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The founders of Prytania Media intend to sue NetEase for nearly a billion dollars over the collapse of their business

Annie and Jeff Strain, founders of Prytania Media, are suing NetEase. They claim that the actions of the Chinese company led first to the closure of their subsidiary studios and then to the shutdown of Prytania Media itself.

Nikolay Dybowski, the founder of Ice-Pick Lodge, has left the studio

Nikolay Dybowski no longer works at Ice-Pick Lodge. The studio announced his resignation on social media.

A member of the Singaporean parliament questioned the need for years of government support for Ubisoft

Back in 2008, Ubisoft opened a studio in Singapore and has since repeatedly received subsidies from the country’s authorities. In early March, Singaporean Member of Parliament Gerald Giam raised the issue of the sustainability of such prolonged government support for the company.

Revenue growth from new games and a record number of themed sales — the results of 2024 on Steam

Valve has published Steam’s statistics for 2024. We’ve selected a few figures.

Game downloads on Netflix have approached 300 million. The main hits are GTA: San Andreas and Squid Game: Unleashed

The Netflix catalog contains around a hundred games. As of today, the total number of downloads is 295 million, reports the MobileGamer portal, citing data from the analytics service AppMagic.

Pragma has raised $12.75 million. Its BaaS platform underpins Predecessor and Stormgate

The American company Pragma has announced receiving strategic investments. It has been allocated $12.75 million to develop its namesake BaaS (backend-as-a-service) platform, used in operating live service games.

Game Director of Avowed: Microsoft is pleased with the size of the game’s audience

Eurogamer spoke with the game director of Avowed. During the interview, Carrie Patel mentioned that Microsoft considers the game to be quite successful.

A Ubisoft shareholder is ready to sue the company for concealing information from investors

Ubisoft is not forthcoming with its investors, according to the CEO of AJ Investments, an investment fund that holds less than 1% of the company’s shares. Specifically, it allegedly conceals information about strategically important decisions.

The studio behind Spectre Divide is closing due to the game’s low popularity

Five years ago, veterans from Respawn Entertainment, Epic Games, Bungie, and several other companies formed a studio called Mountaintop, where they began developing the tactical shooter Spectre Divide. However, the game ultimately did not take off, and it was decided to close the studio.

Ludus: Merge Arena has reached a monthly revenue of nearly $3 million

The mobile PvP strategy game Ludus: Merge Arena continues to boost its revenue. Its monthly income recently neared $3 million.

Scopely is indeed acquiring the gaming business of the creators of Pokémon GO. The deal amounts to $3.5 billion

Rumors have been confirmed about Niantic’s decision to sell its gaming division. The creators of Pokémon GO have struck a deal with Scopely, the developer of MONOPOLY GO!.

LEGO will start developing video games itself

The LEGO Corporation wants to create video games independently. CEO Niels Christiansen shared this in an interview with the Financial Times.

Turkish company Good Job Games received $23 million from investors

The mobile game developer and publisher Good Job Games has attracted its first investments. The company received $23 million, which it plans to use for further business development.

Mike Verdu, the first head of Netflix’s gaming division, has left the company

Mike Verdu is no longer working at Netflix. The top executive resigned just under four years after joining the company.

Split Fiction ranked among the top 3 highest-grossing games on Steam last week

A new week brings a new Steam chart. For the week of March 4-11, the top-grossing products on the platform were once again led by Counter-Strike 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds, but this time they were joined in the top three by Split Fiction.

A PRIORI, IRI, and “EBR” have launched a survey among developers regarding support measures for the gaming industry in Russia

The APRIORI Association, the Internet Development Institute (IRI), and the legal company “EBR” want to find out what Russian developers think about support for the game development industry in the country. They have launched a special survey.

The total audience for the Cities: Skylines game series has exceeded 45 million people

Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the first part of the city-building simulator Cities: Skylines: it was released on March 10, 2015. In celebration, Paradox Interactive announced that over 45 million people have played the duology.

What to do before launching a page on Steam — Tips from Chris Zukowski

The sooner an indie developer creates a Steam page for their game and starts collecting wishlists, the better. This is the view of game marketing expert Chris Zukowski. In a recent article, he shared basic tips on what to do before launching on the platform.

Reuters: The European Union plans to fine Apple for violating the Digital Markets Act

Apple is expected to face a fine in the European Union, according to Reuters sources. The agency reports that the European Commission has decided to impose a fine on the corporation for suppressing competition on iOS, which constitutes a violation of the Digital Market Act (DMA).

Deputy Gorelkin: “Focusing solely on the domestic market, we can forget about the development and growth of the gaming industry”

This morning, on March 10th, it became known that the Institute for Internet Development (IID) proposed that BRICS countries collaborate to regulate the gaming industry. Anton Gorelkin, a member of the Russian State Duma and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Information Policy, commented on this idea in his Telegram channel.

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