The book “How to Make Good Games: From Idea to Launch” has appeared on the shelves of Russian bookstores. It was written by Pyotr Prokhorenko, a veteran of the Russian gaming industry, who has made his mark since the early 2000s at Lesta Games, Nival, ONI Studio, Alternativa Games, Green Grey, and many other companies. Incidentally, he recently started working as a producer at Playducky. The editorial team at App2Top talked with Pyotr about the…

At the end of last year, Netflix began searching for a general manager for its gaming division. According to a job listing found by MobileGamer, the salary promised for this position is generous.

The mobile card game Pokémon TCG Pocket has led to a rapid rise in revenues for one of its developers. In the financial report for April to December 2024, the company DeNA reported that the profit from its gaming segment skyrocketed by 8126.8% to 21 billion yen (138.3 million dollars).

A new indie game publisher has emerged in Sweden. It is called Three Friends.

Proposals for refining the much-discussed bill “On the Activity of Developing and Distributing Video Games in the Territory of the Russian Federation” continue to pour into the State Duma. Recently, the Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (ODVGI) sent lawmakers its amendments.

In the Steam documentation for partner-developers, a dedicated section on in-game advertising has appeared. The store has listed which advertising practices it supports and which ones it does not.

The past year marked a record high for the South Korean studio Shift Up. In its latest financial report, the company announced that as of the end of 2024, it achieved the highest operating profit and revenue in its history.

XYZ School analyzed the state of game piracy in Russia in 2024, reports the newspaper “Vedomosti” citing the research.

A massive PlayStation Network outage, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II entered the top 50 most popular games in Steam history, and Manor Lords reached 3 million copies sold—here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

A group of Russian companies has submitted their suggestions to the Russian State Duma regarding changes that should be made to the bill, which regulates the gaming industry in the country. In their view, a significant portion of the requirements needs to be changed.

In mid-December, the Russian studio Callback — the creator of the adventure game “Kujlevka” — released a cooperative horror game “Klet” in early access on Steam. According to the developers, the game has been purchased about 160,000 times to date.

As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, the company “KRI” sold several of its trademarks at auction — all related to the “Igromir” and Comic Con Russia exhibitions. The buyer was “Yandex”.

Take-Two Interactive released its report for the third quarter of fiscal 2025, which spanned from October 1 to December 31, 2024. Here’s what it revealed.

Giants Software studio announced that the farmer simulator Farming Simulator 25 has been purchased 3 million times worldwide. The game reached this milestone just under three months after its release: it launched on November 12, 2024, on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series.

Anna Frolova, HR Director of PlayFlock, shared her own case study on improving the qualifications of young managers in a column for App2Top.

As part of its financial report, Paradox Interactive announced the addition to its subsidiary studios. The Bulgarian studio Haemimont Games has joined the company.

Paradox Interactive has shared the financial results for the fourth quarter and the entire year of 2024. Here are the key takeaways from the report.

Recently, “Buka” presented a list of amendments and recommendations for the draft law “On the Activities of Developing and Distributing Video Games in the Russian Federation,” which was submitted for consideration to the State Duma on December 12 by a group of deputies and senators led by Anton Gorelkin. The App2Top editorial team spoke with Alexander Tebuev, CEO of “Buka,” about why the company prepared comments and whether they will be considered by lawmakers.

On the night of February 6, the new installment of the strategy game Sid Meier’s Civilization became available to buyers of premium editions. They were unimpressed. At least on Steam, the game received numerous negative reviews.