Recently, The Information published an article discussing issues within Microsoft’s gaming division. Among other things, it mentioned that in 2021, the corporation considered shutting down Xbox. In a comment to Insider Gaming, a Microsoft representative “categorically” denied this.

We continue to summarize the outcomes of 2024 with gaming (or gaming-related) teams and experts. This time, we spoke with Vladimir Prokuronov, the director of the Gaming Industry Association (GIA).

We continue to wrap up 2024 together with experts from the gaming industry. Anton Rybakov shared with the editors how the year went for JoyBits.

The company Nintendo has officially unveiled its next console — the Nintendo Switch 2.

Each year, there is an increasing number of visual novels that offer partial or full support for the Russian language. It was noted online that last year nearly a thousand such titles reached release.

Sergey Klisho, a veteran of the gaming industry who led the PlayStation division in Russia and the CIS for 15 years, has joined the staff of Astrum Entertainment.

Achieving success is only possible for a very small percentage of mobile games. Anton Slashchev, director of the Playhero studio, calculated that only 2.7% of games that have appeared on Google Play and the App Store in the past three years have reached even relative popularity.

The action RPG Where Winds Meet is currently officially available only in China, yet it has already become a hit. Everstone Studio and publisher NetEase announced that over 10 million people have experienced the game.

The Gamblest spoke with Joonas Karhu, the CEO of the British affiliate aggregator Bojoko. The executive explained the advantage of welcome bonuses that allow new users to significantly increase their initial deposit.

We continue to review 2024 in gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams. Up next is an interview with Kirill and Roman Gursky, managing directors of the gaming division at the investment group GEM Capital.

A week ago, Ubisoft announced that it is preparing for a reorganization. Bloomberg sources claim one of the options currently being discussed is spinning off some of Ubisoft’s assets into a newly created company.

The Deputy Speaker of the Russian State Duma, Boris Chernyshov, has proposed an initiative to introduce additional restrictions in games for young gamers. He believes that in Russia, children should be prohibited from making in-game purchases without parental consent.

In 2021, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella did not rule out the possibility of shutting down the corporation’s gaming division. This was reported by The Information, citing its sources.

The digital store GOG has taken another step forward in preserving old games for future generations of gamers. It announced its joining of the European Federation of Game Archives, Museums, and Preservation Projects (EFGAMP).

We continue to wrap up the results of 2024 with gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams and experts. Next up is an interview with Alexey Izotov, CEO of Digital Vortex Entertainment.

In 2024, 13 out of the 15 best-selling games in retail stores in Japan were for the Nintendo Switch. This was reported by Video Games Chronicle, citing data from Famitsu and Game Data Library.

In exactly one week, the first WN Connect of the year will take place. Among the guests who have confirmed their participation are representatives from AppLovin, BoomBit, Gaijin Entertainment, MY.GAMES, AppsFlyer, Hypercell Games, and many other companies.

For the week from January 7 to 14, the top-grossing product chart on Steam was once again led by Counter-Strike 2, marking its fifth consecutive time at the top. Meanwhile, Marvel Rivals reached the second position.

TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of the Chinese giant Tencent, underwent reorganization. It significantly simplified its structure.