Five years ago, NetEase acquired Grasshopper Manufacture, a studio by Japanese game development veteran Goichi Suda, known for titles such as Lollipop Chainsaw and No More Heroes. Now, it has once again set the team free to go independent.

Former race car driver Nikita Mazepin, previously named by Forbes as one of the contenders for acquiring “Lesta Games,” may now face competition. This competitor is the joint-stock company “Dhamma.”

During a recent press conference, the Creative Industries Agency (CIA) not only announced the revenue of Russian gaming companies but also shared many other interesting facts, including the total number of game development specialists in the country.

The editorial team at App2Top has repeatedly approached developers for opinions on neural networks and received the most polarized responses. From “it’s random that desperately needs human intervention” to “soon AI will create a grand hit for me.” To find out what is closer to reality, we’re discussing with representatives from MidHard, Beresnev Games, Playkot, and other studios.

These insights were shared by the Agency of Creative Industries (ACI) at a press conference in the Moscow cluster for video games and animation.

Recently, analyst Simon Carless from GameDiscoverCo noted that Valve has decided to revamp the discount section on Steam. Now, the company has publicly announced the upcoming changes.

Georgia has fully launched an international licensing system for iGaming operators. Approved companies will be able to legally offer online gambling to the country’s residents.

The American AI company General Intuition has received substantial investments in its new funding round. As a result, its market valuation has reached $6.2 billion.

The Finnish company Supercell, known for mobile hits like Clash of Clans and Brawl Stars, once came close to becoming a subsidiary of Zynga, but the deal fell through. This was revealed by Zynga founder Mark Pincus on the Deconstructor of Fun podcast.

The developers from Super Evil Megacorp announced reaching the milestone on social media and the studio’s official website.

On September 29, the remaster of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was released on PC and consoles as an update for the existing game. As a result, the third “Witcher” attracted the highest number of concurrent players on Steam in its entire history.

The authorities in Kazakhstan are seeking to restore full access for the country’s residents to the gaming stores of Sony and Microsoft. This was reported by the Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Binur Zhalenov, in an interview with BES.media.

MY.GAMES has a new success.

The release of the updated version of the third “The Witcher” will bring a hefty sum to CD PROJEKT RED, convinced analyst Krzysztof Tkocz from Erste Securities Polska.

People Can Fly reported on the first six months of 2026. For the Polish company, the period was marked by a decline in revenue and losses.

We continue our weekly series of YouTube interviews. The guest of the new episode is Alexander Tyupin, a solo developer of the 4X strategy game Master of Luna.

Late last week, the Brazilian authorities temporarily banned online betting in the country. According to the Bet Legal platform, the ban immediately led to a surge in illegal betting sites — 428 such sites were launched between September 25 and 27.

Evgeny Grishakov, the founder of the Garden of Dreams studio, revealed the revenue of the Steam version of Meltopia — an adventure game about searching for the remains of a mammoth. He also clearly explained what percentage of the game’s gross revenue would ultimately go to the developers and where the rest of it goes.

Enad Global 7, the parent company of the developers, announced that Cold Iron Studios has been hit by a wave of layoffs.