Epic Games has supported AltStore PAL developers, who created an alternative app store to the App Store in EU countries. They invested in them as part of the Epic MegaGrants program.

In 2024, residents of Russia spend an average of 11.5 hours per month on mobile games. This is 5 hours and 20 minutes more than in 2023. These figures were shared by the DTF portal, citing a study by the telecommunications company Yota*.

The South Korean studio Shift Up released its report for the second quarter of 2024. It announced that it achieved the highest quarterly revenue in its history.

Last week, it was noted that Valve is working on a new filter for user reviews on Steam that hides reviews lacking meaningful content, such as jokes and ASCII art. Now, the company has confirmed the rumors.

Embracer Group published a report for the first financial quarter, which ended on June 30, 2024. Here are the key points from the document.

A new deal in the gaming market. Eschatology Entertainment studio has closed a Series A funding round amounting to $11.3 million. The round was led by KRAFTON, the owner of PUBG.

Playgendary may have laid off the entire marketing team, as well as the team working on arcade games. This was reported on social media by a manager from one of the Cypriot companies, citing their sources.

Tencent has published its financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Let’s take a look at the report.

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.