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News October 8

Epic Games has sued two Fortnite island creators for fraudulently earning tens of thousands of dollars

Several years ago, Epic Games started to share revenue with users who create their own games within Fortnite. According to the company, this opportunity attracted not only legitimate developers but also scammers. Recently, they have filed a lawsuit against two such offenders.
News October 8

30 years ago, Sony almost acquired Bullfrog Productions and the FIFA license

Former managers of Sony’s gaming division gave an interview to the portal The Game Business, where they shared memories of working at the company in the 1990s. Among other things, they spoke about two deals that fell through.
News October 7

Megabonk and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 have entered the top 10 on the Steam sales chart

Last week, the fall sale took place on Steam, resulting in a fresh chart where new releases stand alongside old hits. Here, we discuss the most notable changes in the rankings.
News October 7

Study: Two-thirds of mobile developers are concerned about the Apple and Google duopoly in the app store market

Analysts from Atomik Research studied the situation in the mobile app store market. They surveyed over 300 senior-level employees from major American and British companies developing mobile games.
News October 7

The audience of skate. exceeded 15 million people

The skateboarding simulator reached this milestone in less than a month, as reported by Full Circle and Electronic Arts. The game entered early access on September 16, 2025.
News October 7

Media: FTC has launched an investigation into AppLovin over its user data collection practices

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to investigate the activities of AppLovin, Bloomberg sources report. It is claimed that the regulator took notice of the company after short sellers accused it of fraud.
News October 7

The studio behind the rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger is set to close

The founder of The Outsiders, David Goldfarb, announced that the studio will soon cease to exist. It has fallen victim to the restructuring of its parent company, Funcom.
News October 6

Niko Partners: Over the next five years, the revenue of the Southeast Asian gaming market will grow by more than a billion dollars

Recently, the analytical company Niko Partners published a report on the Southeast Asian gaming market*. We have highlighted the main findings.
News October 6

81% of all funds raised on Kickstarter went to games with a budget of no more than half a million dollars — analysis

Dmitry Filatov, head of the Narwhal game accelerator, analyzed all video game crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter. He shared his observations on the Telegram channel DogDog.
News October 6

Nintendo has denied rumors about lobbying for restrictions on generative AI in Japan

Recently, Japanese House of Representatives member Satoshi Asano claimed that Nintendo is trying to persuade the country’s authorities to introduce restrictions related to the use of generative artificial intelligence. According to the company itself, this is untrue.
News October 6

Weekend Highlights (October 4-5)

A critical vulnerability was found in the Unity engine, Bloomberg learned that Microsoft lost over 300 million dollars due to adding Call of Duty to Game Pass, and CloverPit sales exceeded 500,000 copies. Here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.
News October 3

Adjust: downloads of mobile adventure games in Turkey increased by 89% in the first half of 2025

Adjust recently released a report on the state of the mobile app market in Turkey for the first half of 2025. We’ve selected the main findings related to gaming.
Premium Analytics October 3

September’s main games in numbers: the highest-grossing and best-selling releases of the month on Steam and consoles

At the beginning of the month, we traditionally share data on the most successful releases from the past 30 days. Today’s article includes a wealth of numbers and charts related to revenue, sales, and other metrics of September’s new releases, featuring titles from major studios, indie hits, and Japanese RPGs.
News October 3

The sound designer for the Mortal Kombat series and creator of the “Toasty!” Easter egg has left NetherRealm Studios

Dan Forden, who managed the sound for all the main games in the Mortal Kombat series, is no longer working at NetherRealm Studios. He announced his departure on social media.
News October 3

The number of wishlists for Resident Evil Requiem has reached 2 million

Capcom continues to report high audience interest in the next part of Resident Evil. The company announced that Resident Evil Requiem has been added to the wishlist by 2 million people—this number accounts for wishlists on both PC and consoles.
News October 3

Megabonk is a new indie hit on Steam. The game’s sales have surpassed one million copies

It took Megabonk two weeks to hit the million mark.
News October 2

Developers of Disco Elysium have formed a union, but not everyone has joined

Employees of the British branch of ZA/UM have formed a union called the ZA/UM Workers’ Alliance. This is the first officially recognized such union in a game studio in the country.
WN Academy October 2

Common Mistakes in Corporate Training and How to Avoid Them: Insights from Alawar

Corporate training is a powerful tool for employee development. Its effectiveness largely depends on proper organization. Alawar shared with App2Top their experience in organizing a time management training session. They discussed the challenges they faced, how they addressed them, and highlighted the risks that should be considered in such training sessions.
News October 2

Starbreeze canceled a D&D game, which cost them $27 million

Starbreeze announced the cancellation of Project Baxter, a cooperative game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. The company decided to write off the development costs and lay off some developers.
News October 2

King has been sued — they are accused of concealing the chances of winning in a Candy Crush Saga tournament and extracting money

American gamer Ruben Valenzuela has filed a lawsuit against King and its parent company Activision Blizzard. The reason is the All Stars tournament for Candy Crush Saga — the developers allegedly create the impression among participants that their chances of winning are higher than they actually are.
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