An employee who has ended up among dozens of people fired from Xsolla has discussed the scandal surrounding the company. He spoke about the controversial rating system, the layoffs, and founder Aleksandr Agapitov’s personality.

The list was published of 10 highest-grossing mobile games of all time. Chinese MOBA Honor of Kings sits on top, with its total revenue approaching $10 billion.

Developers from Typhoon Studios, known for Journey to the Savage Planet, have started new studio Raccoon Logic. On top of that, the industry veterans managed to secure the IP rights for their main title from Google.

John Hanke, founder and CEO of Niantic, has criticized the idea of virtual metaverse, calling it a “dystopian nightmare.” He proposed another concept of improving the real world with additional interactive objects and information using AR technology.

The so-called indiepocalypse flooded Steam with tons of bad-quality games. Valve managed to solve the problem by tweaking the store’s algorithm. However, there is now almost no room left for small titles on Steam due to these changes.

One of Activision Blizzard shareholders, investment group SOC, criticized the gaming giant for “the inadequate response from management.”

Famous game designer and programmer John Romero, who has both Cherokee and Aztec ancestry, discussed the representation of indigenous people in the games industry and explained whether his work (including Doom) was inspired by his heritage.

Tencent’s annual parties reportedly used to include disturbing activities demeaning to women, as shown in the videos that reappeared online. The company event shown in the video took place in 2017. Since then, the Chinese tech giant has apologized for the behavior seen in the footage and promised to tackle it “head-on”.

Krafton finally went public on August 10, raising $3.8 billion through IPO. However, the company’s shares dropped due to investors’ concerns that it relies only on one single game.

In the era of digital data, you can’t fully own the things you buy. And that’s what famous game designer Hideo Kojima is afraid of, speaking about the future without physical media.

Atomic Hearts developers continue to answer the most popular questions from fans. In the latest Q&A session, Mundfish discussed the game’s release date, gave new hints on its lore, and shared its opinion about DLCs.

Activision Blizzard chief compliance officer Frances Townsend resigned from the company’s women’s network. On August 6, Kellogg and T-Mobile suspended sponsorship of the Overwatch League. Coca-Cola and State Farm are “reassessing” their partnerships with Activision Blizzard.

There are now over 50,000 games on Steam. The new tool, developed by Level Up Labs co-founder Lars Doucet in collaboration with SteamDB, allows you to track engines and technologies used in all of these titles.

Bernard Kim, President of Publishing at Zynga, discusses the company’s Q2 2021 financial results and acquisitions, as well as trends and challenges in the mobile gaming space.

Last summer, Valve held its first Next Fest, which offered playable demos to Steam users. The company decided to share some stats ahead of this year’s edition of the festival to show how these online events impact wishlisting and sales rates.

Aleksandr Agapitov discussed the latest controversy surrounding his decision to lay off around 150 employees from Xsolla. He explained how exactly employee performance has been evaluated and what he thinks of people criticizing him.

Zynga had a record-breaking second quarter, generating $720 million in revenue. On top of that, the company also announced an acquisition of Chinese studio StarLark, known for its mobile hit Golf Rival.

Award-winning studio Fullbright, known for games like Gone Home and upcoming Open Roads, is now going through an internal crisis. Toxic environment and Fullbright co-founder Steve Gaynor’s controlling behavior eventually led to a once close-knit team losing its female employees and essentially falling apart.

At the end of June, Unity updated parts of its licensing rules with no public announcements. The update changed the way smaller developers create games for closed platforms. For example, it requires a Pro license to launch a title on Xbox.