The German government is launching a new grant program to assist budding indie developers in creating their first projects. A budget of 8 million euros has been allocated to fund the initiative. The launch of the program was highlighted by Game Developer.

The achievement was announced by the authors of Honor of Kings in an official blog on the Chinese platform Weibo. On October 26, during a special event celebrating the game’s ninth anniversary, more than 100 million users logged in.

The M.Video-Eldorado Group shared data on console sales in Russia for January-September 2024. By the end of this period, the Russian console market continues to show confident growth.

The top-grossing game on Steam for the week from October 22 to 29 was predictably Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The new shooter from Activision climbed nine ranks in the charts, dethroning Counter-Strike 2.

The top-grossing game on Steam for the week of October 22 to 29 was predictably Call of Duty: Black Ops 6. The new shooter from Activision climbed nine spots in the charts, dethroning Counter-Strike 2.

After a series of rumors about layoffs and reorganization within Tencent’s subsidiaries, TiMi Studio Group and LightSpeed Studios, the corporation officially stated that this information is false.

Black Ops 6 successfully launched on Steam, despite a simultaneous release on Game Pass. According to SteamDB, the peak concurrent player count for the main Call of Duty HQ application reached 306,460 during the first weekend following the release of the new series installment.

The analytics company Circana has summarized two decades and presented a list of the best-selling games in the US. The list includes 24 positions, with the Call of Duty series occupying 12 of them.

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.