sales, currency conversions can eat into margins, and overly aggressive fraud prevention can frustrate paying customers. These challenges are particularly relevant to publishers and platforms operating their own stores and serving international audiences. In this article, UK-based payment services provider ExePay examines where payment infrastructure can create unnecessary costs for gaming businesses — and how a more integrated approach…

PlaySimple is a mobile studio from India specializing in word games. A year ago, its parent company Modern Times Group (MTG) announced plans to take the team public, but now has chosen to delay this move.

This was stated by Bill van Zyll, the General Manager for Nintendo’s Latin American division, during an interview with Coelho no Japão.

The company failed to overturn the penalty.

Adjust published a report dedicated to the Turkish mobile gaming market in the first half of 2026. As the company discovered, the activity of Turkish gamers continues to grow.

At the end of September, the Brazilian authorities temporarily banned online betting in the country. As discovered by the National Association of Games and Lotteries (ANJL), the decision cost many professionals their jobs.

The indie studio Easy Fox has encountered financial difficulties due to the popularity of the demo version of their upcoming driving lesson simulator, Teach My Little Sister How To Drive.

The creator of PlayStation has stated that game development will radically change in the coming years due to AI, Steam has set a new record for peak online users, and the sales of Star Wars Zero Company have been revealed — here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Most companies have traditionally considered the brands they’ve created or acquired in the past to be their most valuable assets. However, nowadays, what’s more important may be what they are capable of achieving in the future. The release of Gears of War: E-Day is an excellent opportunity to discuss how individual studios are transforming into independent and far more valuable IPs.

At the gaming culture festival The Tenth Mosaic, Japanese game designer Yoko Taro shared that he no longer wishes to be involved in games and would prefer to end his career, but his health concerns hold him back.

Recently on Steam, a personal calendar featuring recommended upcoming and recently released games has appeared, which is formed based on the preferences of the gamers themselves. The store has not disclosed exactly how the calendar algorithm works, but the CEO of Luden.io, Oleg Chumakov, has some guesses.

The British publisher Fireshine Games, known for releasing Core Keeper, Far Far West, and a plethora of other games, has recently expanded. The company announced the acquisition of the indie studio Fair Games.

It seems Sony is no longer very interested in virtual reality.

The French gambling regulator ANJ has announced the expansion of its cooperation with the agency responsible for monitoring advertising in the country. This will now also apply to games with monetizable digital items, including Web3 games with blockchain, NFTs, and crypto-assets.

Bandai Namco announced that Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve has already sold over 1 million copies worldwide. The arcade flight simulator reached this milestone faster than any previous installment in the 30-year-old franchise.

With a slight delay, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella published statistics on the U.S. gaming market for August 2026. According to the data, Americans are purchasing new releases well, yet this does not prevent the overall spending from continuing to decline.

Microsoft has announced the establishment of another division within XBOX, named XP.

Electronic Arts (EA) faced challenges following the sale of the company to a consortium of investors. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, bondholders have lodged complaints against EA, demanding more money than the face value of their securities.

In the section “Investor/Publisher Wanted” — IT BEGAN, a single-player tactical horror shooter by CODE84 from Tashkent. The team is seeking $40,000 to complete the demo version and prepare the project for negotiations with publishers and investors.