December 15, 2022 Restructuring My.Games to divest entirely from Russian market and restructure The new owners of the My.Games platform have announced their intention to divest it entirely from the Russian market and refocus internationally
December 13, 2022 Future Thoughts Maciej Zużałek on the past, present and future of Ten Square Games We speak to CEO of Ten Square Games Maciej Zużałek about the future of the studio and how it got where it is now
November 29, 2022 Key Hires MY.GAMES sees key hires following their onward sale by VK Following their acquisition by LETA Capital after VK sold out due to Russia/Ukraine economic difficulties, MY.GAMES looks set to rebuild and re establish itself with key hires
November 9, 2022 Personal Experiences The Big Move: How Azur Games took their business out of Russia Azur Games write about how their move from Russia came to pass, from Abandoned homes, week-long car trips, and plane tickets to random countries
October 10, 2022 Cease Of Operations Playrix closes its offices in Russia and Belarus Staff from these offices will be relocated to other countries as the war between Russia and Ukraine continues
October 4, 2022 International News Russian tech group VK sells off gaming division Late last month, the company announced their MY.GAMES brand would be sold off for a reported $642m USD.
September 29, 2022 Revenue Results Nexters makes a comeback from net loss in H1 2021 to record-high net income for H1 2022 $56 million in H1 and $33 from Q2
September 19, 2022 War In Ukraine Azur Games sells Russian and Belarusian assets The sale comes as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine
June 14, 2022 European Expansion Wargaming opens new studios in Poland and Serbia Officially pulled out of Russia and Belarus
May 26, 2022 The Lion's Share Mobile gaming to exceed 60% of entire games market in 2022 More than $1.6 billion spent weekly on mobile games in Q1 2022 alone
April 4, 2022 Ceasing Operations Wargaming pulls out of Russia and Belarus World of Tanks operations will be overseen by Lesta Studio, which it is no longer affiliated with
March 17, 2022 Games Dev In Ukraine iLogos on games dev in Ukraine: "Working in days of war is a heroic act. We call this a fight, not on the battlefield but on the economical frontline." Games solutions provider discusses continuing full-cycle games production during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
March 14, 2022 Most Read Hot Five: Supercell removes games from Russia, Netflix Games appoints Roberto Barrera, and Embracer Group completes Asmodee acquisition for $3.01 billion The hottest news articles on PG.biz
March 9, 2022 Rovio Removes Games Rovio pulls games from Russia and Belarus In-app purchases disabled for games that have already been downloaded
March 3, 2022 Calling On Developers Ukraine appeals to games industry to close Russian studios Apple, Google, Riot, Wargaming, and Gameloft among mobile entities approached
February 3, 2022 Cultivating Culture Xsolla CTO Konstantin Golubitsky appointed as CEO Will focus on growth and strengthening company culture
December 14, 2021 Strategic Simplification Donut Labs raises a further $2.3 million for Kids vs Zombies "It’s a completely different game from what it was a year ago."
December 13, 2021 World Domination How hypercasual flop Clash of Dots became hit State.io Azur reveals how to tweak for success
November 17, 2021 Downhill Destruction ZeptoLab and Hipster Whale reveal Downhill Smash Will release in early December
November 11, 2021 Welcome Home Playrix launches new studio with Daily Magic as co-developer Working remotely between US and Europe on Homescapes
November 4, 2021 Now Live AppLovin partner studio Belka Games launches Bermuda Adventures From the creators of Clockmaker
November 1, 2021 Up And Coming Ex-War Robots execs launch Kek Entertainment, raise $3 million for multiplayer mobile titles Debut will be competitive mobile action game featuring deep tactical elements
October 28, 2021 Steady Growth My.Games reports steady YoY revenue growth of 2.3% for Q3 2021 Mobile games contribute 75% of overall quarterly revenue
October 28, 2021 Live And Kicking Five years on, how Gardenscapes changed the match-three market The game hit 11.5 million DAU in 2020
October 7, 2021 News FeoFun and Black Candy are first winners of IronSource's Supersonic Superstars contest The second group of winners will be announced in November
September 22, 2021 Record Highs Nexters' 1H 2021 revenue increases 61%, reaching $196 million Net bookings rise 29% YoY to $268 million
September 21, 2021 Papa Likes Mamboo My.Games acquires hypercasual studio Mamboo Games for $2 million Increases stake from minority to majority
September 15, 2021 Diversification Azur Games acquires minority stake in Neosus for $2.2 million Setting sights on publishing future app development projects
September 1, 2021 Forward Looking Green Grey invests $2.5 million into Infusion Games’ upcoming projects Studio’s flagship title, Cyber Wars, is due to be released mid-2022
August 25, 2021 Continued Growth Gardenscapes surpasses $3 billion in lifetime player spending Launched in July 2016
August 18, 2021 Three Of A Kind More acquisitions made by Embracer with Demiurge Studios, Fractured Byte and SmartPhone Labs The trio was purchased through Embracer subsidiary Saber Interactive
August 9, 2021 Failed To Maintain Growth Xsolla lays off 150 staff members, CEO tweet sparks further outrage "Many of you might be shocked, but I truly believe that Xsolla is not for you…"
July 22, 2021 Network For Gamers Former Pixonic CEO raises $500,000 for new games social network The new platform will allow people to share information about the games they are playing
June 30, 2021 2022 Launch Green Grey invests $4 million into Developers Unknown's third-person shooter Mercs "We are sure that the results will turn heads..."
March 24, 2021 Indie Spotlight "Success is in the harmony of making something valuable and being happy with the process" Studio FiftyTwo co-founders discuss partnering with Apple Arcade
January 20, 2021 Come One Come All Tilting Point launches new initiative for Saint Petersburg studio Hiring for a multi-discipline team
December 30, 2020 Making Of How Shadow Fight Arena looks to offer something on mobile that console and PC is lacking "The main problem was related to human resources as it was a real challenge to find experienced specialists"
November 3, 2020 Shooting Style How Warface: Global Operations mixes realism with accessibility Developer Whalekit lifts the curtain
September 2, 2020 Hells Bells Indie Spotlight: Hellrider 3 dev Andrew Chernyshov on work-life balance "If developing a new game is a joy, then the actual result is less important"
August 11, 2020 Jobs In Games Remote Working: Playrix's Mikhail Klyuev on how to become a game producer "Make the most of your peak productivity hours and spend this time working with no distractions"
July 30, 2020 18,000 Users Nekki makes open beta animation software Cascadeur free for commercial use "I'm convinced physics-assisted animation tools will soon be an expected standard."
July 1, 2020 Towerlands Indie Spotlight: Black Bears CEO Oleg Kapitonov on why the studio is unlikely to return to an office format "Now that we're completely remote, I'm not sure if we will return to the previous format"
May 1, 2020 Hard And Soft Glocal successes in the Russian mobile games market Crunching the data with App Annie
April 30, 2020 $10 Million Set Aside My.Games launches publishing programme aimed at hypercasual developers "More than 13 years' experience developing and publishing games"
April 16, 2020 Interview Why Tencent thinks now is the right time to launch Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA Arena of Valor executive producer Ray Ning and TiMi Studios director Vincent Gao discuss the move
April 16, 2020 Global Expansion Tencent launches hugely popular MOBA Arena of Valor in Russia and MENA 200 million players worldwide to date