On September 25, the full release of Hades II took place. We analyzed the game’s launch in detail from the perspectives of revenue, online performance, and other metrics, comparing them with the first installment and titles in similar genres.

2025 can confidently be called the year of the rise of mid-budget games priced at $50 or less. This begs the question: what does this mean for the industry as a whole? In today’s article, we delve into the trend in detail, backing up the arguments with figures and other data.

Borderlands is one of the key franchises of Take-Two, which now fully owns Gearbox studio. Today, we will thoroughly analyze the launch of the fourth installment of the series, adding the necessary context, and examine the significance of the new game for Take-Two’s business.

The crisis in modern AAA game development is evident to most developers, with its epicenter concentrated in the USA. What causes it and what consequences does it have for the industry? This is what our extensive feature today explores.

Hollow Knight: Silksong can already be considered one of the major game releases of 2025. In today’s piece, we provide a detailed analysis of the game’s launch from various metric perspectives and compare it to other Metroidvanias and titles in different genres.

We continue to showcase indie teams. Next up is Space Sauce, a team working on a cozy project about a flying letter, Origament: A Paper Adventure.

The companies Xsolla and Futura Digital have announced a free webinar for mobile developers and publishers. The discussion will focus on the impact of the Epic Games conflict with Apple on working with iOS applications. The situation will be examined from two perspectives—legal and business.

Many learned about PlayStack after the phenomenal success of Balatro, although the company has been around for nearly 10 years. Since 2019, the publisher’s revenue has increased 40-fold, and its unique approach to project searching has helped amass an impressive catalog. This and more about PlayStack’s business is covered in today’s article.

The team at Klukva Games, currently preparing for the release of the steampunk roguelike Dead Weight, shared in detail about how they gathered wishlists on social network X.

Maxim Babichev, CBDO of PlayDeck, shared with App2Top which genres are in demand and what the main features of the platform are.

For nearly 30 years in the gaming industry, Rod Fergusson has earned a reputation as a “fixer” of troubled projects—from the console version of Counter-Strike to Diablo IV. In light of his return to the BioShock franchise, we have compiled some striking quotes that reflect his philosophy and might serve as lessons for other game producers.

In the 90s, ego and emotions buried Hasbro’s video gaming ambitions. Now, the company is transforming its business by focusing on creating its own titles and centralized management through Wizards of the Coast. Our extensive article discusses the company’s new strategy and financial situation.

A dedicated landing page has been launched on the WN Hub platform for Russia’s first business publication about the video game industry — the “Gaming Industry” Almanac. The inaugural issue was prepared with the participation of the BlackHub Games team.

The year 2025 will be remembered in part for the sequels of dozens of successful or even cult indie games. However, many of them, for various reasons, ended up overshadowed by their original titles.

On July 22, the programmer, game designer, and composer Julian Jensen, better known as Julian LeFay, who was instrumental in the creation of the The Elder Scrolls series, passed away. We have compiled his notable quotes—on the unobtainable freedom of tabletop RPGs, procedural generation, and how the industry grinds down young developers.

In July, Steam began removing adult games. We’re going to explain why this is happening, who’s behind it, and what risks this precedent poses for regular projects.

The Deep Pixel Melancholy team has shared a detailed, step-by-step account of how they grew their wishlist numbers on Steam.

The sudden dismissal of the leaders of Unknown Worlds turned into one of the most talked-about scandals in the gaming industry in recent times. Here, we detail the conflict and the lawsuit against Krafton. To better understand the legal intricacies, we sought comments from experts at Futura Digital and Semenov&Pevzner.

Director of Three Dots Games, Artem Perevoz, wrote an extensive (80 pages) open letter detailing the misconduct of the publisher Take Aim Games. According to him, the company failed to fulfill its obligations, delayed payments to developers for months, and ultimately appropriated the rights to the puzzle game The Muller-Powell Principle. The other party disagrees with the allegations — here’s the situation from both perspectives.