A Brazilian court has ordered Apple to strengthen age verification controls for casinos in the App Store

Apple will be required to implement a mandatory age verification system for users who wish to make purchases in casino apps from the App Store. This decree was issued by a Brazilian court as part of the case involving Casino Roulette: Roulettist.

News September 23

Control Resonant has been added to wishlists more than 2 million times

Developers from Remedy Entertainment are gearing up for the release of their new game, the role-playing action Control Resonant. In anticipation of the game’s launch, they proudly announced that it has surpassed an impressive wishlist milestone.

News September 23

It seems that almost half of the staff have left World’s Edge studio

This was shared by World’s Edge creative director Adam Isgreen on the ResetEra forum. He, too, lost his job.

News September 23

Undead Labs became independent and underwent major layoffs

In the summer, as part of restructuring its gaming division, Microsoft announced plans to sell Undead Labs. The deal was concluded in September. The studio was re-purchased by its own management, but not without some sacrifices.

News September 22

Official: XBOX to lay off 268 employees, and Ninja Theory faces potential closure

Microsoft Corporation has indeed announced new changes within its gaming division. Nearly three hundred employees will be affected by these layoffs.

News September 22

Sony has patented a gamepad with a payment terminal

Sony Corporation recently obtained a new patent. It has legally formalized a technology that allows the DualSense controller to be used as a payment terminal for purchases on PlayStation consoles.

Video September 22

The Long Road to Polden Publishing: An Interview with Yaroslav Shalashov

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Yaroslav Shalashov, one of the three co-founders of Polden Publishing.

News September 22

The creators of the game Potato Please, which involves peeling potatoes, have been accused of plagiarism—allegedly, it might have been copied using AI

A scandal has erupted in the indie segment. Polish developer Radosław Klasa claims that Golden Horn Studios stole the idea for his game 1,000,000 Potatoes and used it as the basis for their Potato Please.

News September 22

Sony and Tencent saved the creators of Stellar Blade from bankruptcy

A few years ago, the financial state of the South Korean studio Shift Up was in dire straits—so much so that the team was close to going bankrupt. This was revealed by Shift Up’s CEO, Kim Hyung-tae, at the Tokyo Game Show 2026 event.

News September 22

The publisher of The Forgotten City and Caravan SandWitch will lay off almost the entire staff

Layoffs have also reached the French publisher Dear Villagers.

News September 22

Media: In the coming days, XBOX will lay off more employees

Microsoft’s gaming division is preparing to conduct another round of layoffs, writes The Information, citing its sources. According to the publication, this will happen as early as this week.

News September 22

Bungie acknowledged the loss of player trust. To restore it, they will bring back removed content in Destiny 2

The studio Bungie has decided to change its course.

News September 22

The sale of “Lesta Games” might take place as early as next month

The Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Moiseev continues to share insights about the future of the “Lesta Games” group of companies.

News September 21

Microsoft has come up with a way to add ads to loading screens and cutscenes

Microsoft’s gaming division has filed a patent for a system that could integrate ads into console and PC games.

News September 21

Analysis: word-of-mouth is still one of the most popular sources of information about new games among gamers of all ages

Analysts at GameDiscoverCo attempted to understand how gamers learn about new games and whether this changes with age. To do this, they surveyed more than 16,000 Steam users.

News September 21

It seems that Steam has improved the visibility of smaller games — at least in the “Discounts and Events” section

The founder of the analytics service GameDiscoverCo, Simon Carless, noticed the change.

Industry September 21

The Moscow video game cluster brought a record number of Russian games to the Tokyo Game Show

The Tokyo Game Show is taking place in Japan from September 17th to 21st. Just like last year, its visitors can explore Russian-developed innovations: the Moscow Game Hub booth showcases 29 projects from 12 companies.

News September 21

Sales of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy have exceeded 5 million copies

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy is a collection of remastered editions of three iconic detective games about attorney Phoenix Wright. Capcom announced its achievement of a new sales milestone on social media.

News September 21

The number of wishlists for the Graveyard Keeper sequel has surpassed one million

This is only on Steam. Considering the console version, the wishlists are even higher, but the exact number is unknown.

News September 21

Weekend Highlights (September 19-20)

The budget for The Blood of Dawnwalker has been revealed, Hideo Kojima shared new details about Sony’s rejection of PHYSINT, and analysts have estimated the launch sales of Marvel’s Wolverine. Here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

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A Brazilian court has ordered Apple to strengthen age verification controls for casinos in the App Store

Control Resonant has been added to wishlists more than 2 million times

It seems that almost half of the staff have left World’s Edge studio

Undead Labs became independent and underwent major layoffs

Official: XBOX to lay off 268 employees, and Ninja Theory faces potential closure

Sony has patented a gamepad with a payment terminal

The Long Road to Polden Publishing: An Interview with Yaroslav Shalashov

The creators of the game Potato Please, which involves peeling potatoes, have been accused of plagiarism—allegedly, it might have been copied using AI

Sony and Tencent saved the creators of Stellar Blade from bankruptcy

The publisher of The Forgotten City and Caravan SandWitch will lay off almost the entire staff

Media: In the coming days, XBOX will lay off more employees

Bungie acknowledged the loss of player trust. To restore it, they will bring back removed content in Destiny 2

The sale of “Lesta Games” might take place as early as next month

Microsoft has come up with a way to add ads to loading screens and cutscenes

Analysis: word-of-mouth is still one of the most popular sources of information about new games among gamers of all ages

It seems that Steam has improved the visibility of smaller games — at least in the “Discounts and Events” section

The Moscow video game cluster brought a record number of Russian games to the Tokyo Game Show

Sales of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy have exceeded 5 million copies

The number of wishlists for the Graveyard Keeper sequel has surpassed one million

Weekend Highlights (September 19-20)