Obsidian Entertainment has been specializing in RPG for many years. Despite their commitment to one genre, screenwriters have to adapt to almost every new project. Carrie Patel, the studio’s senior narrative designer, spoke about the difference in approaches using the example of Pillars of Eternity and The Outer Worlds.Patel shared her experience during a speech at the GDC Showcase.

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many things, including the sources of game downloads in the App Store. Referral links now play a decisive role, and not a search in the store, as it was before 2020. The analytical company Sensor Tower writes about this in a new report.

Despite the problems at the launch, Sea of Thieves continues to develop actively. Shortly before its third anniversary, the game broke the mark of 20 million players. In honor of this, the developers announced several nice bonuses and events for fans at once.

Koch Media, a subsidiary of Embracer Group, decided to support the Payday 3 shooter. She has already signed a deal with Swedish Starbreeze and promised to allocate approximately €50 million for the game.

GameRefinery has published a large study of the American social casino market. The dominance of slots in this category continues — they account for most of the total revenue. Analysts also talked about the main trends and mechanics that distinguish social casinos from other genres.The main thing from the report

What is the average salary of game developers in the market, how many of them are women, does higher education affect wages — these and many other questions are answered by a new salary study from Talents In Games and App2Top.ru .