The gambling company Bally’s Intralot has agreed to purchase Evoke — the owner of the William Hill and 888 brands. The deal is valued at £243.1 million.

At the SPIEF 2026, the head of the Republic of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, not only announced the region’s ambitions in game development. He also disclosed the estimated cost of “Off-Road Commanders”—the spiritual successor to “Truckers,” being developed with the support of the Mordovian authorities.

In recent years, the government of Mordovia has been paying significant attention to the development of the gaming industry in the region. This was shared by the head of the republic, Artem Zdunov, in a conversation with “Interfax” during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026.

The staff at Supercell has decreased, reports MobileGamer, citing social media posts from former employees.

Another piece of news about wishlists was shared by the Russian-speaking team Team VAC and publisher Spaghetti Cat.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. This time, we delved into a highly practical topic — the processes involved when working with game designers. Helping us navigate this was Leonid Rastorguev, Director of Game Design at Owlcat Games.

This is a record for tinyBuild games.

The Ministry of Finance and National Economy of Greece has introduced a bill to reform the regulation of the gambling market. The document outlines measures against illegal gambling, enhanced oversight of the licensed sector, and changes to the taxation of winnings in online games.

The document comprises 24 pages.

The online launch of Gothic 1 Remake on Steam surpassed 77,000 players, Metacore laid off more than half of its staff, and Paramount Skydance formed a new gaming division—here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Microsoft Corporation has taken a step towards developers creating games on the Godot engine. It announced the release of a special demonstration project intended to simplify the release of games on the XBOX for PC.

There isn’t much public information about how much games earn on VK Play. Some insight can be gleaned from the developers who publish games on the platform. Recently, Yevgeny Grishakov, the founder of Garden of Dreams studio, shared some of this information.

After two months of beta testing, the Steam team has officially changed the design of the store’s main page. They have made a series of specific enhancements.

What genres are popular on smartphones and the web? How do teams monetize them? How quickly are these sectors developing? We asked these questions to major players in the mobile and web markets in Russia.

The Allwyn Group of Companies released its results for the first quarter of 2026. Its key metrics demonstrated growth.

Another indie hit continues to make waves on Steam.

Russian game developers will soon be able to rely on support from a new fund, reports “Kommersant.” According to the newspaper, the fund will be jointly launched by Hobby World and Indie GO.

There is an addition to the list of public companies. The marketing platform Liftoff announced that it will conduct an IPO on the American stock exchange NASDAQ.

In two weeks, on June 18 and 19, a business event for game developers and publishers, WN Istanbul’26, will take place in Turkey. Here’s what’s on the event’s agenda.