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News July 15, 2024

The bodyguard simulator Mr.President! has trended on Steam after the assassination attempt on Trump

On July 13, an attempt was made on former U.S. President Donald Trump, during which the politician was wounded in the ear. Following the incident, Steam users recalled the 2016 game Mr.President!.

News July 15, 2024

Azur Games is a leader among mobile game publishers by downloads in the first half of 2024

Besides the revenue ranking, MobileGamer journalists also published a list of publishers whose games garnered the most downloads in the first half of 2024. The top spots were taken by companies that mainly publish hyper-casual projects.

News July 15, 2024

Tencent, Scopely, and NetEase are the largest mobile game publishers by IAP revenue in the first half of 2024

The MobileGamer portal has compiled a ranking of mobile game publishers with the highest revenues from IAP in the first half of 2024. It was based on data from the analytical service AppMagic.

News July 15, 2024

The popularity of Once Human turned out to be higher than the developers expected

Despite mixed reviews, the multiplayer post-apocalyptic survival game Once Human has been consistently growing its online presence on Steam. Starry Studio admitted that they did not expect such a high demand.

News July 15, 2024

Narwhal has published a list of questions that an investor might ask a game developer during initial meetings

What questions should a developer be prepared to answer when negotiating a deal with an investor? The game accelerator Narwhal shared some insight. DogDog’s CEO, Dmitry Filatov, published a document with a list of potential questions on his Telegram channel.

News July 15, 2024

“Rostelecom” wants to create a Russian gaming console

A representative of “Rostelecom” told the newspaper “Kommersant” that the company is interested in creating a Russian gaming console. They are considering its development “as a promising business direction.”

News July 15, 2024

Weekend Highlights (July 13-14)

In 2021, Valve spent $444.5 million on employee salaries, Larian Studios considered making the next Fallout or Ultima if they didn’t get the Baldur’s Gate license, and 10 million people played The First Descendant. Here’s what happened in the gaming industry over the weekend.