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All publications for 20.03.2014

Digests March 20, 2014

News of the day (19.03.2014)

Links to the most relevant materials of the industrial press on Thursday, March 20.

Conferences March 20, 2014

Winter Nights 2014: Upsight and Nival Report

A joint report by Upsight (then Kontagent + PlayHaven) and Nival at the Winter Nights 2014 conference.

Money March 20, 2014

Paid downloads of the game series The Room amounted to 9.7 million

The authors of the game series The Room told how much they spent and how much they earned on their games.

Games March 20, 2014

Closed beta testing of World of Tanks Blitz has begun

A year after the announcement of World of Tanks, Blitz has finally reached the status of a closed beta version for iOS.

Industry March 20, 2014

Yahoo! launched its own gaming network

The once very popular search engine and mail service Yahoo! Announced the creation of the Yahoo! gaming distribution network Games Network.

Industry March 20, 2014

Crytek transfers CryEngine to subscription

Following Epic Games, Crytek, the company that developed CryEngine, announced a change in monetization policy (with its help, games such as Crysis and Warface were created).

Industry March 20, 2014

GDC 2014: Unreal Engine 4 is now distributed by subscription

In San Francisco, Epic Games announced a change in the Unreal Engine 4 monetization model . Starting today, access to the code of one of the leading game engines costs $19 per month.