The Nintendo website has released a chart showing the sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 as of June 30. According to this chart, less than a month after its release on June 5, 5 million units of the console have been sold worldwide.

Chris Wilson — one of the founders of Grinding Gear Games and the lead designer of Path of Exile. He left the company a year and a half ago, but he has not left the gaming industry. Recently, it came to light that in 2025, Wilson launched a studio named Light Pattern.

Last Thursday, June 26, saw the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The Kojima Productions studio itself has yet to share any figures about the game, so the analytical service VG Insights did so instead.

The service GameDiscoverCo attempted to determine the real size of the Steam market (Total Addressable Market) and calculate the revenue of different game categories. They conducted an experiment by leaving only two key tags for each game that earned more than a million dollars — one for the genre and one for the subgenre.

The Game Bakers studio, known for games like Furi and Haven, is preparing to release the mountaineering simulator Cairn. Recently, it reached a significant milestone. The number of demo downloads for Cairn in Steam and PlayStation Store has surpassed half a million.

The current direction of Xbox puts an end to the future of Microsoft consoles, according to Laura Fryer — a veteran of the corporation who led the Xbox Advanced Technology Group in the early 2000s.

At the studio that developed Myst, there were new layoffs, the creator of Stardew Valley hinted he might try to resurrect Hytale, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 became the highest-rated game of the first half of 2025 according to Metacritic — here’s a rundown of the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

The situation surrounding Marathon reveals economic and managerial issues within Bungie and PlayStation. Even before its release, this shooter casts doubt on the viability of Sony’s strategy in the live service game sector, and its potential failure could have serious repercussions for the company’s gaming business.

The Russian strategy game Broken Arrow has generated millions of dollars for the studio Steel Balalaika and publisher Slitherine, according to data from analytical services.

Electronic Arts (EA) reported the salary of its CEO, Andrew Wilson, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. The amount is impressive—$30.5 million.

The agency Smart Ranking has compiled a list of the top 50 Russian gaming companies with the highest revenue for 2024. According to their data, these companies collectively earned 64.65 billion rubles—an increase of one-third compared to 2023.

Apple has decided to update the App Store policy for European Union countries to better comply with the Digital Markets Act. Below is a brief overview of the key updates.

The cooperative indie hit Peak took nine days to sell over 2 million copies. Developers from Aggro Crab and Landfall announced this new achievement in the game’s Steam community.

Bongo Cat is a free idle game where the cat taps its paws on the taskbar each time a user types or clicks. The project was released on March 5 and soon ranked eighth among the top new releases of 2025 with the highest online presence on Steam, but it didn’t bring substantial money to its creators.

59% of surveyed Russian gamers have not played games created by domestic developers in the past two to three years. Another 16% were unsure. This is reported in a recent VTsIOM survey on gaming topics.

GDEV has announced that the revenue from Hero Wars: Alliance has surpassed $1.7 billion. It took eight years to reach this milestone, as the mobile game was released in 2017.

The company DON’T NOD has reduced the staff in its Montreal office. The wave of layoffs was reported by former employees on LinkedIn.

Recently, Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier reported that Microsoft is planning significant layoffs in its gaming division. However, he did not specify the number of layoffs. According to 3D Realms co-founder George Broussard, the number could reach up to 2,000.

The analytical company Sensor Tower reported that last year, 11 mobile games had annual revenue from IAP in Google Play and the App Store exceeding one billion dollars. This is the highest number in the history of its observations, as Sensor Tower has been monitoring since 2013.