The Finnish studio HypeHype (formerly Frogmind) received $ 15.5 million for the development of its new product — the platform of the same name, on which mobile and PC gamers can create their own games. Supercell gave the money to the company.

Google together with Newzoo have prepared a large study of the global video game market. This year, the industry will slow down its growth slightly, but in 2023 its turnover will exceed the $200 billion mark for the first time. Analysts also talked about key trends and how the audience of video games in the world is changing.The study is based on Newzoo data and responses from 16,900 respondents from four main regions:

Jurassic World Evolution 2 started slower than its developers expected. In two weeks since the release of the taikun about the construction of a park with dinosaurs, it has sold approximately 500 thousand copies on all platforms. As a result, Frontier Developments had to lower its financial forecast for the current year.

Activision Blizzard has faced criticism from another platform holder. Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, called the harassment situation disappointing. He also stated that Nintendo has already taken some action against Activision.Doug Bowser

The Pokémon GO developer continues to promote his vision of a “metaverse in the real world.” Niantic has raised $300 million from investors to develop this concept. According to the results of the round, the company’s valuation amounted to $9 billion.