Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) will return to Melbourne from 5–7 October 2026, marking the conference’s 20th anniversary. Organized by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), the event will bring together game developers, studios, publishers and other interactive entertainment professionals from Australia and around the world during Melbourne International Games Week.

Recently, analyst Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo noted that Valve has decided to revamp the discount section on Steam. Now, the company has publicly announced the upcoming changes.

The release of the updated version of the third “The Witcher” will bring a hefty sum to CD PROJEKT RED, convinced analyst Krzysztof Tkocz from Erste Securities Polska.

The founder of the analytics service GameDiscoverCo, Simon Carless, attempted to determine which genres are popular among Steam Deck owners. To do this, he studied user reviews on Steam.

The company Epic Games may soon face a new lawsuit. It has come under scrutiny from the Dutch consumer protection group Stichting Massaschade & Consument, which has filed a complaint against it.

Last week, the WN Conference Cyprus’26 took place — the fifth consecutive Cypriot conference for game developers and publishers by WN Media Group. Here’s a recap of how it went and what participants thought about it.

The first details of the WN Yerevan’26 program have emerged—a business event for game developers and publishers, which, with the support of App2Top, will take place in the capital of Armenia in just a few weeks. Here’s what to expect from the event.

Microsoft Corporation has indeed announced new changes within its gaming division. Nearly three hundred employees will be affected by these layoffs.

Microsoft’s gaming division has filed a patent for a system that could integrate ads into console and PC games.

The New Zealand Game Developers Conference (NZGDC), the country’s premier games industry event, will return to Auckland for the first time in nearly ten years. Organised by the not-for-profit New Zealand Game Developers Association (NZGDA) and supported by Auckland Council, the conference runs from 30 September to 3 October 2026 at the newly opened New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC), under the theme “Shaping Our World”.

Mobile game marketing is entering a new phase defined by faster creative iteration, broader AI adoption, and a growing focus on player quality. The 2026 Global Mobile Game & AI Marketing Insights, published by SocialPeta, Playio, and Funtap Games, examines how these shifts are changing advertising strategies in the first half of 2026.

On September 16, the European Commission officially unveiled a draft law called the EU Kids Act, which could make it more difficult for European minors to access online games. The initiative was immediately criticized by Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.

This will occur as part of an initiative to enhance the protection of minors online, reports Politico.

The company Everplay Group (formerly Team17 Group) is very pleased with the launch of the military sandbox Wardogs. So much so that it decided to increase its shareholding in Super Media Group — the nominal owner of the Bulkhead studio, founded a year ago by Bulkhead’s own leaders.

In South Korea, a scandal is unfolding. Kwon Hyuk-bin, the founder of Smilegate, known primarily for the games Crossfire and Lost Ark, has divorced after four years of legal battles—resulting in a significant portion of his assets going to his ex-wife Lee Hwa-jin.

The Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) shared an analysis of the local industry in its report, The Game Industry of Poland — Report 2025. Here are some key figures and facts from it.

The game has been downloaded 20 million times.

A cozy project about underwater hunting and sushi preparation has reached impressive sales figures.

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