The development of Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2 cost 600 million Swedish kronor (62.8 million USD), according to estimates by analysts from the Swedish bank Swedbank. This does not include marketing expenses, which would increase the budget.

Last week, it was reported that Rockstar Games had dismissed about 30-40 employees. It was initially mentioned that they had blatantly violated discipline, but no further official details were provided. Now, the company has explained in a comment to Bloomberg that the reason for the layoffs was due to leaks.

The conflict between Google and Epic Games, which has stretched over five years, may soon come to an end. The companies have reached a settlement agreement and are now waiting to see how the court will respond.

GTA developers faced a wave of layoffs. The British union Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) reported that Rockstar Games parted ways with approximately 30-40 employees in the UK and Canada.

The Roblox platform reported its third-quarter results for 2025, ending on September 30. It announced that quarterly revenue exceeded expectations, but this did not save it from incurring losses.

Squad Busters will become the first game in Supercell’s history to be “killed” after a global release. Previously, the company dealt with unsuccessful projects at earlier stages.

The developers of Alan Wake and Control reported their performance for the third quarter of 2025, which spanned from June 1 to September 30. The past three months turned out worse than Remedy Entertainment had anticipated.

Amazon Corporation is set to announce a significant round of layoffs today, according to sources from Reuters and Bloomberg. As reported, up to 30,000 employees will lose their jobs.

Current and former employees of the Spanish studio MercurySteam have complained to the publication 3DJuegos about an unhealthy atmosphere in the company. They reported tougher working conditions, overtime, and layoffs.

The upcoming sale of Electronic Arts (EA) to a group of investors has attracted the attention of two American senators. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal have expressed “deep concern” over the deal, particularly disturbed by the inclusion of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) the buyers.

Analysts from Alinea Analytics released an article detailing the initial sales of Battlefield 6. According to them, the shooter had one of the largest launches among the current generation of games.

The analytical company VG Insights released a study on souls-likes on Steam. They examined all the games with the “souls-like” tag, released on the platform from January 2015 to October 2025.

In the fall of 2023, NetEase launched the studio Fantastic Pixel Castle, appointing veteran Riot Games producer Greg Street to lead it. After two years, the company decided to terminate this relationship.

The Finnish company Remedy Entertainment informed investors that it no longer expects to achieve an operating profit by the end of 2025. Instead, it now anticipates losses.

In August 2025, Americans spent $312 million on purchasing consoles, reports Circana analyst Mat Piscatella. This is a 32% increase compared to the previous year.

The CEO of Supercell, Ilkka Paananen, wrote an open letter criticizing the EU authorities. He is displeased with the proposals for regulating the digital space, which also affect games.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided to investigate the activities of AppLovin, Bloomberg sources report. It is claimed that the regulator took notice of the company after short sellers accused it of fraud.

Recently, Japanese House of Representatives member Satoshi Asano claimed that Nintendo is trying to persuade the country’s authorities to introduce restrictions related to the use of generative artificial intelligence. According to the company itself, this is untrue.

It took Megabonk two weeks to hit the million mark.