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Conferences May 20, 2024

The next WN Conference will take place in Istanbul from June 11 to June 12.

Information has emerged about the WN Conference planned for the summer. The event will take place in the convenient transport hub — Istanbul — in early June. It is expected to be attended by over 1,500 representatives of the gaming industry.

News May 20, 2024

The founders of Playrix have made it into the top 30 richest people in the United Kingdom according to The Sunday Times.

The Sunday Times published its annual top 350 list of the richest residents of the United Kingdom. Brothers Igor and Dmitry Bukhman, founders of Playrix, ranked 27th.

News May 20, 2024

The creators of Baldur’s Gate 3 have opened a new studio — in Poland

Larian Studios is expanding. It has officially announced the opening of a Polish branch.

News May 20, 2024

EQT Group has made an offer to buy Keywords Studios. Following this, the company’s shares surged by 62%.

Swedish investment firm EQT Group wants to buy the gaming outsourcing company Keywords Studios. Recently, it sent Keywords Studios a preliminary purchase proposal, valuing the company at £2 billion or approximately $2.5 billion.

News May 20, 2024

Revenue of Legend of Mushroom approached $300 million.

Analysts at Sensor Tower have calculated that since November 2023, the idle-battler Legend of Mushroom has earned $270 million. This figure refers to the game’s revenue from in-app purchases.

News May 20, 2024

Support for Steam has been disabled in the new Tesla electric cars.

Tesla has started warning buyers of Model X and Model S electric cars that they will not be able to run Steam games on the onboard computers. Other entertainment features will continue to work without changes.

News May 20, 2024

74% of Russian gamers pirate games.

Almost three-quarters of Russian gamers are pirates, reports the newspaper “Izvestia” citing a survey by XYZ School.

News May 20, 2024

Main Highlights of the Weekend (May 18-19)

Ghost of Tsushima became the second Sony game for online play on Steam, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is actively being pre-ordered, and Supercell’s Hay Day returned to China after almost four years. Here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.