We decided to experiment a bit with the format. This time, it’s not an interview but a conversation. Visiting App2Top is the CTO of the Balancy service and popular industry blogger, Andrey Apanasik.

The gaming industry in Cyprus has established its own award to highlight the achievements of companies and projects that are significant to the country. It’s called the Cyprus Game Industry Awards and is held during the September WN Conference Cyprus’26.

The Chinese giant Tencent once acquired many gaming companies, either fully or partially. This is how a piece of Netmarble, a South Korean corporation known for games like Marvel Future Fight, Lineage 2: Revolution, and The Seven Deadly Sins, ended up in its portfolio. Now, the lion’s share of this piece has essentially returned to Netmarble itself.

A month ago, Epic Games showcased a new version of its digital game store and launcher at Unreal Fest—faster and more personalized. It is anticipated that these changes will ultimately allow it to better compete with Steam. However, Emmanuel Rosier, Newzoo’s director of market analysis, is not so sure about this.

The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of Belarus has prepared a draft law that provides for the introduction of additional restrictions on the advertising of gambling in the country. It concerns both traditional gambling and iGaming.

The company GDEV has unexpectedly decided to part ways with one of its games — Island Hoppers. This was announced in its latest financial report.

The company GDEV, behind the Hero Wars game series, reported its financial results for the first half of 2026. Based on the figures, the period proved to be mixed for the company.

Take-Two Interactive wants to unmask the authors of GTA VI leaks through legal action, Double Fine Productions has completed its separation from Microsoft, and sales of How to Fish surpassed a million copies in just two days — here are the key events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Jeff Kaplan has shaped the look and game design of World of Warcraft for years. Tim Cain became the main architect of Fallout. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk founded BioWare. You’ve probably played their games, but you might not know the legends by name. However, you definitely know Sid Meier. Because there is no game simply called “Civilization.” There is only Sid Meier’s Civilization.

The last fiscal year, ending on June 30, 2026, became one of the most successful for the Australian publisher and developer PlaySide Studios. The release of the noir cartoon shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire played a crucial role in this success.

The gaming outsourcer Enduring Games, which has contributed to Borderlands 4, Avowed, the remake of Demon’s Souls, and many other titles, has decided to support its colleagues at the FarBridge studio. It allocated funds to them for the creation of Job Simulator: Human Relations.

There are only two weeks left until the release of the samurai action game Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and by this point, many gamers have already added it to their wishlist. As announced by Capcom, the game has been wishlisted over 2 million times in total.

The studio Unknown Worlds regularly engages in charitable activities. For instance, in 2018, it directed a portion of its revenue to the whale and dolphin conservation fund, and in 2020, it allocated funds to combat COVID-19. Now, the developers have decided to assist with the removal of plastic waste from the ocean.

On October 15-16, a business event WN Yerevan’26 will take place in the capital of Armenia with the support of App2Top. The event will feature an exhibition of games from independent developers and an indie pitch. Here is what you need to do to attend.

The venture capital fund Makers Fund has raised a quarter of a billion dollars for new investments. The money raised will be invested in startups, including gaming ones.

In recent days, the hacking group CyberLeek has been actively releasing gameplay videos of GTA VI online. As a result, the shares of Take-Two Interactive have started losing value.

One and a half months ago, the authorities of New Zealand announced that the country’s iGaming market would become licensed and began accepting applications from operators. As it turns out, there are noticeably more applicants wanting to acquire a license than there are licenses available.

The studio Evil Empire and the company Ubisoft announced this achievement on the social network X.

The studio behind South of Midnight has officially departed from Microsoft’s gaming division and has become independent. This separation was discussed by the head of Compulsion Games, Guillaume Provost, in an interview with GamesBeat.