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Industry News Today 17:28

The PEGI rating will be updated. Games with loot boxes will be assigned a PEGI 16 rating, while games with “unrestricted communication capabilities” will receive a PEGI 18 rating

The Pan European Game Information (PEGI) organization is set to make significant changes to its rating system. Starting in June, it will factor in four new criteria when determining age restrictions for games.
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Industry News Yesterday

In 2025, nearly 6,000 games earned over $100,000 on Steam—a record

Valve presented at the GDC 2026 conference with a talk where they shared some fresh figures regarding the Steam store. The full presentation is not yet publicly available, but some slides were published on social media by Game Developer journalist Chris Kerr.
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Industry News March 10

Valve has received two more lawsuits – over loot boxes and music rights

In late February, the state of New York filed a lawsuit against Valve, accusing the company of promoting gambling. As it turns out, those were not the only legal troubles for the company. It is now facing two more lawsuits.
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Industry News March 6

Report: Unity is considering selling its Chinese division and is preparing to close offices in France

Unity is reportedly considering shedding a portion of its business, several media outlets claim.
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Industry News March 5

Google will gradually reduce the commission in Google Play

The corporation Google did not wait for the U.S. court to approve its settlement agreement with Epic Games and announced changes to Google Play.
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Industry News March 4

Report: U.S. authorities may force Tencent to divest its American gaming assets

The White House has once again turned its attention to investments by the Chinese giant Tencent in U.S. gaming companies, reports the Financial Times, citing sources. According to the newspaper, American authorities fear that such deals could potentially pose a threat to the country’s national security.
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Industry News March 3

Assets from Chinese developers will be removed from the Unity Asset Store

They will be removed from the global store version on March 31, 2026.
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Industry News March 2

Report: Tencent plans to buy a stake in the studio behind Block Blast!

According to Bloomberg, it is in talks to acquire a ‘small’ stake in Hungry Studio.
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Industry News February 13

Ubisoft Report: Rise in PC Sales and the Success of Assassin’s Creed

Ubisoft published a report for the third quarter of its current fiscal year, covering the period from October 1 to December 31, 2025. Here are the highlights from the document.
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Industry News February 12

Embracer Group’s quarterly revenue fell by 26%, but the holding company remains satisfied

On December 31, 2025, Embracer Group concluded the third quarter of its current fiscal year. In a recent report, the Swedish holding company detailed how this period unfolded.
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Industry News February 11

Mewgenics recouped its development costs three hours after release

The game quickly became a hit.
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Industry News February 10

Supercell’s CEO on the results of 2025: “It was almost a record year”

Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen published the company’s traditional blog column, discussing the successes of the past year. We have highlighted the key figures.
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Industry News February 9

Former miHoYo employees receive prison sentences for bribery

The Chinese studio miHoYo, known for Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero, announced that four of its former employees have been imprisoned. They were found guilty of abusing their official positions and accepting bribes.
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Industry News February 6

The President of France does not rule out banning violent video games in the country

All for the protection of the mental health of French children and adolescents.
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Industry News February 5

The active audience of the PlayStation Network has reached a record level — and more from Sony’s report

Sony Corporation released its financial report for October-December 2025. We have selected the key highlights concerning its gaming division.
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Industry News February 4

Revenue exceeded forecasts — and more from the Take-Two report

Take-Two Interactive reported on its third fiscal quarter of 2026, which ended on December 31, 2025. The results were better than the company had anticipated.
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Industry News February 3

Nintendo Report: Revenue Doubled, Switch 2 Sales Surpass 17 Million Units

Nintendo has announced its results for the first nine months of fiscal 2026 — that is, for the period from April 1 to December 31, 2025. The company reported that Switch 2 sales continued to gain momentum, and as a result, the company’s revenues increased.
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Industry News February 2

In Turkey, there has been a proposal to tighten control over Steam and Epic Games Store

The Ministry of Family and Social Services of Turkey has prepared a draft law, which, if passed, would impose stricter regulations on the operation of Steam, Epic Games Store, and other game stores in the country.
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Market Analysis January 30

GDC: More and more developers view generative AI as harmful to the gaming industry

The organizers of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) have published the results of their traditional developer survey: this time, 2,300 participants took part. We’ve selected some interesting highlights from the report.
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2025 in video games January 29

“We cemented our leadership on the Amazon Appstore”: Mamboo’s Artur Beresnev on 2025 results

We continue our 2025 wrap-up together with top managers and experts from the games industry. Up next is an interview with Artur Beresnev, CEO at Mamboo Entertainment.
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