The studio Mob Entertainment has conducted a round of layoffs. It decided to reduce the number of employees working on Escape From Playtime, a cooperative horror game set in the Poppy Playtime universe.

Gaming industry veteran Sebastian Cardoso examined the fate of three hundred studios developing PC and console games that have been acquired by large companies over the last 26 years. A significant portion had a grim fate.

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned the advertisement of mobile games by King, Scopely, Omnilojo, and Vistrex in the country. However, this ban is specific not to the promotion of the titles as a whole but to the distribution of several particular ad creatives.

Following Sony, Nintendo has reported its financial results. It shared the revenue details for the first half of fiscal 2027, which covers April to September of the calendar year 2026.

The Sony Corporation reported a successful second quarter of fiscal 2026, which spanned from July 1 to September 30. Its gaming division managed to increase many key metrics, with some showing significant growth.

The Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has restricted transfers from the U.S. accounts of Papaya Gaming. This decision was made amid its dispute with FIRY (formerly known as Skillz), to whom Papaya Gaming owes approximately $730 million.

The French union STJV leveled criticism at Microsoft, claiming that the corporation itself created financial problems for Arkane Lyon.

Before the market crashes under the pressure of GTA 6, it’s a great time to discuss the new releases for October on PC and consoles. In Japan, home console releases continue to dominate, Call of Duty returns to its prime, and Steam sets new records once again.

The team at itch.io has carried out a large-scale cleanup of the store, removing low-quality content created using artificial intelligence technologies. They announced on social media the deletion of “a couple of terabytes” of such projects.

The founders of miHoYo, the company behind Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and several other popular games, continue to increase their wealth. It has been reported that all three made it into the latest top 100 richest people in China, according to Hurun Research Institute.

TelecomDaily agency has evaluated the situation in the Russian mobile games market. The data appears optimistic.

Although the adventure action game South of Midnight was well-received by audiences and critics, it did not become a commercial hit. In an interview with MinnMax, the game’s creative director David Sears stated that this was predictable, and South of Midnight was fortunate to secure support from Microsoft.

The indie team Ahaha Studio shared with App2Top the story of launching their miniature MMO called Piworld.

The third quarter of 2026 was extremely successful for Remedy Entertainment financially. As the company reported in the financial report, this was made possible by the excellent launch of Control Resonant.

The iGaming market in the U.S. continues to grow, but at a slower pace. In the third quarter of 2026, its revenue increased by 12% year-over-year, according to analysts at Citizens JMP Securities. This is the lowest growth rate in the history of their observations.

The publisher Astragon Entertainment, a part of the Everplay Group holding, announced the imminent dissolution of Astragon Development. The studio has existed for nearly four decades.

The mobile strategy game Hustle Castle celebrates its ninth anniversary, having been released in 2017. To mark the occasion, MY.GAMES revealed fresh statistics about the game.

Paradox Interactive has released its financial report for the third quarter of 2026, which spanned from July 1 to September 30. The company is performing well.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Alexander Vashchenko, the founder and CEO of the game studio Game Gears.