The studio of Evgeny Grishakov, Garden of Dreams, boasted about the first major achievement of Meltopia — an adventure game where the objective is to melt snow with a thermal gun and search for mammoth remains.

The South Korean company KRAFTON has agreed to pay the studio Unknown Worlds a promised multimillion-dollar bonus. This was reported by sources from The Korea Economic Daily.

We continue to regularly publish video presentations from the “Game Industry” conference, which took place on April 22 in Minsk.

The advertising platform Buzzoola, owned by MTS, came to this conclusion.

Investment firm Yolo Investments has announced the launch of a new fund amounting to $250 million. The funds will be allocated to companies that attract investments within Series A-C funding rounds.

Last week, it became known that Bungie plans to conduct major layoffs. The studio was pushed to this decision after deciding to cease content support for its flagship, Destiny 2. Amidst a series of grim news, discussions began online suggesting that Bungie might cease to exist entirely. However, journalist and insider Jason Schreier disagrees with this notion.

Last night, on May 27, IO Interactive officially launched the spy action game 007 First Light, which tells the story of young James Bond’s adventures. Prior to this, the game was available exclusively for pre-order holders for a day.

We continue to regularly publish video presentations from the “Gaming Industry” conference, which took place on April 22 in Minsk.

Incremental games are one of the fastest-growing segments on PC. We present a comprehensive benchmark report on the state of this niche to understand how the idle game market currently looks on Steam.

The Turkish government has announced an expansion of its support program for mobile game developers. Under this program, the authorities will reimburse local studios for part of the expenses incurred in operational and marketing needs.

Rumors that CD PROJEKT is working on a third DLC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have turned out to be true. The Polish company has officially announced the expansion titled Songs of the Past. However, investors have reacted coolly to the announcement.

The “Igromir” brand continues to expand. A month and a half ago, a cloud gaming service of the same name was launched under it. Now, a gaming publishing division has also emerged.

Spain has joined the list of regions where the prediction platforms Polymarket and Kalshi no longer operate. The country’s Ministry of Consumer Affairs decided to impose restrictions on them due to the lack of a license to organize gambling activities.

Mistakes when working with regional pricing can be costly, claims Tom Kaczmarczyk, the founder of the analytical service IndieBI. He shared his thoughts on this topic at the Digital Dragons 2026 conference.

The amount was revealed on social media by the Mayor of Moscow, Sergey Sobyanin.

In March 2026, the position of CEO at Remedy Entertainment was taken by Jean-Charles Gaudechon, a veteran of Electronic Arts and CCP Games with 20 years of experience in game development. Recently, he gave an interview to The Game Business, where he shared his thoughts on the studio’s business.

The head of miHoYo, Liu Wei, spoke at a private event in Beijing dedicated to artificial intelligence. During the event, he announced plans for the Chinese studio to actively develop AI for game creation.

The upcoming spy action game by IO Interactive is reportedly not in high demand, claims Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad. According to him, 007 First Light has not significantly attracted gamers who did not grow up with James Bond stories.

In October 2025, GameMill Entertainment published the adventure game Snoopy & The Great Mystery Club about the adventures of the famous dog Snoopy from the Peanuts comics. Seven months after the game’s release, the publisher faced a lawsuit.