NCSOFT and Amazon Games announced that the free MMORPG Throne and Liberty has gathered an audience of 3 million players. The game reached this milestone within a week of its global release on October 1, 2024.

An American court has issued a final ruling in the Epic Games versus Google case. It upheld the verdict delivered in December 2023 and recognized Google as a monopolist in the Android device application market.

Last weekend, the Steam version of Throne and Liberty — a new MMORPG from the creators of Lineage — set a new record for concurrent players. It reached 336,300 players.

At the end of last week, Bloomberg sources reported that the Guillemot family and Chinese giant Tencent were discussing the sale of Ubisoft. In response, Ubisoft released an official statement.

The studio 343 Industries, known for developing the Halo game series, has rebranded itself. It is now called Halo Studios.

Last fall, one of the founders of MY.GAMES, Vladimir Nikolsky, stepped down as the company’s CEO. It has now been disclosed that following this, he started another holding company related to video games.

The Saudi Arabian Sovereign Fund is considering increasing its stake in Nintendo, sales of “Rusy against the Lizards” reached 680,000 copies, and the remake of Until Dawn showed one of the weakest online launches on Steam among Sony games — here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

Many developers of modern AAA games overestimate themselves and, instead of focusing on the “core” of the project, attempt to cram as many innovations as possible into the game. This sentiment was shared by Saber Interactive’s creative director Tim Willits in an interview with IGN.

In 2024, Ubisoft’s shares lost more than half of their value. In response, the company’s founders and minority stakeholders, the Guillemot family, are considering selling it to a Chinese giant.

Belka Games will soon undergo a leadership change. Its CEO, Alexander Bogdanov, announced plans to step down in January 2025.

The studio FromSoftware has announced that its employees will receive a salary increase. The higher pay will start from April 2025.

The company MIDiA Research attempted to determine which gaming modes are most popular. To find out, they surveyed over 9,000 people from the United States, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Turkey, Poland, and several other countries.

Ubisoft has lost another leading employee, claims insider Tom Henderson, citing a letter to the company’s staff. According to his information, Cameron Lee, the vice president of the Rainbow Six franchise, has resigned from Ubisoft.

Davide Soliani, the former Creative Director of Mario + Rabbids, left Ubisoft in July 2024 after more than two decades with the company, deciding to “embark on a new adventure.” It has now been revealed that he, alongside other industry veterans, has established a new game development studio.

In 2023, the PC gaming market in Japan generated 236.4 billion yen, or approximately 1.6 billion dollars, according to a report by the CESA association. Compared to 2019, its revenue has tripled.

After 11 years of operation, the French Studio Black Flag has ceased to exist. It is best known for the unreleased game Orphan Age—a grim life simulator about orphan survival in a cyberpunk world.

Canadian studio Red Barrels, known for its Outlast series, has reported a hacking attack. The perpetrators managed to breach its internal network and steal some data.

The Russian retail chain “M.Video-Eldorado” reported a high demand for the advanced version of the PlayStation 5 console. During the first week, pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 Pro were three times higher than expected.

Cloud Imperium Games studio has temporarily shifted to a seven-day work schedule. In an email to employees, the management stated that this is necessary for thorough preparation for the CitizenCon festival, which will take place on October 19.