As of March 31, 2026, Electronic Arts (EA) concluded its fiscal year. According to the company’s report, the year was significant for the company—at least in terms of net bookings.

The WN Growth Summit is an annual series of events where game development owners and top executives discuss industry challenges, share experiences, and seek new growth opportunities.

The law firm Semenov&Pevzner prepared a global report on legal conflicts in the gaming industry for the second half of 2025. In those six months, there were patent news from Nintendo, a series of conflicts in AI, as well as developments in the Apple vs. Epic Games dispute.

The new “Heroes” continue to sell excellently.

The Finnish giant Supercell is set to grow even larger. It has announced plans to purchase all shares of the creators behind the popular mobile puzzle game Merge Mansion.

The Japanese indie developer Daikichi_EMP announced that he encountered an unexpected issue when trying to release a demo of his new game on Steam—Wired Tokyo 2007. The moderators did not approve it, citing a copyright violation. However, according to Daikichi_EMP, the rights in question belong not to someone else, but to himself.

In the latest quarterly report, Remedy Entertainment not only discussed its finances but also announced a new milestone for Control.

Remedy Entertainment prepared a financial report for the first three months of 2026. The company informed investors that, ahead of the release of Control Resonant, it began to spend more on marketing, which, among other things, affected its revenue and profit.

The renowned investor Warren Buffett believes that U.S. residents are currently more involved in gambling than ever before. He expressed this view in an interview with CNBC.

The company Unity announced the release of the beta version of Unity AI — an AI-based toolset integrated into the editor, which allows for faster game development.

Recently, a number of former developers of the card game Marvel Snap posted on social networks about layoffs at Second Dinner. Their messages were soon confirmed by the studio’s management.

In mid-April, we held a meetup on the topic of survival for Russian-speaking indie teams in the current environment. We spoke with representatives of notable studios about how long the road to success takes, why games don’t need a plot, and where to find funding for development.

XO Market has successfully closed its seed funding round, raising $6 million from investors to develop the platform where users can create their own prediction markets.

Tencent now owns 24% of Game Science shares.

The promo artist of “Smuta”, Dmitry Solyanik-Krasa, filed a lawsuit against Cyberia Nova. He claims that he worked in the studio for more than two years, but the employment process was established with violations.

A major deal might occur in the USA. The gaming retailer GameStop has proposed to acquire the company eBay.

The game Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era recouped its development costs in just one day, Sony has agreed to pay $7.8 million for a monopoly on PlayStation, and analysts have found that exclusives remain the main reason for purchasing consoles — here are the main events in the gaming industry from the past weekend.

There’s nothing more daunting than spending many years on development only to realize: no one wants your game. Unfortunately, there is no guaranteed way to avoid failure. However, you can improve your chances of success if you evaluate the niche and potential competitors before development, at least by the obvious criteria. Read our material to find out what these criteria are.

Nutaku, a company specializing in games with pornographic content, has launched the Steam SFW Initiative. This is a program for publishing and scaling mid-core titles for all ages.