On the evening of August 28, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater was officially released on PCs and consoles — the game was available to Deluxe Edition holders two days earlier. According to SteamDB, within a few hours, the peak online count for the remake on Steam reached 19,634 players.

The Polish corporate group CD PROJEKT released its financial report for January-June 2025. They announced that their revenue reached 443 million zlotys (121.1 million USD), which is 4% more than the previous year. The main source of income was Cyberpunk 2077.

Moving forward with our study of what’s happening in Russia’s web games market. This time featuring platforms like Yandex Games, VK, and Pikabu Games.

Valve’s Business Development Manager Erik Peterson spoke at the Devcom developers conference held during Gamescom 2025. He revealed some fresh data about the Steam store.

The analytical company VG Insights shared its data on the audience of the Chinese Soulslike Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.

Colombia is another country that has initiated an antitrust investigation against Apple due to its App Store policies. The local regulator suspects that the corporation has violated free trade principles.

The studio Crystal Dynamics announced a new round of layoffs on LinkedIn. This time, they did not disclose the number of affected employees.

Let’s explore together with Xsolla what direct sales are, how it happened that the mobile gaming market has embraced them now, and why they require adaptation from both developers and users.

Many learned about PlayStack after the phenomenal success of Balatro, although the company has been around for nearly 10 years. Since 2019, the publisher’s revenue has increased 40-fold, and its unique approach to project searching has helped amass an impressive catalog. This and more about PlayStack’s business is covered in today’s article.

Analyst Mat Piscatella from Circana released his monthly report on the state of the U.S. gaming market. We’ve highlighted the key figures.

In the summer of 2023, a group of former developers from Fallout 76, Doom, and Star Wars: The Old Republic launched a new studio under the wing of NetEase, called T-Minus Zero Entertainment. Two years later, they faced difficulties.

The authorities in Tokyo’s Shibuya ward have initiated an unusual tax campaign. They announced that residents of Japan could receive a tax deduction in the form of in-game currency if they allocate part of their taxes to the ward’s budget.

Over the last two decades, the turnover of Finland’s gaming industry has significantly increased, reports Neogames in a recent report. According to their estimates, in 2024 the figure amounted to a near-record €2.85 billion.

Continuing our column “Developer/Publisher Wanted,” where indie teams share about themselves and their projects. Next up is the Eternal Troops Team, which is creating an original isometric shooter set during World War I.

Rec Room Studio, the developer behind the eponymous social sandbox reminiscent of Roblox, has announced significant layoffs. The company has decided to let go of nearly half of its staff—approximately 100 employees.

Just over two weeks remain until the start of the gaming business conference WN Conference Cyprus’25, which will take place on September 11-12. Among other things, an indie game exhibition will be held, where developers will showcase their projects.

Atari’s portfolio has expanded with more games. The company announced a deal with Ubisoft, resulting in its acquisition of intellectual property rights related to five projects.

The team at Klukva Games, currently preparing for the release of the steampunk roguelike Dead Weight, shared in detail about how they gathered wishlists on social network X.

The chart of the highest-grossing games on Steam for August 19-26 has been released. Below are the key changes compared to the previous week.