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All publications for 15.09.2020

Industry September 15, 2020

Ubisoft was forced to change the name of Gods & Monsters due to a complaint from an energy manufacturer

Ubisoft has faced a patent complaint from the manufacturer of energy Monster Energy. This is what influenced the company’s decision to change the name of the game Gods & Monsters to the less sonorous Immortals: Fenyx Rising.

Money September 15, 2020

The authors of Cinema 4D received $200 thousand from Epic Games

3D developer Maxon won Epic MegaGrant in the amount of $ 200 thousand. The funds will be used to strengthen the integration between Unreal Engine and Cinema 4D.

Games September 15, 2020

Among Us has entered the top 10 games with the largest number of simultaneous players in the history of Steam

Among Us continues to set records. The indie project has risen to the eighth place in the list of the most popular games in the history of Steam, beating such hits as GTA V and Destiny 2.According to the GitHyp portal, on September 12, Among Us broke the mark of 304,325 simultaneous players on Steam.

Industry September 15, 2020

Information about Oculus Quest 2 has leaked to the network

A couple of days before the official announcement, details about the new Oculus VR glasses leaked onto the Internet. Apparently, Oculus Quest 2 will receive a Snapdragon XR2 chip from Qualcomm and a resolution of “almost 2K for each eye.”

Games September 15, 2020

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 sold 1 million copies in just 10 days

The remake of the first two parts of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater series has reached the mark of 1 million copies sold. It took the game less than two weeks to do this.As Activision Blizzard notes, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 set a record.

Industry September 15, 2020

EA will rename the Origin Digital Store to EA Desktop

Electronic Arts will continue to rebrand and this time will take up updating the Origin store. The new desktop application will be called EA Desktop and will become a “new generation PC gaming platform”.

Money September 15, 2020

NPD: In August, the US gaming market generated $3.3 billion

In August, American players spent $3.3 billion on games, hardware and accessories. The growth in annual terms was almost 40%, and the best-selling game of the month in the USA was Madden NFL 21.The report on the situation in American was prepared by The NPD Group, and the main data was shared by analyst Mat Piscatella.