In two weeks, on June 18 and 19, a business event for game developers and publishers, WN Istanbul’26, will take place in Turkey. Here’s what’s on the event’s agenda.Last week on May 28, one of Cyprus’s largest cities hosted the WN Growth Summit Limassol’26. It focused on the growth challenges of the gaming business. Below are the key outcomes of the event.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/06/03/the-wn-growth-summit-took-place-in-limassol-here-are-the-highlights
In 2023, Valve’s head Gabe Newell provided testimony in a legal case against Wolfire Games, which accused the company of monopolizing the PC store market. A transcript of his speech was recently obtained by Bloomberg.Atari continues its spree of M&A deals. This time, it announced the acquisition of the studio Hipster Whale.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/06/01/atari-just-got-bigger-it-has-acquired-the-creators-of-crossy-road
The British holding company TruFin has decided to sell its stake in Playstack—a publisher with a portfolio that includes Balatro, Abiotic Factor, Mortal Shell, and many other well-known games.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/29/a-controlling-stake-in-the-publisher-balatro-will-be-purchased-for-150-million
The South Korean company KRAFTON has agreed to pay the studio Unknown Worlds a promised multimillion-dollar bonus. This was reported by sources from The Korea Economic Daily.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/28/report-krafton-will-indeed-pay-the-creators-of-subnautica-2-250-million
Rumors that CD PROJEKT is working on a third DLC for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have turned out to be true. The Polish company has officially announced the expansion titled Songs of the Past. However, investors have reacted coolly to the announcement.The head of miHoYo, Liu Wei, spoke at a private event in Beijing dedicated to artificial intelligence. During the event, he announced plans for the Chinese studio to actively develop AI for game creation.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/26/the-creators-of-genshin-impact-will-spend-nearly-15-billion-on-ai
The crowdfunding campaign for Star Citizen has reached an astronomical milestone.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/25/the-developers-of-star-citizen-have-already-raised-over-a-billion-dollars
The last fiscal year (April 2025 – March 2026) was excellent for Take-Two Interactive. The company’s results surpassed its forecasts.
Embracer Group has outlined the next phase of its transformation.Epic Games announced this landmark event in the news section of its website. The company noted that this result was achieved due to prolonged legal proceedings in the United States.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/19/fortnite-has-returned-to-the-app-store-worldwide-except-in-australia
Such an amount was mentioned by Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick in an interview with podcaster David Senra.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/18/strauss-zelnick-changing-the-visual-style-of-the-first-borderlands-cost-50-million
The majority of the members of the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee voted in favor of it.Epic Games has released a preview version of the Unreal Engine 5.8, allowing developers to test out the tool’s new features in advance.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/14/the-preview-version-of-unreal-engine-5-8-has-been-released
The Japanese company Capcom released its report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. In the document, it boasted new records.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/13/record-profit-for-the-ninth-consecutive-year-and-more-from-capcoms-report
At the beginning of summer, WN Istanbul’26 will open its doors on the shores of the Bosphorus. This will be a landmark event — the tenth Istanbul event for game developers and publishers hosted by WN Media Group.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/13/wn-istanbul-26-is-happening-very-soon-june-18-19
The funds will be allocated to the development of a new game — “larger and more ambitious.”More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/12/the-authors-of-indika-have-raised-5-million-dollars-in-investments
The Sony Corporation released its report for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2026. Below are the key metrics of the gaming division.The purchase cost was in the “millions” of dollars.More details: https://gameworldobserver.com/2026/05/07/google-deepmind-acquired-a-minority-stake-in-the-studio-behind-eve-online
