China has shared a new batch of games approved for publication in August. The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) licensed over 100 domestic games, in addition to 15 titles from foreign devs early last month.

With less than two weeks left until WN Conference Cyprus’24, it’s time to take a closer look at the event’s official program. Organizers expect more than 800 attendees and 40 speakers, including experts from Google, Unity, G5, Nexters, Unfrozen, Nekki, Owlcat Games, Playrix, and others.

Chinese tech giants are reconsidering their strategies towards Japanese studios. Tencent and NetEase have started making more cautious moves overseas amid a resurgence in the domestic games market.

Despite its successful launch, XDefiant is now struggling to retain players. According to a new report, Ubisoft developers working on the game fear it could lead to more layoffs.

Remedy Entertainment has partnered with Annapurna Pictures, parent company of game publisher Annapurna Interactive. The deal will help the Finnish studio bring Control 2 to market.

Less than a week after its official announcement, Deadlock is already showing impressive numbers on Steam. The game is now quickly climbing on the list of the mosts wishlisted upcoming titles on the platform.

WN Media Group held its second business event in Cologne on August 20. It was organized ahead of the annual Gamescom conference.

Black Myth: Wukong has become a top seller globally, thanks in no small part to the huge support from Chinese players. In addition to its record-breaking performance on Steam, the game is also quite popular on PlayStation.

French developer Spiders is facing allegations from its employees. A group of workers has called for a strike, accusing the studio of mismanagement, low wages, and problems with the development of GreedFall 2.

CD Projekt has released a financial report for the first half of 2024. The company posted strong revenue and profit growth on the ongoing success of Cyberpunk 2077, while its new projects continue to accelerate.

11 bit studios has released its financial report for the first half of 2024. The Polish developer expects strong launches of Frostpunk 2 and The Alters, also sharing some data on its portfolio of third-party games.

Swedish studio Pugstorm has launched version 1.0 of its survival sandbox game Core Keeper. The game has amassed a huge audience over two years of Early Access.

Remedy Entertainment is celebrating the 5th anniversary of Control. The Finnish studio has shared some more figures for its successful action game.

Coin Master has reached a new revenue milestone. The social casino hit remains one of the highest-grossing mobile games globally.

The top 3 games on Steam by gross revenue remained unchanged from the previous week. However, there were still plenty of events to cover, including the successful launch of Tactical Breach Wizards and strong pre-orders for upcoming major titles.

Prominent game developer Brian Fargo has managed to get his memorabilia from the good old times of Interplay Entertainment. Some of these relics show how the games industry has changed since the 1990s.

Concord, unfortunately and unsurprisingly, has gotten off to a poor start in terms of player numbers. Let’s take a closer look at Sony’s latest foray into the live service field.

Game Science has shared the official figures for Black Myth: Wukong. The game’s sales are truly impressive, to say the least.

Although CD Projekt is still trading below its 2020 peaks, its shares have been on a strong rise this year. Investors are currently optimistic about the Polish company, but have concerns about its ambitious game pipeline.