It’s been just over a week since the release of Squad Busters. We turned to data from the analytics service AppMagic to look at the initial results of Supercell’s new game.

Blizzard Entertainment announced that the total audience for the Diablo series has surpassed 100 million players worldwide. The company revealed this number in honor of the first anniversary of Diablo IV.

The release of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was a failure—Warner Bros. Discovery, the game’s publisher, stated in its latest financial report that the game resulted in losses of $200 million. Journalist Jason Schreier spoke with people close to Rocksteady Studios and found out what went wrong.

New companies continue to emerge in the gaming industry. Developers Megan Ralph and Joel Herber have announced the launch of their own studio.

The National Press and Publication Administration of China (NPPA) has published a list of 15 foreign games allowed for release in the country. One of the most notable games on the list is the mobile version of Valorant, which received the subtitle Operation Primal (无畏契约：源能行动).

Another analytical report was released by the data attribution service Tenjin. It detailed the state of the advertising market in mobile games from January to March 2024.

Niko Partners analysts have published a forecast for the gaming markets in Asia and the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa). According to their estimates, the total revenue of these markets will increase at an annual growth rate of 2.5% in the coming years.

NetEase and Marvel Games announced that users of Steam and Epic Games Store have added the superhero PvP action game Marvel Rivals to their wishlists over a million times.

The analytics company Sensor Tower has published a report on the mobile app market for the first quarter of 2024. Below is a brief overview of the situation with games.

We are launching a new section where professionals from gaming companies talk about their careers. It’s called “Profession.” The first article in the series is about the work of an environment artist (level artist/environment artist). Timur Ozdoev, the lead level artist on the project SPINE—a Nekki game for PC and consoles—explained what this job entails. Timur previously worked at CD PROJEKT RED on Cyberpunk 2077.

In 2018, a group of enthusiasts announced Project Arroyo—a fan remake of Fallout 2 on the Fallout 4 engine. In an interview with The Gamer, the project leader Damion Daponte explained that a very large team is currently working on the game. It includes over a hundred developers.

Avalanche Studios Group announced the closure of two of its five internal studios. They have shut down the divisions in New York and Montreal.

On May 31, the shooter about toy soldiers, Hypercharge: Unboxed, was released on Xbox. According to the indie studio Digital Cybercherries, the game’s launch on Microsoft’s consoles was very successful.

The Polish publisher PlayWay has published its financial report for January-March 2024. The company reported its best first quarter in its history in terms of sales.

The gaming company Azur Games has announced the start of its expansion into the market of “real money gambling and skill-based products.” They have launched a division called Azur iGaming, which will publish projects in these genres.

The “Green Labeling” of video games, announced last week, uncovered contradictions between the existing young gaming associations in Russia. This has escalated into an open conflict and accusations.

In 2024, gaming companies are downsizing much more aggressively than a year ago. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, 10,425 specialists were laid off in the industry from January to May. This is just 41 people fewer than for all of 2023.

According to media reports, Take-Two decided to get rid of Private Division, the budget for Bend Studio’s new game may exceed $250 million, and NVIDIA announced an AI assistant to help with game navigation. Here’s a recap of what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

Supercell’s new hit is earning superbly. On May 30, Squad Busters’ daily revenue from IAP amounted to $989.8 thousand, according to data from the analytics service AppMagic.