Games May 5, 2017 Dota 2 will get a story campaign with a co-op Valve has decided to strengthen the monetization of MOBA Dota 2 with the help of a Slithbreaker story campaign with a 4-player cooperative.
Games May 5, 2017 A Korean politician has released an Overwatch-style campaign South Korean presidential candidate Sim Sang-jung has released an election video in the style of the Overwatch game.
Industry May 5, 2017 The head and founder of NaturalMotion has resigned The publisher of the CRS racing series has lost its head: the head of the NaturalMotion company, Torsten Reil, has left his post.
Platforms May 5, 2017 Oculus to Close VR Movie Studio Story Studio Oculus will close the Story Studio, which created the short VR films Lost, Henry and Dear Angelica.
Money May 5, 2017 96% – revenue growth of the authors of The Walking Dead: No Man’s Land The revenues of the Finnish company Next Games for January-March 2017 amounted to €10.9 million. This is 96% more than in the same period a year earlier.
Money May 5, 2017 Activision Blizzard has earned $1.7 billion since the beginning of 2017 Activision Blizzard’s revenues for the first quarter of 2017 were better than expected and amounted to $1.7 billion, according to the company’s quarterly report.
Editors' Choice May 5, 2017 Arkane Studios about working on the design of Prey Today, on May 5, the immersive shooter Prey is released. The Gamasutra portal told about the work on the design of the station where the game takes place.
Money May 5, 2017 29% of Zynga’s revenue comes from slots Zynga reported for the first quarter of 2017. She earned $153.5 million from the games, almost a third of this money came from the company’s slots.
Money May 5, 2017 Overwatch earned $1 billion in less than a year The Overwatch multiplayer shooter earned $1 billion and became the fastest growing franchise in Blizzard’s history, according to Activision Blizzard’s financial report for the first quarter of 2017.
Industry May 5, 2017 Because of Pokémon GO, the streets of American cities will be blocked Niantic plans to organize mass processions of Pokémon GO and Ingress players in the USA. For this purpose, they plan to block traffic on the streets.