Former Gaijin Entertainment Community Manager Yevgeny Kononenko (also known as Keofox) wrote two lengthy posts on Reddit criticizing the authors of War Thunder. He alleged issues with data security within the company, discrimination against Russian-speaking employees, and manipulation of reviews on Steam.

Have you ever heard the claim that a good game will inevitably find its audience? It might have held true in 2016 when there were only 4,600 games released on Steam throughout the entire year. Meanwhile, in just the first three months of 2026, according to SteamDB, there have already been 5,700 releases. This density has turned the industry into a battle royale, where merely having a good game is no longer enough. Additionally, it…

The new release from Pearl Abyss reached this mark in less than a month following its launch, which took place on March 19, 2026.

A hacker attack on Rockstar Games unexpectedly had a positive effect on its parent company — Take-Two Interactive. Amid the data leak, the market value of Take-Two surged to $38 billion.

The LiveScore Group released its report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The company reported an increase in revenue and a reduction in losses.

The newspaper “Kommersant” reviewed the financial statements of major Russian gaming companies following last year’s results. It uncovered the revenue and profit figures for Astrum Entertainment, CarX Technologies, and “Fogeim”.

Officials hope that as a result, the country will create “new GTA or Tomb Raider” games.

From April 9 to 13, 2026, the original Graveyard Keeper was available for free on PC and consoles. As announced by tinyBuild’s CEO Alex Nichiporchik, the giveaway led to a sharp increase in sales of the game’s add-ons.

As a result, the game rose to the 143rd position among the most anticipated projects on Steam.

Microsoft may reduce the cost of Game Pass and introduce several changes to the subscription, reports The Verge, citing an internal memo for Xbox employees.

Google Ads has updated its advertising policy regarding gambling for the UAE. The new changes came into effect in March 2026.

The hacker group ShinyHunters has released information online that they managed to steal from Rockstar Games. Notably, the leaked materials revealed the earnings of GTA Online and Red Dead Online.

Such a fine was issued by the justice of the peace of Judicial District No. 422 in the Tagansky District of Moscow.

He was simply misunderstood.

A scandal continues to unfold around the creators of Ashes of Creation studio.

The Brazilian Institute of Responsible Gaming (IBJR) criticized the proposal by Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to ban online betting in the country. According to the organization, shutting down the legal betting market will not eliminate demand but will instead lead to the growth of the illegal sector, where player protection mechanisms are absent.

This was shared on X by tinyBuild’s CEO Alex Nichiporchik.

Pete Hines explained his reasons for leaving Bethesda, Blizzard won a lawsuit against the creators of unofficial World of Warcraft servers, and the sales of Road to Vostok exceeded 140,000 copies. Here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

After the first months of 2026, we compiled a new extensive report on the situation in the gaming stock market. Inside — a lot of data and illustrative tables. However, this time, positive trends are almost non-existent.