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Industry April 20, 2018

Announcement: White Nights in St. Petersburg is scheduled for June 28-29

The White Nights summer session will take place in the northern capital of Russia in the midst of the World Cup. The event will take place from 28 to 29 June 2018.

Industry April 20, 2018

Nintendo has started selling spare parts for the LABO cardboard constructor

Sales of the LABO cardboard constructor compatible with the Nintendo Switch console have started today. Simultaneously with the constuctor, Nintendo released spare parts kits for its repair.

Industry April 20, 2018

The creators of CrossFire decided to close the Berlin office a year later

Korean gaming company SmileGate announced a plan to liquidate a branch in Berlin. It opened last February and has been in operation for a little over a year. SmileGate explained their decision by restructuring the business.

Industry April 20, 2018

The Netherlands is ready to ban Dota 2 and PUBG because of loot boxes

The Dutch authorities have ordered a number of developers to remove loot boxes from their games. Companies have 2 months to respond. If they do not comply with the requirements, they may be fined and even banned titles with loot boxes on the territory of the country.

Money April 20, 2018

Tencent secured 40% of all investments in the gaming business (in monetary terms)

The Chinese corporation Tencent is the largest gaming investor in the world. From April 2017 to the end of March this year, Tencent invested in gaming companies 40% of all funds that developers and startups of the video game industry managed to attract in 12 months.

Conferences April 20, 2018

White Nights Prague 2018: Warhorse Studios about music for games

A report by Adam Sporka from Warhorse Studios. The speaker told how to use music in the game depending on its genre and features.

Interview April 20, 2018

Nordcurrent: “We are looking for studios with a portfolio of at least 3 completed games”

Lithuanian studio Nordcurrent admitted that it was “time for active growth and acquisitions” for it. She is looking not only for new employees, but also for new studios.

Industry April 20, 2018

The Italian gaming market almost reached €1.5 billion in 2017

The annual turnover of the video game industry in Italy amounted to €1.43 billion. This is reported by the Association of Italian Video Game Developers (AESVI) with reference to data from the analytical company GSD and the mobile analytics service App Annie.

Industry April 20, 2018

Supercell has deployed Brawl Stars to the whole of Scandinavia

The developer of Clash Royale may be preparing a worldwide release of his latest game — Brawl Stars. Since March, the game has been deployed on iOS in Denmark, before that it was also launched in Finland, Sweden and Norway.

Industry April 20, 2018

Newzoo: Last quarter, Twitch was 5 times ahead of YouTube Gaming in stream views

The analytical company Newzoo compared the performance of the largest streaming platforms Twitch and YouTube Gaming in the 1st quarter of 2018. Twitch leads by a margin in the main parameters, but in some indicators YouTube Gaming is catching up and even overtaking its competitor.