In July 2026, SuperCity turned 15 years old. During this time, the game from Playkot evolved from a browser-based city-building project into one of the company’s longest-running products (and indeed, the genre), earning over $100 million and amassing 40 million installs. The story of SuperCity is interesting not just for the numbers. It’s a tale of how the game repeatedly faced technological or product dead ends and found new forms each time, without destroying what…

Last night, on August 21, 2026, CD PROJEKT RED revealed the release window for the fourth installment of “The Witcher” series — announcing that the game will be released in 2028. It seems this date did not particularly please stock market investors.

Good news for Godot game developers. W4 Games, a company dedicated to strengthening the ecosystem around the engine, has raised $18 million in investments.

The major American agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA), which represents the interests of many star actors and athletes, will now finance independent game developers. To do this, it has launched a special fund called Frame1Games.

It secured funding through a seed round.

Game developers are increasingly employing the direct-to-consumer (D2C) model in their games, claim analysts from FastSpring and Omdia. Experts arrived at this conclusion after surveying 110 executives from various studios.

The company Booming Games faced a fine in Canada. It was issued by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor itself remained in their portfolio.

In early July, Pokémon GO celebrated its anniversary, marking 10 years since its launch. With a slight delay, the analytics company Sensor Tower decided to take a look at what the game has achieved over the years.

We decided to experiment a bit with the format. This time, it’s not an interview but a conversation. Visiting App2Top is the CTO of the Balancy service and popular industry blogger, Andrey Apanasik.

The gaming industry in Cyprus has established its own award to highlight the achievements of companies and projects that are significant to the country. It’s called the Cyprus Game Industry Awards and is held during the September WN Conference Cyprus’26.

The Chinese giant Tencent once acquired many gaming companies, either fully or partially. This is how a piece of Netmarble, a South Korean corporation known for games like Marvel Future Fight, Lineage 2: Revolution, and The Seven Deadly Sins, ended up in its portfolio. Now, the lion’s share of this piece has essentially returned to Netmarble itself.

A month ago, Epic Games showcased a new version of its digital game store and launcher at Unreal Fest—faster and more personalized. It is anticipated that these changes will ultimately allow it to better compete with Steam. However, Emmanuel Rosier, Newzoo’s director of market analysis, is not so sure about this.

The Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of Belarus has prepared a draft law that provides for the introduction of additional restrictions on the advertising of gambling in the country. It concerns both traditional gambling and iGaming.

The company GDEV has unexpectedly decided to part ways with one of its games — Island Hoppers. This was announced in its latest financial report.

The company GDEV, behind the Hero Wars game series, reported its financial results for the first half of 2026. Based on the figures, the period proved to be mixed for the company.

Take-Two Interactive wants to unmask the authors of GTA VI leaks through legal action, Double Fine Productions has completed its separation from Microsoft, and sales of How to Fish surpassed a million copies in just two days — here are the key events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Jeff Kaplan has shaped the look and game design of World of Warcraft for years. Tim Cain became the main architect of Fallout. Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk founded BioWare. You’ve probably played their games, but you might not know the legends by name. However, you definitely know Sid Meier. Because there is no game simply called “Civilization.” There is only Sid Meier’s Civilization.

The last fiscal year, ending on June 30, 2026, became one of the most successful for the Australian publisher and developer PlaySide Studios. The release of the noir cartoon shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire played a crucial role in this success.