What matters in the games industry: publishers, platforms, money, AI and our region. Headlines and blurbs are written by the Creata Games editors; full stories live with the original sources.
· Publishers, Publishing
Avalanche Studios Group to publish Supermassive Games titles worldwide
Nordisk Games set up a publishing deal between two of its studios: Avalanche takes over publishing, marketing and distribution for Supermassive’s games. An example of the publishing function living inside a studio group.
Ubisoft will shut down Rainbow Six Mobile on 15 January 2027
The publisher told players the mobile game’s service ends more than three years after its soft launch. A useful case for anyone modelling the lifespan and payback of a mobile title.
Kakao Games teams up with Abu Dhabi to grow in the Middle East
The Korean publisher agreed with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to explore expanding publishing, localisation and live operations across the Middle East and beyond. Regional hubs keep courting publishers.
Inside Türkiye’s games hub: PocketGamer.biz at Mobidictum in Istanbul
The outlet looks at Türkiye’s fast-growing scene: founders are confident and the industry has momentum. A close-in-spirit market to compare with Central Asia.
Kazakhstan proposes a declaration on responsible use of AI
Speaking at an event in Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan’s president called safe use of neural networks a key condition and proposed drafting a declaration. For the region’s game teams, this is the framework AI work will happen in.
S&P Global: the games market will reach $229.1 billion by 2030
S&P Global Market Intelligence’s forecast is more conservative than those of Newzoo and Bain. Worth comparing several estimates before putting a market size into a pitch or business plan.
Mobile MMORPGs are sliding from first place by revenue to sixth
Naavik shows mobile MMORPGs led all subgenres by in-app revenue in 2021 but now rank sixth, with the decline continuing. A reason to rethink which genres to bet on.
Unity launches Spark, prompt-based game building with Google AI
Unity’s new tool lets you build a game from a text prompt and works alongside Google’s AI platform. For jams and fast prototyping, it is one more way to test an idea in an evening.