For the week from March 18 to 25, the leader in the Steam sales chart among paid games was Assassin’s Creed Shadows. In the overall ranking, which also includes free-to-play titles, Counter-Strike 2 has been in the lead for the third consecutive week.

Savvy Games Group, a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Public Investment Fund (PIF), is planning new gaming acquisitions and investments. After several significant deals in the mobile sector, it does not rule out that it might sign an M&A agreement with developers for “major” platforms.

Christopher Dring, who led the editorial team of one of the largest portals on the business side of the gaming industry, GamesIndustry, for over eight years, has launched his own media outlet. It is called The Game Business.

Steam users enthusiastically welcomed Schedule I, a drug business simulator developed by the Australian indie studio, Tyler’s Video Game Studio (TVGS). The game was released in early access on the night of March 25th and immediately made it into the top ten most popular new releases of 2025 on the platform.

By the end of 2024, it was announced that the upcoming Russian gaming console would be equipped with an “Elbrus” processor. It was initially assumed that one of the existing processor models would be chosen for the console, but it did not satisfy the requirements of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade.

The day after tomorrow, March 27, the second meeting of video game developers and publishers will take place in the capital of Serbia — WN Connect Belgrade. Participation is free, as is the first drink.

This Thursday, a small industry event will take place in the capital of Belarus — “Meetup: Game Industry.” It is a free networking gathering for video game developers and publishers.

Last week, the Chinese giant Tencent published its financial report for 2024. The company announced that its revenues continued to grow, with more truly successful games in its portfolio.

The Chinese company Bilibili has canceled an unannounced AAA game under the codename Codename: UE after two years of development, reports GameLook. Now, the project team faces mass layoffs.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows had the best retail launch sales among games released in the UK in 2025. This was reported by the head of GamesIndustry, Christopher Dring, citing GfK data.

The European Union now recommends developers display prices for in-game items in real currency, the player base for Assassin’s Creed Shadows has exceeded 2 million people, and the creators of the failed Seekers of Skyveil have decided to close their studio—here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

Newzoo analyzed data from 4,600 titles and assessed the visibility of games on Steam. In short, relying solely on the platform’s built-in tools to attract users is insufficient.

The gaming marketing expert Chris Zukowski reminded developers of an important benchmark for success in games on Steam. He discussed this at the GDC 2025 conference.

Yesterday, on March 20, VK Corporation published its annual report for 2024. According to the report, the company is facing significant challenges—it ended the reporting period with a loss and considerable debt. Additionally, its gaming division is losing its audience.

Square Enix has filed a lawsuit against one of its former contractors. The main accusation is the illegal use of intellectual property under the Front Mission brand.

This article discusses how mobile game publisher Mattel163 successfully advertised Phase 10 in the US, Japan, and European markets through a partnership with the advertising platform Gamelight.

Ubisoft shared the initial results for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. In less than 24 hours after its release, it engaged over a million players.

On April 4, the spring session of the WN Conference will be held in Germany’s capital. It will feature a showcase of game projects. Currently, the organizers are collecting applications from teams.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA) has announced the formation of an association for all video game industry workers, regardless of the companies they are affiliated with.