Experts from AppMagic discussed the successful and not-so-successful decisions made by Supercell during the launch of Squad Busters. Here we share the Russian version of the analysis.

August 5 began with a crash for global stock markets. The decline started in Asia and was particularly painful in Japan. As analyst Serkan Toto from Kantan Games noted, the financial storm did not spare Japanese gaming companies.

The creators of Lineage have published their financial report for the second quarter of 2024. Here are the details.

Zenless Zone Zero is the most successful gacha game in July in terms of mobile revenue, reports GachaRevenue portal. According to their data*, the mobile version of Zenless Zone Zero grossed $99.8 million in its debut month.

The publisher and developer of mobile games Jam City, which has Jurassic World Alive, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, and Cookie Jam in its portfolio, has conducted a new major round of layoffs. The company reduced its workforce by 10%, or approximately 85 employees.

Game Informer has shut down, the CFO of Roblox decided to resign, and according to media reports, Blizzard Entertainment has created a team to develop AA games based on its franchises—here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

Based on data from AppMagic, the editorial team at App2Top compiled a report on the most downloaded and highest-grossing mobile games of the past month — Zenless Zone Zero, Offline Games, and My Talking Hank: Islands.

For the first time since May 2022, Elden Ring topped the list of game bestsellers for the month in the US, as stated in an analytical report by Circana for June. Its sales surged due to the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

Outer Haven Games is a new game development studio based in California. Among its founders is Chuck Beaver, who once was responsible for the storyline of the Dead Space series.

At the latest plenary session, members of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a bill that regulates creative industries in the country. The gaming industry is also included among these industries.

Former Bungie employees told journalist Stephen Totilo from Game File that the studio’s management had long been preparing for large-scale layoffs. The decision was made months ago.

Nintendo has summarized the results of the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, which lasted from April 1 to June 30, 2024. It was not a very successful period for the Japanese company.

Former employees of the indie publisher Armor Games Studios spoke about large-scale layoffs on social media. According to some of them, the company is laying off all its staff.

Roblox reported its second-quarter 2024 results for the period ending June 30. The company discussed its revenue and audience growth as well as a reduction in losses.

The gaming platform VK Play has taken another step towards becoming a “single point of entry” for Russian gamers. It released for sale over 3,000 keys for Steam games.

Magdalena Stryevski, the project manager of WN Academy, discussed the importance of vacation, why it should not be ignored, and how to plan it properly.

Yesterday, Bungie announced a major staff reduction. After that, some current and former studio employees took to social media to criticize the management.

Developers of mini-applications now have another platform to distribute their products. On July 31, Telegram released an update that added an official mini-app store to the messenger.

Gaming companies around the world continue to cut staff, but not as actively as before. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, in July, the number of layoffs in the gaming industry totaled 368 people.