Money June 19, 2017

Nitro Games has entered the securities market

The Finnish developer studio Nitro Games held an IPO on the NASDAQ First North Stockholm exchange.

Conferences June 16, 2017

The White Nights conference in St. Petersburg gathered more than 1,600 participants

More than 1600 guests from 40 countries took part in the conference and exhibition of game developers White Nights, held in St. Petersburg on June 14-15.

Games June 16, 2017

Tekken 7 launched on Steam more successfully than Street Fighter V

The debut of the 7th part of the Tekken fighting game series on Steam surpassed the competitor in the Street Fighter V genre in the number of players by 28% – 18,743 against 14,155 gamers per hour on the launch day.

Industry June 16, 2017

Konami was accused of violating the rights of employees

The Japanese company Konami is trying to prevent the employment of its former employees, the Nikkei newspaper reports.

Games June 16, 2017

Rovio has released Angry Birds with memes and adult humor

The Finnish studio Rovio has released a mobile game Angry Birds Evolution for an older audience with references to pop culture and “adult humor”.

Platforms June 16, 2017

The size of top apps has grown 11 times

The amount of memory occupied by the top ten most popular iOS apps has increased 11 times over the past 4 years — from 164 megabytes to 1.8 gigabytes.

Industry June 16, 2017

Io-Interactive will continue working on Hitman as an independent studio

Danish studio Io-Interactive (IOI) has announced independence and continued work on the flagship Hitman series.

Marketing June 16, 2017

Game performance indicators: paying users

How to analyze paying users, why with increasing audience growth, the share of paying users may fall, as well as how to increase their number, – Vera Karpova, analyst at devtodev, told.

Money June 16, 2017

Walking Dead: Road to Survival Publisher Raises $60 Million Investment

California-based mobile publisher Scopely has raised $60 million dollars in a Series C investment round.

Industry June 16, 2017

Tencent aims to buy the creators of Angry Birds

The Chinese corporation Tencent has announced its readiness to buy the Finnish company Rovio for $ 3 billion, according to the publication The Information, citing informed sources.

Industry June 15, 2017

Wargaming.net closed the London division

The creator of the MMO World of Tanks, a Belarusian company Wargaming.net submitted documents for the liquidation of a structure registered in London Wargaming.net LLP.

Games June 15, 2017

Supercell has revealed a new IP for mobile esports

The Finnish company Supercell has introduced a mobile shooter Brawl Stars, the gameplay of which is sharpened for team battles between gamers in a 3 by 3 format.

Industry June 14, 2017

Wargaming will help mobile developers to conduct a softlonch

The Wargaming company has allocated mobile into a separate division. Within the framework of Wargaming Mobile, a publishing program will be launched that will help developers conduct a softlonch of games.

Development June 14, 2017

Valve has launched a service for publishing games Steam Direct

Steam Direct, a service for self—publishing games in the Valve store, began its work on June 13.

Industry June 14, 2017

Level-5 acquired the company of the author of the Mega Man series

Japanese game publisher Level-5 bought Comcept studio, founded by the creator of the Mega Man series Keiji Inafune.

Platforms June 14, 2017

PlayStation 4 sales exceeded 60.4 million units

Sony Interactive Entertainment has reported 60.4 million PlayStation 4 consoles sold.

Marketing June 14, 2017

AppsFlyer has launched a mobile app for advertisers

AppsFlyer mobile marketing service has launched the AppFlyer Mobile mobile application. With its help, AppsFlyer customers can monitor the performance of advertising campaigns.

Marketing June 14, 2017

75% of mobile gamers prefer rewarded ads

75% of players named rewarded ads in mobile games as the most preferred type of ads.

Industry June 14, 2017

Kefir! announced a mobile zombie survival

As part of the White Nights conference, Kefir! officially presented its new game – Last Day on Earth: Survival. We talked with the producer of the project, Peter Kostylev, about the development of the game and its first results in the framework of the softlonch.

All publications of the author

Bethesda will postpone The Elder Scrolls VI for other IP

Nitro Games has entered the securities market

The White Nights conference in St. Petersburg gathered more than 1,600 participants

Tekken 7 launched on Steam more successfully than Street Fighter V

Konami was accused of violating the rights of employees

Rovio has released Angry Birds with memes and adult humor

The size of top apps has grown 11 times

Io-Interactive will continue working on Hitman as an independent studio

Game performance indicators: paying users

Walking Dead: Road to Survival Publisher Raises $60 Million Investment

Tencent aims to buy the creators of Angry Birds

Wargaming.net closed the London division

Supercell has revealed a new IP for mobile esports

Wargaming will help mobile developers to conduct a softlonch

Valve has launched a service for publishing games Steam Direct

Level-5 acquired the company of the author of the Mega Man series

PlayStation 4 sales exceeded 60.4 million units

AppsFlyer has launched a mobile app for advertisers

75% of mobile gamers prefer rewarded ads

Kefir! announced a mobile zombie survival