In 2001, Naughty Dog became part of Sony Corporation, under whose wing it created the Uncharted and The Last of Us game series. Twenty-three years later, the studio’s co-founder Andrew Gavin explained in a LinkedIn post what prompted his team to make the deal with Sony.

Anton Gorelkin, a deputy of the Russian State Duma and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Information Policy, shared new details about the future Russian console on his Telegram channel. In particular, he spoke about its technical components.

We continue to review the outcomes of 2024 alongside top managers and experts in the gaming industry (and related fields). Up next is an interview with Albert Zhiltssov, the director of 1C Game Studios.

These data are presented in the latest report by the regional regulator — the American Gaming Association (AGA). According to their estimates, this is 27.9% more than the same period in 2023.

On Tuesday, December 24, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China issued the last batch of game publication licenses for the year in the country. As a result, the total number of games approved by the regulator for 2024 amounted to 1,416.

We’re continuing our year-end summary of 2024 alongside top managers and experts from the gaming industry (and related fields). Up next is an interview with Ilya Vasilyev, CEO of the gaming platform “Fogeam“.

MiSide is an anime horror game created by two Russian developers from the AIHASTO studio and published in most markets by IndieArk*. The game quickly became an indie hit.

This year, fewer new game releases were sold in Europe compared to last year. Regional sales of new releases have decreased by almost a third compared to 2023.

The Russian retail network “M.Video-Eldorado” announced which console games were most actively purchased by visitors to its stores over the past two weeks. The top-sellers are mainly timeless hits.

Maxim Protasov, the head of Roscachestvo, revealed in an interview with TASS that next year the organization plans to conduct inspections related to video games. They aim to study the monetization of these games.

We continue to summarize the outcomes of 2024 with gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams and experts. Up next is an interview with Ivan Gorchakov, the CEO of Belka Games.

The Chinese company Perfect World announced a deal with the creators of MONOPOLY GO! It has agreed to sell Scopely the assets of Chengfeng Studio.

The Spanish gambling market regulator (DGOJ) has released fresh data on the legal online gambling sector for the third quarter of 2024. Below are the key figures and trends.

We continue to summarize the year 2024 with gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams and experts. Next up is an interview with Konstantin Sakhnov, director of the studio Vengeance Games.

The animated series “Arcane,” based on League of Legends, was well-received by critics and viewers but did not pay off for Riot Games. Bloomberg reports this, citing sources.

The highest-grossing game on Steam for the past week was once again Counter-Strike 2. However, amidst discounts due to the winter sale and other factors, the rest of the chart saw quite a few changes.

Charlie the Unicorn is a series of web cartoons about a unicorn named Charlie, which went viral in the early 2000s. Recently, it was featured in an advertisement for new skins for MultiVersus. This did not sit well with Charlie the Unicorn creator Jason Steele.

Valve has summed up 2024 for Steam and published lists of the most successful games on the platform for the outgoing year.

We continue, along with top managers and experts in the gaming industry (and related sectors), to summarize the results of 2024. Up next is an interview with Natalia Yurkova, managing partner of i-Legal.