The gaming market won’t return to the revenue growth rates seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research company MIDiA Research. The company believes the “era of double-digit growth” is over.

Epic Games Store summarized 2024, France saw its first nationwide game developers strike, and the media discovered that the creators of Love and Deepspace and Infinity Nikki earned $850 million in 2024. We recap the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

A Reddit guide has been released. It was published by Daniil Kamenev, the co-founder of the marketing agency FatPony, on his Telegram channel “Tired Publishing“.

The African gaming market is growing six times faster than the global average, according to findings from Carry1st and Newzoo. Last year, its revenue reached $1.8 billion, reflecting a growth of 12.4%.

Just under a month ago, Dynasty Warriors: Origins was released on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series. Publisher Koei Tecmo and developer Omega Force announced that the new title has already sold over one million copies worldwide.

A new development in the conflict between Ironmace Studios and Nexon over Dark and Darker. In South Korea, the court found the game creators guilty of violating Nexon’s trade secrets and ordered them to pay substantial compensation.

The game with a telling title, A Game About Digging A Hole, has become a hit. Indie publisher rokaplay Bou·tique announced that it has been purchased over 250,000 times.

The third fiscal quarter ending on December 31, 2024, was not particularly successful for Ubisoft. The French company reported a decline in all key metrics. Nevertheless, it is satisfied with the pre-order volume of Assassin’s Creed Shadows.

The Swedish company G5 Entertainment also published its financial report. It concluded its 2024 results and announced that the fourth quarter was a turning point for the company.

The company Aristocrat finalized the deal to sell the creators of RAID: Shadow Legends. Plarium now officially belongs to the media conglomerate Modern Times Group (MTG).

Embracer Group released a report detailing its earnings for October-December 2024. It also revealed current sales figures for Kingdom Come: Deliverance II and shared the performance of other games.

Sony Corporation shared its financial results for October-December 2024. We selected key highlights from the report of its gaming division.

AppLovin has decided to focus on its advertising business. The company announced the sale of its entire gaming division.

Anton Gorelkin is a State Duma deputy and one of the authors of the bill “On the Development and Distribution of Video Games in the Russian Federation.” He shared his thoughts on the proposed amendments in his Telegram channel.

At the end of last year, Russian legislators proposed mandating games with an authorization option to offer several choices for Russian gamers — such as authorization via phone number, through the Gosuslugi service, or using biometric data. The sociological agency “Veber” discovered through a survey that Russians themselves do not support this idea.

Another company is conducting layoffs. Crytek announced that the challenging situation in the gaming industry forced it to let go of 15% of its staff.

The company Unity has undergone a wave of layoffs, reports the portal 80 Level. According to its information, this affected both the technical and advertising departments.

The Finnish company Remedy Entertainment has announced its financial results for 2024. Among other highlights, the company reported that Alan Wake 2 has finally started generating profit.

Publisher Kepler Interactive, known for releasing games like Sifu, Scorn, and Pacific Drive, announced an acquisition. The company has gained control over the French studio Tactical Adventures.