Just as the Japanese solo developer lemorion_1224 announced the sale of 2 million copies of Meccha Chameleon, the game’s sales increased by another million.

This number was mentioned by the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China in a report dedicated to the achievements of young residents of the Middle Kingdom.

In the eyes of consumers, the Summer Game Fest has become a sort of replacement for E3’s now-defunct game announcements. To clearly demonstrate the marketing impact of this series of events, we’ve prepared a detailed report — complete with charts, tables, and a plethora of data about dozens of games of various scales and for different platforms.

The authors of the Stop Killing Games initiative, aimed at preventing the deactivation of games purchased by gamers, were unable to secure support from the European Commission. The agency officially stated that “at this stage,” it cannot intervene and amend EU legislation.

The Swedish court sided with the online casino operator Roar Vegas in its proceedings against the Swedish gaming regulator. It ruled to overturn the fine imposed on the company, amounting to 8 million Swedish kronor (735 thousand euros).

Recently, the media discovered that Microsoft intends to shut down several studios. One of them is Ninja Theory, which just a week ago unveiled the third part of the Hellblade series. As reported by journalist Stephen Totilo of Game File, by the time of Senua’s announcement, the corporation had already decided it wanted to close or sell Ninja Theory.

Head of the team, Hollie Emery, announced the layoffs on LinkedIn.

The Polish Gaming Association recently released a report detailing the statistics of the country’s video game market over the past year. We have highlighted the key information from it.

The Russian-speaking team at Sobaka Studio is eager to share another sales update.

The announcement was made by the creator of Meccha Chameleon—a Japanese solo developer known as lemorion_1224.

VK announced the expansion of the functionality of the Russian mobile app store RuStore.

This is reported in a study by the IGROPROM team, which included participation from over a hundred representatives of the domestic game development industry: both from indie studios and large companies.

The Dutch government has unveiled a five-year strategy to reduce harm from gambling. One of the proposed measures within this strategy is a significant restriction on online gambling advertising.

He worked at Treyarch for 22 years. Under the leadership of Mark Gordon, the studio released all parts of Call of Duty: Black Ops and several other games in the franchise.

Microsoft’s gaming division may be facing significant downsizing. As reported by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, Xbox is preparing to part ways with at least three teams.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the latest episode is Yulia Baurova, an AI Motion Designer at TAPCLAP. Yulia discussed the current situation with video creative generation in the market.

Recently, the French company DON’T NOD faced an audit. According to the auditor’s report, its financial situation leaves much to be desired.

Another gaming company has been hit by a wave of layoffs. It was revealed that around 20 people have left 11 bit studios over the past few days.

The global online casino market could more than double over five years—from $221 billion in 2025 to $447 billion in 2030. The compound annual growth rate is expected to be 15.1%. These figures are presented in a study by MICo.