The Russian-speaking team at Sobaka Studio is eager to share another sales update.

The announcement was made by the creator of Meccha Chameleon—a Japanese solo developer known as lemorion_1224.

VK announced the expansion of the functionality of the Russian mobile app store RuStore.

This is reported in a study by the IGROPROM team, which included participation from over a hundred representatives of the domestic game development industry: both from indie studios and large companies.

He worked at Treyarch for 22 years. Under the leadership of Mark Gordon, the studio released all parts of Call of Duty: Black Ops and several other games in the franchise.

Microsoft’s gaming division may be facing significant downsizing. As reported by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, Xbox is preparing to part ways with at least three teams.

Recently, the French company DON’T NOD faced an audit. According to the auditor’s report, its financial situation leaves much to be desired.

Another gaming company has been hit by a wave of layoffs. It was revealed that around 20 people have left 11 bit studios over the past few days.

A Dutch NGO, The Consumer Competition Claims Foundation (CCCF), has taken a stand against the owner of Steam.

Rumors suggest that Microsoft is considering selling XBOX, the development of Gears of War: E-Day may have cost $400 million, and the Gothic 1 Remake has sold over 500,000 copies. Here’s a recap of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

The announcement of Resident Evil Veronica — a remake of Resident Evil Code: Veronica — proved to be extremely successful.

Two Desperados is a Belgrade-based studio specializing in casual mobile games. It announced substantial investments from the fintech platform PvX Partners.

Pearl Abyss continues to share the successes of the action-adventure Crimson Desert. They announced reaching a new sales milestone on social media.

The head of XBOX, Asha Sharma, and the content director, Matt Booty, published a letter to the employees. They didn’t comment on the rumors about impending layoffs in the division but acknowledged that XBOX is indeed going through tough times.

Ubisoft is not the only company planning to significantly reduce its workforce. As reported by Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, Microsoft’s gaming division is also parting with some of its employees.

Restructuring is ongoing at Ubisoft. This has been reported by the media, referencing an internal company letter.

On June 10, 2026, the gaming platform Roblox became accessible once again to Russian residents. Restrictions were lifted six months after they were imposed.

The company 11 bit studios boasted about a new achievement of the adventure game about the mad nun on the social network X.

This week, a bill aimed at combating deepfakes will be reviewed in the United States. Although the initiative does not directly concern video games, it could still have an impact on them—and not in a positive way. At least, that’s the perspective of the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).