This information was reported by Hideaki Nishino, Head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, at the Tokyo Game Show 2025.

The second half of the month is the traditional time for the deconstruction show “What’s with the Game?,” where industry experts dissect new releases in terms of design, narrative, and other aspects. The latest episode focused on Mafia: The Old Country.

Last week, the Saint Petersburg studio Baba Yaga Games unveiled a new game — a fairy-tale adventure called “The Devil’s Service,” about a demon carrying out tasks for Peter the Great. According to deputy Anton Gorelkin, the imagery used in the project sparked outrage among some citizens.

The Google Corporation is not giving up in its efforts to come out on top in its confrontation with Epic Games. Now, it has decided to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court.

The CEO of Jagex, the developer behind the iconic MMORPG RuneScape, Jon Bellamy, gave an interview to the portal The Game Business. During the conversation, he touched on the topic of AA games and their commercial potential.

Less than a day remains until the full release of Hades II. In anticipation of this, analysts from Alinea Analytics decided to discuss the achievements of the game during its time in early access.

The Playgama platform has published statistics on the use of engines in web games, broken down by top genres. The sample includes games released in 2024 and 2025.

2025 can confidently be called the year of the rise of mid-budget games priced at $50 or less. This begs the question: what does this mean for the industry as a whole? In today’s article, we delve into the trend in detail, backing up the arguments with figures and other data.

The studio is called Cheer Games.

Very soon — on October 16 — the «Gaming Industry» conference will take place in the capital of Russia. We are sharing some initial details of the event’s program.

The Internet Development Institute (IRI), the APRIORI association, and the Skolkovo Foundation conducted a study on the state of the game development industry in Russia. They interviewed 140 developers: both from game studios and solo developers.

The Polish studio Bloober Team released a report for January-June 2025. It revealed that it earned only 67 thousand zlotys ($18,500) on its home market over six months. This is 0.15% of its global revenue.

The Russian Quality System’s Center for Digital Expertise examined ten mobile games for mechanics used to extract money from gamers. It was found that such tactics are employed in each of them—the only difference being how strongly the games manipulate audience behavior.

During the week from September 16 to 23, Counter-Strike 2 reclaimed the top spot in the chart of highest-grossing games on Steam. It was joined in the top three by Dota 2 and Dying Light: The Beast.

The head of the ID@Xbox program, Chris Charla, in an interview with Eurogamer, stated that this year Microsoft has invested more in the Game Pass subscription than ever before. However, he did not disclose the exact amount of investment.

The failure of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has negatively impacted the finances of Rocksteady Studios, according to the studio’s report for the UK regulator for 2024. The document reveals a decline in key metrics.

Developers from Team Jade announced this at an event celebrating the game’s first anniversary. Recall that in China, Delta Force was released earlier than in the rest of the world — in September 2024.

Simon Carless of GameDiscoverCo shared data on the audience size of some hit games on Steam. His statistics include both paid and free-to-play projects.

The founder of GameDiscoverCo, Simon Carless, decided to explore which games are popular among Steam Deck owners. He approached the task from an unconventional angle.