Development May 26, 2021

Unreal Engine 5 has become available to developers in an early access format

Epic Games has announced the pre-release of Unreal Engine 5. It is open for everyone to get acquainted and work. So far, the engine is available exclusively as part of early access.

Analytics May 26, 2021

Sensor Tower: Subscriptions are used in 29% of the most profitable mobile games in the App Store

Sensor Tower analysts told how things were going with the monetization of App Store games in 2020. Among the observations is the strengthening of the subscription model and the growth in the number of teams earning exclusively from advertising.

Law May 26, 2021

Ireland: how to start or move your gaming business there in 2021

In the final article on jurisdictions for doing business, VERSUS.legal examines the conditions for opening and operating a business in Ireland.

Analytics May 26, 2021

Liftoff: CPI for casual games on Android increased by 120% on the background of the new IDFA policy

The Liftoff marketing platform has prepared a large report on the state of the advertising market in the casual games segment. The company reviewed how CPI and ROAS indicators have changed over the year for different subgenres, platforms and regions, and also talked about the most popular advertising formats.The Liftoff study is based on data from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021.

Analytics May 26, 2021

RPG and strategy are the two most profitable mobile genres in the first quarter of 2021

At the beginning of this year, RPG and strategy confidently overtook other mobile genres in terms of revenue. This is not the first time this has happened. Sensor Tower analysts talked about the situation with these and other game genres in the first quarter of 2021.

Analytics May 26, 2021

GameAnalytics has launched a competitor App Annie and Sensor Tower. Called GameIntel

GameAnalytics has announced the launch of a new analytical platform GameIntel. The platform provides access to data on key business metrics and allows you to compare games by genre and mechanics.It is integrated into the already existing benchmark service Benchmarks+ and monitors monthly:

Law May 26, 2021

The judge in the case of Epic Games and Apple said that neither side would like her decision

Neither Epic Games nor Apple may get what they want as a result of court proceedings. This is indicated by the statements of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers (Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers). But whatever decision she makes, an appeal is “almost inevitable.”

Investments and transactions May 26, 2021

Sony will spend over $18 billion on strategic investments, including on gaming services

Sony has announced plans to significantly expand the audience of its online and mobile services. To do this, the Japanese company will allocate over $18 billion, which will be used for strategic investments. They plan to develop gaming services, among other things.According to Reuters, Sony will allocate 2 trillion rubles (about $18.39 billion) for these purposes within three years.

Industry May 26, 2021

Mobile publisher Homa Games opens a new office in Lviv

As part of the expansion strategy, the French publisher Homa Games announced the opening of the first office in Ukraine. It will be located in Lviv, and the backbone of the team will be made up of former employees of Voodoo, Playgendary and other companies.Together with the opening of the Lviv office, Homa Games intends to attract more Ukrainian developers to its team.

Analytics May 26, 2021

Sensor Tower: Mobile games generated over $22 billion in the first quarter of 2021

Sensor Tower analytical company has shared a large report on the mobile market for the first quarter of 2021. It turned out that during this period, gamers spent $ 22.2 billion, which is 25% more than a year ago. We tell you what else the analysts found.

Crime May 25, 2021

Kaspersky: scammers on behalf of gaming companies deceive artists with ArtStation for thousands of dollars

On the ArtStation platform, cases of cheating artists have become more frequent. Unknown attackers offer freelancers work on behalf of large gaming companies like Riot Games, Big Fish and 2K, and are tricked into paying for expensive hardware and software worth thousands of dollars. On May 24, Kaspersky Lab drew attention to the problem in its blog.

Industry May 25, 2021

Apple: “the changes Epic wants frighten users, developers, ourselves and this court”

The trial between Epic Games and Apple ended yesterday. At the final four-hour meeting, the lawyers of both companies made their final arguments in the case. For example, about how the App Store monopoly looks in their eyes.

Investments and transactions May 25, 2021

Miniclip has bought the British mobile developer Supersonic Software

Miniclip, which is majority owned by the Chinese giant Tencent, has announced an expansion. The company acquired the British developer Supersonic Software, known for games like Puzzle Page and Picture Cross, and its subsidiary studio Appynation.Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Law May 25, 2021

In Italy, a tax deduction will be introduced for game studios

Italian game studios will be able to compensate up to a million euros from the cost of developing their projects. This was announced by the local government, which intends to introduce a special 25% tax deduction.

Vacancies May 25, 2021

Vacancies of the week (May 25)

Wanted: head of the economic analysis team at Melsoft, producer of the monetization direction at Playgendary and project manager at Plarium.

Games May 25, 2021

An ambitious game in which there is almost nothing good: what the press writes in Biomutant reviews

Today was the release of Biomutant, the debut ARPG from the Swedish studio Experiment 101, which faced a lot of postponements and problems on the way to its “dream game”. Judging by the prevailing number of mixed and negative reviews, there was no miracle. Biomutant is scolded for almost all elements — from basic gameplay mechanics to a boring and empty open world.

Platforms May 25, 2021

30 million monthly active users and 18 thousand games — what the Iranian mobile store Cafe Bazaar looks like

Cafe Bazaar is the largest mobile Android store in Iran. The other day, representatives of the platform spoke at the international digital technology exhibition in China, where they talked about their business indicators for 2020. We share the main ones.

Investments and transactions May 24, 2021

Sensor Tower has bought the Pathmatics marketing platform — this is the company’s first M&A deal

Sensor Tower announced the purchase of the analytical marketing platform Pathmatics, which was the first transaction of its kind for the company. Its amount is disclosed. It is known that Sensor Tower will now be able to provide its users with more tools and sources for mobile analytics.Pathmatics confirmed this information on May 24 on its official website.

Industry May 24, 2021

Tim Cook and the judge’s dispute: what ended the three-week trial in the case of Epic Games and Apple

The last witness in the trial between Epic Games and Apple was Tim Cook. He stayed in the courtroom for at least two hours, the last minutes of which he had to spend in a tense debate with the judge. Among other things, she was interested in why iOS users cannot buy in-game items outside the App Store.

Games May 24, 2021

Respawn explained its pricing policy amid player complaints about the cost of “cosmetics” in Apex Legends

Some players in Apex Legends felt cheated because of the high cost of cosmetic items. Now developers are asking for $18 for one “legend”, which, according to users, is too much. Respawn representatives tried to explain their pricing policy and said that creating “cosmetics” is not cheap.During a series of questions and answers with the developers of Apex Legends on Reddit, one of the users clarified: “Given the growth of the game, can we expect…

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Unreal Engine 5 has become available to developers in an early access format

Sensor Tower: Subscriptions are used in 29% of the most profitable mobile games in the App Store

Ireland: how to start or move your gaming business there in 2021

Liftoff: CPI for casual games on Android increased by 120% on the background of the new IDFA policy

RPG and strategy are the two most profitable mobile genres in the first quarter of 2021

GameAnalytics has launched a competitor App Annie and Sensor Tower. Called GameIntel

The judge in the case of Epic Games and Apple said that neither side would like her decision

Sony will spend over $18 billion on strategic investments, including on gaming services

Mobile publisher Homa Games opens a new office in Lviv

Sensor Tower: Mobile games generated over $22 billion in the first quarter of 2021

Kaspersky: scammers on behalf of gaming companies deceive artists with ArtStation for thousands of dollars

Apple: “the changes Epic wants frighten users, developers, ourselves and this court”

Miniclip has bought the British mobile developer Supersonic Software

In Italy, a tax deduction will be introduced for game studios

Vacancies of the week (May 25)

An ambitious game in which there is almost nothing good: what the press writes in Biomutant reviews

30 million monthly active users and 18 thousand games — what the Iranian mobile store Cafe Bazaar looks like

Sensor Tower has bought the Pathmatics marketing platform — this is the company’s first M&A deal

Tim Cook and the judge’s dispute: what ended the three-week trial in the case of Epic Games and Apple

Respawn explained its pricing policy amid player complaints about the cost of “cosmetics” in Apex Legends