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Industry News Today 11:33

Nintendo Report: Revenue Doubled, Switch 2 Sales Surpass 17 Million Units

Nintendo has announced its results for the first nine months of fiscal 2026 — that is, for the period from April 1 to December 31, 2025. The company reported that Switch 2 sales continued to gain momentum, and as a result, the company’s revenues increased.
Industry News Yesterday

In Turkey, there has been a proposal to tighten control over Steam and Epic Games Store

The Ministry of Family and Social Services of Turkey has prepared a draft law, which, if passed, would impose stricter regulations on the operation of Steam, Epic Games Store, and other game stores in the country.
Market Analysis January 30

GDC: More and more developers view generative AI as harmful to the gaming industry

The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have published the results of their traditional developer survey: this time, 2,300 participants took part. We’ve selected some interesting highlights from the report.
2025 in video games January 29

“We cemented our leadership on the Amazon Appstore”: Mamboo’s Artur Beresnev on 2025 results

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry. Up next is an interview with Artur Beresnev, CEO at Mamboo Entertainment.
2025 in video games January 29

“The market finally entered a phase of hypercompetition”: Digital Vortex’s Inna Gosteva about the situation as of the end of 2025

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry. Up next is an interview with Inna Gosteva, CBDO at Digital Vortex Entertainment.
Industry News January 29

Xbox revenue continues to decline — and more from Microsoft’s quarterly report

The Microsoft Corporation released a report outlining the financial results for the last three months of 2025, marking the second quarter of its fiscal year 2026.
Industry News January 28

Hooded Horse: indie developers with access to analytics sell their games better than 95% of indie publishers

The head of Hooded Horse, a publishing house best known for Manor Lords and the upcoming Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Tim Bender, gave an interview to PC Gamer. During the conversation, he criticized the vast majority of indie publishers and essentially urged developers to self-publish their games.
2025 in video games January 27

“Skill-based real-money gaming had a solid, maturing year”: EasyWin’s Ivan Leshkevich on 2025 results

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry. Up next is an interview with Ivan Leshkevich, Founder and CEO at EasyWin.
2025 in video games January 27

“Our startup nearly doubled in size”: Top App Games’ Nikita Kharlamov and Diana Korkina on 2025 results

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry (and related fields). Up next is an interview with Nikita Kharlamov and Diana Korkina, top managers at Top App Games.
Industry News January 27

In the United Kingdom, a court will be held regarding the Steam monopoly case

The Competition Appeal Tribunal in London has decided to forward a lawsuit against Valve to court. The company is accused of “profiteering off British gamers” through Steam.
Events January 27

The program for WN Abu Dhabi ’26 has been published. Participants include Ubisoft, Epic Games, Google, Mundfish, and others

The upcoming WN Abu Dhabi’26 has a very packed schedule. This two-day event (February 11-12) will focus on networking and discussions on topics relevant to the gaming industry. We share the first details of the program.
Industry News January 26

39% of the new releases in the Microsoft Store in 2025 are low-quality games designed for quickly earning Gamerscore points

This was reported by the portal TrueAchievements, which analyzed all games released in 2025 in the Microsoft Store. Their statistics cover games for both Xbox consoles and PC.
Market Analysis January 23

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 was unable to become the best-selling game in the US by the end of 2025. The sales leader is Battlefield 6

For the first time in history, one of the parts of the Battlefield series surpassed Call of Duty in annual sales in the US. This is according to data from the analytics company Circana.
Industry News January 22

Ubisoft is undergoing a new phase of reorganization, which has resulted in the cancellation of six games and layoffs

Ubisoft has announced the continuation of a large-scale restructuring of its business. As part of this, the company has decided to divide into five “creative houses” — not without some casualties.
Events January 21

WN Abu Dhabi ’26 is now accepting applications for the game exhibition and indie pitch

In three weeks, on February 11-12, a business event for game developers and publishers, WN Abu Dhabi’26, will take place in Abu Dhabi. On the first day of the event, besides other activities, there will be a game showcase and an indie pitch—a presentation with project reviews by experts. Applications are currently being accepted.
Market Analysis January 21

In 2025, the revenue of the mobile gaming market grew, but only slightly — analysis

The analytics company Sensor Tower has released an extensive report discussing the state of the mobile app market in 2025. We’ve selected key findings related to games.
Industry News January 20

“They did absolutely nothing” — gaming companies criticized the UK’s authorities for their weak support of the industry

The UK National Video Game Council, comprising representatives from various gaming companies, is dissatisfied with the level of government support in the United Kingdom. In their opinion, the government pays very little attention to the game development sector.
Industry News January 19

Italy to Investigate Diablo Immortal and Call of Duty Mobile for “Dark Patterns”

The Italian antitrust regulator, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercat (AGCM), has launched an investigation into Activision Blizzard. It suspects that the company may have violated consumer protection laws.
Events January 16

WN Abu Dhabi ’26 is coming soon — February 11-12

In less than a month, the capital of the United Arab Emirates will host WN Abu Dhabi’26, an event for game developers and publishers organized by WN Media Group. Attendees can expect two days of intensive networking — and a yacht cruise.
Industry News January 16

Sony blocked one of the largest publishers on the PlayStation Store

It has been reported that as a result, 1,194 games have been removed from the PlayStation Store.
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