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Results for 2025 January 30

“Lawyers are now involved in game development from the conceptual stage to avoid issues with AI content and sanctions-related restrictions,” Artem Khandriko from Revera on the outcomes of 2025

In this interview, we wrap up our discussions with top managers and gaming industry experts (and related fields) to summarize the results of 2025. The final material is a conversation with Artyom Khandriko, an associate partner and head of the IT/IP practice at REVERA.

Premium Analytics January 30

In 2025, the top 20 Swedish games made over $1.4 billion: examining the rise of the local game development industry

In 2025, four out of the top 10 highest-grossing releases on Steam were developed by Swedish teams, and 15 local games each earned over a million dollars. Today, we will analyze the results of major hits originating from Sweden and track the main trends.

Results for 2025 January 30

“Ranked in the top 25 best turn-based RPGs,” — Alexey Belyakov from Synthetic Domain on the results of 2025

We wrap up the year with representatives from gaming companies. Next up, we have an interview with the CEO of the development studio Synthetic Domain, Alexey Belyakov.

Results for 2025 January 30

“If you haven’t shut down, that’s already a sign of success,” — Alexander Shursha from SunStrike on the results of 2025

We continue to summarize the past year with representatives from gaming and related companies. Next up is a conversation with the head of the outsourcing studio SunStrike Studios, Alexander Shursha.

Results for 2025 January 30

“Cash Cleaner Simulator became our first mini-hit,” said Andrey Podoprigora from Forklift Interactive on the results of 2025

February is almost here, but we continue to wrap up 2025 with gaming market experts. Next up is an interview with Andrey Podoprigora, co-founder and CEO of the publishing company Forklift Interactive.

News January 30

Mamboo Entertainment’s all-time revenue has exceeded $55 million

The mobile publisher managed to reach this milestone in six years: Mamboo Entertainment was founded in 2020.

News January 30

GDC: More and more developers view generative AI as harmful to the gaming industry

The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have published the results of their traditional developer survey: this time, 2,300 participants took part. We’ve selected some interesting highlights from the report.

News January 30

“Quarantine Zone: The Last Check” sold 757,000 copies in two weeks, according to analytics

Such data was shared by analysts from VG Insights on LinkedIn.

News January 30

Moscow deputies have proposed introducing mandatory age labeling for online video games

Officials aim to use this to protect children and young people from “destructive content” online.

Results for 2025 January 29

“We have significantly strengthened our position in the Amazon Appstore,” said Arthur Beresnev from Mamboo about the results of 2025

Continuing our review of the year 2025 with gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams and experts up next — an interview with Artur Bereznev, CEO of Mamboo Entertainment.

Results for 2025 January 29

“Inna Gosteva from Digital Vortex on the results of 2025: ‘Today, TikTok and Reels algorithms often influence sales more than traditional reviews'”

We continue to wrap up the year 2025 alongside gaming teams. Up next is an interview with Inna Gosteva, CBDO of Digital Vortex Entertainment.

News January 29

NetEase has laid off some employees in Montreal

Another Western studio of NetEase has been affected by the Chinese company’s decision to reduce its presence outside of Asia. This time, it concerns NetEase Games Montréal.

News January 29

Comcept Studio has officially ceased to exist

She is best known for the platform game Mighty No. 9.

News January 29

Paradox Interactive’s annual profit dropped by 80% amid the failure of Bloodlines 2

Paradox Interactive also published its financial report today. The company shared the results for the entire year of 2025.

News January 29

Media: Head of Amazon Game Studios leaves the company

He worked at Amazon for eight years.

News January 29

Xbox revenue continues to decline — and more from Microsoft’s quarterly report

The Microsoft Corporation released a report outlining the financial results for the last three months of 2025, marking the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026.

Premium Industry January 28

The Main Mistakes of Highguard: Analyzing the Marketing and Launch of the “Revolutionary” Raid Shooter

The Highguard case is quite illustrative of the modern industry—especially for the segment where startups by so-called veteran developers operate. Today, we will examine the main mistakes of Wildlight Entertainment studio that turned its debut project into one of the strangest announcements and releases in recent years.

News January 28

The release of Godot 4.6 has taken place

The Godot team has released a new version of their engine. It has been four months since the previous release, version 4.5.

Results for 2025 January 28

“Revenue from art outsourcing increased by 25%,” Denis Khamin from Allcorrect on the results of 2025

We continue to summarize the year 2025 with gaming and related teams. Next up is an interview with Denis Khamin, co-owner of the game localization and 2D- and 3D-art outsourcing studio Allcorrect.

Results for 2025 January 28

“Asiatic teams have started to pay closer attention to us,” said Andrey Mayakin from “Fogeim” about the results of 2025

We are summing up the results of 2025 with gaming experts. Next up is an interview with the director of the publishing company “4Game,” Andrey Mayakin.