Vacancies October 31, 2017 Vacancies of the week (October 31) Wanted: game designer and community manager at Pixonic, game programmer at Nevosoft, editor at Rocket Jump, lead artist at Social Quantum and mobile product manager at 1C.
Money October 31, 2017 Swedbank Robur allocated $9.7 million to MAG Interactive for the purchase of FEO Media Swedish mobile developer MAG Interactive acquired the regional studio FEO Media for $9.7 million with the help of funds provided by the Microcap fund of Swedbank Robur.
Industry October 31, 2017 Nintendo has shown how Switch is played most often Nintendo has presented statistics on the use of game modes of the Nintendo Switch hybrid console by gamers.
Conferences October 31, 2017 White Nights Moscow: Pixonic on how to avoid frequent mistakes Report by Igor Klyukin from Pixonic. The speaker shared his experience on how to avoid frequent mistakes and what to pay attention to when working on a project.
Esports October 31, 2017 IOC: esports can enter the Olympic movement The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recognized competitive esports as a type of sports activity that “can provide a platform for interaction with the Olympic movement.”
Games October 31, 2017 Super Mario Odyssey sold 2 million copies in 3 days Sales of the three-dimensional platformer Super Mario Odyssey for Nintendo Switch exceeded 2 million copies in 3 days after the release of the game on October 27, according to the presentation of the Nintendo company for the financial half of the year.
Industry October 31, 2017 The creators of Pokémon GO accused the Ukrainian studio of plagiarism The authors of the mobile hit Pokémon GO studio Niantic are dissatisfied with the game Draconius Go by the Ukrainian developer Elyland because of the similarity with their project, the business publication Forbes reports. It is reported that Niantic has notified Elyland of copyright infringement.
Industry October 31, 2017 EVE Online developers have abandoned VR The Icelandic studio CCP has curtailed work on projects in virtual reality and does not plan to develop new similar titles.