The companies AppLovin and its subsidiary Machine Zone (known for Game of War and Mobile Strike) have conducted a series of layoffs.

NCSOFT, known for Throne and Liberty and Lineage, has announced significant internal changes, including staff reductions.

The development of this game took nine months. Ubisoft expected the project to become the largest Metroidvania on the market and to be purchased millions of times in a short period.

The “Apple” company hasn’t forgotten about the gaming industry. It is preparing to release a new application that combines the functionality of the App Store and Game Center.

Within Bungie, there was a dedicated team responsible for defining the visual style of its games, preparing guides and benchmarks for working with graphics, and assisting production with lore. This team was called Bungie Creative Studios. It no longer exists. It has become part of PlayStation Studios.

Many developers view the current state of the gaming VR market skeptically. This conclusion can be drawn by reviewing the results of The Game Developer Collective’s research.

Yesterday, Epic Games announced the launch of a unified marketplace called Fab. It has combined the Unreal Engine Marketplace, Sketchfab, and Quixel.

Ubisoft disbanded the team working on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The employees were transferred to other projects.

The list of top-grossing products in the Valve store for the week from October 15 to 22 has been published. Let’s dive into the top ten without considering free-to-play products.

Hi-Rez Studios, known for Paladins and SMITE, has announced the impending shutdown of two of its titles — Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout. In February 2025, the servers for these projects will be turned off, and the games will be removed from digital stores.

Until recently, Netflix had a gaming studio in Southern California, which was tentatively named Team Blue. It is no more. The streaming service decided to shut it down.

Valve has published a list of the most popular demos from the October “Games to Be” festival on Steam. It includes games tried by the highest number of unique players during the event’s week.

Recently, the Creative Industries Agency (CIA) website launched a form through which applications can be submitted for residency in the cluster designed for Moscow-based companies engaged in games and animation.

Liar’s Bar, a cooperative game from the Turkish studio Curve Animation, was released in early access on October 2nd. Within three weeks, its peak online presence on Steam surpassed 100,000 players.

In a microcast on Spotify, the head of GamesIndustry, Chris Dring, shared this information.

The team will focus on creating multiplayer games or, as its founders put it, “games worth sharing.”

On October 15-16, the conference for game developers, publishers, and marketers—”Game Industry”—took place in the capital of Russia. Here’s a brief recap of how it went, who attended, and of course, we share the final figures.

In an interview with GameSpot, the Bloober Team shared that the Silent Hill 2 remake allowed them to “find their niche” in the horror genre and enabled further growth. They intend to prove they can create their own high-quality games with original ideas.

Let’s briefly cover the news from this weekend. We’ll talk a bit about the extension for Google, the sales of Witchfire, and some absolutely incredible retention statistics for Fate/Grand Order.