Dataspelsbranschen analysts looked at how the year 2022 passed for the Swedish gaming industry. We share the main conclusions from the report.

The British studio Six to Start has cut half of the developers, Axios reports, citing its CEO and co-founder Adrian Hon. Layoffs affected both full-time and freelance employees.

The head of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, proposed to move the servers of games played by residents of the country to Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with his idea.

The team of the Russian engine Nau Engine has published a roadmap. It is designed for the next two years.

Two more studios owned by Embracer Group suffered from the restructuring of the holding. This time the layoffs affected the American Cryptic Studios and the Hungarian Zen Studios.

The console market in Russia is actively growing. Group of companies “M.Video-Eldorado” reported that in the first nine months of 2023, Russians bought 2.5 times more consoles compared to 2022.

Estonian INFUSION GAMES has restructured and rebranded. Its divisions became four separate businesses.

Analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana also said that in September, Steam users from the United States played Counter-Strike 2, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Starfield the most actively.

Minecraft is very popular in the United States, according to analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana. According to him, last month 22% of American gamers who played on consoles and PCs, at least once launched this game.

Recruitment agency WN Talents In Games has launched a public vote for achievements in the field of gaming HR. It takes place as part of the annual Game Dev HR Awards.

The analytical company Circana shared the statistics of the American gaming market as a result of September 2023.

Azur Games has announced a new purchase. All the games and the associated IP of the American publisher Tastypill have been transferred to her disposal.

The Marvel Snap collectible card game turned one year old: it was released on October 18, 2022. On this occasion, we decided to look at the indicators of the mobile version of the title and turned to the data of the analytical service AppMagic.

The Roblox platform is in demand among owners of PlayStation consoles. In the week since the release on October 10, the PlayStation version of Roblox has collected more than 10 million downloads. This is reported by journalist Stephen Totilo from Axios, citing data from a company representative.

Roblox management wants employees to return to the office. The CEO of the company, David Baszucki, announced that from next year they will have to come to the office at least three times a week — from Tuesday to Thursday. Those who do not agree will have to look for another job.

On October 17, Diablo IV was released on Steam. The users of the site reacted coolly to the game: at the time of writing the news, its rating is 58%.

Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive will part ways with Harebrained Schemes, which developed the failed tactical game The Lamplighters League. The studio will become independent on January 1, 2024.

The revenue of the match-3 game Farm Heroes Saga exceeded $ 1 billion. According to King, her puzzle is the first mobile game developed in the UK that was able to overcome the billion—dollar milestone.

The new game about “Spider-Man” was liked by the gaming press. At the time of writing, the rating of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on Metacritic is 91 out of 100 based on 122 reviews.