The monthly number of ad impressions has also grown. It doubled.

After most financial reports are released, we publish a follow-up to our detailed article on the state of the gaming companies’ business. This time, we will focus on South Korea, China, and Poland, comparing data, understanding the reasons for successes and crises, and identifying common trends.

On April 23, the German indie studio tobspr Games officially released the sequel to shapez—a factory-building simulator for producing geometric shapes in the spirit of Factorio. Almost immediately after this, they raised funds for the development of their next game under the code name Project 3.

She was fined 2 million rubles.

The company Papaya Gaming lost its case against Skillz. A jury in the Southern District of New York found it guilty of unfair competition and false advertising, also ordering it to pay $420 million in compensation.

A week ago, Behaviour Interactive downsized a portion of its workforce, leading to rumors online suggesting that the layoffs were a response to the employees’ desire to unionize. Additionally, it was alleged that most of those laid off were opposed to the use of generative artificial intelligence.

At the end of March, Nacon put up for sale Spiders, the studio behind GreedFall and Steelrising. According to the French portal Origami, no one wanted to purchase it.

The company Pearl Abyss decided to reward its employees for the success of Crimson Desert.

Capcom is confidently moving towards another record-setting year.

The catalyst for the formation of the union was the deterioration of conditions at Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro.

In July 2027, Finland will open its iGaming market to licensed operators. According to Omnicom Media Group Finland, this sector could become the second-largest in the country in terms of advertising revenue, following retail.

Digital Bros is the parent company of publisher 505 Games, which released the soulslike game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers last year. The company announced a deal with the developers of the game from the Chinese studio Leenzee.

Recently, the portal Insider Gaming reported that about 50 specialists from the Assassin’s Creed Hexe team have been removed from the game’s development. They were allegedly given three months to find positions in other Ubisoft teams, or else they would be laid off. Company representatives commented on this in a statement to IGN.

Last week, the capital of Belarus hosted the gaming developers and publishers conference “Gaming Industry”. We share what occurred there and, of course, provide its metrics.

As a guest on App2Top is the founder of Misterial Games, Sergey Alarsky, who has also assisted other teams as a consultant.

The Japanese holding KOEI Tecmo, whose portfolio includes popular game series such as Nioh, Ninja Gaiden, Dynasty Warriors, and many others, reported for the last fiscal year, covering the period from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.

This is stated in the analytical company’s report summarizing the first three months of 2026.

The Banijay Group has officially become the majority owner of Tipico Group. It finalized the deal that was announced in October 2025.

In 2024, a group of former employees from Gearbox Publishing decided to establish their own publishing company — Cooldown Games. For nearly two years, it operated with indie status and has now become part of the Polish company People Can Fly.