The creator of DayZ, Dean Hall, published a lengthy post on Reddit where he criticized the current state of the gaming industry. In his opinion, one of the main problems of modern game development is the greed of large tech companies and the dependence of developers on third-party tools.

The gaming company “Lesta Games” is no longer owned by Rosimushchestvo. It announced its transition into the hands of a consortium of private investors from JSC “Industrial Structures”.

The action RPG reached this milestone three weeks after its release.

The virtual reality market is still in its developmental stage due to the inconvenient form factor of VR headsets, according to Owlchemy Labs CEO Andrew Eiche. He made this statement in an interview with Game Developer.

In the professional game development community, there’s a theory suggesting that Steam wishlists have lost their former value. Game marketing expert Chris Zukowski explored this notion and shared his findings in the How To Market A Game blog.

In April 2018, MY.GAMES released the mech shooter War Robots on Steam. Over the years, the game has performed quite well.

The exact amount is not disclosed.

The veteran of Japanese game development and creator of the Zero Escape series, Kotaro Uchikoshi, has officially announced a studio called CRASH KEYS.

The Chinese giant Tencent made another investment, reports PocketGamer citing its sources. This time, the company supported Flow Games—a Turkish mobile game development studio.

The Argentine Revenue and Customs Control Agency (ARCA) calculated the amount of indirect taxes from authorized online betting and gambling platforms in the country for the period from January to September 2026. It amounted to 123.85 billion Argentine pesos ($81 million).

The company Funcom has announced another restructuring. The reason is their desire to focus on supporting and developing only two games — Dune: Awakening and Conan Exiles.

Ubisoft has decided not to limit itself to the possible closure of RedLynx and layoffs at Ubisoft Singapore. It has been revealed that the company also plans to significantly reduce the workforce in its German studios.

Kazuo “Kaz” Hirai, in an interview with Nikkei X Trend, shared memories from his time as the head of PlayStation. He revealed that he had the courage to act independently and ignore the directives of top management.

The Croatian studio Gamepires, best known for the survival game SCUM, is also conducting layoffs. They announced this on social media.

Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier published an extensive article dedicated to the development of GTA VI and changes within Rockstar Games. For it, the reporter spoke with both managers and rank-and-file employees of the studio.

Ubisoft is continuing its restructuring. Now, the spotlight is on the RedLynx studio, known for creating the Trials racing series, and Ubisoft Singapore, which served as the lead developer for Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and Skull and Bones.

Google has announced significant changes to the Google Play app store. We’ve compiled the main announcements.

The Defold Foundation has announced the release of the new version of the open engine Defold — version 1.14.0. The main innovation is the addition of support for XBOX.

For some publishers, working with influencers has become a separate branch of marketing. But how do you choose the right blogger who will truly engage your audience with your game? We explore this with the Head of Marketing at ESDigital Games, Ilya Svanidze, and the lead influencer manager at Polden Publishing, Artem Akimkin.