Square Enix has shared the success of the Dragon Quest III remake. To date, the revamped version of this iconic role-playing game has sold over 2 million copies. It reached this milestone within three weeks of release.

Dark Math Games is one of the game studios founded by former employees of ZA/UM. The studio has announced securing significant investment. While the exact amount remains undisclosed, it’s reported to be a seven-figure sum.

On December 6th, Marvel Rivals—a team-based action game featuring Marvel heroes, developed by the Chinese company NetEase—was released on PC and consoles. According to SteamDB, shortly after its release, the Steam version of the game alone managed to peak at attracting over 444,000 concurrent players.

The Internet Development Institute (IDI) has revealed the total downloads of games it partially funded. They have reached 6.7 million.

We continue to review the results of 2024 with experts and teams from the gaming industry. Next up is an interview with Alexey Meleshkevich, the founder of the studio Goodville.

Playgama, a platform for HTML5 games, has successfully completed another round of funding, raising $3 million.

Dungeon Clawler is a turn-based card strategy game with roguelike elements, where items for your deck need to be drawn using a claw from an arcade machine. The game debuted on Steam and mobile devices on November 21, 2024, and has sold over 100,000 copies to date.

On the night of December 4th to 5th, the open beta test of Delta Force, a tactical shooter by Team Jade, a subsidiary of the Chinese giant Tencent, launched on PC. The game received mixed feedback on Steam.

Gaijin Entertainment has released a video comparing the capabilities of the Dagor Engine and Unreal Engine 5. The company’s conclusion is that its engine is just as capable as the giant from Epic Games.

In October, the Korea Mobile Game Association urged South Korean gaming companies to join a class action lawsuit against Google and Apple regarding monopoly control over the mobile store market. Two months later, several organizations claimed that Google is persuading developers to withdraw from the lawsuit.

IllFonic has joined the long list of gaming companies that are reducing their workforce. The layoffs were announced by the head and co-founder of the studio, Charles Brungardt, on social media.

On the morning of December 5th, Nintendo set a new record for its stock value. At the start of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the price of one share was 9,332 yen ($62.3).

The studio Byterunners and publisher Movie Games reported that Drug Dealer Simulator 2 has been purchased by over 200,000 people worldwide. This milestone was achieved in just over five months since the game’s release.

We continue to wrap up the year 2024 by focusing on teams in the gaming and gaming-related businesses. Today, we have an interview with Roman Lukyanov, managing partner of the law firm Semenov&Pevzner.

Marketing expert Raj Patel has calculated that since the beginning of the year, gaming companies have announced layoffs of nearly 17,000 people. This number significantly exceeds the figures from the past several years.

The marketing company AppsFlyer published a report on mobile app monetization for the third quarter of 2024.

Torn Banner Studios has announced a restructuring. As part of this, the studio laid off an unspecified number of employees.

We continue to review the results of 2024 with gaming (or gaming business-related) teams. Next in line is an interview with Dmitry Svetlov, head of the studio Odd Meter, which made a mark this year with the adventure game INDIKA.

The South Korean company Smilegate, known for Lost Ark and Crossfire, has made strategic investments. It has invested in Absurd Ventures — the studio of Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser.