We continue to publish reports from the “Gaming Industry” conference, which took place this spring in Minsk. Today, we have a presentation by Vladimir Gerasimov from Axlebolt.

In France, an investigation into Nintendo related to defective Joy-Con controller sticks has concluded. The outcome was not in the company’s favor.

Earlier this year, the Russian team Cats Who Play launched their new game — a real-time military strategy “Gostomelskie Bogatyri”. Initially, the game debuted on VK Play (February 24), and later landed on Steam (March 31). Now, details about its performance on both platforms have emerged.

The new platformer from Yacht Club Games continues to show excellent sales. The developers announced that Mina the Hollower has surpassed the milestone of half a million copies sold in just a week and a half since its release.

In recent years, the government of Mordovia has been paying significant attention to the development of the gaming industry in the region. This was shared by the head of the republic, Artem Zdunov, in a conversation with “Interfax” during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026.

At the SPIEF 2026, the head of the Republic of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, not only announced the region’s ambitions in game development. He also disclosed the estimated cost of “Off-Road Commanders”—the spiritual successor to “Truckers,” being developed with the support of the Mordovian authorities.

The gambling company Bally’s Intralot has agreed to purchase Evoke — the owner of the William Hill and 888 brands. The deal is valued at £243.1 million.

In October 2025, Microsoft drastically increased the cost of the Game Pass subscription. According to Xbox strategy director Matthew Ball, the corporation subsequently faced a significant loss of its audience.

After two months of beta testing, the Steam team has officially changed the design of the store’s main page. They have made a series of specific enhancements.

There isn’t much public information about how much games earn on VK Play. Some insight can be gleaned from the developers who publish games on the platform. Recently, Yevgeny Grishakov, the founder of Garden of Dreams studio, shared some of this information.

Microsoft Corporation has taken a step towards developers creating games on the Godot engine. It announced the release of a special demonstration project intended to simplify the release of games on the XBOX for PC.

The document comprises 24 pages.

The online launch of Gothic 1 Remake on Steam surpassed 77,000 players, Metacore laid off more than half of its staff, and Paramount Skydance formed a new gaming division—here are the main events in the gaming industry over the past weekend.

The Ministry of Finance and National Economy of Greece has introduced a bill to reform the regulation of the gambling market. The document outlines measures against illegal gambling, enhanced oversight of the licensed sector, and changes to the taxation of winnings in online games.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. This time, we delved into a highly practical topic — the processes involved when working with game designers. Helping us navigate this was Leonid Rastorguev, Director of Game Design at Owlcat Games.

This is a record for tinyBuild games.

Another piece of news about wishlists was shared by the Russian-speaking team Team VAC and publisher Spaghetti Cat.

The staff at Supercell has decreased, reports MobileGamer, citing social media posts from former employees.

The Allwyn Group of Companies released its results for the first quarter of 2026. Its key metrics demonstrated growth.

What genres are popular on smartphones and the web? How do teams monetize them? How quickly are these sectors developing? We asked these questions to major players in the mobile and web markets in Russia.

In Panama, Law No. 527 has been enacted, introducing a new regulatory system for gambling and expanding the powers of the Gambling Control Board.

GFA Games is facing new issues.

The gaming industry is experiencing ongoing mass layoffs. This time, they’ve reached PlayerUnknown Productions, the studio opened five years ago by Brendan Greene, the creator of PUBG.

We continue to publish reports from the “Gaming Industry” conference, which took place this spring in Minsk. Today, we have a report from the indie studio Bibamus. It was presented by Andrey Popovich, the game designer of the studio.

The studio “Devgame” is now part of the Russian company “Rubric,” which manufactures construction kits similar to LEGO. The deal was announced by the head of “Rubric,” Ainar Abdrakhmanov, in an interview with the newspaper “Vedomosti” during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2026.

The scandal surrounding the alleged monopoly of Valve in the PC store market has suddenly spread to Microsoft. Two gamers from the United States filed a lawsuit against the corporation, claiming it helps maintain high prices on Steam.

In two weeks, on June 18 and 19, a business event for game developers and publishers, WN Istanbul’26, will take place in Turkey. Here’s what’s on the event’s agenda.

There is an addition to the list of public companies. The marketing platform Liftoff announced that it will conduct an IPO on the American stock exchange NASDAQ.

The game managed to reach this milestone in three days.

Borrowing ideas from other games is a sensitive topic in game development. However, Zynga founder Mark Pincus sees nothing wrong with proper copying.