Ark: Survival Ascended, a remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved, has reached a new milestone shortly after its Early Access launch on Steam. The developers are now working on console versions of the game

Unity has announced the new major version of its engine that will feature various improvements such as performance optimization and accelerated multiplayer game creation. However, the biggest highlight is the new AI tools for developers.

Monopoly GO! has achieved an impressive milestone just seven months after its global launch. This is a big success for Scopely and its new owner, Saudi Arabia’s Savvy Games Group.

Newzoo has updated its 2023 forecast for the global games market, also analyzing the top 10 game publishers by revenue. Tencent, Sony, and Apple remain the leaders, but big shifts are expected in the second half of the year due to the completion of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Lethal Company, a co-op horror scavenging game from solo dev Zeekerss, is taking Steam by storm. Thanks to its fun core gameplay, it has already attracted hundreds of thousands of players, making it another strong indie hit this year.

Embracer Group has shared its financial results for the three-month period ended September 30. The Swedish holding company also provided new details about its gaming business and the ongoing restructuring program that has already resulted in hundreds of job cuts.

Circana has shared its monthly breakdown of the best-selling video games and hardware in the US. The company also started showing data on the top PS, Xbox, and Steam games by monthly active users (MAU).

Tencent has issued its financial report for the third quarter of 2023 ended September 30. With its gaming business showing strong growth, the Chinese tech giant plans to expand its existing franchises globally and develop more titles based on third-party IPs.

Monster Strike, a mobile hit game by Mixi, has reached an impressive milestone 10 years after its launch. Its revenue has surpassed $10 billion in Japan alone.

Italian publisher Digital Bros, parent company of 505 Games, has announced a round of layoffs. The move will affect around 30% of its global workforce.

Risk of Rain Returns, a remastered version of the 2013 roguelike/platformer, has proven to be a success for Hopoo Games. It attracted tens of thousands of concurrent players, making a strong debut on Steam’s weekly charts.

With mass layoffs affecting people at both small studios and tech giants, Amazon is the latest company to announce job cuts. The move will affect employees in its video game division.

Larian Studios has shared the sad news with the community, announcing the passing of its cinematic lead Jim Southworth. He was with the company for nearly three years, working on Baldur’s Gate 3.

Blank, a Polish studio composed of former CD Projekt RED developers, has received a strategic investment from South Korean publisher/developer Neowiz.

Stronghold: Definitive Edition, a remastered version of the classic real-time strategy game, has been a success for Firefly Studios. Here’s how the title performed after its recent launch on Steam.

Jason Hall, currently an indie developer and former Blizzard employee, has been sharing some really interesting stories from his long career in the industry for a while now. Some of them are truly insightful, while others may seem depressing.

Steam Deck has been a huge success for Valve. And the new statement from the company indicates that its portable PC continues to sell well.

WN Media Group has shared the first details about WN Belgrade’23, the upcoming conference for games industry professionals. The event is expected to bring together more than 400 companies and  feature talks from renowned devs like Raphaël Colantonio.

Unity has released its financial report for the third quarter ended September 30. The company called its results “mixed”, also outlining growth plans and warning about possible layoffs.