This morning, on April 24, the release of the action RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by the French studio Sandfall Interactive and publisher Kepler Interactive took place. Steam users warmly received the new title.

An unexpected and unpleasant piece of news for the entire industry has emerged. Legal entities of the Russian studio “Lesta Games,” which develops and operates “World of Tanks” and “World of Warships,” have been seized following a lawsuit from the Prosecutor General’s Office.

The open-source engine Godot will soon support another platform. Apple has begun work on incorporating support for the visionOS operating system, which is the foundation of the AR headset Apple Vision Pro, into Godot.

Last week, the Russian studio Dream Dock Games announced a Lovecraftian fishing adventure, DreadMoor, with its trailer released on IGN’s YouTube channel. The team’s co-founder, Rostislav Fedorov, shared with App2Top the achievements the game has made in this time.

It seems that Monster Hunter Wilds is selling even better than Capcom anticipated. The Japanese company published a statement for investors announcing a revision of its forecast for the recently concluded fiscal year.

The Dutch authority Stichting Reclame Code (SRC), responsible for ensuring compliance with advertising standards in the country, found MY.GAMES in violation of regional regulations. They were dissatisfied with how the company communicates certain aspects of Rush Royale to players, including loot boxes.

WN Media Group announced an event where gaming industry leaders will discuss the most pressing topics. Instead of the usual speakers and stage, there will be group work, practical workshops, and networking.

Paradox Interactive announced that the strategy game Crusader Kings III has reached a new milestone. Over the four and a half years since its release, it has been purchased by 4 million people worldwide.

At the close of spring, the fourth session of the business conference “Gaming Industry” will open its doors. This time, it will be held in one of the largest cities in the Russian Far East, expecting around 300 participants. Here are the initial details.

The leading bestseller game in the U.S. last month was Assassin’s Creed Shadows, reports Circana analyst Mat Piscatella in a recent report. Monster Hunter Wilds, which topped the chart in February, fell to the third position.

The European Commission has indeed recognized Apple as a violator of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and has fined the corporation. Rumors about the agency’s plans to do this emerged as early as last summer.

Valve is preparing to add an optional section to game pages on Steam that will inform users about the availability of accessibility support in projects. For instance, whether there are features for adjusting text size or a voice assistant for the game menu.

The CEO of the Polish company CI Games, Marek Tymiński, is pleased with the results of a major update for Lords of the Fallen, which added seamless co-op support and a number of other improvements to the game. He mentioned that patch 2.0 significantly boosted the soulslike’s audience.

There is a cliché that “there’s something in this game for everyone.” Blue Prince, on the contrary, is not a game for everyone. In every sense, it’s an auteur piece that managed to break into the mainstream. We’ll explain how this game is structured, what its creator is famous for, and analyze its commercial performance and other metrics.

On the evening of April 22, Bethesda Game Studios and Virtuos released an updated version of the iconic The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. This caused a huge stir: the Steam version of the remaster alone attracted 182,298 concurrent players at its peak.

Schedule I lost its leadership in the sales chart among paid games. During the week of April 15 to April 22, it was surpassed by Jagex’s new release—a cooperative survival game, RuneScape: Dragonwilds.

IT companies with roots in Belarus continue to downsize their staff in Lithuanian offices, including game developers. This is reported by dev.by.

Five months ago, on November 21, 2024, the Turkish studio Dream Games released the mobile puzzle game Royal Kingdom. Using data from the AppMagic service, we examined the results the game has achieved during this period.

The Chinese regulator has issued a new batch of licenses for game publishing in the Middle Kingdom. This time, the list of approved projects includes nine games from foreign developers.