The Sharkmob studio is preparing to conduct layoffs at its division in Malmö. It announced this in a statement to the GamesIndustry portal.

Just in the past few weeks, NetEase has cut funding for three Western studios. We explore what compels the company to reconsider its investments, what ties the affected teams together, and how applicable this trend is to other Chinese publishers.

The game has already recouped its development costs.

Rosstandart has denied the claims about plans to develop a national standard with criteria for video game classification. Such reports emerged in mid-October.

The report by Electronic Arts (EA) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shed light on the payouts due to its executives as a result of the upcoming sale of the company. For instance, it was revealed that CEO Andrew Wilson will receive a rather substantial sum.

On October 30, Supercell announced the closure of the project Squad Busters after two years of operation. This is the first title the company decided to “kill” after a global release. Mobile industry veteran Michail Katkoff, in his blog Deconstruction of Fun, estimated how much the Finnish hit factory’s recent failure might have cost.

New post in the “Looking for Investor/Publisher” section. This time it’s dedicated to a horror game in the spirit of Amnesia, crafted by a team of enthusiasts. It’s called Aeon of Madness.

The South Korean studio Shift Up has published its financial report for the third quarter of 2025, which spanned from July to September. Compared to 2024, all its key metrics have increased.

Let’s talk about the situation in the chart of the highest-grossing products on Steam for the week from November 4 to November 11.

Kirill Mukhanov, co-founder of the gaming studio BlackHub Games, in a recent interview with RBC, highlighted the key reasons for the growing interest of brands in gaming collaborations and shared a successful case study. In an article for App2Top based on the interview, he elaborated in detail on what drives this trend and how to maximize its benefits.

Last week, Google and Epic Games submitted their proposed settlement to the California court. However, they were unable to secure a swift approval of the deal, as the presiding judge, James Donato, expressed doubts about its merits.

Since its release on October 30, the shooter has sold 4 million copies, according to Nexon’s financial report for the third quarter of 2025.

This was reported by Sony as part of their latest financial report.

On September 30, Sony concluded the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, releasing a report of the results. Below are the main indicators from the company’s gaming division, which suggest that Bungie is facing some difficulties.

Developers rarely publicly disclose the budget for their games. The lack of official data prompted the analytical portal HushCrasher to try to estimate the cost of creating games distributed on Steam.

Last Friday marked the fourth episode of the show Web Shop Arena. As a reminder, this show features mobile game developers competing for a prize pool of $85,000.

President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto has instructed the cabinet to consider blocking certain online games in the country. This was reported by State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi during an interview with journalists.

Misery was removed from sale on Steam following a DMCA complaint from the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.*, Rospotrebsoyuz decided to investigate Homescapes and Royal Match for manipulative mechanics, NetEase closed Jackalyptic Games — these are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

The development of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 cost 600 million Swedish kronor (62.8 million USD), according to estimates by analysts from the Swedish bank Swedbank. This does not include marketing expenses, which would increase the budget.