Steam’s latest weekly chart is full of interesting shifts and strong debuts. For example, Enshrouded became the 2nd highest-grossing game on the platform among both premium and free-to-play products, proving to be a massive success for Keen Games.

Genshin Impact has reached $5 billion in mobile revenue, according to data.ai. It is now one of the 13 mobile titles in this club.

Games and Names, an industry podcast launched by AppMagic in partnership with WN Media Group, is back. The first episode of 2024 is all about LiveOps and the main challenges that mobile developers may face in this area.

A group of former Volition developers have started new studio Shapeshifter Games. This comes just  months after the team fell victim to Embracer Group’s restructuring.

Many players hoped that Eidos Montreal would get a chance to make a new Deus Ex game after joining Embracer Group. However, the Swedish holding company not only canceled the project, but also laid off a number of the studio’s employees.

It is no secret that Steam players love open world survival games with crafting elements. And the launch of Keen Games’ new title Enshrouded proves that the studio has chosen the right niche.

Fighting games can perform really great commercially, and the launch of Tekken 8 is further evidence of this. Last week, Bandai Namco’s latest title became the UK’s best-selling physical release.

New details have emerged in the long-running legal fight between Nexon and Dark and Darker developer Ironmace. It appears that the South Korean publisher’s preliminary injunction against the studio was dismissed.

Last year was a tremendous success for MONOPOLY GO!, as the game surpassed the one billion dollar mark in just seven months since its global launch. This is a remarkable achievement for any game in the modern market. The latest numbers indicate that this is just the beginning.

Fallout co-creator Tim Cain has shared his top 5 role-playing games of the 21st century that fellow developers can learn from. Baldur’s Gate 3 has already made the list despite only launching a few months ago.

It is no secret that Steam is flooded with tens of thousands of games. But here is how its catalog size compared to consoles and how the number of games on each platform changed over time.

Ghost Ship Games has shared an annual recap for Deep Rock Galactic. The studio disclosed its hit co-op title’s sales and other metrics such as DAU and MAU.

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader has been another success for Owlcat Games. According to GameDiscoverCo’s estimates, it became the highest-grossing new release on Steam last month.

Polish indie developer Artur Smiarowski has shared results for its sandbox roguelike Soulash 2 one month after its Early Access launch. Here is how it performed compared to the first game, and why the EA model was chosen for the sequel.

Unity continues to restructure, this time preparing for changes in its leadership. The founders of ironSource, an app monetization platform it acquired in 2022, will soon leave the company.

Polish analysts have disclosed the estimated value of the deal between Tencent and Techland. It was the largest M&A transaction of 2023 in the country.

SAG-AFTRA has entered into an agreement with AI company Replica Studios to allow game companies to use digital voice replicas of real-life actors. However, the move caused sharp criticism in the professional community.

Steam has made new changes to its policies that will make it easier to release games using AI technology. However, developers will have to promise that their products won’t contain any illegal content.

ByteDance is reportedly seeking options to sell its video games and other assets related to its gaming business. Chinese tech giant Tencent has been named among potential buyers.