Analysts at Sensor Tower have calculated that since November 2023, the idle-battler Legend of Mushroom has earned $270 million. This figure refers to the game’s revenue from in-app purchases.

Tesla has started warning buyers of Model X and Model S electric cars that they will not be able to run Steam games on the onboard computers. Other entertainment features will continue to work without changes.

Almost three-quarters of Russian gamers are pirates, reports the newspaper “Izvestia” citing a survey by XYZ School.

Ghost of Tsushima became the second Sony game for online play on Steam, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is actively being pre-ordered, and Supercell’s Hay Day returned to China after almost four years. Here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.

The analytics company Newzoo has finalized the results for the global video game market for 2023. They calculated that last year, the market earned $183.9 billion. This is slightly lower than the already reduced forecast of $184 billion from November, as analysts originally predicted revenue of $187.7 billion.

The Australian gambling giant Aristocrat has begun a strategic analysis of its portfolio of mobile casual and midcore games. It is possible that following the results of the audit, he may sell Plarium and Big Fish Games (but not Big Fish Social Casino) or their assets.

The CEO of Take-Two Interactive, Strauss Zelnick, in a conversation with IGN, denied reports about the closure of the Roll7 and Intercept Games studios.

Take-Two Interactive has reported the results for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. The company discussed a significant increase in losses and revealed the release window for GTA VI.

The authors of Dauntless are making cuts again. The exact number of those fired is unknown, but we may be talking about more than 100 employees.

Aggro Crab indie studio co-founder Nick Kaman discussed the successes of the underwater soulslike game Another Crab’s Treasure in a conversation with GameDiscoverCo.

Microsoft wants to release more Xbox exclusives on PlayStation consoles, according to sources of journalist Jez Corden from Windows Central. According to him, the corporation does not have “red lines” for games — it can transfer any project, including key franchises, to a competing platform.

Spanish studio Stage Clear Studios has become another victim of the restructuring of the Thunderful Group. The management of the holding announced the closure of the studio as part of the financial report.

Representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation told the RBC newspaper that they are ready to study the proposal on labeling games supplied to Russia. This idea was proposed by the association “R.A.D.I. Video Games”.

Ubisoft has released a report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Below is the main part of the document.

Polish residents want Valve to update the recommended regional zloty price tags on Steam, taking into account the current exchange rate. The other day they created on the site Change.org the relevant petition.

The French publisher Gameloft is going to liquidate a branch in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. He will close the doors forever after 14 years of work.

Tencent has published a report for the first quarter of 2024. The Chinese holding company as a whole showed excellent results in terms of revenue and profit, but everything was not smooth for the gaming division.

In January-March 2024, the PlayStation 5 consoles sold significantly better than the Xbox Series, according to Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad.

The Polish Competition and Consumer Protection Authority (UOKiK) suspects that a number of digital gaming platforms are hindering the development of competition. It has launched a preliminary investigation.