Is there a chance to succeed after an unsuccessful release? In short — almost none. Such an answer is quite boring, so today we will explore specific cases, the reasons for their initial failure and subsequent rise, and delve into the harsh reality for most projects in the market.

The first month of summer for the American gaming market has been revealed. As is tradition, analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana shared the statistics on social media.

It seems that Hasbro has decided to scale back its ambitions in the video game sector. This was discussed during their teleconference summarizing the second quarter of 2026.

The All-Russian Classification of Economic Activities will soon be expanded with 27 new codes. One of them will be specifically designed for studios engaged in video game development.

American gamers continue to file lawsuits over the rise in console prices in 2025, caused by tariffs implemented by Donald Trump. In the spring, they filed lawsuits against Nintendo and Sony, and now they have reached Microsoft’s gaming division.

The production of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl broke even before its release, declared the founder of GSC Game World studio,* Sergey Grigorovich. This was made possible through a partnership with Microsoft.

The Google Corporation is planning to update its advertising policy for online gambling. It announced that starting August 10, its service Google AdSense will permit the promotion of such projects in 35 countries, including Brazil, Canada, Serbia, and Russia.

In early May, the new head of XBOX, Asha Sharma, made some leadership changes in the gaming division and invited former colleagues from CoreAI to join the team. One of them was Jared Palmer. However, it turned out that he decided not to remain long in the position of Vice President of XBOX for Development.

On July 10, 2026, Palworld transitioned to a full release after two and a half years in early access. In light of this, Alinea Analytics decided to calculate the game’s metrics.

It was launched by the Creative Association of Uzbekistan (UzCA).

These observations were shared on social media by analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana.

Nacon’s financial situation is gradually improving. The company released a report for April to June 2026—the first quarter of its current fiscal year—and reported growth in certain metrics.

Midgar Studio, known for the games Edge Of Eternity and Edge of Memories, has indeed ceased to exist. This was announced on LinkedIn by its CEO, Jérémy Zeler-Maury.

We continue our series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Mikhail Dolgoborodov, the founder of the studios Darxel and “Varyagi.” Mikhail talked about the aspects of finding investors and publishers in the modern Russian reality.

At a conference in South Korea, Unity introduced the next version of its eponymous engine — Unity 7.

Last summer, the studio Three Dots Games, developers of the sci-fi puzzle game The Muller-Powell Principle, launched a critique against the game’s publisher, Take Aim Games. At that time, the studio claimed the company violated agreements and essentially stole the rights to the project. A year later, the dispute has been resolved.

The American startup Pascal has secured significant investments, raising $9 million during its Series A funding round.

Nintendo requested the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by American gamers in the spring. The lawsuit accused the company of attempting to “unjustly enrich” itself from additional tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in 2025.

The company Playtika is negotiating the sale of the studio behind Disney Solitaire, Dice Dreams, and Domino Dreams, claims Calcalist Tech. The potential buyer is Tencent.