In its ongoing dispute with Epic Games, Google once again appeared before the court—despite both parties having previously reached a settlement.

Another twist in the legal battle between Apple and Epic Games. Recently, Apple filed a statement in court, requesting to overturn one of the prohibitions imposed on it. This pertains to the commission for in-app purchases on iOS in the United States.

There is just over a month left until the WN Conference session in Cyprus takes place. It will be held on September 17-18 in Limassol. We discuss what to expect from the event program in our article.

The retro technology repair simulator ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs crossed this milestone a week after its release.

The gambling holding company Entain reported on the first six months of 2026, indicating growth in several key metrics.

While Netflix closes its studios, 2K Games is opening new ones. The company officially announced the creation of a subsidiary called Small Axe Studios.

A few years ago, the streaming company Netflix was actively acquiring game developers, but now it is shutting them down.

The VK Group also reported for April-June 2026. As usual, their report shared little data regarding the gaming segment, but it did include some numbers related to the VK Play store.

At least when it comes to creating mobile and browser games.

The Chinese giant Tencent had long been valued higher on the stock exchange than any other company from the Middle Kingdom. However, the dynamics have changed.

The mobile action RPG about battles with monsters, mo.co, is a game with a challenging history. It was released in March 2025 and has already undergone a major relaunch. Now it faces another round of radical changes, prompted by Supercell’s unmet expectations.

The remake of the original “Gothic” has been a box office success for the studio Alkimia Interactive and the publisher THQ Nordic. As reported in a recent financial report by their parent company Embracer Group, the game is approaching break-even and is expected to become profitable soon.

Swedish holding company Embracer Group published its report for the past quarter — the first in its current fiscal year. According to the document, the company is doing quite well.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has reported the results for April-June 2026. It announced that within three months, the iGaming segment in the country generated 39.9 billion Philippine pesos ($675 million), accounting for 45.2% of the entire market’s revenue.

The result was achieved in two weeks: the game was released on July 30, 2026.

CD PROJEKT RED has once again conducted layoffs within the team working on Project Sirius — a multiplayer game set in The Witcher universe. A total of 18 people have left the project.

Economic strategy games are not the most popular genre for discussion. However, from a perspective of future potential, the niche is almost a blue ocean—with a low number of releases and high median earnings. This is the focus of our report today.

From August 5 to 9, an action RPG with “rogue-lite” elements, Moonlighter, was available for free on Steam. As announced by Digital Sun studio, a considerable number of gamers took advantage of this offer.

Immersive simulators are not the most mainstream category of games, so their developers should not aim for the AAA niche. This is the opinion of game designer Randy Smith, who in the past contributed to various parts of the Thief series.