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Phantom Blade Zero peaks at over 731k concurrent players at launch, marking15th highest result in Steam history
The Chinese action RPG Phantom Blade Zero, developed by S-GAME, showcased one of the biggest launches in Steam history. On October 30, the game reached 731,026 concurrent users (CCU). This achievement placed it at 15th in the platform’s historical rankings.
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Valve acknowledges AI clones issue, but has no intend to restrict developers
More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/10/29/valve-acknowledges-ai-clones-issue-but-has-no-intend-to-restrict-developers
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Sensor Tower: Half of ad impressions in casual games come from ad networks, while strategy titles focus on social platforms
More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/10/28/sensor-tower-half-of-ad-impressions-in-casual-games-come-from-ad-networks-while-strategy-titles-focus-on-social-platforms
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Microsoft offers “voluntary buyouts” to 60,000 employees, including those in Xbox division
More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/10/27/microsoft-offers-voluntary-buyouts-to-60000-employees-including-those-in-xbox-division
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Epic Games announces AI game jam, faces criticism, then changes rules
More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/10/23/epic-games-announces-ai-game-jam-faces-criticism-then-changes-rules
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Mobile game developers from Turkey raised nearly $400 million over 22 months—more than teams from any other countries
Recently, investors have been generously investing in Turkish mobile studios.
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In the United States, a proposal has been made to legally grant gamers ownership rights to digital versions of games
American Congressman Ritchie Torres is preparing to introduce the Power to the Players Act. Its goal is to protect gamers’ rights and prevent situations where publishers revoke access to purchased games.
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Steam is experiencing “wishlist inflation,” but they are still important — analysis
In the professional game development community, there’s a theory suggesting that Steam wishlists have lost their former value. Game marketing expert Chris Zukowski explored this notion and shared his findings in the How To Market A Game blog.
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XBOX has opened a division for experimenting with new technologies
Microsoft continues to build new teams within XBOX. Following the launch of XP, it has announced the creation of XBOX LABS—a division dedicated to exploring current technologies for game development.
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“No more hand-written code”: Epic Games Decides to Actively Utilize AI in Development
Epic Games is now adopting an AI-first approach, focusing on artificial intelligence technologies.
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Nintendo does not plan to stop releasing physical versions of games
This was stated by Bill van Zyll, the General Manager for Nintendo’s Latin American division, during an interview with Coelho no Japão.
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Six new releases immediately entered the top 10 best-selling games in the US by the end of August
With a slight delay, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella published statistics on the U.S. gaming market for August 2026. According to the data, Americans are purchasing new releases well, yet this does not prevent the overall spending from continuing to decline.
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On the second day of the WN Yerevan ’26 lecture, a separate ticket for attendees appeared
It provides access only to the lectures on October 16 — the second day of the WN Yerevan’26. The cost is approximately 12,200 drams (30 dollars). The schedule includes lectures on game creation using the “Lord of the Rings” and Warhammer 40,000 franchises.
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Google has introduced an AI platform for game development directly in the browser. Unity is also
Google Corporation has decided to compete with Roblox. It announced Playground — a browser-based platform that allows making games using prompts.
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How We Took Tiny Eden from 4,800 Wishlists to $700,000 in Its First Two Weeks: A Digital Vortex Publisher Case Study
On September 7, Tiny Eden was released on Steam—a cozy simulator for growing plants “on the windowsill,” quite literally. Irina Borodina, the CMO of Digital Vortex Entertainment, shared how the project was launched in her column for us.
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San Diego authorities have filed a lawsuit against AppLovin over adult advertisements in children’s games
While AppLovin is involved in a lawsuit with Unity, the authorities in San Diego County, USA, have turned against it. The reason for this is the company’s advertising practices.
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“Games for Teenagers”: Warhorse Studios Co-Founder Tired of Stereotypical RPGs
One of the founders of Warhorse Studios, the company behind the Kingdom Come: Deliverance duology, Martin Klima, criticized modern RPGs. In his opinion, many games in this genre are still riddled with clichés and are geared towards teenagers.
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Disney is not planning to purchase Epic Games — at least not at the moment
In the spring, rumors surfaced suggesting that Disney’s leadership would be open to acquiring Epic Games if it ever decided to seek a buyer. Half a year later, Disney’s President and Creative Director Dana Walden partially denied these rumors.
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GCAP 2026: Alanah Pearce, Housemarque and Mixtape developers to headline Melbourne conference
Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) will return to Melbourne from 5–7 October 2026, marking the conference’s 20th anniversary. Organized by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA), the event will bring together game developers, studios, publishers and other…
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Valve will make the “Discounts and Events” section on Steam more personalized
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.