Sony’s upcoming move away from discs has become one of the most talked-about events in the industry in recent months. We decided to take a look at the situation from a market data perspective to find out how the share of digital sales has changed among major publishers and what the current state of gaming retail is.

The company KRAFTON announced a new deal. It has invested in Neon—a platform focused on infrastructure for direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales in mobile games.

At the beginning of autumn, one of the largest cities in Cyprus will host a new session of the conference for developers and publishers organized by WN Media Group. Among its guests are expected representatives from Loot, Xsolla, Avow, OHM, ByteDance, GEM Capital, and many other companies.

It took exactly one year for the Chinese souls-like game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers to reach this milestone: its release took place on July 24, 2025, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series.

Gaming companies from China engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) at an impressive pace during the first six months of 2026. This conclusion was reached by Youxi Tuoluo, which analyzed activity in the local market.

The corporation was accused of failing to comply with the Digital Market Act.

The largest pension funds in Australia are actively investing in gambling, according to a study by SustainoMetric. Analysts noted that 20 funds hold gambling stocks worth at least 14.8 billion Australian dollars, or 10.33 billion U.S. dollars.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot does not see a disaster in Sony’s decision to stop producing discs for new PlayStation games after 2028. He stated this during a conference call with investors and analysts.

In Ubisoft’s latest financial report, the company also shared new sales data for the remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. They announced that within 14 days from its release, the game sold 3.5 million copies.

The financial reporting period has arrived, and Ubisoft was quick to announce its results for April-June 2026. This marked the first quarter of the current fiscal year for the company, and it didn’t go very smoothly.

New material in the “Investor/Publisher Wanted” section. Today, we’re highlighting a collectible card game from Belarusian developers. It’s called “The Load of the Lord.”

On June 22, 2026, the stock price of the Chinese giant Tencent fell by 7.1%, as noted by Bloomberg. The last time it decreased by a larger percentage in a single day was nearly a year and a half ago, in April 2025.

It seems that yet another game studio has closed its doors. This time, the Spanish Vermila Studios has gone “under the knife”.

The European antitrust regulator did not obstruct a consortium of investors led by the Saudi Public Investment Fund from purchasing Electronic Arts (EA). It granted permission for the deal to proceed.

Sony’s decision to stop producing discs with new releases for PlayStation starting in 2028 poses a serious threat to the used games and gaming goods market, writes CNBC. So much so that there are risks of it collapsing.

No Brakes Games studio and publisher Curve Games announced this achievement in celebration of the game’s anniversary: on July 22, it turned 10 years old.

Recently, the founder of GSC Game World*, Sergey Grigorovich, made a bold statement — Microsoft fully funded the development of S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl, providing even more money than needed. However, the studio itself refuted his claims.

The Bulgarian government has rejected a proposal to tighten the regulation of online gambling in the country. This proposal was previously put forward by opposition parties.

The Steam team didn’t stop at merely updating the wishlist functionality. Valve also enhanced the gifting system on the platform.