Development August 26, 2015 How to draw a city map? Cartographer of “Songs of Ice and Fire” John Roberts (Jon Roberts) in his blog told how to draw a map of the city correctly. It seemed to us that this topic might be interesting, including for mobile game developers, and we translated the material into Russian.
Money August 26, 2015 Resolution Games Studio attracted $6 million investment Startup Resolution Games received $6 million in investments. According to the resource version Pocketgamer.biz this is the largest amount ever received by a studio engaged in the development of games for VR devices.
Games August 26, 2015 Infographic: the game Star Wars: Commander has 20 million players The game Star Wars: Commander celebrates the first year since its launch. On this occasion, the authors of the game, Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm, shared an infographic.
Industry August 26, 2015 Rovio goes for restructuring and dismisses 260 employees The creators of the Angry Birds series have announced the beginning of a restructuring of their business, in which the company plans to lay off up to 260 people.
Games August 26, 2015 The authors of Puzzle Quest will release match-3 based on Magic: The Gathering The developer of the original Puzzle Quest, Infinite Interactive studio, together with the Wizard of the Coast company will create a game Magic: The Gathering – Puzzle Quest based on the Magic: The Gathering universe.
Industry August 26, 2015 Konami closes 31 mobile titles in Japan On September 10, gaming giant Konami will begin removing its premium projects from the Japanese market from the App Store.
Industry August 26, 2015 A Machine Zone employee can be jailed for 10 years for stealing corporate secrets The situation around the confrontation between Machine Zone and Kabam takes an interesting turn. It became known that a former employee of Machine Zone was taken into custody on charges of stealing confidential information about the company.
Industry August 26, 2015 YouTube launches a stream service for gamers YouTube Gaming is launching today, August 26. It will offer gamers themed videos and the possibility of broadcasts.