On September 25, Electronic Arts released the newest installment in their line of football simulators, EA Sports FC 27, into full release. The title had an exceptionally impressive start and has already generated more revenue on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox than any other paid game released in 2026.

Yellow Brick Games is another gaming studio that has decided to downsize its staff. The layoffs were highlighted by journalist Chris Kerr.

Sony Corporation has devised a way to make non-player characters (NPCs) more realistic. They have filed a patent application for a system that considers gamers’ actions and, based on this, alters NPC reactions.

Former CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, might have returned to the gaming industry. He has taken a position on the leadership team of Skydance — a corporation formed by the merger of Warner Bros. and Paramount.

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The company FIRY, formerly known as Skillz and known for developing its competitive gaming platform for real money, has decided to offload its stake in Exit Games. It sold its entire shares in the studio for $55 million.

Head of XBOX Asha Sharma at a recent employee meeting also addressed the overall state of Microsoft’s gaming division, reports Windows Central.

Microsoft’s gaming division will once again focus heavily on developing its console direction. As stated by XBOX CEO Asha Sharma, there is still room for growth.

On September 7, Tiny Eden was released on Steam—a cozy simulator for growing plants “on the windowsill,” quite literally. Irina Borodina, the CMO of Digital Vortex Entertainment, shared how the project was launched in her column for us.

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially merged into one entity. The unified organization will now operate simply under the name Skydance.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Sergey Orlovsky, the founder and CEO of the studios Nival and Helio Games.

The Australian government will allocate 1 million Australian dollars (698 thousand USD) to support local game developers. Officially, the funds will be invested by the state corporation South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), which will transfer them to the Digital Games Fund.

Former head of PlayStation Studios Shawn Layden did not appreciate Sony’s decision to cease production of discs for PlayStation consoles starting in 2028. He believes that transitioning to a fully digital distribution could significantly damage the corporation’s reputation and result in the loss of its loyal audience.

Turkish mobile game developers continue to attract investments. This time, it was the studio Mobge Games that announced they had secured funding.

While AppLovin is involved in a lawsuit with Unity, the authorities in San Diego County, USA, have turned against it. The reason for this is the company’s advertising practices.

Capcom is excited to share the latest successes of Monster Hunter Rise. They announced on X that in five and a half years, the game has sold twenty million copies worldwide.

The American company DraftKings, specializing in online casinos, betting, and fantasy sports, is facing a lawsuit. The plaintiff is a resident of the USA named Daniel Vest.

In mid-August, Supermassive Games announced mass layoffs, through which 75 individuals were expected to leave the studio. It appears that the layoff process has now concluded.

The studio behind the Hellblade franchise has begun losing staff in the face of its potential closure. This has been widely reported by its employees on LinkedIn.