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All publications for 18.03.2025

Payments to indie developers as part of the ID@Xbox program have exceeded $5 billion over 12 years

Microsoft has shared updated data on ID@Xbox. Since the program’s inception, the company has paid indie developers a total of over $5 billion.

Conferences March 18

The WN Media Group will hold a summit on LiveOps in Belgrade on April 10

In less than a month, the capital of Serbia will host a summit for game developers and publishers dedicated to the operation and support of video games. Speakers will include representatives from MY.GAMES, PLAYSTUDIOS, Playkot, and Nexters.

The indie hit R.E.P.O. topped the Steam chart among paid games, while Assassin’s Creed Shadows nearly made it into the top 10

Thanks to the spring sale, many old hits have predictably returned to the top of Steam’s best-selling games. However, the top five remain almost unchanged.

Sensor Tower has acquired VG Insights, an analytics service for console and PC games

The gaming analytics market continues to undergo consolidation. Sensor Tower has announced the acquisition of the platform Video Game Insights (VG Insights).

Media: Starbreeze plans to close its French division by summer amid financial difficulties

Layoffs continue among the developers of Payday. It has been reported that Starbreeze has finally decided to eliminate its French division.

Investor/publisher wanted March 18

The developer of the PC strategy game IamGraf is seeking between 2 to 16 million rubles for further development and the launch of a demo version

We continue our series of publications about games seeking investments or a publisher. Up next, we have a piece on IamGraf, a rogue-like strategy game about managing a county.

Pocketpair on the consequences of Palworld’s success: “I think many companies could crumble under threats and pressure”

Indie studio Pocketpair shared how the global success of Palworld unfolded at the GDC 2025 developer conference.

Now developers can integrate Discord into their games

The Discord team has announced the release of the Discord Social SDK. With this tool, developers can integrate some chat service features directly into games.