#Gaming Industry

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has renewed his criticism of Valve, accusing the company of creating a Steamworks 'walled garden'. The statement drew a Community Note response citing Steam documentation.

Actor and Polaris special forces officer Andrii Romanii, who voiced Korshunov in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, twice mistook calls from GSC for a prank. In an interview with Styler, he discussed working under an NDA and his ongoing cooperation with the studio.

Ubisoft plans to close RedLynx and cut 70 jobs in Singapore for cost optimization. The company is currently engaged in consultations with its staff.

Microsoft has launched Xbox Labs under the leadership of Scott Van Vliet. The division focuses on AI-modding, cross-platform porting, and neural network optimization.

Twitch head Dan Clancy warned in a Bloomberg interview that the hype around GTA 6 will hold the industry's attention until January 2027, and that the game's multiplayer is, in his words, expected to arrive in 2027.

Take-Two’s market cap dropped by $1–2.8 billion due to the GTA 6 leak. Hacker group Cyberleek justified their actions by criticizing the Digital-Only format, drawing condemnation from the Stop Killing Games initiative.

In April 2026, PlayCity revoked Favbet's license and fined the company 933 million UAH. Simultaneously, protests are taking place in Croatia against a poultry farm linked to the brand's owner, while the internet discusses Matyuha's possible Russian citizenship.

A study of Steam's economy based on nearly 100,000 paid games revealed extreme polarization: half of the projects earn less than $3,600 over their entire lifespan, while sandboxes recoup their costs better than platformers.

🚨 US Senate launches investigation into Roblox! Senators accuse the platform of neglecting child safety for profit. 🧒⚖️ 📉 In the spotlight are financial abuses and cases of violence. Roblox leadership promises to provide data by August 31 but insists on their innocence. 🛡️ 🌍 The investigation complements a wave of lawsuits from US states and total bans on the platform in other countries. Is the future of the popular game at risk? 🕹️🚫 #Roblox #USSenate #ChildSafety #Gaming #TechNews

📉 Supermassive Games (Until Dawn, Little Nightmares 3) announces a third round of layoffs in three years. Up to 75 employees may lose their jobs. Over the last 3 years, the studio has lost more than half its staff due to a series of commercial failures, including the flop of Directive 8020. #SupermassiveGames #Layoffs #GamingNews

⚖️ **Massive Lawsuit Against Sony**: The Stop Killing Games movement and the DoesItPlay portal have joined the lawsuit against the Japanese giant. Plaintiffs accuse Sony of a monopoly on digital distribution and inflated prices in the PlayStation Store (+47% above market). 🚫 Main Fear: A complete ban on discs by 2028 will destroy the used game market. 🌍 Brazil is also considering a bill against Sony's practices. #Sony #PlayStation #StopKillingGames #Games #Antitrust

🚨 SHOCK: Google Gemini Reveals a Secret Character from a Private Google Doc! Operation Octo developer claims AI "read" his private document. Google denies the leak, but the industry is in shock. Details of the scandal 👇 #Google #Gemini #CyberSecurity #Gaming

🚀 Fenris Creations (formerly CCP Games) has appointed Aslaug Sigurbjörnsdóttir, a former Icelandic minister, as Senior Director of AI Partnerships. 🇮🇸 🧠 She will lead the initiative to use EVE Online as a testing ground for AI in collaboration with Google DeepMind. 🔓 Additionally, the Carbon engine has become open source.

Todd Howard has officially declared that he has forgotten about retirement! 🚫👴 The creator of Skyrim and Fallout is fully immersed in his work and intends to release new installments of cult games for many more years. 🎮🔥

Valve has acknowledged the success of the Steam Machine 2026, despite the $1,050 price tag. The company refused subsidies amidst the chip crisis and bet on independence from Windows rather than exclusives like Half-Life 3. 🎮💰

The European Commission is likely to approve the $55 billion acquisition of Electronic Arts by an investor group led by Saudi Arabia. The regulator is set to complete its review by July 22, marking a significant step in the Kingdom's economic diversification beyond the oil sector. 🇸🇦🎮