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.

According to media reports, Tencent has shown interest in purchasing Nexon, the current generation of PlayStation consoles has become the most profitable in Sony’s history, and the audience for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has reached 7 million people. Here’s a summary of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Another game studio has closed its doors. The Scottish team Cobra Mobile, known for the early App Store hit iBomber, has announced its shutdown.

On June 10, a chamber meetup under the brand “Game Industry” was held on the banks of the Neva. Here are the results.

Capcom has boasted that Street Fighter 6 has sold 5 million copies. It took just over two years for the fighting game to reach this milestone, with the game celebrating its second anniversary last week.

The Institute of Internet Development (IID) has announced the results of the national content competition. This year, among its winners are the developers of 13 mobile and PC games.

Kepler Interactive is a publisher that values risks and considers the interests of indie studios. What sets the company apart from its competitors is its unique operational approach, which involves joint ownership of the business alongside developer partners. We explore how this model is structured and the successes Kepler has achieved over three years.

On June 10, the studio Build A Rocket Boy, founded by the former president of Rockstar North and the producer of the GTA series, released its debut game — the action game MindsEye. It received a lukewarm reception on Steam.

The studio behind Days Gone announced on social media that it has parted ways with some employees. Bend Studio did not specify the number of layoffs, but according to information from Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier, 40 people have left.