Embracer Group published its financial report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Here are the key points.

There are changes in the guide of the development studio Helldivers 2. Johan Pilestedt, who held the position of CEO, stepped down.

Rush Royale continues to increase its revenue. MY.GAMES announced that the game recently reached another significant milestone.

Developing internal tools for creating and managing mobile games is costly for companies, reports the technology platform Metaplay. This conclusion was reached after surveying 125 top managers from large American mobile studios.

It is possible that Sony has decided to launch a mobile store. The information was found by the TweakTown portal in the description of one of the new vacancies at PlayStation Studios Mobile.

Game developers from Russia have yet to present a worthy alternative to international gaming companies, stated Alexey Goreslavsky, General Director of the Internet Development Institute (IRI), at the “MediaSib-2024” forum.

Thanks to the Fallout series, Bethesda might earn tens of millions of dollars by autumn, according to a report from VG Insights. Analysts have estimated the potential revenue for the company from the games Fallout 4 and Fallout 76, as well as the TV show itself, for the period from April to September 2024.

The residents of Japan are actively purchasing the Switch version of Biomutant. In an interview with Automaton Media, publisher THQ Nordic revealed that the company had not anticipated such strong sales.

On May 21, Ninja Theory released the psychological action game Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II on Xbox Series and PC. According to the SteamDB service, the peak online count for the Steam version of the game on its debut day was 3,982 people.

In an interview with “Cyber,” VK Play’s CEO Alexander Mikheev assessed the number of teams currently in Russia.

Amazon’s gaming division announced the opening of its first European studio. It is located in Bucharest.

The Swedish holding Thunderful Group is withdrawing from the game distribution business. The company announced the sale of AMO Toys, Bergsala Aktiebolag, Thunderful 1, and Thunderful Solutions.

The developers of the cat adventure game Little Kitty, Big City announced it on social media. The game reached the milestone of one million copies sold a week and a half after its release on May 9.

The year 2024 was marked by the release of numerous indie hits on Steam: Palworld, Manor Lords, Content Warning, Balatro, Backpack Battles, and others. Some of these successes were quite a surprise. Raphael van Lierop, the founder and CEO of Hinterland, the studio that developed The Long Dark, listed possible reasons for the indie boom on LinkedIn.

On May 21, 2024, Tencent released the mobile version of Dungeon & Fighter in China. According to Bloomberg, an hour after the release, Tencent temporarily shut down the game’s servers for maintenance. This negatively impacted the company’s stock.

Although Ghost of Tsushima was removed from sale on Steam in 181 countries, the game still did well in Valve’s store. It topped the paid game sales chart for the week of May 14 to May 21, displacing Hades II from the number one spot.

On May 20th, Microsoft held the Microsoft Surface 2024 presentation. During the event, the corporation announced plans to integrate Copilot into games. The AI assistant will provide gameplay advice.

Nintendo has agreed to purchase Shiver Entertainment for an undisclosed amount. Shiver Entertainment is currently owned by Embracer Group.

Information has emerged about the WN Conference planned for the summer. The event will take place in the convenient transport hub — Istanbul — in early June. It is expected to be attended by over 1,500 representatives of the gaming industry.