We continue our series of publications where gaming industry specialists talk about various professions. The new article in the series is dedicated to the work of a concept artist. Valeria Berlenko, content producer at Cubic Games (part of the GDEV holding), shares insights about this specialization.

The analytical service GameDiscoverCo has compiled a top-20 list of the games that earned the most in the first half of 2024 on Steam. Only a third of the list consists of games that debuted on the platform this year.

Gaming expert Simon Carless noted that Valve has slightly updated the Steam interface. The company added a “Trending Free” tab or “Popular Free Games” on the main store page.

Valve announced changes to the rules regarding game descriptions on Steam. It plans to introduce three new prohibitions.

The revenue of the German gaming market fell by 6% in the first six months of 2024, as reported by the German association GAME. Experts note that this is the first decline in many years, attributed to the lack of major releases.

The developer of the Pathfinder RPG series and the tactical game Rogue Trader has announced that it is becoming a publisher.

The list of indie hits has been updated. The shooter VLADiK Brutal from the solo Russian developer Narko Games is showing great sales. It debuted at number four on the list of the top-grossing games on Steam in Russia for the week of August 6 to August 13.

The analytics company Newzoo has published a forecast for the global video game market for 2024. Below are the key figures.

We continue our series of publications about games seeking investments or a publisher. Next up is an article about the Ambiencive Games team, currently working on a shooter set in the “TechDarkness” universe.

The St. Petersburg Prosecutor’s Office has filed an administrative lawsuit seeking to ban the distribution of the strategy game Last Train Home in Russia.

The list of the top-grossing products on Steam for the week from August 6 to August 13 has been published. Three spots in the top ten have been taken by games that have not yet been released.

It has been announced that another studio is closing down. After 11 years of operation, Canada’s Archiact Interactive, the developer behind VR games Journey to Foundation and FREEDIVER: Triton Down, is set to close its doors.

What should be in a pitch to make it intriguing to a potential partner? Andrey Rybin, the Head of Operations at Astrum Entertainment, shared insights on this topic in his column for App2Top.

The South Korean company Com2uS, known for the Summoners War game series, has carried out large-scale layoffs. This was reported in the financial statement for the second quarter of 2024.

The South Korean company KRAFTON reported its performance for the first half of 2024. This period has become a record for the company on several metrics.

The AdSense advertising service will soon cease to operate in Russia completely. Google has sent emails to Russian AdSense account holders warning them about the upcoming deactivation of their accounts.

Deadlock is a PvP shooter allegedly being developed by Valve. Although the company has not officially announced the project or initiated open testing, thousands of people are already playing Deadlock.

In April 2018, Jam City released a role-playing game in the Harry Potter universe called Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery on mobile devices. According to analysts from Sensor Tower, as of today, the project’s gross revenue has exceeded half a billion dollars.

In May 2024, Microsoft announced the closure of four game studios, including Tango Gameworks. It has now come to light that Tango Gameworks will continue operations as the South Korean company KRAFTON has acquired it from Microsoft.