miHoYo has reported on the progress of the company’s “intellectual property protection operation” — an initiative where the creators of Genshin Impact have been combating leaks, counterfeit merchandise, cheats, and other similar issues for nearly four years. As it turns out, the initiative has been quite fruitful.

The Pan European Game Information (PEGI) organization is set to make significant changes to its rating system. Starting in June, it will factor in four new criteria when determining age restrictions for games.

German solo developer Matthias Linda has decided to take legal action against First Press Games. He claimed that the publisher has not released all the promised physical versions of the role-playing game Chained Echoes.

In 2021, Jeff Kaplan—a veteran of Blizzard Entertainment and the head of Overwatch development—left the company. Five years after his departure, he gave a lengthy interview to podcaster Lex Fridman, where he shared memories about his resignation.

Konami announced this on the franchise’s official account on X.

The company Valve has published a lengthy statement sharing its position in the dispute with the New York authorities. The prosecutor of the American state filed a lawsuit against it in late February, accusing it of promoting gambling through loot boxes in Dota 2, Counter-Strike 2, and Team Fortress 2.

For the launch of Slay the Spire 2, we have prepared an extensive article analyzing its initial metrics, which have surpassed all expectations. Inside, you’ll also find an analysis of the deck-building “roguelike” genre and a separate chapter on the reasons behind the success of the original game.

As reported by Bloomberg, the stock of the Japanese company has increased by 10.5% over the past 24 hours.

At the GDC 2026 conference, Valve presented a report sharing some fresh figures about the Steam store. While the full presentation is not yet publicly available, some slides were published on social media by Game Developer journalist Chris Kerr.

Six months ago, Netflix closed down its subsidiary studio, Boss Fight Entertainment. However, it turns out, that wasn’t the end of its story.

In a month and a half — on April 22 — the “Gaming Industry” conference for developers and publishers will take place in the capital of Belarus. As part of the event, a traditional large-scale exhibition of games by independent teams will be held. An indie pitch will also take place.

The company GDEV has published its financial report for last year. It showed excellent profits, but its revenue slightly declined.

Scopely announced reaching such a level of revenue in its official blog.

Outersloth is a fund established in 2022 by the creators of Among Us to support indie developers. It has decided to become more transparent by sharing the contract text it offers to teams.

In late February, the state of New York filed a lawsuit against Valve, accusing the company of promoting gambling. As it turns out, those were not the only legal troubles for the company. It is now facing two more lawsuits.

Konami announced a major sales milestone for Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater.

Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government, NetEase has reconsidered funding the studio of the creator of Yakuza, and there have been layoffs at Battlefield Studios—here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

Such a conclusion was reached by the company AppHarbr, which analyzed advertising in 500 mobile games and applications from November 2025 to January 2026.

In the list of the highest-grossing releases of February, games from Japanese developers and publishers appeared most frequently. Additionally, there were notable indie titles across various genres. In our traditional section, we’ll cover their revenue, sales, and other metrics.