Ghost of Tsushima is Sony’s latest game on PC. It was released on Steam and Epic Games Store on May 16, 2024, almost four years after its console release on PlayStation. The VG Insights service studied the game’s performance on Steam.

Since 2020, Sony has released 14 PlayStation exclusives on Steam. In total, they have generated $830 million for the company, according to a report from VG Insights.

Participating in the Summer Game Fest presentation is expensive for gaming companies. Esquire magazine, citing sources, revealed how much developers pay to show trailers as part of the main show.

It’s been just over a week since the release of Squad Busters. We turned to data from the analytics service AppMagic to look at the initial results of Supercell’s new game.

Blizzard Entertainment announced that the total audience for the Diablo series has surpassed 100 million players worldwide. The company revealed this number in honor of the first anniversary of Diablo IV.

The release of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was a failure—Warner Bros. Discovery, the game’s publisher, stated in its latest financial report that the game resulted in losses of $200 million. Journalist Jason Schreier spoke with people close to Rocksteady Studios and found out what went wrong.

New companies continue to emerge in the gaming industry. Developers Megan Ralph and Joel Herber have announced the launch of their own studio.

The National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) has published a list of 15 foreign games allowed for release in the country. One of the most notable games on the list is the mobile version of Valorant, which received the subtitle Operation Primal (无畏契约：源能行动).

Another analytical report was released by the data attribution service Tenjin. It detailed the state of the advertising market in mobile games from January to March 2024.

Niko Partners analysts have published a forecast for the gaming markets in Asia and the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). According to their estimates, the total revenue of these markets will increase at an annual growth rate of 2.5% in the coming years.

NetEase and Marvel Games announced that users of Steam and Epic Games Store have added the superhero PvP action game Marvel Rivals to their wishlists over a million times.

The analytics company Sensor Tower has published a report on the mobile app market for the first quarter of 2024. Below is a brief overview of the situation with games.

We are launching a new section where professionals from gaming companies talk about their careers. It’s called “Profession.” The first article in the series is about the work of an environment artist (level artist/environment artist). Timur Ozdoev, the lead level artist on the project SPINE—a Nekki game for PC and consoles—explained what this job entails. Timur previously worked at CD PROJEKT RED on Cyberpunk 2077.

The indie studio Believer Entertainment has decided to share its tool called Friendshipper with other developers. They have released the project’s source code to the public.

The number of video games based on books is set to increase. Soon, developers will be able to purchase licenses for game adaptations of books from the publishing group “Eksmo-AST.”

Marketing company AppsFlyer is preparing to go public, according to Bloomberg sources. Their information suggests that AppsFlyer aims to raise approximately $300 million during its initial public offering.

Ubisoft veteran David Polfeldt has announced the launch of a studio called Bespoke Pixel. He has already secured initial investments totaling $25 million.

The Japanese government has revised its Cool Japan (クールジャパン) strategy, which aims to promote Japanese culture worldwide and strengthen Japan’s ties with other countries. Specifically, it has highlighted the content industry (video games, anime, manga, etc.) as a key element of the strategy.

The Polish studio Render Cube announced that the sales of the medieval survival game Medieval Dynasty have surpassed 2 million copies. This figure includes both game sales and copies obtained by Game Pass subscribers.