The company “Rostelecom” has indeed decided to re-enter the digital game store market. It announced the launch of a “gaming showcase” where keys for titles on Steam and consoles are sold.

The service SteamDB has started publishing two additional rankings. In one, it sorts games on Steam by the number of daily active users (DAU), and in the other—by “wishlist activity.”

PwC has forecasted that the gaming market will grow to $300 billion by 2029, 9 million people have played the Oblivion remaster, Quarantine Zone: The Last Check has reached a million wishlists on Steam and found a publisher—here are the main events in the gaming industry from this past weekend.

On July 22, the programmer, game designer, and composer Julian Jensen, better known as Julian LeFay, who was instrumental in the creation of the The Elder Scrolls series, passed away. We have compiled his notable quotes—on the unobtainable freedom of tabletop RPGs, procedural generation, and how the industry grinds down young developers.

The number of AI-generated reviews on Steam is on the rise. This conclusion was reached by the experts at Copyleaks, a text verification service, after analyzing reviews in the Valve store.

There is a new addition to the KRAFTON family of subsidiary companies. The studio Eleventh Hour Games, which developed the action role-playing game Last Epoch, has joined them.

Analyst Aldora Joost van Dreunen examined the changes in staffing at the 50 largest European gaming companies in recent years. He noted that the crisis in the industry did not prevent private publishers and developers from growing steadily—unlike their public counterparts.

Apple has updated the age rating system in the App Store. The corporation announced the addition of three new levels: “13+”, “16+”, and “18+”.

This achievement was announced by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco on the franchise’s official account on X.

The mobile hit MONOPOLY GO! is generating increasing revenue for Hasbro, the company that owns the rights to the IP. In its recent financial report, Hasbro revealed that royalties from the game amounted to $83 million for the period from January to June 2025.

The owner of itch.io, Leaf Corcoran, announced that the store is forced to “deindex” all NSFW content. Adult games will now be temporarily excluded from search results due to pressure from activists at Collective Shout.

On the importance of the payment process, its role in marketing and brand building, Natalia Sobakina, Director of Product Marketing at Xsolla, shared her insights on the pages of App2Top.

The Sony Corporation has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Bandai Namco Holdings. Under this deal, it will acquire 16 million shares of the holding company, paying 68 billion yen ($464.5 million) for them.

On the night of July 24, the publisher 505 Games and the Chinese studio Leenzee released the Soulslike game Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. Steam users are currently very dissatisfied with the game. In the first few hours, they left 4,400 reviews, of which only 19% were positive.

Gaijin Entertainment’s portfolio now includes an unusual asset. The company has become the owner of The Pit map in Fortnite, having secured a “multimillion” deal with its creator, known by the nickname Geerzy.

In July, Steam began removing adult games. We’re going to explain why this is happening, who’s behind it, and what risks this precedent poses for regular projects.

In June 2025, the American gaming market saw a sharp increase in revenue from console sales, reports Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. In that month, U.S. residents spent $978 million on gaming consoles—an increase of 249% compared to the previous year.

The port of Forza Horizon 5 feels great on the PlayStation 5. According to data from Alinea Analytics, the hit racing game from Playground Games and Xbox has sold over 3 million copies on Sony consoles—more than any other new release this year.

Indie developers continue to pitch their projects on our pages. This time, the ChooKotka team shared their game’s story. They are working on the development of a 2D Metroidvania game of the same name.