Analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana also said that in September, Steam users from the United States played Counter-Strike 2, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Starfield the most actively.

Minecraft is very popular in the United States, according to analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana. According to him, last month 22% of American gamers who played on consoles and PCs, at least once launched this game.

Recruitment agency WN Talents In Games has launched a public vote for achievements in the field of gaming HR. It takes place as part of the annual Game Dev HR Awards.

The analytical company Circana shared the statistics of the American gaming market as a result of September 2023.

Azur Games has announced a new purchase. All the games and the associated IP of the American publisher Tastypill have been transferred to her disposal.

The Marvel Snap collectible card game turned one year old: it was released on October 18, 2022. On this occasion, we decided to look at the indicators of the mobile version of the title and turned to the data of the analytical service AppMagic.

The Roblox platform is in demand among owners of PlayStation consoles. In the week since the release on October 10, the PlayStation version of Roblox has collected more than 10 million downloads. This is reported by journalist Stephen Totilo from Axios, citing data from a company representative.

Roblox management wants employees to return to the office. The CEO of the company, David Baszucki, announced that from next year they will have to come to the office at least three times a week — from Tuesday to Thursday. Those who do not agree will have to look for another job.

On October 17, Diablo IV was released on Steam. The users of the site reacted coolly to the game: at the time of writing the news, its rating is 58%.

Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive will part ways with Harebrained Schemes, which developed the failed tactical game The Lamplighters League. The studio will become independent on January 1, 2024.

The revenue of the match-3 game Farm Heroes Saga exceeded $ 1 billion. According to King, her puzzle is the first mobile game developed in the UK that was able to overcome the billion—dollar milestone.

The new game about “Spider-Man” was liked by the gaming press. At the time of writing, the rating of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on Metacritic is 91 out of 100 based on 122 reviews.

Activision has dramatically increased regional prices for its games on Steam. According to SteamDB, prices rose the most in Argentina and Turkey.

The British publisher and developer Frontier Developments is going to reduce the staff. The company decided to revise its business strategy due to financial problems and the difficult situation in the gaming industry.

Just yesterday, Pete Hines, the head of the company’s publishing division, announced his departure from Bethesda. Shortly after, it became known that Bethesda also left the design director William Shen (William Shen).

Apple has made a relaxation for Russian developers. The corporation announced that now they can leave links in their applications that allow you to pay for purchases not through the App Store payment system.

Epic Games has introduced a new program to attract games to the Epic Games Store — Now on Epic. It is intended for developers and publishers who decide to place projects already available in third-party PC stores or subscription services in the Epic Games Store.

Soulslike Lies of P has sold over a million copies, according to studio Neowiz. It took a little less than a month to reach this mark: the game was released on September 18.

In January-June 2023, 133.9 thousand legally imported game discs were sold in Russia, the Russian Association of Distributors and Importers of Video Games calculated at the request of RBC. This is four times less than in 2022.