On February 26, WN Academy hosted a live broadcast of the deconstruction show “What’s Up with the Game?”, where gaming industry experts analyze releases from various genres focusing on mechanics, operation, and monetization. Here’s what stood out in the latest episode dedicated to the phenomenon of Marvel Rivals.

WN Media Group has announced the first WN Conference in Berlin in three years. The conference will take place in the German capital this spring, expecting over 500 guests.

The domestic marketplace RuStore analyzed the spending habits of Russians in mobile applications. To do this, it surveyed 1,009 people over the age of 18 across the country together with Ipsos.

“Deal of the Day” is a promotion on Steam where games are featured on the store’s homepage and certain other sections for 24 hours. Valve has announced that now six games will be featured simultaneously in this promotion.

The companies Culper Research and Fuzzy Panda Research released scathing reports dedicated to AppLovin. They claimed that AppLovin significantly inflates advertising metrics and engages in unethical and even illegal practices.

The creators of Dark and Darker are not the only developers whom Nexon has accused of stealing game developments. According to their claim, the Korean police have now searched the office of the Dynamis One studio.

From 2022 to 2024, the largest handheld gaming PCs were sold in a total volume of 6 million units, reports The Verge, citing a study by IDC. The best-selling item was the Steam Deck.

The authors of the bill regulating the gaming industry in Russia show little interest in the opinions of independent developers. This is the perspective of former Moscow City Duma deputy Yelena Yanchuk. She decided to conduct her own survey among indie teams.

Steam users continue to add over the hill — an off-road driving simulator from the creators of art of rally — to their wishlists. Funselektor and Strelka Games told GameDiscoverCo that the game has accumulated over 200,000 wishlists in the month since its announcement.

The wave of significant layoffs continues to sweep through the industry like torrential waters. This time, it has reached the studios owned by Warner Bros. Games.

Thanks to the new toolkit of the analytical service, it’s now possible not only to find projects on Steam that are created and promoted with the participation of artificial intelligence but also to count their number.

In just three days—on February 28—the new installment of Monster Hunter is set to release. In anticipation of this, pre-orders for Monster Hunter Wilds have risen to second place in the overall chart of the highest-grossing products on Steam, only trailing the free-to-play Counter-Strike 2 in weekly revenue.

The Association of Professionals in the Game Operations and Development Industry (APRIORI) has prepared what are known as competency maps for gaming specialists. These are tables listing the professional skills of game development employees.

The Russian publisher of “World of Tanks” and “World of Warships” shared its business performance metrics for the past year.

Deputy Head of Roskomnadzor, Vadim Subbotin, shared in an interview with TASS that the agency supports the December draft law on video games, at least the part concerning the necessity of game labeling.

In January, the company “1С” (not to be confused with 1C Game Studios) released the mobile battler “The Three Heroes: Adventure Arena,” created with the support of the animation studio “Melnitsa” and the Internet Development Institute (IRI). The editorial team of App2Top spoke with Timur Musin, the project manager, about the game’s history and development plans.

In 2024, the company Unity conducted the largest layoffs in its history, parting with 25% of its employees as part of a restructuring. In a recent report for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, it disclosed the costs incurred due to this action.

At the end of 2024, Supercell acquired the British studio Space Ape. Even then, the company warned that it intended to transform it from an independent team into one of its branches. Now, this has happened — Space Ape has officially become Supercell London.

Bandai Namco Entertainment has shared fresh figures regarding the sales of Tekken 8. The company announced that just over a year after its release, the fighting game has sold 3 million copies.