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Machine Party sold half a million copies in a week

Machine Party is a collection of brutal cooperative mini-games from Mike Klubnika, the creator of Buckshot Roulette. It was released on July 30, 2026, and had an excellent launch.

News Today 16:08

Unity sold the mobile publisher Supersonic for $40 million

Supersonic is no longer owned by Unity. Its new owner is Tripledot Studios.

News Today 16:08

Unity reported its best quarter in the last six years

Unity released its financial report for the second quarter of 2026. According to its CEO, Matthew Bromberg, the company achieved its highest performance since its stock market debut in 2020.

News Today 13:43

Devolver Digital announced plans to delist from the stock exchange — following this, its shares plummeted by 60%

Five years ago, indie publisher Devolver Digital listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange, becoming a public company. Now, they find this status unappealing.

News Today 12:41

The platformer The Eternal Life of Goldman by the creators of This is the Police has accumulated 500,000 wishlists

Interest in The Eternal Life of Goldman continues to grow.

News Today 12:04

The creators of Halo: Combat Evolved laid off some employees shortly after the game’s release

Halo Studios recently faced a reduction in staff. This was reported by Insider Gaming, citing posts by the studio’s former employees on LinkedIn.

News Today 11:00

The refund of duties, profit growth, and a decline in Switch 2 sales — key points from Nintendo’s quarterly report

The turn to publish a financial report has come for Nintendo. The Japanese company presented the results of the first quarter of fiscal 2027, which ended on June 30, 2026.

iGaming Today 09:40

The CEO of Flutter Entertainment is stepping down

Flutter Entertainment is undergoing leadership changes. The company announced that CEO Peter Jackson has decided to step down after eight years at the helm. His last working day will be September 30.

News Today 09:10

King refused to make concessions to the Swedish unions—they wanted a collective labor agreement for employees

The company King has rejected the proposal from the unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer to establish a so-called “collective bargaining agreement” with employees working in its Swedish branch. Negotiations between the parties lasted for more than a year.

Premium Industry Yesterday

3 million copies of Palworld, Black Flag’s triumph, Nintendo’s dominance, and a new Steam record: the highest-grossing releases of July

July will be remembered as one of the most eventful months of 2026. Steam set another record for the number of releases, Nintendo dominated the Japanese charts, and a whole slew of mid-budget projects and indie games sold hundreds of thousands of copies. More details in our traditional column.

News Yesterday

Coffee Stain Report: Revenue Increased by a Third, but New Deep Rock Galactic Launched Below Expectations

Last year, Coffee Stain officially separated from the Embracer Group. Now it publishes its financial reports independently. In a recent document, the company shared results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 (April-June).

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The creator of the joke game This Game Costs 200 Dollars “earned” $1.3 million, but almost all of it was returned through refunds

At the beginning of the year, 18-year-old American Michael Major jokingly released a simple adventure game on Steam titled This Game Costs 200 Dollars. Despite its hefty $200 price tag, the game gained unexpected attention from gamers.

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The British publisher Secret Mode has opened its own game development studio

She will take on the role of a support team.

News Yesterday

Over a million people have played Hell is Us

The game reached the million mark almost a year after its release on September 4, 2025.

iGaming Yesterday

Betsson has completed the acquisition of a portion of Rhino Entertainment

Betsson has officially acquired the Canadian business of Rhino Entertainment along with a range of technological assets. The purchase cost a total of €64.5 million.

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Sony expects to receive half a billion dollars in compensation for tariffs in the US—70% of that amount has already been collected

During a recent teleconference with investors and analysts, Sony addressed the topic of additional tariffs it had paid in the US before they were canceled. This was noted by journalist Stephen Totilo from Game File.

News Yesterday

The sale of Electronic Arts has officially concluded

The second largest deal in the history of the gaming industry has been closed—marking the largest leveraged buyout globally. Electronic Arts (EA) is now owned by an investor group led by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).

News August 4

Atari reported the highest annual revenue in the last 10 years

Atari announced its results for the fiscal year 2026, which ended on March 31, 2026. According to the company’s calculations, it earned 56 million euros during the reporting period — the best result in a decade.

News August 4

ReStory has been added to wishlists 700,000 times already

The retro technology repair simulator ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs continues to attract an audience. Alex Nichiporchik, CEO of the publisher tinyBuild, announced on social media about reaching a new wishlist milestone.

News August 4

Media: Midnight Club 5 canceled due to internal conflict within Rockstar Games

In the Midnight Club racing series, four games were released in their time, but there could have been more. In an interview with Insider Gaming, former senior game designer at Rockstar San Diego, Kris Roberts, revealed that the company shelved the fifth installment after initially trying to develop it.