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All publications for 03.05.2017

Money May 3, 2017

Xsolla Capital will finance projects on Unreal Engine 4

The Xsolla Capital Investment Fund, in collaboration with Epic Games, will help independent developers using the Unreal Engine 4 (UE4) engine.

Platforms May 3, 2017

Steam has shown how long it takes to respond to requests

The Steam platform presented statistics on the work of the support service and the response time to user requests on various issues.

Money May 3, 2017

Skillz platform revenues have grown to $100 million in 8 months

The mobile platform for esports games Skillz reported doubling its revenue to $100 million over the past 8 months.

Industry May 3, 2017

Subway Surfers will make an animated series

Danish studio SYBO has announced the hiring of Hollywood producer Sandra Schwartz and Star Wars Rebels screenwriter Brent Friedman to work on Subway Surfers series.

Games May 3, 2017

2 million copies of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds sold

Sales of the multiplayer action game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds exceeded 2 million copies in just over a month.

Platforms May 3, 2017

Facebook has taken up the global release of Instant Games

The Instant Games gaming platform is coming out of beta. Facebook has announced the expansion of its audience and the launch of new functionality.

Games May 3, 2017

Ashes of Creation raised $1 million in two days

The Ashes of Creation role-playing MMO project raised $1 million in the first two days of the Kickstarter campaign.

Money May 3, 2017

Rovio earned €66.3 million in the first quarter of 2017

The income of the author of Angry Birds for January-March 2017 amounted to €66.3 million. This is 94.4% more than a year earlier.

Marketing May 3, 2017

The best conversion rate for video ads about sports games is 50%

Commercials about sports games have the highest conversion to downloads among the game categories. It is 50%. This is reported in the Mobile Advertising Benchmark Report by the advertising platform Vungle.