Canadian company Behaviour Interactive has announced layoffs. It will part ways with 95 specialists amidst “strategic changes in structure.”

In 2018, a group of enthusiasts announced Project Arroyo—a fan remake of Fallout 2 on the Fallout 4 engine. In an interview with The Gamer, the project leader Damion Daponte explained that a very large team is currently working on the game. It includes over a hundred developers.

ByteDance reports that its gaming division has entered the next stage of its lifecycle. During its restructuring, it reviewed its processes and decided to focus primarily on “creating engaging games” rather than increasing profits and daily project audiences.

The Slovak company Pixel Federation, specializing in mobile and web games, has summed up the results of 2023. We’ve highlighted the key points from the report.

Destiny 2 often appears in the chart of the highest-grossing products on Steam, but during the week of May 28 to June 4, it managed to climb to the second place in the rankings. The game’s surge was due to the excitement surrounding the release of the expansion, The Final Shape, which is launching today.

Avalanche Studios Group announced the closure of two of its five internal studios. They have shut down the divisions in New York and Montreal.

On May 31, the shooter about toy soldiers, Hypercharge: Unboxed, was released on Xbox. According to the indie studio Digital Cybercherries, the game’s launch on Microsoft’s consoles was very successful.

The Polish publisher PlayWay has published its financial report for January-March 2024. The company reported its best first quarter in its history in terms of sales.

The gaming company Azur Games has announced the start of its expansion into the market of “real money gambling and skill-based products.” They have launched a division called Azur iGaming, which will publish projects in these genres.

The “Green Labeling” of video games, announced last week, uncovered contradictions between the existing young gaming associations in Russia. This has escalated into an open conflict and accusations.

In 2024, gaming companies are downsizing much more aggressively than a year ago. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, 10,425 specialists were laid off in the industry from January to May. This is just 41 people fewer than for all of 2023.

According to media reports, Take-Two decided to get rid of Private Division, the budget for Bend Studio’s new game may exceed $250 million, and NVIDIA announced an AI assistant to help with game navigation. Here’s a recap of what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

Supercell’s new hit is earning superbly. On May 30, Squad Busters’ daily revenue from IAP amounted to $989.8 thousand, according to data from the analytics service AppMagic.

The Microsoft Corporation signed a labor neutrality agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA, the American union for communications workers) concerning ZeniMax Media employees. The company has pledged to support unions within its subsidiary.

The New York Times, which owns the word game Wordle, is suing the developer of the puzzle game Worldle, Kory McDonald. The reason is the names and concepts of the games are too similar.

The investment group GEM Capital has announced new deals. This time, they supported three Cyprus-based studios: Weappy, VEA Games, and Game Garden.

On April 25, the Russian studio Cats Who Play released the real-time strategy game “Frontline” in early access. Creative Director Vitaly Shoutov shared the project’s success on his VKontakte account.

On the night of May 31, Konami held a presentation for Silent Hill Transmission. The event was mainly dedicated to the remake of Silent Hill 2, but during it, the company also mentioned the latest figures for downloads of the free horror Silent Hill: The Short Message.

Todd Howard, the head of Bethesda Game Studios, gave an interview to Variety. He shared that in less than two months after the premiere of the Amazon series, the number of daily active users in the Fallout franchise games increased by 600% and exceeded 5 million people.