On March 3, sales of the new Nintendo Switch console began in the world.

Google has announced the release of a new version of the integrated application development environment (IDE) Android Studio.

The head of Valve, Gabe Newell, said that the company is preparing to present Source 2 to third-party developers, but first of all, development is carried out for its own needs.

The social network Twitter, in partnership with Electronic Sports League (ESL) and the organizer of esports competitions DreamHack, will conduct video clips from the competitions.

Google has added new tools and formats for developers of free-play games on the AdMob platform.

Over 6.8 million gamers have become participants in the beta testing of the tactical action Ghost Recon: Wildlands from Ubisoft.

The creators of the “code-free” Buildbox game engine will provide subscribers with assets worth $ 100 thousand.

Microsoft has launched an Xbox Live Creators Program for developers, within which they can create and publish games on the Xbox One and Windows 10 platforms.

According to statistics, the expenses of mobile gamers in 2016 increased by $7 and reached $77.60.

Oculus has lowered the price of the Rift virtual reality helmet and Touch controllers.

The Unreal Engine (UE) game engine in 2016 brought Epic Games twice as much money as the year before. Thanks to UE, game developers earned over $10 billion last year.

In 2016, the number of Russian virtual and augmented reality companies increased from 60 to 183. The number of investments in this industry has increased from 200 to 500 million rubles.

Moscow-based Cats Who Play developers have reported that their “Syrian Warfare” strategy (Syria: Russian Storm) was removed from the Steam store without warning.

Nintendo has announced the release of over 60 games from independent developers on the new Switch platform.

In 2016, Unity games were installed 16 billion times on mobile devices. In comparison with 2015, the indicator increased by 31%.

Matteo Vallone, head of business development at Google Play, recommends developers of mobile games and applications to rely on the quality of the product and promote it through social services.

The record performance of the gaming division and the success of The Angry Birds Movie increased the company’s profit by a third compared to 2015.

The online survival simulator in the Conan the Barbarian universe Conan Exiles took less than a month to sell 480 thousand copies.

76% of employees of game studios are forced to work beyond the established norm. And a third of them have no one paying for recycling.