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A site about the business side of the games industry, as well as the development and promotion of projects. We write news, interview market experts, cover key […]

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“Western clients have stopped fainting at the proposal to engage with Russian media,” says Nikolai Borzov of FatPony on the outcomes of 2025
We’re continuing to wrap up 2025 with gaming (or gaming industry-related) teams. Up next is an interview with Nikolay Borzov, co-founder of the PR agency FatPony.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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“We reached the milestone of 15,000 developer studios on the platform,” said Cameron Khazouri from ByteBrew regarding the outcomes of 2025
Continuing with the 2025 year-end reviews of game teams (or those related to the gaming industry). Next up is an interview with Cameron Hozouri, the CEO and co-founder of the analytics service ByteBrew.
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January 1, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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“With each passing year, players are becoming more demanding towards the project,” says Alexander Ivanov from Duckside Games on the outcomes of 2025
We continue to summarize the year 2025 with gaming (or game industry-related) teams. Up next is an interview with Alexander Ivanov, CEO of Duckside Games studio.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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Holiday Greetings. The App2Top team wishes you a happy upcoming 2026!
The last publication in the retiring year of 2025.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:47 AM
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“The main achievement for us was the announcement of Quite a Ride,” said Sasha Goodwin of Goodwin Games about the main highlight of 2025
On the eve of the year’s main celebration, we continue to review the outcomes of 2025 with experts from the gaming industry. Up next is an interview with Sasha Goodwin, the founder of Goodwin Games.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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“MMO remains one of the most resilient genres,” Vasily Maguryan from “Game Holding” discusses the highlights of 2025
We continue to sum up the results of 2025 with experts in the gaming market. Next on the list is an interview with Vasily Maguryan, CEO of the investment company “Gaming Holding.”
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December 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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“Specialists with experience in the international market are particularly in demand,” says Marina Lopatina from WN Talents about the main trends for 2025
We continue to wrap up 2025 with experts in the gaming industry. Up next is an interview with Marina Lopatina, Business Development Director of the recruitment agency WN Talents.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Battlefield 6, Borderlands 4, and Schedule I became some of the best-selling games on Steam in 2025
The Steam team has published lists of the most successful games on the platform for 2025.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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CD PROJEKT announced the sale of GOG for $25 million
The new owner of the digital store will be one of the founders of CD PROJEKT, Michał Kiciński.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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“The game development industry has moved beyond typical tasks and has become a space for complex, multifaceted solutions,” i-Legal on the outcomes of 2025
Together with top managers and experts from the gaming industry, as well as related fields, we continue to summarize the results of 2025. Up next is a conversation with Natalie Yurkova, Managing Partner at i-Legal, Maria Ordovskaya-Tanaevskaya, CEO, and the lawyer Alina Tankova.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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“Around 550,000 unique users are using the platform each month,” Alexander Kirov from “Pikabu Games” on the results of 2025
There’s just a little time left until the New Year, but that doesn’t stop us from continuing to summarize the year with gaming industry experts. This time, we have Alexander Kirov, the Director of Development at “Pikabu,” in the spotlight.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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“We are pleased that among the top 150 most anticipated games, there are five projects from companies in our portfolio,” said Kirill and Roman Gursky from GEM Capital about the results of 2025
We continue to review the outcomes of 2025 with experts from the gaming industry. Next up is an interview with Kirill and Roman Gurskiy, managing directors of the gaming division of the investment group GEM Capital.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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“If you do everything wisely, you shouldn’t take on such games under any circumstances,” an interview about the development of an indie MMORPG with Atlant Games, the developer of Reign of Guilds
On November 26, the full release of the MMORPG Reign of Guilds by the St. Petersburg team Atlant Games took place. The App2Top team spoke with the developers about the journey to release and the intricacies of creating old-school online projects.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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The number of downloads for Tanks Blitz has exceeded 50 million
The mobile tank shooter reached this milestone in just over three years: Lesta Games launched it in Russia and Belarus in October 2022.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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“About 50 new members were admitted over the year,” said Vasily Ovchinnikov from RVI about the outcomes of 2025
Continuing to summarize the results of 2025 with gaming (or related to the gaming industry) teams. Up next is an interview with Vasily Ovchinnikov, the head of the Organization for the Development of the Video Game Industry (RVI).
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December 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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In a year and a half, investments in participants of the “Video Game Factory” exceeded 180 million rubles
Recall, the “Video Game Factory” is an accelerator that launched in the summer of 2024 with the support of the Agency of Creative Industries (ACI). It assists budding developers with game creation and pitching to publishers and investors.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Top Grossing Steam Games from Russian-Speaking Teams in 2025
We’ve prepared a detailed list of games from Russian or formerly Russian teams whose projects have made noteworthy box office returns on Steam this year. The list turned out to be substantial. As a bonus, we also included a list of those in pursuit.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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EA Sports FC 25, GTA V, and Atomic Heart — “M.Video” named the top-grossing console games in 2025
The company “M.Video” has also summarized the results of the outgoing year 2025. It listed the console games whose physical editions brought in the most money from sales in its stores from January to December.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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In Mexico, there will still be no tax on “violent” video games
In September, the Ministry of Finance of Mexico proposed introducing an 8% tax on games containing “violent” content. Three months later, this idea was abandoned.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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67% of surveyed Russians believe that the authorities should support the creation of domestic games
The Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation’s Commission on Volunteering and Youth Policy surveyed Russians on the topic of video games. It shared preliminary results of the study during a discussion held on December 25.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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In 2025, game sales on Wildberries increased significantly
Compared to last year, there was an over 30% growth in monetary terms, and a 50% increase in units sold.
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December 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Sales of the Danganronpa series games have surpassed 10 million copies
Developers from Spike Chunsoft announced that this achievement took just over 15 years: the first installment of the series, entitled Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, was released in November 2010.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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In South Korea, a proposal has been made to introduce a turnover fine for gaming companies that violate the loot box law
In South Korea, the so-called loot box law has been in effect for over a year. It mandates developers to disclose the odds of obtaining valuable in-game items from loot boxes. Recently, a group of Korean parliamentarians has drafted a proposal to toughen the penalties for violating this law.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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“Analytics should show the path from facts to actions,” says Daniil Vostorgov from AppMetrica on the key points for 2025
We continue to wrap up the year 2025 with teams within or linked to the gaming industry. Next up is an interview with Daniil Vostorgov, Product Owner at AppMetrica.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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“We were able to effectively establish communication with the gaming community,” said Sergey Russkikh from “Siberia Nova” about the results of 2025
We continue to wrap up the year 2025 with top managers and experts from the gaming industry. Next up is an interview with the CEO of the studio “Siberia Nova“, Sergey Russkikh.
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December 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM