The creators of Stellar Blade have decided to expand. They announced the acquisition of Unbound — a studio founded several years ago by the renowned game designer Shinji Mikami.

Ubisoft continues to face repercussions from the shutdown of the racing action game The Crew. Recently, the company was sued by the organization UFC-Que Choisir, which defends consumer rights in France.

Eidos-Montréal isn’t the only game studio that announced layoffs at the end of March. Polyarc also decided to “downsize.”

One of the important stages of the sale of Electronic Arts (EA) nearly fell through recently, Bloomberg claims.

The corporation is allegedly just waiting for the right moment.

Additionally, the studio’s head, David Anfossi, is leaving. He has been with Eidos-Montréal since the team’s founding in 2007.

The company Xsolla will closely collaborate with the Cyprus Game Makers Association (CYGMA). The parties announced a strategic partnership.

Another Japanese gaming company will start paying its employees more. Konami has now announced a salary increase.

The German association GAME released a report dedicated to the state of the German gaming market last year. We have highlighted the main points from the document.

Credit for crossing the milestone should be given to the recent release of the game’s PC version, reports the analytics company Alinea Analytics.

Steam has updated its regional pricing system, the studio behind Wanderstop announced its imminent closure, and in Russia, lawmakers proposed introducing a self-imposed ban on video games. Here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

A few days ago, the studio Spiders, along with three other subsidiaries of the publisher Nacon, requested the French court to declare it insolvent. As it turned out, the team’s troubles did not end there.

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation has prepared a set of measures aimed at developing the gaming industry in Russia. The head of the ministry, Maksut Shadaev, discussed this initiative in a meeting with journalists.

The audience for premium games is becoming wealthier. In an interview with EDGE magazine, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella stated that the proportion of affluent gamers in the paid titles segment is increasing more and more.

Creating large-scale games is expensive, so using taxpayer money for this is a “questionable story,” according to Anton Gorelkin, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma’s Committee on Information Policy of the Russian Federation.

The company Unity has decided to dispose of two major assets. It disclosed its plans in a report for investors.

Interest in the black-and-white cartoon shooter MOUSE: P.I. For Hire is growing irresistibly. Developers from Fumi Games reported that the game’s wishlist count is approaching one and a half million.

The Japanese company announced that it will change its pricing policy in May 2026.

The development of major games is becoming increasingly expensive.