The South Korean studio Shift Up has published its financial report for the third quarter of 2025, which spanned from July to September. Compared to 2024, all its key metrics have increased.

Let’s talk about the situation in the chart of the highest-grossing products on Steam for the week from November 4 to November 11.

Kirill Mukhanov, co-founder of the gaming studio BlackHub Games, in a recent interview with RBC, highlighted the key reasons for the growing interest of brands in gaming collaborations and shared a successful case study. In an article for App2Top based on the interview, he elaborated in detail on what drives this trend and how to maximize its benefits.

Last week, Google and Epic Games submitted their proposed settlement to the California court. However, they were unable to secure a swift approval of the deal, as the presiding judge, James Donato, expressed doubts about its merits.

Since its release on October 30, the shooter has sold 4 million copies, according to Nexon’s financial report for the third quarter of 2025.

This was reported by Sony as part of their latest financial report.

On September 30, Sony concluded the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, releasing a report of the results. Below are the main indicators from the company’s gaming division, which suggest that Bungie is facing some difficulties.

Developers rarely publicly disclose the budget for their games. The lack of official data prompted the analytical portal HushCrasher to try to estimate the cost of creating games distributed on Steam.

Last Friday marked the fourth episode of the show Web Shop Arena. As a reminder, this show features mobile game developers competing for a prize pool of $85,000.

President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto has instructed the cabinet to consider blocking certain online games in the country. This was reported by State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi during an interview with journalists.

Misery was removed from sale on Steam following a DMCA complaint from the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.*, Rospotrebsoyuz decided to investigate Homescapes and Royal Match for manipulative mechanics, NetEase closed Jackalyptic Games — these are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

The development of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 cost 600 million Swedish kronor (62.8 million USD), according to estimates by analysts from the Swedish bank Swedbank. This does not include marketing expenses, which would increase the budget.

Coffee Stain will soon become a publicly traded company, spinning off from Embracer Group. This provides an excellent opportunity to take an in-depth look at its business, which, spoiler alert, showcases remarkable efficiency and resilience. In particular, we will examine the publisher’s finances and estimate its potential market value.

The Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (ODVGI) has announced new additions to its ranks.

The Japanese company announced such plans during a presentation dedicated to its medium-term business strategy.

GTA VI is ultimately not releasing on May 26, 2026, as stated in the latest financial report from Take-Two Interactive. The company, along with its subsidiary studio Rockstar Games, has decided the game needs more time for polish, postponing the release by six months — it is now scheduled for November 19, 2026.

Alex Hutchinson, co-founder of the Raccoon Logic studio, is disappointed with the revenue from the action-adventure game Revenge of the Savage Planet. In an interview with FRVR, he stated that although the game attracted over a million people, from a financial standpoint, it did not perform well.

The Chinese corporation Xiaomi and the mobile marketing agency Mobisharks have announced a joint event for gaming companies— Xiaomi & Mobisharks Connect. It will take place in Limassol in two weeks.

This milestone was achieved by the game in less than a month: its release took place on October 15.