There are 24 gaming companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange with a combined market value of over 24 billion zlotys ($6 billion). Almost half of this amount is attributed to just one company — CD PROJEKT.

Tim Bender, the head of the Hooded Horse publishing house, shared with a16z Games that the revenue of the medieval city-builder Manor Lords has exceeded $60 million. The game earned this amount within three months since its early access release on April 26, 2024.

Also in the report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, Capcom updated the sales data for its largest franchises. The company listed the figures as of June 30, 2024.

Capcom published its first-quarter financial report for 2024, which ended on June 30. Below are the key figures.

The company PlayWay has divested its shares in Silk Road Games — a Polish game distributor focused on the Chinese market. It sold its stake in Silk Road Games for an undisclosed amount.

In the first half of 2024, game developers earned more on Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, and Yandex Games than they did the previous year. Path of Exile set a new online record, and a studio co-founded by the Bungie co-founder attracted $2.25 million for game development within Fortnite. Here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

Epic Games is preparing to launch the Epic Games Store on mobile devices in EU countries. In anticipation of this, the company has announced a change in its mobile strategy.

Valve has made changes to Steam regarding demos. Now their functionality on the platform has become much closer to ordinary games.

Britain’s actors’ union Equity stated that it is fully in solidarity with the American Guild of Actors SAG-AFTRA, which has started a strike against gaming companies. In the UK, there is also dissatisfaction with the terms of collaboration with developers.

In its financial report for the second quarter of 2024, Hasbro revealed the current revenue of its mobile hit MONOPOLY GO!. The company stated that users have already spent $3 billion on the game.

The company Hasbro reported its second quarter of 2024 (April-June). Among other things, it announced that it continues to receive good revenue from licensing the MONOPOLY and Baldur’s Gate franchises.

The US Actors Guild SAG-AFTRA could not peacefully agree on working conditions with the video game companies it collaborates with. Now, it will defend its demands through a strike. The first protests will begin today, July 26.

Talking Tom is one of the most popular mobile gaming franchises. Studio Outfit7 reported to MobileGamer that the franchise now consists of over 20 games, which have collectively amassed 23 billion downloads.

Paradox Interactive released its report for the second quarter of 2024. The cancellation of the life simulator Life by You significantly impacted the company’s finances.

The number of mobile gamers in Germany is growing. According to the German gaming association GAME, by the end of 2023, 24.6 million residents of the country were playing mobile games. That’s 300,000 more people than the previous year.

The decline in the mobile gaming market is coming to an end, forecasts the analytical company Sensor Tower. According to their estimates, this year gamers worldwide will spend $78 billion on in-app purchases (IAP) in mobile games — 1.6% more than in 2023.

On July 29, the hidden object game Seekers Notes will turn nine years old. In honor of this, the developers shared some game statistics.

The developers of the Metroidvania game ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights announced that their game has sold over 1.5 million copies. They achieved this milestone in three years, with the release of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights occurring in June 2021.

More than 500 team members working on World of Warcraft have voted to form a union. They named it the World of Warcraft Game Makers Guild.