Path of Exile 2 is gearing up for its early access release, with the game launching on December 6. According to estimates from the analytics service VG Insights, over 1.7 million Steam users have added this action RPG to their wishlists ahead of its release.

Another studio of BioWare veterans has encountered difficulties. Following the closure of Humanoid Studios, it has become known that the Canadian studio Worlds Untold has decided to temporarily halt operations.

Shuhei Yoshida, one of Sony’s veterans, has announced his departure from the corporation. In January 2025, he will step down as head of the PlayStation Indies division and embark on a well-deserved retirement.

On the evening of November 26, CD PROJEKT released its financial report for the third quarter of 2024. The Polish group of companies reported a decrease in revenue and profit alongside increased expenses for game development. It also highlighted the sales of Cyberpunk 2077.

In light of the upcoming release of Priest Simulator: Vampire Show, its developers have announced that they do not plan to support the game in the future. It has been in Steam’s early access since October 2022.

The card game Balatro has successfully made its mark on smartphones. As noted by Andrey Zubov, the head of content at AppMagic, within two months of release, the mobile version of the project has generated $3 million in net revenue.

Today marks the launch of the open beta test for the domestic game engine Nau Engine.

The analytics service VG Insights shared sales statistics for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl* on the social network X. They conducted a detailed analysis of the situation on Steam.

For three key metrics over a 30-day period, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 achieved the best results among all titles ever released under this name.

For the week ending November 26, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl claimed the top spot in the list of top-grossing games on Steam. The shooter led the chart for both paid and free titles.

Russian indie developer Vladislav Meshcheryakov, known for the shooter VLADiK BRUTAL, is preparing to rebrand his studio. Soon, Narko Games will officially change its name to BRUTAL SOFTWARE.

Unions from several Ubisoft studios in Barcelona have voiced opposition to the company’s management, as reported by GamesIndustry. They have filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft due to the partial rollback of remote work: starting in September, all employees are required to spend at least three days a week in the office.

MY.GAMES announced the creation of MGVC Publishing—a new division that will be part of the MGVC investment structure. This division will focus on providing publishing support to mobile game development studios worldwide.

In 2021, Casey Hudson, former general manager of BioWare and producer of the first installments of Mass Effect, announced the opening of his own studio, Humanoid Origin. It has come to light that three years later, it has ceased to exist.

Today, the Internet Development Institute (IDI) has begun accepting contest applications for the creation of Russian content in the digital environment. Games are one of the key focus areas of the contest.

According to Bloomberg, Sony plans to return to the portable device market with a new, yet-to-be-announced console capable of running PlayStation 5 games. The company is in the early stages of developing this project.

The French studio Shiro Games announced that sales of the tactical RPG Wartales have surpassed one million copies. This figure is only from Steam. Considering other platforms, the game’s sales should be even higher.

Supercell has been actively experimenting with internal processes for over a year. At the Slush 2024 conference, CEO Ilkka Paananen admitted that the company was forced to make changes because it had stopped growing.

The sequel to the popular action RPG Path of Exile 2 has surged into the global top-grossing games on the Steam platform. This was made possible by the recently opened pre-orders.