Recently it became known that Valve refuses to publish games on Steam, assets in which are created with the help of artificial intelligence. Several developers have told about this problem. Valve has now publicly commented on the situation.

Apple has reduced the plan for the production of the Vision Pro AR headset due to the complex design of the device. This is reported by the Financial Times with reference to sources.

GamedevDou portal has published a list of five IT companies with the largest effective income tax rate* in Ukraine in 2022. The first place in the top was taken by Wargaming Kyiv.

The authors of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum will stop developing games, according to media reports, Sony intends to work more actively with South Korean companies, Re-Logic admitted that Terraria sells well even 12 years after release — we tell you what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

MY.GAMES company has shared updated Rush Royale metrics. In particular, she said that since the release in the fall of 2020, the game has earned $ 230 million.

Metacritic portal has published a list of the most highly rated games released in the first half of 2023. Only projects with at least seven ratings from the profile press were taken into account.

Against the background of loud statements that “hypercage is dead“, changes in business strategies by leading hyper-casual publishers and statements by analysts about the crisis in the niche, we talked about the situation with five market experts.

The Slovak Game Developers Association (SGDA) has released a report on the Slovak gaming industry. According to her, in 2022, local gaming companies earned a total of €77.1 million.

Monster Hunter: Rise has crossed a new frontier. Capcom reported that since its release in March 2021, the game has sold over 13 million copies.

The head of Electronic Arts (EA), Andrew Wilson, has increased his annual salary. According to the publisher’s report, for the fiscal year 2023, which ended on March 31, 2023, he earned almost a million dollars more than a year earlier.

During the BIG Festival in Brazil, Microsoft revealed the sales of its consoles. She reported that she had sold over 21 million copies of the Xbox Series X|S.

The creator of Pokémon Go is preparing to close the division in Los Angeles and make large-scale cuts. Niantic has announced that it will lay off 230 people. This is about a quarter of the total number of employees of the company.

The stock price of tinyBuild plummeted after the publication of an investor report. In it, the company reported a decline in revenue, the resignation of the CFO, and the decision to stop publishing games by external developers.

Ubisoft continues to believe in blockchain. The company introduced Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles — its first Web3 game.

The Japanese company SEGA is not going to negotiate with Microsoft about the sale of the business. This was stated by the operating director of SEGA Shuji Utsumi (Shuji Utsumi).

Perhaps Steam has restrictions related to the use of artificial intelligence. Recently, a redditor under the nickname potterharry97 complained that his game was not allowed on the site due to the presence of AI-generated assets.

The Russian retail received “Introduction to the design of gaming systems. A step—by-step guide to creating balanced games,” Bombora Publishing house reports. This is a book about development for beginners (it contains the very basics of work). We share an excerpt.

It will become more difficult for Chinese children to circumvent the time limit for games. China’s Central Commission for Cyberspace Affairs has announced that it will closely monitor services for the sale and rental of gaming accounts.

The Outriders shooter was released in April 2021, but its revenue still cannot cover the development and marketing costs. Studio People Can Fly in the report for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2023, reported that it still does not receive royalties from Square Enix.