WN Media Group has announced a new event format — Lounge. These will be intimate events focused on networking and the discussion of a specific topic within the iGaming sector.

The mobile game publisher and developer Jam City has agreed to sell the studio Ludia to a group of Canadian investors. The parties have already reached a preliminary agreement, and are now awaiting approval from Canada’s antitrust regulator.

Forbes has compiled a list of the Russian internet companies with the highest market value at the beginning of 2025. This year, “Lesta Games” — the owner of the games “World of Warships,” “World of Tanks,” and Tanks Blitz — made it into the top ten.

The Chinese company NetEase reported its 2024 financial results, noting an increase in gaming revenue and highlighting the success of several titles, including the action RPG Where Winds Meet.

In its recent financial report, NetEase revealed how many people have played Marvel Rivals. According to the company, the superhero action game’s audience has already surpassed 40 million people worldwide.

The Dutch consumer rights organization Massaschade & Consument has filed a class action lawsuit against Sony. On behalf of 3 million local gamers, it accused the corporation of monopolizing and inflating game prices in the PlayStation Store.

Sony Corporation has responded to a lawsuit filed by former Marathon game director Christopher Barrett, filed against them and Bungie in December of last year. In the complaint, the developer claimed he was dismissed to avoid paying him due compensation of $45 million.

Last week, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted a conference for game developers and publishers called the WN Conference. Among its participants were representatives from companies such as Mundfish, Ubisoft, Google, AD Gaming, GEM Capital, Razer, Applovin, and many others.

The Nau Engine team announced that they are transitioning to a “community-driven approach” in the engine’s development. Now, the developer community will decide what Nau Engine should become.

For years, Amazon has attempted to compete with Steam, but unsuccessfully. This was revealed by former Prime Gaming Vice President Ethan Evans on social media.

Last year was marked by a series of high-profile crypto gaming releases on Telegram. Alexey Toropov from TON Society and Vadim Sterling from AdsGram shared with App2Top their insights on what Telegram Mini Apps represent after their release and the projects themselves.

Rumors have been circulating for some time that the Chinese company NetEase has decided to stop investing in overseas teams. The layoff of Marvel Rivals developers in the USA has only fueled them. However, NetEase itself denies such intentions.

The Marvel Rivals team has lost several developers. The Chinese giant NetEase conducted layoffs at the Seattle studio, reducing the staff to none who were involved with the game.

Niantic, the company best known for the mobile hit Pokémon GO, has decided to sell its gaming division, according to Bloomberg, citing sources. The publication states that discussions are underway with Scopely regarding the deal.

SteamDB published the list of best-selling games for the period from February 11 to February 18.

The Moscow-based company Game Art Pioneers, which is developing the game DISTORTION, announced the departure of its founder, Dmitry Zdesev. He made this decision “due to differences in the vision of the company’s future development.”

The name is Studio 42. It plans to focus on creating casual puzzle games for mobile platforms.

Sources from insider Tom Henderson have discovered the status of the pre-sales for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. According to them, as of today, the number of pre-orders for the game has reached 300,000 copies.

Starbreeze has reported its financial results for 2024. The developers of PAYDAY announced a significant drop in revenue and substantial losses, while their income from publishing games by third-party studios significantly increased.