Soon—on June 19-20—a WN Conference will take place in Istanbul. Let’s share the event’s program. Among other things, the program will feature a panel on developers transitioning from hyper-casual games to projects for Steam.

During the week from June 3 to June 10, the free-to-play Counter-Strike 2 returned to the top of the overall sales chart on Steam. As for the list of paid projects only, Dune: Awakening climbed to the top.

The VG Insights service continues to share wishlist data. It has now compiled a list of the top games that gamers most frequently added to their wishlists* during the period from June 2 to June 8.

Last week, Zenless Zone Zero celebrated its anniversary, for which miHoYo released the major 2.0 update and hosted festive events. Consequently, at least mobile version users spent significantly more money in the game than usual.

Yesterday, Apple held the WWDC 2025 developer presentation. Among other things, the corporation unveiled a new gaming platform called Apple Games.

Less than 24 hours remain until the release of the action game MindsEye by former GTA producer Leslie Benzies. In light of this, VG Insights’ Director of Business Development, Vic Bassey, calculated the game’s wishlists.

In late July 2024, the Screen Actors Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, initiated a strike against gaming companies. Almost a year later, the parties finally managed to reach an agreement.

The German National Consumer Association (VZBV) has criticized five free-to-play games: Fortnite, Roblox, Clash of Clans, MONOPOLY GO!, and Subway Surfers. It stated that these titles manipulate users, pushing them to spend more time and money on these games.

The analytical service VG Insights studied the initial sales of Elden Ring Nightreign. According to their data, by the end of the debut week, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco sold 4.3 million copies of the game, with more than half attributed to the PC version.

Game developers are increasing their revenue faster than all other representatives of the creative industry in the Far Eastern Federal District. This conclusion was reached by researchers from the “Eastern Center for State Planning” (also known as “Vostokgosplan”).

Microsoft, in partnership with ASUS, unveiled the first portable console under the Xbox brand, the head of Sonic Team stated that leaks could lead to disrupted licensing deals, Lies of P broke its own online record on Steam thanks to the release of an expansion — here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

The announcement of the partnership between the label launched by the creators of Atomic Heart and the development team Team Clout took place during the Summer Game Fest 2025.

Apple has announced the mobile games that have received the annual Apple Design Award. This award is granted for achievements in design and technology.

Under the Waves is a narrative adventure featuring a diver coping with loss, developed by Parallel Studio and published by Quantic Dream. The companies have announced that the game has sold over one million copies.

We’re summarizing last month, taking a detailed look at and analyzing the results of game releases in May 2025. Inside, you’ll find many figures and data regarding both AAA titles like Doom: The Dark Ages and indie hits like Monster Train 2.

In July of last year, Arrowhead Studio sold 15.75% of its shares to Tencent, according to Di Digital. According to their information, the deal valued the market worth of the creators of Helldivers 2 at 5.1 billion Swedish kronor or 533 million dollars at the current exchange rate.

Recently, the Hong Kong gaming company Naughty Cat decided to register a trademark of the same name in the United States and submitted an application to the relevant American bureau. This move caused significant discontent within Sony Corporation, which has owned the studio Naughty Dog for over twenty years.

Only a few days remain until the full release of Dune: Awakening, but since last night, owners of the premium editions can already play the MMO-survival game set in the Dune universe. Many took advantage of this. Within the first few hours of early access, the game’s online presence on Steam reached 93,634 players.

Another piece of news about layoffs. The Scottish mobile studio Outplay Entertainment will part ways with 21 employees during a restructuring process.