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.

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.

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.

In the second month of summer, residents of the United States tightened their belts a little and cut back on spending for video games, consoles, and other gaming hardware. This was reported by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella.

China is the largest gaming market in the world in terms of revenue. Analysts from Atomik Research, commissioned by the platform Rokky, attempted to determine the level of interest in China from the West.

Starbreeze reported its results for the first half of 2026, announcing a significant revenue decline but maintaining an optimistic outlook.

New material in the section “Looking for an Investor/Publisher”. Today we are talking about the game THE ENTERTAINERS, which is being developed by just one person.

An investment syndicate has announced its readiness to support promising games not only directly but also through a three-way collaboration with publishers.

Young Russians are spending significant amounts on video games, reports Mash, citing data from the “Center for Gambling Addiction Prevention”.

The company has three months to improve the situation.

Over the past decade, there has been an increase in interest in online gambling among U.S. residents, according to a Gallup survey. A total of 2,200 American adults participated in the survey.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 has a better chance of having a strong start compared to last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, according to Alinea Analytics. Analysts have observed that during the pre-order stage, the shooter is enjoying quite a decent demand on Steam.

Raze and Rebuild Studio calls itself a cooperative of developers seeking to “revive the gaming industry from the ashes.”

Despite the fact that Disco Elysium was released more than six years ago, a wave of its imitators and “spiritual successors” threatens to flood the market only now. We tried to analyze, based on the numbers, whether there is commercial potential in this niche.

The gaming industry is not only experiencing layoffs and team closures. There is also positive news — two new game development studios have been announced.

At least, that’s what former senior game designer at Rockstar San Diego, Kris Roberts, says.

In recent years, Bethesda Game Studios, along with other Microsoft gaming teams, have experienced several waves of mass layoffs. However, the atmosphere was much calmer in the past, claims the studio’s senior 3D artist, Alex Nguyen.

In its recent study, Bain & Company dedicated a section to the situation with direct sales (D2C) in gaming. Below are some findings.

This conclusion was reached by the consulting firm Bain & Company, which surveyed 5,300 people worldwide.