Developers rarely publicly disclose the budget for their games. The lack of official data prompted the analytical portal HushCrasher to try to estimate the cost of creating games distributed on Steam.

Last Friday marked the fourth episode of the show Web Shop Arena. As a reminder, this show features mobile game developers competing for a prize pool of $85,000.

President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto has instructed the cabinet to consider blocking certain online games in the country. This was reported by State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi during an interview with journalists.

Misery was removed from sale on Steam following a DMCA complaint from the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Roskachestvo decided to inspect Homescapes and Royal Match for manipulative mechanics, NetEase closed Jackalyptic Games — here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

The development of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 cost 600 million Swedish kronor (62.8 million USD), according to estimates by analysts from the Swedish bank Swedbank. This does not include marketing expenses, which would increase the budget.

Coffee Stain will soon become a publicly traded company, spinning off from Embracer Group. This provides an excellent opportunity to take an in-depth look at its business, which, spoiler alert, showcases remarkable efficiency and resilience. In particular, we will examine the publisher’s finances and estimate its potential market value.

The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (ODVGI) has announced new additions to its ranks.

The Japanese company announced such plans during a presentation dedicated to its medium-term business strategy.

GTA VI is ultimately not releasing on May 26, 2026, as stated in the latest financial report from Take-Two Interactive. The company, along with its subsidiary studio Rockstar Games, has decided the game needs more time for polish, postponing the release by six months — it is now scheduled for November 19, 2026.

Alex Hutchinson, co-founder of the Raccoon Logic studio, is disappointed with the revenue from the action-adventure game Revenge of the Savage Planet. In an interview with FRVR, he stated that although the game attracted over a million people, from a financial standpoint, it did not perform well.

The Chinese corporation Xiaomi and the mobile marketing agency Mobisharks have announced a joint event for gaming companies— Xiaomi & Mobisharks Connect. It will take place in Limassol in two weeks.

This milestone was achieved by the game in less than a month: its release took place on October 15.

NetEase continues to downsize. This time, it has decided to disband Bad Brain Game Studios, a Canadian studio led by former Watch Dogs: Legion lead producer Sean Crooks.

Last week, it was reported that Rockstar Games had dismissed about 30-40 employees. It was initially mentioned that they had blatantly violated discipline, but no further official details were provided. Now, the company has explained in a comment to Bloomberg that the reason for the layoffs was due to leaks.

For seven years, Supercell has been unable to expand its catalog of evergreen hits. Squad Busters could have turned the tide, but it too was recently shut down. Throughout its history, the company has “killed” dozens of games. The reasons and outcomes of this approach are explored in our new in-depth article.

New post in the “Looking for Investor/Publisher” section. This time, it is about the 2D platformer SWORDFORMER from the creators of Choice of Life, the Saint Petersburg-based Blazing Planet Studio.

On November 4, Paradox Interactive released the first new Europa Universalis in 12 years. A significant number of players decided to try out the global strategy game: its peak online players on Steam reached 77,320.

The period for publishing quarterly reports continues. Now, G5 Entertainment has shared its financial results for July through September 2025.

The companies Xsolla and Futura Digital have announced a free webinar for mobile developers and publishers. Experts will discuss legislation related to game monetization restrictions by government regulators across the globe.