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News Today 15:01

The dance in Fortnite has once again become the subject of a lawsuit, but the case is not against Epic Games

This time, a lawsuit has been filed against Sony.
News Today 12:38

The creators of the unsuccessful Chernobylite 2 have filed for bankruptcy

The Polish studio The Farm 51, best known for the Chernobylite series, continues to face difficulties.
News Today 10:01

The nationalization did not prevent the main legal entity of “Lesta Games” from increasing its revenue by the end of 2025

Last year was not the easiest for the group of companies “Lesta Games”—its former owner Malik Khatazhaev was found guilty of creating an extremist organization with Wargaming’s head, Viktor Kislyi, and “Lesta Games” itself came under state control. Despite all this, its main legal entity managed to achieve revenue growth.
News Today 08:46

Weekend Highlights (April 4-5)

Quantic Lab has exited the Embracer Group, Hozy sales exceeded 100,000 copies in four days, and Sony removed more low-quality games from the PlayStation Store. Here’s a recap of the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.
Premium Industry April 3

Epic vs Google: How the Game and App Market on Android Might Change Following Tim Sweeney’s Crusade

The long-standing dispute between Epic Games and Google is nearing its conclusion. We have reviewed the latest legal documents and prepared a detailed analysis of the main changes affecting both the Play Store and the creators of Fortnite.
News April 3

The AI division of Take-Two has been hit by a wave of layoffs

Take-Two Interactive may have tempered its enthusiasm for artificial intelligence. The company reduced the team responsible for AI development.
News April 3

Co-founder of Raven Software has left the company—he worked at the studio for 36 years

Brian Raffel announced his departure from Raven Software. He decided it’s time to retire and enjoy a well-deserved rest.
News April 3

Sony acquired the AI company Cinemersive Labs to enhance graphics in games

The deal amount is undisclosed.
News April 2

Ampere Analysis: The release of the Switch 2 significantly boosted the revenue of third-party games on Nintendo consoles, but not unit sales

Analysts came to this conclusion when they compared game performance for the period from April to December in the years 2024 and 2025.
News April 2

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 earns $30,000 for every negative review on Steam — and other humorous analytics from GameDiscoverCo

On April 1st, many companies make humorous announcements and generally play tricks on their audience. GameDiscoverCo, an analytical service, also joined in and launched the Insights Lab tool, which allows users to explore various atypical statistics on Steam.
News April 2

Sales of the futuristic turn-based strategy game MENACE have exceeded 250,000 copies

The publisher, Hooded Horse, and the studio Overhype Studios shared initial data on the number of MENACE copies sold in the Steam news center.
News April 2

Call of Duty veteran Jason Blundell has opened a new studio—the third one already

He announced its launch just a week after Sony closed his previous studio, Dark Outlaw Games.
News April 2

Coffee Stain Malmö, the studio behind the mobile versions of Goat Simulator 3 and Songs of Conquest, has been closed

She worked for five years.
Premium Analytics April 1

In March, Steam set a record for the number of releases in a month: an analysis of the top-grossing games on PC and consoles

March turned out to be perhaps the most eventful month of the first quarter of 2026. In our traditional column, we present plenty of data and graphics on revenue, sales, and other metrics of the main new releases, as well as information on interesting records and the most anticipated games of April.
News April 1

Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era will launch in early access on April 30 — the game has nearly 2 million wishlists

The studio Unfrozen and publisher Hooded Horse have announced the release date for Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era.
News April 1

The release of UNIGINE 2.21 has taken place.

The company UNIGINE has announced the release of a new version of its namesake engine — 2.21. It has been nine months since the previous release.
News April 1

How the Video Rental Simulator Retro Rewind Achieved Success — Analysis

On March 17, Retro Rewind — Video Store Simulator was released on Steam, where players need to manage a video rental store from the early 1990s. It showed excellent sales, and in this regard, analyst Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo tried to identify the reasons behind the game’s popularity.
Interview April 1

“Passport verification in games is no longer a question of ‘if,’ but of ‘when’ and ‘where,'” says Natalia Vozian from Xsolla regarding the tightening of regulations

We discussed in detail how countries around the world are starting to tighten verification rules in games with Natalia Vozyan, who holds the position of VP of Legal & Operations at the company Xsolla.
News April 1

Crimson Desert sold over 4 million copies

The developers from Pearl Abyss shared the latest sales data on Crimson Desert via social media.
News April 1

Shift Up has acquired the studio responsible for creating Resident Evil

The creators of Stellar Blade have decided to expand. They announced the acquisition of Unbound — a studio founded several years ago by the renowned game designer Shinji Mikami.
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