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VAIA: How Game Studios Use AI in 2026 | GameDev Reports is powered by Mellow
VAIA (Vivrato's research unit) held 101 confidential interviews with leaders of PC and console studios, mostly from North America and Europe, in Q2-Q3 2026. The study covers six types of AI: generative AI, classical machine learning, rules-...
How To Market A Game: First Results of the October 2026 Steam Next Fest | GameDev Reports is powered by Mellow
Chris Zukowski (How To Market A Game) collected data on all games in the October 2026 Steam Next Fest from the Steam festival page. The post was written on October 21, a couple of days after the festival started, so the figures are prelimin...
Amir Satvat: Gaming Industry salaries have fallen by 13% since 2022
Amir Satvat founded ASGC, a free project that helps people in the gaming industry find work. As part of the project, Amir tracks layoffs and hiring across the industry. He first published his salary estimate on his personal LinkedIn. It is...
InvestGame: Turkish Mobile Studios Have Raised ~$400 Million Since Early 2025 | GameDev Reports is powered by Mellow
InvestGame uses its own data on private rounds (seed to growth). The data excludes M&A, UA financing, debt issuance, and public listings.
Flow Games
- Turkish mobile studio Flow Games raised $46 million. Tencent led the round...
Circana: The U.S. Video Game Market in September 2026 | GameDev Reports is powered by Mellow
Circana data on the U.S. market. Mobile figures provided by Sensor Tower.
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In September 2026, Americans spent $4.756 billion on games (-1% YoY), down from $4.796 billion a year earlier.
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Americans spent $4.177 bill...
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