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Industry July 19, 2019

Google: “Stadia Pro is not a gaming Netflix”

Google’s cloud gaming service should not be compared with Netflix,” the authors of Stadia say. On the contrary, it is closer in functionality to traditional console services — Xbox Live Gold or PlayStation Plus.

Contests July 19, 2019

The GTP Indie Cup Indie Games competition will finish accepting projects on July 25

Next Thursday, July 25, the organizers of the GTP Indie Cup Summer‘19 contest will stop accepting games from independent developers.

Industry July 19, 2019

Sales of the Xbox console in the last quarter fell by 48%

Microsoft’s gaming business is going through a bad time. He has seriously reduced both sales of hardware and games.

Marketing July 19, 2019

Epic Games will distribute in-game loot for watching Fortnite matches on YouTube

One of the criteria for the success of the game is the number of its views on video services. Epic Games decided to stimulate their growth. The company is ready to reward players with in-game content for watching Fortnite matches.

Marketing July 19, 2019

Playrix has started Testing ads for its new Wildscapes game

Since April, the next match-3 from Playrix has been in the softlonch. It is called Wildscapes and is dedicated to the repair and development of the zoo. Since July, the company has started testing advertising creatives for the game.

Development July 19, 2019

Unity has released three sets of assets to get acquainted with the basics of the engine without using code

The Unity engine is not the easiest tool to learn. The company understands this and, given the increasing competition from Unreal Engine, they are trying to lower the entry threshold for new users. The recent launch of several Creator Kit just fits into this strategy.