News September 8 There are only three days left (!) until the deadline for submitting applications for the showcase and indie pitch at WN Conference Cyprus ’26 Both applications can be submitted until September 11, inclusive.
News September 8 Firefly Studios has launched its own publishing label — Wuselfaktory He will specialize in strategies.
News September 8 The Institute for Internet Development allocated a grant for the creation of a demo for a shooter by GetDevelopment studio. The amount could have been 200 million rubles The exact amount is not officially disclosed. The estimate was provided by one of Kommersant’s experts.
News September 7 Wanted: Head of Community and Support An international company is searching for him, developing its own mobile product with a multi-million audience.
News September 7 Saber claims that it does not use AI in its licensed games These words were spoken following a loud public spat between the CEO and a former narrative designer of the company.
News September 7 French company DON’T NOD is running out of money, with only enough funds left for a few months of operations The creators of Remember Me and Life Is Strange are on the brink of closure.
News September 7 Sales of Onimusha: Way of the Sword surpassed 1 million copies on the first day of release Capcom’s latest box office success, during which the company announced its policy on “reactivating brands.”
News September 7 Niko Partners: In 2025, China’s gaming market revenue exceeded the $50 billion mark To be more precise, its annual revenue reached $51.8 billion. This is 5.4% more than in 2024. Previously, it had never generated such figures over a 12-month period.
News September 7 The Main Events of the Weekend (September 5-6) Rebel Wolves reported on the successes of their first project, clarifying why Xbox Cloud Gaming is no longer unlimited, and the creators of Puzzle & Dragons have had a quarter of their company acquired.
News September 4 Microsoft has restricted unlimited access to cloud gaming for Game Pass subscribers Amid the industrial crisis, changes continue at XBOX. This time, the cloud segment is affected.
News September 4 The developer of Escape from Tarkov has launched a publishing division Despite the crisis in the industry, the number of publishers is increasing.
News September 4 NVIDIA will add DLSS 5 support to its 40 series cards The announcement coincided with the release of the first game to officially support the technology “out of the box.”
News September 4 Alinea Analytics: Steam’s revenue for 2026 reached $15 billion This is 15% more than the same period (January — August) the previous year.
News September 3 Star Wars Zero Company was initially pitched as a game set in the Titanfall universe Thanks to the influence of Vince Zampella.
News September 3 Nvidia is acquiring Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion One of the major AI deals of the year: the largest AI chip manufacturer is purchasing the most popular platform for hosting AI models.
News September 3 “Lesta Games” will be sold to an “interested investor” in the fall of 2026 In an interview with our colleagues at RBC, Alexey Moiseev, Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, made this announcement. No specific details were disclosed.
News September 3 Nexon is in talks with Blizzard about purchasing the rights to create games in the StarCraft universe The contract is close to being signed, reports the Korean publication Chosun, citing a high-ranking industry representative.
News September 2 Nexus Mods has become the owner of SteamDB Both platforms have announced that the analytic service SteamDB has joined forces with the game modding site Nexus Mods.
News September 2 For the first time in history, more than 700 games were released on Steam in a single week Most of them turned out to be of little interest to anyone.
News September 2 Aggro Crab has launched a publishing label called Aggro Crab Presents Aggro Crab Studio, which previously acted as a publisher (they launched Peak), intends to make this activity a regular occurrence.