Xbox no longer considers PlayStation its main competitor, Netflix has closed the studio behind Squid Game: Unleashed, and Polden Publishing’s revenue has reached a million dollars—we’re here to talk about the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Yesterday, the market capitalization of skins for the evergreen hit Counter-Strike 2 dropped from $5.9 billion to $4.2 billion. Today, it fell even further. The reason is the new game functionality that allows some skins to be traded for others. We delve into the situation with expert commentary.

By the end of 2025, quirky indie games with a focus on co-op and interaction with friends have firmly established themselves as one of the fastest-growing niches on Steam. In this new piece, we present our report on the state of this category, which many have already dubbed “friendslop,” as well as data on game revenue and other metrics.

On October 16, the First Throne hosted a conference for developers, publishers, and marketers in the video game industry — “Gaming Industry” (GIC). Here, we’ll tell you what happened during the event and share its metrics.

Indie developers continue to pitch their projects on our pages. Today, we’re sharing the story of Cat in Hat, a team developing a mobile free-to-play cooking game.

This explains many of the strange decisions made by Xbox’s top management.

Good news. You can take a breather.

The Chinese giant has spread its roots worldwide—from New Zealand to Canada. Today, we will delve into the company’s internal divisions, external subsidiaries, and minority stakes in other studios.

The indie apocalypse continues.

Amid the preparation of amendments to the Tax Code, the organization for the development of the video game industry (RVI) sent an appeal to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, requesting the implementation of new tax incentives for companies representing the sector.

The secret to success is a popular mobile mechanic plus roguelike meta.

The game publisher, Polden Publishing, shared the initial business metrics with App2Top. In the first 15 hours of sales, the gross revenue amounted to $202,000.

The ranks of Roblox competitors have grown.

Along British Paths.

This was stated by the Chairman of the IT Committee of the State Duma, Anton Gorelkin.

In comments for the publication “Kommersant,” independent producer and game designer Vyacheslav Makarov, who previously held the position of product director at World of Tanks, shared his thoughts on what awaits Russian gaming companies following the cancellation of benefits.

Monday began with issues. The Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure experienced difficulties for about three hours on the East Coast of the United States. Seventy-three Amazon services were affected.

Mismangement at Build a Rocket Boy, strong sales for Escape from Duckov and Absolum, and Microsoft’s assurances of a new Xbox on the way — here are the key events in the gaming industry from this past weekend.

AppLovin is a key player in the mobile advertising market. Since the beginning of the year, the company’s stock price has almost doubled, with its market capitalization surpassing $200 billion. What is driving this rapid growth? How did it transform into an AI platform? Answers to these and other questions about AppLovin’s business can be found in today’s article.