NetEase continues to downsize. This time, it has decided to disband Bad Brain Game Studios, a Canadian studio led by former Watch Dogs: Legion lead producer Sean Crooks.

Last week, it was reported that Rockstar Games had dismissed about 30-40 employees. It was initially mentioned that they had blatantly violated discipline, but no further official details were provided. Now, the company has explained in a comment to Bloomberg that the reason for the layoffs was due to leaks.

For seven years, Supercell has been unable to expand its catalog of evergreen hits. Squad Busters could have been a game-changer, but it too was recently shut down. Throughout its history, the company has “killed” dozens of games. The reasons and results of this approach are explored in a new comprehensive article.

New post in the “Looking for Investor/Publisher” section. This time, it is about the 2D platformer SWORDFORMER from the creators of Choice of Life, the Saint Petersburg-based Blazing Planet Studio.

On November 4, Paradox Interactive released the first new Europa Universalis in 12 years. A significant number of players decided to try out the global strategy game: its peak online players on Steam reached 77,320.

The period for publishing quarterly reports continues. Now, G5 Entertainment has shared its financial results for July through September 2025.

The companies Xsolla and Futura Digital have announced a free webinar for mobile developers and publishers. Experts will discuss legislation related to game monetization restrictions by government regulators across the globe.

The conflict between Google and Epic Games, which has stretched over five years, may soon come to an end. The companies have reached a settlement agreement and are now waiting to see how the court will respond.

Nintendo is preparing for a record year in terms of revenue, with analysts estimating that spending on remakes is double that of remasters, and Dispatch has been purchased over a million times. Here’s a rundown of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Lunacy Games studio, founded by Blizzard veteran Bill Roper, has received an investment. Big Bang Accelerator invested half a million dollars into it.

The full release of The Farmer Was Replaced by Swiss solo developer Timon Herzog and publisher Metaroot has resulted in astronomical revenue growth for the game. This is reported by the GameDiscoverCo service.

GTA developers faced a wave of layoffs. The British union Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) reported that Rockstar Games parted ways with approximately 30-40 employees in the UK and Canada.

The Roblox platform reported its third-quarter results for 2025, ending on September 30. It announced that quarterly revenue exceeded expectations, but this did not save it from incurring losses.

In October, the battle for the title of the biggest release was between a PC-focused military shooter and the latest installment of the ever-enduring monster-catching saga. In this new edition of the monthly gaming market review, there is a wealth of data and graphs on revenue, sales, and other metrics of major releases, indie hits, and unexpected newcomers.

Heart Machine studio has conducted another round of layoffs, reports the Game Developer portal, citing posts by the affected employees on social media.

The Russian fantasy strategy game Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim, in the spirit of Majesty, has proved to be a commercially successful game. This is according to a post by Kirill Oreshkin, the co-founder of Polden Publishing, on his Telegram channel.

On October 30, Embark Studios released its second game — ARC Raiders. The new release showed a good number of players online on Steam, but it has yet to become the most popular extraction shooter on the platform.

Squad Busters will become the first game in Supercell’s history to be “killed” after a global release. Previously, the company dealt with unsuccessful projects at earlier stages.

At the end of the month, industry experts gathered once again for the deconstruction show “What’s the Game?”. This time, the focus was on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, which, despite numerous issues, is still recommended not only for playing but also for studying from a game design perspective.