Concerns about a ban on online games for children under 15 in the European Union have not been confirmed. However, the proposed legislation does suggest rather strict regulations. We reviewed the published documents and figured out how the EU aims to transform “child protection” from a safety function into a part of product design.

This opinion was expressed by Bruce Straley in an interview with Edge.

While Western game developers and publishers regularly conduct layoffs, companies from Japan hardly reduce their staff. According to Amir Satvat, former director of game business development at Tencent, this can be attributed to the unique way of conducting business in the country.

Fifty-seven residents of the cluster are engaged in video games.

Companies rarely reveal publicly how much they spend on developing their games. Ubisoft is no exception. However, thanks to data from German authorities, the potential development cost of the city-builder Anno 117: Pax Romana has been revealed.

She isn’t very fond of the proposal to limit children from the European Union’s access to online games.

The Belgian gambling market regulator published its annual report, stating that in 2025, the gross income from licensed online gambling in Belgium increased by 5.4% to €965 million. Consequently, the online segment’s share of the market reached 59%.

At the beginning of the year, Epic Games conducted massive layoffs, saying goodbye to more than a thousand employees. Five of them decided not to seek employment in existing studios but to establish their own—it’s called The Drop Circuit.

Gamers continue to actively add the Chinese action game Phantom Blade Zero to their wishlists, reports S-GAME Studio.

The American company Nex, which created the Nex Playground console, has some good news. It has managed to secure multimillion-dollar investments as part of its Series E funding round.

The company Top App Games continues to report on the achievements of the mobile PvP strategy game Ludus: Merge Arena.

On September 16, the European Commission officially unveiled a draft law called the EU Kids Act, which could make it more difficult for European minors to access online games. The initiative was immediately criticized by Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.

New material in the “Investor/Publisher Wanted” series. Today, we introduce a turn-based card RPG called Whist. The project has been in development for several years. Currently, the team is seeking a publisher and funding for enhancing the visual components.

Square Enix announced reaching a significant milestone on social media.

On September 16, the free-to-play game Aniimo by the Chinese Pawprint Studio was released. In this game, players journey through a fantasy world collecting magical creatures. The Steam version attracted a significant number of concurrent players within just the first few hours.

1312 Interactive is a small publisher from India, positioning itself as the country’s first publisher of console and PC games. Recently, it successfully conducted a seed funding round.

The lawsuit was filed by a former employee of Activision Blizzard who worked at the company from 2009 to 2023.

Starting October 7, 2026, Google advertising services will no longer allow content related to online gambling aimed at residents of Croatia. The corporation announced this upcoming policy change in its blog.

It’s not only Build a Rocket Boy facing problems. The studio Heart Machine has also been forced to undergo major layoffs and is now in a rather precarious situation.