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News Today 12:34

Media: Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund considers merger of Electronic Arts and Savvy

According to Bloomberg, Saudi executives plan to create a unified structure for their expanding video game business.
News Today 11:59

Sales of the military sandbox Wardogs reached 1.25 million copies on the day of its early access release

This milestone was achieved in part thanks to pre-orders, which opened a month ago.
iGaming Yesterday

Online casinos might be banned in Brazil

The Brazilian government is preparing a provisional measure to introduce new restrictions for regulated betting operators. Sources from Focus Gaming News Brasil, close to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, reported that the document is expected to be submitted to the National Congress this week. Among the measures being discussed is a ban on online casinos.
Investor/publisher wanted Yesterday

The developer of the Metroidvania game FLASHLOOP is looking for an experienced publisher willing to invest in marketing

New content in the category “Looking for an Investor/Publisher”. Today, we’re talking about a project in the spirit of the Metroid series. It’s called FLASHLOOP and is being developed by solo developer Evgeny Yuzhny.
News Yesterday

Employees at Blizzard Entertainment have ratified their first union contract with the CWA

Approximately 1,900 employees of Blizzard Entertainment ratified their first union contract after two years of negotiations with Microsoft, as reported by the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The agreement encompasses all of Blizzard’s unionized groups, including teams from Overwatch, Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Platform & Technology, and Quality Assurance.
News Yesterday

The creator of God of War and Twisted Metal has called for the head of PlayStation Studios to be fired

Recent developments concerning Kojima Productions have stirred up some buzz.
News Yesterday

PlayStation passed on Kojima’s new game. Xbox immediately picked up the project

An unexpected turn of events. Sony ceased its collaboration with Kojima Productions and attempted to shut down the studio’s new project. Fortunately, it was rescued by Microsoft, whose gaming division decided to serve as the publisher for the upcoming release.
News Yesterday

The revenue of the mobile game Age of Magic reached $120 million over eight years of operation

The game has been downloaded 20 million times.
Premium Industry September 9

Why 2D Platformers Are a Non-Competitive Genre: An Illustrated Insight into the Niche with Numbers and Graphs

Even knowing about the saturation of the niche, indie developers continue to release thousands of 2D platformers annually. To conclusively address the issue, we analyzed a large dataset and prepared a detailed report on the market state — complete with illustrative tables, graphs, and possibly sobering conclusions.
Industry September 9

Cyprus is considering a ban on gambling for welfare recipients

Legislators and regulators in Cyprus are discussing how to identify recipients of the so-called Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) and restrict their access to gambling. The discussions arose due to concerns that state benefits might be used for betting by vulnerable households.
News September 9

The developers of the mobile game Star Stable Online have announced a 20% reduction in staff

Swedish company Star Stable Entertainment has initiated a restructuring process. As part of this, it has undertaken significant layoffs.
News September 9

In France, a new gaming festival has been announced at the national level

Game initiatives are rarely announced by the country’s top officials. However, this is exactly what happened in France.
News September 9

Changes are brewing in the App Store. Apple aims to increase revenue from the app store

There’s no information on what they will be, but according to Western media, they have already led to significant changes in the team.
News September 9

Dave the Diver sold 10 million copies

A cozy project about underwater hunting and sushi preparation has reached impressive sales figures.
Industry September 9

GamesBeat, supported by Xsolla, released a report on the state of the markets in Cyprus and Israel

This is a 24-page document that refers to the countries as the “Mediterranean corridor of gaming influence and innovation.”
News September 9

Mark Cerny and Geoff Keighley have launched a funding program for student game designers

Two stars of the gaming industry have established a structure designed to help budding specialists in the field of game design get on their feet. It is called the Nova Games Foundation.
News September 9

The management of FuturLab quietly laid off part of the team

Top management is not always prepared for transparency. At least, that was the case with FuturLab, famous for Powerwash Simulator (which has grossed over $40 million on Steam alone). Even the team leads were not informed about the layoffs.
News September 8

There are only three days left (!) until the deadline for submitting applications for the showcase and indie pitch at WN Conference Cyprus ’26

Both applications can be submitted until September 11, inclusive.
News September 8

Firefly Studios has launched its own publishing label — Wuselfaktory

He will specialize in strategies.
News September 8

The Institute for Internet Development allocated a grant for the creation of a demo for a shooter by GetDevelopment studio. The amount could have been 200 million rubles

The exact amount is not officially disclosed. The estimate was provided by one of Kommersant’s experts.
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