Investments and transactions December 7, 2021

MY.GAMES became a minority owner of two more studios. Total investment — $2 million

MGVC, the investment arm of MY.GAMES, has announced fresh deals. The company decided to support two studios at once: Square Triange and Talerock. In total, she invested $2 million in them.

Investments and transactions December 7, 2021

Mobile publisher Tamatem Games from Jordan raised $11 million. Among the investors was Krafton

The Jordanian publisher Tamatem Games, specializing in mobile games, has conducted a new round of financing. The company received $11 million from investors, including Krafton.

Support and QA December 6, 2021

devtodev has singled out the outsourcing of game user support into a separate brand

There have been changes in the analytical company devtodev. She has allocated part of the business related to outsourcing game support to a separate new brand — Ansvery.

Industry December 6, 2021

Results of 2021: Victoria Belyaeva from AppQuantum about the main thing for the year

We continue to sum up the results of 2021 together with top managers and experts of the gaming industry (and related ones). Next up is an interview with Victoria Belyaeva, head of the AppQuantum Business Development department.

Interview December 6, 2021

Indie development for PC, staff shortage and GameMaker problems: interview with Kirill Zolovkin

App2Top.ru I conducted a live broadcast with Kirill Zolovkin, an indie developer and founder of the Heart Core studio. We discussed the problem of the shortage of personnel in the Russian game market, the nuances of development for PC and consoles, and also talked about the pros and cons of the GameMaker engine.

HR December 6, 2021

How much is paid in the video game industry — developers from the USA and Canada disclose salary data on Twitter

Last week, the hashtag #GameDevPaidMe started gaining popularity on Twitter again. Under it, gaming specialists from all over the world share their salaries. We chose the most interesting of the tweets.

Industry December 6, 2021

Results of 2021: Roman and Kirill Gursky from GEM Capital about the main thing for the year

We continue to summarize the results of 2021 together with top managers and experts of the gaming industry (and related ones). Next up is an interview with Roman and Kirill Gursky, the leaders of the gaming direction of the GEM Capital investment group.

Games December 6, 2021

Icarus survival simulator from the creator of DayZ debuted at number one on the Steam chart

On December 4, the official release of Icarus, a survival simulator developed by the studio of Dean Hall, author of DayZ, took place. The game immediately turned out to be the top seller in the weekly Steam chart.

Industry December 3, 2021

Results 2021: Mikhail Katz and Sergey Evdokimov from Aream & Co. about the main thing for the year

We continue to summarize the results of 2021 together with top managers and experts of the gaming industry (and related ones). Next up is an interview with Mikhail Katz and Sergey Evdokimov from the consulting Aream & Co.

Industry December 3, 2021

Indie developers on the shortcomings of the Metacritic rating system: “We are losing many opportunities”

Several successful indie developers have expressed complaints about the Metacritic rating system. They face a paradox: their games are sold in hundreds of thousands or even millions of copies, but the specialized media often ignore such projects. Due to the lack of ratings, small studios eventually lose some financial and business opportunities.Clone Drone In The Danger Zone

Analytics December 3, 2021

Newzoo: Japan’s gaming market will earn $22.1 billion by the end of the year

The Japanese gaming market is the third largest in the world. In a recent report, the analytical company Newzoo told how many gamers there are in the country now, which games they prefer and how much they will spend on them in 2021.

Industry December 3, 2021

What is the future of Battlefield: a change of leadership and the creation of a universe similar to Call of Duty model

Against the backdrop of the failed launch of Battlefield 2042, Electronic Arts announced the restructuring of DICE and shooter-related divisions. The global plan is to build your own universe within the franchise. We are talking about both entering the mobile market and the possible application of new business models to future brand games.Permutations

Platforms December 3, 2021

Apple intends to charge a commission on in-app purchases, even if they are made bypassing its payment system

Apple has a backup plan on how not to lose money if it cannot reject the court’s decision in the proceedings with Epic Games. The company is thinking about taking a commission on all in—app purchases – it doesn’t matter if they are made through its payment system or bypassed.

Industry December 2, 2021

Results of 2021: Ivan Fedyanin from Ducky about the main thing for the year

We continue to summarize the results of 2021 together with top managers and experts of the gaming industry (and related ones). Next up is an interview with Ivan Fedyanin, co-founder of the Ducky publishing house.

Games December 2, 2021

League of Legends: Wild Rift has become the game of the year on iPhone

Apple also decided to sum up the results of 2021. Following Google, she shared her selection of the best mobile games this year. For example, the company called League of Legends: Wild Rift the main game for the iPhone.

Books December 2, 2021

The co-founder of Team Genji wrote about the esports industry. We publish an excerpt

A new book about video games has appeared on the shelves of Russian stores. It’s called “Esports. Games, money, two clicks.” It was written by William Collis, one of the founders of the Gamer Sensei platform and the esports organization Team Genji. We share an excerpt of the book.

Game design December 2, 2021

What the game designer is responsible for using the example of the development of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

Yulia Chernenko, a leading game designer at Owlcat Games, spoke about her work on Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. The list of topics covered includes the main tasks of a game designer, communication with other departments, as well as the pros and cons of working with someone else’s role—playing system.

Investments and transactions December 2, 2021

SOGAZ bought out Usmanov’s stake in VK. Gazprom now holds the majority of the company’s shares

USM Holding, owned by Alisher Usmanov, sold its stake in VK to SOGAZ Group. Now the majority of the company’s shares are at the disposal of Gazprom-related structures. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.On its website, SOGAZ announced the purchase of a 45 percent stake in the capital of MF Technologies JSC, which owns 57.3% of VK votes.

Conferences December 2, 2021

The program of the Moscow Talents in Games conference has been published. Among the participants are representatives of Lucasfilm and Playrix

WN Media Group shared the program of the Moscow Talents in Games Conference’21. In total, the organizers have planned about 30 reports. Among them are performances by representatives of Lucasfilm, Playrix, MY.GAMES, Owlcat Games and many others.

Marketing December 2, 2021

devtodev will have analytics on games and applications from the AppGallery store

AppGallery and the devtodev analytical platform have entered into a partnership. As a result of integration, full analytics on products published in the Huawei app store will be available to users of the services.According to Dmitry Kravtsov, CEO of devtodev, cooperation with AppGallery will allow you to get key data about the platform and help customers of the service to study the behavior of users of this store.

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MY.GAMES became a minority owner of two more studios. Total investment — $2 million

Mobile publisher Tamatem Games from Jordan raised $11 million. Among the investors was Krafton

devtodev has singled out the outsourcing of game user support into a separate brand

Results of 2021: Victoria Belyaeva from AppQuantum about the main thing for the year

Indie development for PC, staff shortage and GameMaker problems: interview with Kirill Zolovkin

How much is paid in the video game industry — developers from the USA and Canada disclose salary data on Twitter

Results of 2021: Roman and Kirill Gursky from GEM Capital about the main thing for the year

Icarus survival simulator from the creator of DayZ debuted at number one on the Steam chart

Results 2021: Mikhail Katz and Sergey Evdokimov from Aream & Co. about the main thing for the year

Indie developers on the shortcomings of the Metacritic rating system: “We are losing many opportunities”

Newzoo: Japan’s gaming market will earn $22.1 billion by the end of the year

What is the future of Battlefield: a change of leadership and the creation of a universe similar to Call of Duty model

Apple intends to charge a commission on in-app purchases, even if they are made bypassing its payment system

Results of 2021: Ivan Fedyanin from Ducky about the main thing for the year

League of Legends: Wild Rift has become the game of the year on iPhone

The co-founder of Team Genji wrote about the esports industry. We publish an excerpt

What the game designer is responsible for using the example of the development of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous

SOGAZ bought out Usmanov’s stake in VK. Gazprom now holds the majority of the company’s shares

The program of the Moscow Talents in Games conference has been published. Among the participants are representatives of Lucasfilm and Playrix

devtodev will have analytics on games and applications from the AppGallery store