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In Kazakhstan, payments to illegal online casinos from phone accounts will be blocked

The authorities in Kazakhstan have instructed telecom operators to strengthen their control over payments to illegal online casinos, including blocking transactions made through phone balances. This requirement was issued by the country’s Financial Monitoring Agency.

News Today 11:38

Media: Asha Sharma has made leadership changes at Xbox — she has invited former colleagues from CoreAI to join the team

The publication The Verge reviewed a letter sent by the new head of Xbox, Asha Sharma, to the employees of Microsoft’s gaming division. The letter discusses leadership changes within the organization.

News Today 09:29

Battlefield 6 helped EA achieve the highest annual revenue in the company’s history

As of March 31, 2026, Electronic Arts (EA) concluded its fiscal year. According to the company’s report, the year was significant for the company—at least in terms of net bookings.

The WN Growth Summit will take place on May 28 in Limassol. Its key theme is how the gaming business can achieve growth

The WN Growth Summit is an annual series of events where game development owners and top executives discuss industry challenges, share experiences, and seek new growth opportunities.

Major Legal Conflicts in the Gaming Industry (July — December 2025)

The law firm Semenov&Pevzner prepared a global report on legal conflicts in the gaming industry for the second half of 2025. In those six months, there were patent news from Nintendo, a series of conflicts in AI, as well as developments in the Apple vs. Epic Games dispute.

Sales of Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era reached 650,000 copies in less than a week

The new “Heroes” continue to sell excellently.

Supercell to become the owner of Metacore, the developer of Merge Mansion

The Finnish giant Supercell is set to grow even larger. It has announced plans to purchase all shares of the creators behind the popular mobile puzzle game Merge Mansion.

Steam denied an indie developer the publication of a game demo due to a violation of its own copyright

The Japanese indie developer Daikichi_EMP announced that he encountered an unexpected issue when trying to release a demo of his new game on Steam—Wired Tokyo 2007. The moderators did not approve it, citing a copyright violation. However, according to Daikichi_EMP, the rights in question belong not to someone else, but to himself.

Control has sold more than 6 million copies

In the latest quarterly report, Remedy Entertainment not only discussed its finances but also announced a new milestone for Control.

Revenues decreased again — and more from Remedy’s quarterly report

Remedy Entertainment prepared a financial report for the first three months of 2026. The company informed investors that, ahead of the release of Control Resonant, it began to spend more on marketing, which, among other things, affected its revenue and profit.

iGaming Yesterday

Warren Buffett: Americans Are in the Most “Gambling” Mood in History

The renowned investor Warren Buffett believes that U.S. residents are currently more involved in gambling than ever before. He expressed this view in an interview with CNBC.

Unity has started the open beta test of an AI assistant for game development

The company Unity announced the release of the beta version of Unity AI — an AI-based toolset integrated into the editor, which allows for faster game development.

The creators of Marvel Snap have laid off some employees, but possibly only a very small number

Recently, a number of former developers of the card game Marvel Snap posted on social networks about layoffs at Second Dinner. Their messages were soon confirmed by the studio’s management.

How Indie Studios Can Survive on Steam in 2026 — A Round Table with Door 407, Perelesoq, and Brigada Games

In mid-April, we held a meetup on the topic of survival for Russian-speaking indie teams in the current environment. We spoke with representatives of notable studios about how long the road to success takes, why games don’t need a plot, and where to find funding for development.

XO Market has raised $6 million to create a “YouTube for prediction markets”

XO Market has successfully closed its seed funding round, raising $6 million from investors to develop the platform where users can create their own prediction markets.

Tencent has acquired another part of the studio behind Black Myth: Wukong

Tencent now owns 24% of Game Science shares.

Authors of “Smuta” accused of violating labor laws — Cyberia Nova denies everything

Promo artist for “Smuta,” Dmitry Solyanik-Krasa, has filed a lawsuit against Cyberia Nova. He claims that he worked at the studio for over two years, but the labor process had violations.

GameStop wants to buy eBay for $55.5 billion

A major deal might occur in the USA. The gaming retailer GameStop has proposed to acquire the company eBay.

The main events over the weekend (May 1-3)

The game Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era recouped its development costs in just one day, Sony has agreed to pay $7.8 million for a monopoly on PlayStation, and analysts have found that exclusives remain the main reason for purchasing consoles — here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

Premium Industry May 1

Steam Trends: How to Analyze the Market and Avoid Developing a Game for No One

There’s nothing more daunting than spending many years on development only to realize: no one wants your game. Unfortunately, there is no guaranteed way to avoid failure. However, you can improve your chances of success if you evaluate the niche and potential competitors before development, at least by the obvious criteria. Read our material to find out what these criteria are.

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