The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) of China has released a list of 128 games approved for launch in October. Among them are over 100 domestic projects and 15 titles from foreign developers.

The U.S. Copyright Office denied adding an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that would have allowed libraries and archives to provide remote access to out-of-print video games.

A group of enthusiasts from three Russian universities is working on creating a reindeer herding simulator with survival elements called Yakut. Visually, the game resembles the well-known survival game, The Long Dark, but is designed with a top-down view.

In an interview with the GameMAG portal, “Achivka” director Yasha Khaddaji discussed the best-selling games in Russia for 2024. The focus is solely on physical copies distributed by the company run by the former head of Nintendo’s Russian branch.

The creator of the card “roguelike” Balatro admitted that the game’s success has exceeded all expectations. According to LocalThunk, it was initially conceived as an experiment, and the working folder is still simply named “CardGame” and stored among other learning projects.

The incredible success of Factorio, the impressive salary growth of Microsoft’s CEO, the launch sales of the new Sonic game, and Kojima’s thoughts on creative legacy — here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

In his recent annual address to investors, Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella reflected on the year’s outcomes in the corporation’s gaming segment and shared its development strategy moving forward.

On October 24th, the crowdfunding campaign for My Time at Evershine, the new game in the life simulation series following Portia and Sandrock, concluded. Over the course of a month, developers from Pathea Games raised $2.8 million from backers—14 times their initial goal.

An initiative group has launched a voluntary labeling of game content on a trial basis. It includes the Association of Professionals in the Gaming Operations and Development Industry (APRIORI), Lesta Games, Astrum Entertainment, 1C Games, VK Play, and RuStore. The labeling will be tested on domestic platforms VK Play and RuStore.

The sports simulator Undisputed from the indie studio Steel City Interactive (SCI) has surpassed the one million copies sold mark. It became a real hit for the team, who embarked on game development for the first time.

Activision’s Chief Marketing Officer Tyler Bahl shared details about the promotion of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. He mentioned that the marketing budget for the game was no less than that of any major blockbuster film this year.

The developer known as Henrique Henrique has released the Hengo project as open source. This is a solution that allows working with Godot without needing to know GDScript, by building flowcharts.

Ultimate Games S.A. (known for Ultimate Fishing Simulator and Thief Simulator) has released preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2024.

The Marvel Heroes CCG celebrated its second birthday, closely approaching the $200 million revenue mark.

The developers of Super Zoo Story, a pixel art zoo simulator, raised $173,000 from gamers on Kickstarter. This is 288% of their minimum goal.

The companies AppLovin and its subsidiary Machine Zone (known for Game of War and Mobile Strike) have conducted a series of layoffs.

NCSOFT, known for Throne and Liberty and Lineage, has announced significant internal changes, including staff reductions.

The development of this game took nine months. Ubisoft expected the project to become the largest Metroidvania on the market and to be purchased millions of times in a short period.

The “Apple” company hasn’t forgotten about the gaming industry. It is preparing to release a new application that combines the functionality of the App Store and Game Center.