We continue the mini-series of interviews within the framework of the WN Dev Contest. In them, the jury of the competition shares tips on working in the game market. This time we talked with Roman Zhikharev, QA Director at G-Core Labs.

Despite the loss of exclusive rights to release Star Wars games, EA does not intend to abandon the profitable direction. In a conversation with investors, the company stated that its total earnings on franchise titles exceeded $ 3 billion.This was told by the CEO of Electronic Arts Andrew Wilson (Andrew Wilson).

Electronic Arts has submitted a report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 (ended December 31). The company talked about the success of its key titles and increased revenue to $1.6 billion. However, its net profit fell by 39%.Key data

Newzoo analysts have found out that Saudi Arabia is very fond of video games. More than three-quarters of the country’s online population consider themselves gamers. At the same time, the lion’s share of players chooses mobile.

Sony has shared the results of the third fiscal quarter (ended December 31). During the reporting period, the revenue of the company’s gaming division exceeded $8 billion, and PlayStation 5 sales amounted to 4.5 million copies.Key data

The Swedish Embracer Group holding continues to grow actively. Today, the company announced three major acquisitions at once. Below is the main thing about transactions.