Czech-based Beresnev Games, the developer behind mobile games such as Monster Demolition, Race Master 3D, and Flippy Knife, has accused a “major international publisher” of unfair practices. CEO of the studio, Oleg Beresnev, shared details about the conflict with the publisher on social media.

Ubisoft acknowledged that XDefiant is facing issues, Fntastic partially denied accusations of using third-party assets in its new game, and according to the media, Xbox is currently in “disaster” mode—here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

Studio Poncle, which developed one of the most popular indie games of 2022, Vampire Survivors, has announced the opening of a publishing division.

Players continue to purchase Manor Lords. According to the publisher Hooded Horse, the medieval city-building game has been bought over 2.5 million times worldwide as of today.

Remedy Entertainment plans to borrow money from the Chinese giant Tencent. The company has decided to secure an unsecured loan for €15 million at 8% annual interest for five years.

The Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has signed a law that will require gaming platforms to clearly and understandably inform their customers that the purchase does not make them owners of the games but merely grants them usage rights.

Valve has updated the Steam Subscriber Agreement. It has relaxed the rules for dispute resolution between the store and its users.

The studio Fntastic, known for creating the controversial game The Day Before and closing at the end of last year, has decided to return to work. They announced that everyone deserves a second chance.

The British publisher Merge Games has closed its doors after 15 years in operation. This was announced on its official social media page on X.

September 2024 marked a sharp decline in Ubisoft’s stock prices on the stock exchange. By noon on September 26, their price had dropped to 9.24 euros per share.

Two weeks ago, the investment fund AJ Investments expressed a lack of confidence in Ubisoft’s management and demanded radical changes — from the resignation of CEO Yves Guillemot to the sale of the company. In a statement to Reuters, the fund’s representatives stated that they have garnered the support of 10% of Ubisoft’s shareholders.

The company Nival has decided to share the source code of the MOBA Prime World with the gaming community. They have published the project code on GitHub.

In December 2018, the studio Nomada and publisher Devolver Digital released GRIS — a meditative platformer about a girl experiencing tragedy in a surreal world. According to the developers, the game has been purchased over 3 million times to date.

Last night, Ubisoft announced the postponement of the release date for Assassin’s Creed Shadows from November 15, 2024, to February 14, 2025. Simultaneously, they made several other announcements concerning the company’s business.

The CEO of Radiance Star Studio, Andrey Zyazev, has prepared a table that outlines the requirements of the Internet Development Institute (IRI) for those wishing to receive a grant for game development in plain language.

On September 23, the Swedish indie studio Pounce Light, which consists of just two developers, released their debut game, Tiny Glade, on Steam. It is a castle-building simulator set on lawns. The project had an excellent start.

Cubic Games Studio has shared the latest metrics for the free-to-play shooter Pixel Gun 3D. We now know how many people have downloaded the game across different platforms and how much revenue it has generated.

The mobile version of Dungeon & Fighter has surpassed the one billion dollar revenue mark, reports the analytics company Sensor Tower. The game earned 82% of this amount in China, where it was released in May 2024.

The US actors’ guild SAG-AFTRA has decided to boycott the game League of Legends. They are dissatisfied with the actions of Formosa Interactive, a company assisting Riot Games with the title’s voice-over work.