Conferences March 17, 2017 White Nights Prague 2017: Plarium about the design of strategic games Video with a report by Guy Ulmer from Plarium. He talks about his own vision of the design of strategic games.
Conferences March 17, 2017 White Nights Prague 2017: Game Insight on Marketing Analysis Video with a report by Ilya Eremeev, producer of Game Insight. He talks about why it is worth conducting market research before the start of creating a game and how to do it.
Money March 17, 2017 Sony captured 57% of the global console market in 2016 Consoles, games and services of the Japanese corporation Sony occupied 57% of the console segment of the world market. Gamers spent $19.7 billion on them.
Industry March 17, 2017 For Honor became the best-selling game of February in the USA Online samurai battles with Vikings and knights in the action For Honor from Ubisoft were in the greatest demand among American gamers in February.
Platforms March 17, 2017 A permanent section with indie games has appeared in the App Store Since March 17, a permanent and possibly updated section dedicated exclusively to indie projects has appeared in the App Store.
Games March 17, 2017 1C became the publisher of the Russian strategy “Code of Victory” Ino-Co Plus studio announced that its new project “The Code of Victory” (Codex of Victory) is published by 1C. The release took place on March 16.
Money March 17, 2017 Alibaba invests $145.3 million in mobile game distribution A division of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba – Alibaba Games – has announced that it will “distribute” mobile games. The company plans to invest 1 billion yuan ($145.3 million) in the development of this direction.
Industry March 17, 2017 Kevin Bruner announced his resignation as CEO of Telltale Games Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner left the position of CEO of the studio this week.
Games March 17, 2017 The world has sold 2.6 million copies of Horizon Zero Dawn in two weeks after release An action game with role-playing elements Horizon Zero Dawn by the Dutch studio Guerrilla Games sold 2.6 million copies in two weeks after its release.
Industry March 17, 2017 Appodeal Buys Corona Game Engine The Appodeal monetization platform has announced the acquisition of Corona Labs, the company that created the Corona cross-platform engine.