The story involving the departure of the Subnautica creators has escalated into a full-blown scandal. KRAFTON has been sued by the dismissed executives of Unknown Worlds.

Members of SAG-AFTRA ratified an updated agreement with major game developers, including Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, and Take-Two. It went into effect “immediately.”

After a slight delay, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella shared data on the state of the American gaming market in May.

Recently, the editor-in-chief of The Game Business, Christopher Dring, mentioned that the profitability of Game Pass might be a result of skillfully juggling numbers. He suggested that Microsoft’s calculations do not include data from its internal studios. However, the corporation has since clarified that the subscription is profitable in any case.

The corporation Apple has decided to appeal the €500 million fine imposed by the European Commission in April for restricting app developers in the App Store. The company has filed the corresponding appeal.

The analytics company Niko Partners has published a report on the gaming market in the MENA-3 region (Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Egypt). Here are the key figures.

The year 2024 became the worst in Techland’s history from a financial standpoint, according to Puls Biznesu, citing the company’s report. Its net losses reached 135.2 million zlotys ($37.5 million).

Last night, Microsoft announced a massive wave of layoffs, affecting Xbox as well. Following the announcement, information began leaking to the media regarding cuts in specific gaming teams. We’ve compiled a list of the affected studios.

Microsoft has indeed started new layoffs. In a statement to the media, their representative stated that 4% of the corporation’s workforce, or 9,000 people, will lose their jobs. The gaming division will also be affected.

The service GameDiscoverCo attempted to determine the real size of the Steam market (Total Addressable Market) and calculate the revenue of different game categories. They conducted an experiment by leaving only two key tags for each game that earned more than a million dollars — one for the genre and one for the subgenre.

The current direction of Xbox puts an end to the future of Microsoft consoles, according to Laura Fryer — a veteran of the corporation who led the Xbox Advanced Technology Group in the early 2000s.

Last year, the analytics company Newzoo published revenue forecasts for the gaming market in 2024 multiple times. None of them came true — the final figures were lower.

The creators of the Godot engine have started beta testing their own asset store, a launch they have talked about for many years. In the future, it will replace the Godot Asset Library.

Apple Corporation hopes to avoid a new fine in the European Union due to anti-competitive App Store policies, according to Financial Times sources. To achieve this, the company is prepared to make some concessions in its store policy.

The UK authorities announced that they will continue to fund budding game developers. Over the next three years, they will allocate £10 million (equivalent to $13.44 million) annually to support British gaming startups.

From June 9 to June 16, Steam hosted the Next Fest demo festival. The founder of GameDiscoverCo, Simon Carless, compiled a list of the top games that gained the most wish list additions during the event.

Last fall, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that its gaming division would focus on four franchises: Harry Potter, Mortal Kombat, DC, and Game of Thrones. In line with this decision, the company has now updated the structure of Warner Bros. Games.

During the week from June 10 to June 17, Counter-Strike 2 continued to lead the overall top-grossing product chart on Steam. Meanwhile, in the chart exclusively for paid projects, Stellar Blade claimed the top spot, displacing Dune: Awakening.

The Chinese company miHoYo has initiated another legal proceeding. It has filed a complaint in the California district court against a streamer who prematurely showcased the new character from Honkai: Star Rail.