Xsolla: Why Cross-Platform Games Are Important to Developers and Publishers Marcel Kleffmann March 21, 2025 – 7 min read Share this post Chris Meredith, Senior Vice President Business Development - EMEA at Xsolla © Xsolla / Ivan Weiss Business The 'Threequel' Trap: Why Video Game Trilogies Often Falter at the Finish Line In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why a rash decision to ‘go bigger’ following a successful IP debut leads to the core of the game being lost by the third instalment at the latest. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read Business Capcom Has Another Record Year And Plans to Recruit 100+ Devs Each Year Capcom ended March having recorded its ninth consecutive record year. Operating profit rose by more than 10 per cent for the tenth consecutive year. And bucking the industry trend, Capcom plans to create over 100 new roles in development each year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Sensor Tower Also Acquires AppMagic The consolidation in the games market data sector continues. Following data.ai and VGI, Sensor Tower is now also acquiring AppMagic. No details of the deal have been disclosed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business The 'Threequel' Trap: Why Video Game Trilogies Often Falter at the Finish Line In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why a rash decision to ‘go bigger’ following a successful IP debut leads to the core of the game being lost by the third instalment at the latest. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read Picture by DevGamm Events DevGamm Plans to Continue the Madeira Games Summit in 2027 With over 120 decision-makers from 20 countries in attendance, the organisers of Devgamm have hailed this year’s Madeira Games Summit as a success. Plans are already underway for a follow-up event in May 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Capcom Has Another Record Year And Plans to Recruit 100+ Devs Each Year Capcom ended March having recorded its ninth consecutive record year. Operating profit rose by more than 10 per cent for the tenth consecutive year. And bucking the industry trend, Capcom plans to create over 100 new roles in development each year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read Business Sensor Tower Also Acquires AppMagic The consolidation in the games market data sector continues. Following data.ai and VGI, Sensor Tower is now also acquiring AppMagic. No details of the deal have been disclosed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Business Xsolla Launches Xsolla Ads to Monetise Non-Paying Users Xsolla Ads is set to be unveiled in mid-May at Mobile Apps Unlocked in Las Vegas. It is an evolution of Xsolla’s Offerwall solution and aims to monetise players’ attention. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read Forza Horizon 6 © Xbox Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Two Pre-Release-Sales Loom Large In this week's Steam charts, two games that are about to launch but have not yet been released are at the forefront. Counter-Strike 2 and Apex Legends also remain in strong positions. Meanwhile, Conan Exiles is staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
Business The 'Threequel' Trap: Why Video Game Trilogies Often Falter at the Finish Line In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why a rash decision to ‘go bigger’ following a successful IP debut leads to the core of the game being lost by the third instalment at the latest. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Business Capcom Has Another Record Year And Plans to Recruit 100+ Devs Each Year Capcom ended March having recorded its ninth consecutive record year. Operating profit rose by more than 10 per cent for the tenth consecutive year. And bucking the industry trend, Capcom plans to create over 100 new roles in development each year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Sensor Tower Also Acquires AppMagic The consolidation in the games market data sector continues. Following data.ai and VGI, Sensor Tower is now also acquiring AppMagic. No details of the deal have been disclosed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business The 'Threequel' Trap: Why Video Game Trilogies Often Falter at the Finish Line In 'Zoran's Update', experienced games manager Zoran Roso comments on current industry topics on LinkedIn. This time's topic: Why a rash decision to ‘go bigger’ following a successful IP debut leads to the core of the game being lost by the third instalment at the latest. By Zoran Roso • 5 min read
Picture by DevGamm Events DevGamm Plans to Continue the Madeira Games Summit in 2027 With over 120 decision-makers from 20 countries in attendance, the organisers of Devgamm have hailed this year’s Madeira Games Summit as a success. Plans are already underway for a follow-up event in May 2027. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Capcom Has Another Record Year And Plans to Recruit 100+ Devs Each Year Capcom ended March having recorded its ninth consecutive record year. Operating profit rose by more than 10 per cent for the tenth consecutive year. And bucking the industry trend, Capcom plans to create over 100 new roles in development each year. By Stephan Steininger • 2 min read
Business Sensor Tower Also Acquires AppMagic The consolidation in the games market data sector continues. Following data.ai and VGI, Sensor Tower is now also acquiring AppMagic. No details of the deal have been disclosed. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Business Xsolla Launches Xsolla Ads to Monetise Non-Paying Users Xsolla Ads is set to be unveiled in mid-May at Mobile Apps Unlocked in Las Vegas. It is an evolution of Xsolla’s Offerwall solution and aims to monetise players’ attention. By Stephan Steininger • 1 min read
Forza Horizon 6 © Xbox Business G+ Weekly Steam Charts: Two Pre-Release-Sales Loom Large In this week's Steam charts, two games that are about to launch but have not yet been released are at the forefront. Counter-Strike 2 and Apex Legends also remain in strong positions. Meanwhile, Conan Exiles is staging a comeback. By Marcel Kleffmann • 3 min read
