Tripledot Studios became the owner of the Belarusian-rooted mobile studio Zephyr Mobile. The cost of the acquisition is unknown.

The Russian parliament advised the government to tighten control over video games and develop additional mechanisms for their examination. The parliamentarians believe that foreign states might use video games for propaganda among Russian gamers.

We continue our series of publications where experts from game companies talk about their professions. The new article in the series is about game designers. Two game designers from Glera Games — Natalia Sholina and Igor Petrov — shared detailed insights about the profession.

Tiny Glade is an enchanting simulator where players build castles on lawns without resource constraints. Indie studio Pounce Light announced that the project has been added to the wishlist of over one million Steam users.

In March, the European Commission initiated an investigation into Apple due to concerns that the corporation is violating the Digital Markets Act and suppressing competition on iOS, including in the App Store. According to sources from the Financial Times, authorities’ suspicions have been confirmed.

Game critics almost unanimously praised the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion for Elden Ring. The project scored 92-95 points out of 100 on Metacritic, depending on the platform, becoming the highest-rated DLC in the service’s history.

At the conference WN Istanbul’24, which concluded last week, the traditional competition for the best game development took place. Read on to find out who won in our publication.

Squad Busters’ revenue is rapidly growing. Analysts from Sensor Tower have calculated that user spending in the Supercell game has already reached $28 million.

Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin has sold 2 million copies worldwide. It took the game nearly three years to reach this milestone, having been released on July 9, 2021.

The Polish company Techland has downsized part of its staff. This was reported by the portal GRY Online, which noticed posts by the laid-off employees on social media.

Black Myth: Wukong is currently the most wishlisted game on Steam. According to GameDiscoverCo, the game has amassed around 4 million wishlists on the Valve platform.

Valve published a list of game demos that were most played during the “Next Fest” festival.

Since the beginning of the year, gaming companies have laid off over 10,000 employees. FromSoftware is one of the studios that has avoided layoffs. In an interview with PC Gamer, its president Hidetaka Miyazaki stated that he would never wish his subordinates to be subjected to mass layoffs.

Yesterday, Paradox Interactive announced the cancellation of the life simulator Life by You. It has now been revealed that the game’s development studio, Paradox Tectonic, is also being closed.

Based on the week from June 11 to June 18, the first place in the chart of the highest-grossing products on Steam went to PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. The game managed to top the rankings thanks to the June update of the in-game store and a collaboration with the South Korean music group NewJeans.

Electronic Arts (EA) disclosed the executive earnings for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, in a report to the financial regulator. Almost half of the annual salary* of the company’s top executives was attributed to CEO Andrew Wilson.

June 30 will be the last working day at Microsoft for Xbox’s director of marketing, Jerret West. He decided to move to Roblox. After his departure, the corporation will make changes to the structure of the marketing department.

The list of game studios founded by industry veterans has grown. A new studio named CodeDev: The Unreal Guys has emerged. Its founders have contributed to Elder Scrolls Online, The Legend of Zelda, Fall Guys, Call of Duty, RollerCoaster Tycoon, and many other games.

App2Top, with the participation of the educational platform WN Academy, conducted a study dedicated to education in the game development industry. We share the results.