Heart Machine studio has announced a new wave of layoffs. The reason cited is “circumstances beyond control” and, as a result, the decision to cease development on the action-roguelike Hyper Light Breaker.

A new game studio, Sackbird Studios, has emerged in the United States. It was founded by former developers of The Elder Scrolls Online and the canceled MMORPG codenamed Project Blackbird.

In August 2025, Americans spent $312 million on purchasing consoles, reports Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. This is a 32% increase compared to the previous year.

The Institute for Internet Development (IID) has concluded a prototype game competition among indie developers. A total of 149 projects competed for the title of winner, but only seven made it to the finals.

Predicting the success of a particular game can be challenging, but it’s often possible to foresee a lack of potential. Today, we’ll discuss the types of failed indie games and the mistakes developers make, supported by examples and data on the highest-grossing and “overcrowded” sub-genres on Steam.

The developers from Sandfall Interactive announced surpassing a new sales milestone on social media.

Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen wrote a public letter criticizing the EU authorities. He is dissatisfied with the proposals to regulate the digital space, which also affect games.

Gamers in the United States do not purchase games as frequently as might be expected, according to research by Circana. Analyst Mat Piscatella shared a segment of the report on Bluesky.

We continue our column “Developer/Publisher Wanted,” where indie teams share about themselves and their projects. Next up is Noxtell Games, a studio developing Kanun 1919 (the game has a demo on Steam), a stylish and grim dieselpunk adventure.

Several years ago, Epic Games started to share revenue with users who create their own games within Fortnite. According to the company, this opportunity attracted not only legitimate developers but also scammers. Recently, they have filed a lawsuit against two such offenders.

Former managers of Sony’s gaming division gave an interview to the portal The Game Business, where they shared memories of working at the company in the 1990s. Among other things, they spoke about two deals that fell through.

Last week, the fall sale took place on Steam, resulting in a fresh chart where new releases stand alongside old hits. Here, we discuss the most notable changes in the rankings.

Analysts from Atomik Research studied the situation in the mobile app store market. They surveyed over 300 senior-level employees from major American and British companies developing mobile games.

The skateboarding simulator reached this milestone in less than a month, as reported by Full Circle and Electronic Arts. The game entered early access on September 16, 2025.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to investigate the activities of AppLovin, Bloomberg sources report. It is claimed that the regulator took notice of the company after short sellers accused it of fraud.

The founder of The Outsiders, David Goldfarb, announced that the studio will soon cease to exist. It has fallen victim to the restructuring of its parent company, Funcom.

Recently, the analytical company Niko Partners published a report on the Southeast Asian gaming market*. We have highlighted the main findings.

Dmitry Filatov, head of the Narwhal game accelerator, analyzed all video game crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter. He shared his observations on the Telegram channel DogDog.

Recently, Japanese House of Representatives member Satoshi Asano claimed that Nintendo is trying to persuade the country’s authorities to introduce restrictions related to the use of generative artificial intelligence. According to the company itself, this is untrue.