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.

Analysts from VG Insights examined the situation with wishlists on Steam using games released in the last 12 months as a case study. Below are the key findings.

As early as tomorrow, July 24, a new leader will be appointed for the “Lesta Games” group of companies, as reported by RBC sources. According to them, one of the candidates for the position is Boris Dobrodeyev, who previously headed the VK holding.

In a recent quarterly report, Ubisoft announced a significant reorganization. The company has decided to break up into new business units called “creative houses.”

Ubisoft’s revenues continue to decline. In the report for the first fiscal quarter (April-June 2025), the company revealed that it had expected to earn more during this period but failed to do so for various reasons.

During the week of July 15 to 22, the top ten of the Steam sales chart was almost entirely made up of free-to-play games. As before, the first two spots were claimed by Counter-Strike 2 and PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS. Destiny 2 climbed to third place, buoyed by the release of a new expansion.

According to data from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, in early July, LLC “Saber Interactive SGS” began the process of its closure. This was noted by the Telegram channel “Sad Cyberpunk.”

Eggy Party is a competitive game in the spirit of Fall Guys, featuring lively eggs as characters. In a conversation with the portal GameLook, the project’s producer, Kwan Cheng, shared that NetEase is actively encouraging players to add their own maps to Eggy Party, including through financial payments.

The user acquisition platform Gamelight has been recognized as one of the world’s best UA tools in the ROI Index 2025 report by Singular. It was nominated in 15 out of 21 categories. These nominations include being recognized as the best solution in terms of return on investment, scalability, and efficiency.

In 2021, a group of American gamers sued Sony due to the inability to purchase digital versions of games for its consoles anywhere other than the PlayStation Store. They claimed the company created a monopoly which led to price increases. Recently, Sony attempted to reach a settlement with the plaintiffs, but the court did not approve it.

The Arbitration Court of Yakutia issued a verdict on the lawsuit filed by the developers of The Day Before against the news site “Yakutia.info”, which wrote about the game’s issues. The court sided with the journalists and denied Fntastic studio’s complaint.

On July 10 in Saint Petersburg, a conference for developers, publishers, and marketers of video games was held — “Game Industry“. Here’s a brief overview of participants’ thoughts, what was featured, and of course, some metrics from the event.

The Deep Pixel Melancholy team has shared a detailed, step-by-step account of how they grew their wishlist numbers on Steam.