The second largest deal in the history of the gaming industry has been closed—marking the largest leveraged buyout globally. Electronic Arts (EA) is now owned by an investor group led by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Atari announced its results for the fiscal year 2026, which ended on March 31, 2026. According to the company’s calculations, it earned 56 million euros during the reporting period — the best result in a decade.

The retro technology repair simulator ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs continues to attract an audience. Alex Nichiporchik, CEO of the publisher tinyBuild, announced on social media about reaching a new wishlist milestone.

In the Midnight Club racing series, four games were released in their time, but there could have been more. In an interview with Insider Gaming, former senior game designer at Rockstar San Diego, Kris Roberts, revealed that the company shelved the fifth installment after initially trying to develop it.

Overall, the staff of Refactor Games studio has decreased by 85%.

The sale of Electronic Arts (EA) for $55 billion is nearing completion, but this does not prevent the company from reporting its quarterly results. EA announced its performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2027 (April-June 2026) in a report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Capcom announced this on social media.

Five Chilean iGaming operators — Betano, Betsala, Estelarbet, Juegalo, and Novibet — have announced the launch of the country’s industry organization, the Responsible iGaming Association (AGR).

The Verge reviewed an internal Microsoft document. According to it, the corporation plans to port many old games to the PC.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) has officially taken action against Apple.

We’re continuing our series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Kirill Bubenko, who is responsible for the marketing of the RTS game The Scouring.

Amidst the growing popularity of “friendslop” games on Steam, many developers are starting to wonder: how saturated is this niche, and is it too late to enter it now? Gaming marketing expert Chris Zukowski attempted to explore the situation.

The publisher has significantly narrowed its focus.

The indie title took five days to surpass such a sales milestone.

A year ago, Google announced plans to require all Android app developers to verify their identity — even if they publish their projects outside of Google Play. It’s now revealed that teams from countries under U.S. sanctions will be unable to complete verification.

By the end of June 2026, the volume of bets on the legal iGaming market in Ontario, Canada, reached 9.46 billion Canadian dollars or 6.74 billion US dollars, according to the local regulator. This is a 30.3% increase year-on-year and the fifth largest monthly result since the market opened in April 2022.

Microsoft’s gaming division might reduce its presence on PCs. This was reported by journalist Jez Corden of Windows Central, citing sources close to the corporation.

Jason Schreier uncovered serious issues with Last Sentinel, Ubisoft decided to shut down the NFT game Champions Tactics, and the wishlist count for Dear Passengers has surpassed 2 million. Here’s a rundown of the major events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Despite the delay, we’ve compiled a detailed report on the gaming stock market situation for the first half of the year. Inside, you’ll find a wealth of data and illustrative tables highlighting macro trends and the situation in specific countries. As usual, we’ll also discuss the reasons behind certain crises.