The Chinese giant Tencent is not planning to buy Nexon. The company informed Reuters that the rumors about their intent to strike a deal are not true.

Microsoft Corporation is preparing to further reduce its workforce, according to Bloomberg sources. They report that in early July, the company plans to announce the layoff of several thousand employees.

Recently, studios Aggro Crab and Landfall—creators of Another Crab’s Treasure and Content Warning—released a cooperative game called PEAK on Steam, where players must conquer mountains. The new release had a successful launch, selling 100,000 copies on its first day.

The development of Shift Up mirrors the journeys undertaken by many Asian gaming companies. The studio transitioned from mobile game development to expanding onto other platforms, moving from local hits to producing AAA products for a global audience.

During his speech at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2025, the CEO of the Internet Development Institute (IRI), Alexey Goreslavsky, disclosed the amount that his organization will allocate to game developers in 2025-2027. It will be 3.4 billion rubles.

On June 18, the price of Nintendo shares reached 13,260 yen ($91.55) each. This is a record.

The game development company “Lesta Games” is no longer officially owned by Malik Khatazhayev. As noticed by journalist Dmitry Filonov from The Edinorog in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRUL), since June 11, the developer of “World of Tanks” and “World of Warships” has been under the control of the Federal Agency for State Property Management.

“Yandex” has released an update for AppMetrica. It added another report to the analytics platform — “Conversion.” This report displays data on both the initial and repeat user acquisition in apps.

Last fall, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that its gaming division would focus on four franchises: Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, DC, and Game of Thrones. In line with this decision, the company has now updated the structure of Warner Bros. Games.

During the week from June 10 to June 17, Counter-Strike 2 continued to lead the overall top-grossing product chart on Steam. Meanwhile, in the chart exclusively for paid projects, Stellar Blade claimed the top spot, displacing Dune: Awakening.

On June 17, Cygames released the free-to-play card game Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond, a sequel to the popular card game Shadowverse CCG. Although it has already become the 15th most played new release in 2025 on Steam, gamers are dissatisfied with the project.

Last week, Bloomberg reported that Tencent is allegedly in talks to acquire the Korean holding company Nexon. According to the Korea Game Society, if the deal goes through, it will harm the development of South Korea.

In the past two months, the Singaporean fund 3D Investment Partners has been actively acquiring shares of Square Enix. Recently, it increased its stake in the Japanese company to 10.01%, making it the second-largest shareholder.

The Chinese company miHoYo has initiated another legal proceeding. It has filed a complaint in the California district court against a streamer who prematurely showcased the new character from Honkai: Star Rail.

The studio GFA Games has boasted new achievements for the upcoming MMO shooter PIONER. They announced that the game has been wishlist-added by 300,000 Steam users.

In 2023, a group of former King employees launched their own studio, Studio 555. The team recently successfully closed a seed funding round amounting to 4 million euros.

The mobile dating gacha simulator Love and Deepspace, created by the Chinese studio Papergames, is generating substantial revenue. According to estimates by Sensor Tower analysts, as of mid-June, gamers have spent $650 million in the game.

The Polish company President Studio has become a publicly traded entity. It made its debut on the NewConnect exchange — a platform established by the Warsaw Stock Exchange specifically for smaller companies.

The South Korean studio Shift Up is pleased with the release of Stellar Blade on PC. The game reached Steam and the Epic Games Store on June 12th and sold over a million copies within the first three days.