We continue our story about studios founded by former employees of Blizzard Entertainment. Since 2020, at least two dozen such companies have emerged, collectively raising over $200 million. They are all led by industry veterans, but most teams have not yet succeeded in releasing anything noteworthy.

The analytics service AppMagic has compiled a top-10 list of the largest mobile game publishers in terms of net IAP revenue in major Western markets* for the first quarter of 2025. As was the case last year, the list is topped by Scopely.

The gaming subscription market in the U.S. has nearly stopped growing, claims Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. This trend makes the expert skeptical about assertions that Game Pass and other similar services might eventually take over the gaming industry.

The Finnish company Remedy Entertainment has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2025, boasting strong revenue growth.

On the evening of April 29, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reported on large-scale layoffs at Electronic Arts (EA). According to his information, the company has decided to cut between 300 and 400 employees.

The new leader in the Steam top-selling chart is The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. The remaster of the iconic RPG from Bethesda Game Studios surpassed all other games in Valve’s store weekly revenue, including the free-to-play hit Counter-Strike 2.

The Moscow court has imposed administrative fines on Blizzard Entertainment and MY.GAMES. This was reported by TASS, citing a statement from the court’s press office.

The South Korean company KRAFTON has released a new financial report. It announced that the first three months of 2025 were the best in its history in terms of revenue.

Two weeks ago, Dream Games studio launched a “star-studded” advertising campaign for the mobile puzzle game Royal Kingdom, filming several commercials featuring celebrities. The MobileGamer portal attempted to determine how much the developers might have paid the celebrities.

On April 28th, the role-playing gacha game Wuthering Waves appeared on Steam. It reached Valve’s store almost a year after its initial release, which took place in May 2024.

The Polish company PlayWay has reported its financial results for 2024, stating that the past year was very successful for its business.

Rise of Rebellion is a fantasy action RPG created by the Japanese solo developer Hytacka and published by Kodansha. The game was released on Steam on April 21, 2025, and its launch proved to be disappointing for its creator.

Last week, Paradox Interactive reported on the first quarter of 2025, which spanned from January to March. Although the company announced a decline in revenue, it remains optimistic.

The co-creator of Fallout was ordered to destroy all his game archives, 4 million people played the Oblivion remaster, and sales of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 exceeded a million copies — here’s a rundown of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

The clouds are gathering. The Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation has accused Malek Khatazhaev and Viktor Kisly of extremism and demanded the seizure of the game developers “World of Tanks” and “World of Warships.”

Information about this was posted on the official game page on the social network X.

Hasbro reported its results for the first quarter of 2025, which ended on March 31. Below are the key points related to its video game business.

After the release of Jason Schreier’s book on the history of Blizzard, we once again ponder how many studios were founded by former employees of this renowned company. It turns out the number exceeds 50, with about half of them ceasing operations for various reasons. We will tell you about most of them.

The Strong National Museum of Play in New York has received a gift from the employees of the now-closed Volition studio. Its collection has been enriched with an extensive archive of materials related to the development of Saints Row, Red Faction, and many other games from the team.