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All publications for 28.08.2019

Investments and transactions August 28, 2019

$5 million has been invested in the hyper-casual esports platform

The owners of the hyper-casual platform Ready Games raised $5 million in the initial funding round. And the Bitkraft Esports Ventures esports fund invested the most in it.

Vacancies August 28, 2019

Vacancies of the week (August 28)

Wanted: Golang-developer at NX Studio, QA/QC-Engineer at FrostGate Studio and 2D-artist at Beresnev Games (a specific salary level is specified for this vacancy).

Marketing August 28, 2019

Bandai Namco abandoned Epic Games Store because of its format

Bandai Namco explained why she is so not interested in the Epic Games Store. “We don’t share his vision,” said Herve Hoerdt, the company’s marketing vice president.

Marketing August 28, 2019

Liftoff: the average download price of the game is $4.37, and the registration price is $9.17

Data on the cost of traffic to games, as well as its dynamics, — Liftoff marketing company shared in its large-scale research.

Industry August 28, 2019

Telltale is reopening. What IP addresses are preserved for it?

Telltale is back. The forge of interactive cinema was revived less than a year after its closure.

Industry August 28, 2019

The launch of World of Warcraft Classic was watched by 1.1 million viewers on Twitch

Blizzard has opened the servers of the classic World of Warcraft. The event was watched by 1.1 million people on Twitch. This is the peak number of viewers in the history of the game and one of the top on the service.

Marketing August 28, 2019

Ubisoft: Steam business model is impossible in modern realities

The Steam store’s business model is outdated. So says Chris Early, Vice President of Partnerships and Revenue at Ubisoft.

Interview August 28, 2019

“We don’t notice the market fatigue from match-3”: interview with Playrix about Wildscapes

On August 14, the launch of the new match-3 from Playrix — Wildscapes took place. We talked with Anton Chernyagov, who holds the position of General Manager at Playrix, about how the project was created and how it differs from the previous games in the series.