The indie title took five days to surpass such a sales milestone.

A year ago, Google announced plans to require all Android app developers to verify their identity — even if they publish their projects outside of Google Play. It’s now revealed that teams from countries under U.S. sanctions will be unable to complete verification.

By the end of June 2026, the volume of bets on the legal iGaming market in Ontario, Canada, reached 9.46 billion Canadian dollars or 6.74 billion US dollars, according to the local regulator. This is a 30.3% increase year-on-year and the fifth largest monthly result since the market opened in April 2022.

The gaming division of Microsoft might reduce its presence on PC. This was reported by journalist Jez Corden from Windows Central, citing sources close to the corporation.

Jason Schreier uncovered serious issues with Last Sentinel, Ubisoft decided to shut down the NFT game Champions Tactics, and the wishlist count for Dear Passengers has surpassed 2 million. Here’s a rundown of the major events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Despite the delay, we’ve compiled a detailed report on the gaming stock market situation for the first half of the year. Inside, you’ll find a wealth of data and illustrative tables highlighting macro trends and the situation in specific countries. As usual, we’ll also discuss the reasons behind certain crises.

The company Unity decided to add special support for Netflix’s gaming ecosystem to its eponymous engine.

The publication The Verge reviewed a letter from XBOX head Asha Sharma to the employees of Microsoft’s gaming division. In it, the top manager outlined the strategy for the near future.

On September 17-18, WN Conference Cyprus’26 will be held in Limassol— a business conference for developers, publishers, and other representatives of the gaming industry. A key part of the conference will be the showcase of games by independent developers and the indie pitch.

For the first time, Sony’s management has commented on the criticism regarding the plans to discontinue the production of physical discs for new PlayStation games in 2028. The company stated that they understand gamers’ emotions, but they will not retreat from their decision.

How much that is in terms of money is not reported.

On July 30, the release of Mistfall Hunter — a fantasy extraction-action game by Bellring Games studio, took place on PC and consoles. As boasted by the developers, the game quickly attracted a substantial audience.

The French operator FDJ United has published its financial report for the first six months of 2026. The company’s revenues have declined.

As early as next Tuesday, Electronic Arts (EA) may officially come under the wing of an investor consortium.

The Sony Corporation, following in Microsoft’s footsteps, has reported the results of the first quarter of the current fiscal year (April-June 2026). According to the document, its gaming division is more or less stable.

Separately, in their semi-annual report, Sensor Tower analysts focused on the segment of PC, PlayStation, and Xbox games.

Analysts at Sensor Tower released a comprehensive report on the state of the global video game market from January to June 2026. A significant portion of the data pertains to mobile games from the App Store and Google Play—the focus of this publication.

New material in the section “Investor/Publisher Wanted.” This time, we highlight a free-to-play fighting game set in medieval Japan, Katori: Code of Blade, from the Minsk-based indie studio Gamecraft.

How much money the company allocated is unknown.