12+ hour, 28+ min ago   (56+ words) Substack GameDev Reports Premium - Updates (20.07.26 - 24.07.26) New reports & interesting articles of the week. It’s a great Saturday, and I’m traveling to China, so there might be a slight decrease in the number of reports next week (I’ll still try to deliver!)....

14+ hour, 21+ min ago   (1764+ words) Reports of the week: Meridian Play & JINKE: China’s WeChat Mini Games Market in 2026 Sensor Tower: Mobile Game Ad Monetization in 2026 Meridian Play and JINKE analyzed a wide range of sources to build a comprehensive picture of the state of WeChat…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1268+ words) The report is based on Sensor Tower data covering ~5 million MAU across 19 countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Ad revenue is estimated using CPM benchmarks by format and network, supplemented with direct CPM data from winning bids at ad…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (658+ words) Meridian Play and JINKE analyzed a wide range of sources to build a comprehensive picture of the state of WeChat mini games in China in 2026. As of March 2026, WeChat’s global MAU stood at 1.43 billion. Total Mini Programs MAU across the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1758+ words) Reports of the week: Games and Numbers (July 1 - July 14, 2026) Aream & Co.: Game Investments in Q2'26 Alinea Analytics: Steam reached highest revenue in history in H1'26 Cyberpunk 2077 by CD PROJEKT has sold over 40 million copies, outpacing The Witcher 3's sales pace. It took…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (542+ words) Numbers are Alinea Analytics estimations, not official Valve data. The company calculates revenue via its own game sales analytics platform. According to Alinea’s estimates, Steam games generated $11.1 billion in gross revenue in H1 2026 - up 14.5% YoY vs H1 2025, and up 8% even compared to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1163+ words) InvestGame contributed to this report, with deal and investment data compiled by their team. All figures are as of June 30, 2026. LTM (last twelve months) figures are calculated as of the end of Q2. The number of M&A deals in Q2 2026 rose…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (411+ words) Cyberpunk 2077 by CD PROJEKT has sold over 40 million copies, outpacing The Witcher 3’s sales pace. It took 67 months to reach that mark - The Witcher 3 needed 83 months for the same milestone. Subnautica 2 by Unknown Worlds has sold over 5 million copies. 4 million…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (72+ words) Substack GameDev Reports Premium - Updates (06.07.26 - 10.07.26) New reports & interesting articles of the week. Hey! Ubisoft released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced and received initial backlash from the audience, which seems to be ok now (it’s mostly positive on Steam, and the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1767+ words) Reports of the week: AppMagic: Top Mobile Games by Revenue and Downloads in June 2026 Appcharge: State of the D2C Market in 2026 GameDiscoverCo: Top Games on Steam and Consoles in June 2026 Poki: Web Gaming Perceptions in 2026 Niko Partners & ESL FACEIT Group: Gen…...