Team17 is now going through another wave of layoffs, the second this year. The Worms maker has initiated a restructuring process that will result in dozens of people losing their jobs.

Sergiy Galyonkin, an industry veteran and creator of analytics tool Steam Spy, appears to have left Epic Games. For the past several years, he has served as the company’s director of publishing strategy.

Zakazane is a new studio founded in 2022 by games industry veterans aiming to make what they define as “triple i” games. They previously worked on titles like The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Frostpunk.

There is a new deal on the mobile services market landscape. Marketing growth platform Appodeal has announced a partnership with velocity capital firm Pollen VC.

Epic Games is another game company conducting layoffs this year. The Fortnite and Unreal maker has explained the reasons for cutting around 16% of its employees.

League of Legends: Wild Rift, the mobile version of Riot Games’ hit MOBA title, has reached an important milestone. The game has surpassed $1 billion in lifetime player spending.

Sega Sammy announced a restructuring at its gaming divisions in Europe, which is expected to result in losses for the Japanese company. As part of the process, some games currently in development will be canceled.

Jim Ryan, who has been running Sony’s gaming business since 2019, has announced his retirement from the Japanese company. Let’s take a look back at his career journey and key achievements.

The latest WN CEO Summit took place in Istanbul, Turkey on September 20. 100 executives and top managers of game companies from 16 countries came together to discuss industry-related topics.

Blizzard has laid off some staff from the Hearthstone team, describing the process as organizational changes. But let’s also look at the game’s performance in the mobile market this year and see how the company’s exit from China has affected its revenues.

Candy Crush Saga remains at the top of the mobile charts even more than a decade after its launch. King has now revealed that the game has reached a new milestone.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has been a massive success for Larian Studios, and the latest report from Newzoo serves as further proof of that. Here is some data about the game and its performance.

The hype around patch 2.0 and the Phantom Liberty expansion has boosted the sales of Cyberpunk 2077. This has helped the game top the top-selling charts on Steam, with its concurrent player count also skyrocketting.

Do big companies struggle with making new hits and why can having successful games in their portfolio affect creativity? These are the main topics of the new episode of Games and Names, a games industry podcast launched by AppMagic in partnership with WN Media Group.

SAG-AFTRA has unanimously voted for a strike against several game companies. Union members are demanding regulations on the use of AI, on-set safety, and retroactive wage increases.

Capcom has big plans to strengthen its position in the mobile games market. The Japanese publisher believes that making more AAA-type titles for the platform could benefit its sales and revenues in the long run.

Devolver Digital has released its report for the first half of 2023 ended June 30. The company posted a decline in both revenue and profit, also outlining its outlook and strategy for the future.

Hideki Kamiya, Japanese game designer and one of the creators of Devil May Cry and Bayonetta, is leaving PlatinumGames. He noted that it “was by no means an easy decision to make.”

Unity has finally shared an update to its controversial Runtime Fee model. Following massive backlash from game developers, the company has changed key aspects of the policy, exempting a large portion of customers from any fees and giving others options to choose from.