Money May 11, 2017 DeNA earned ¥143 billion in fiscal year 2016 The revenues of the Japanese Internet provider and game publisher DeNA at the end of fiscal year 2016 amounted to 143.8 billion ($1.2 billion).
Money May 11, 2017 Square Enix’s annual revenue increased by 20% Square Enix’s revenues in fiscal year 2017 amounted to ¥257 billion ($2.2 billion) — this is 20% more than last year.
Industry May 11, 2017 Square Enix got rid of the creators of Hitman Square Enix has announced the sale of the Danish studio Io-Interactive, known for the Hitman series.
Games May 11, 2017 BioWare “paused” the Mass Effect series BioWare has decided to temporarily suspend work on the Mass Effect role-playing series, Kotaku reports, citing sources close to the company.
Platforms May 11, 2017 Windows 10 S will block the oxygen of Steam and GOG The new version of the Microsoft operating system allows the installation of software only from the official Windows Store.
Platforms May 11, 2017 64% of Americans over the age of 13 turned out to be gamers 64% of US residents aged 13 and older play video games, according to a 2017 study by the rating company Nielsen.
Industry May 11, 2017 Finns from Nitro Games are planning an IPO Nitro Games plans to become the second Finnish team to enter the stock market.
Vacancies May 10, 2017 Vacancies of the week (May 10) We continue the weekly publication of selected vacancies. Their selection makes for App2Top.ru Tanya Evdokimenko, HR and recruiting expert, founder of VALUES VALUE.
Industry May 10, 2017 Zynga to finance game design courses at California University Mobile publisher Zynga has funded three-year courses in game design of social mobile games in University of Southern California.
Games May 10, 2017 Necromancer “resurrected” Diablo III in April’s Top PC Games Diablo III was in 13th place in The top 20 most popular games on the PC platform for April of this year, according to the publication-the compiler of the Newzoo rating.
Platforms May 10, 2017 Annual sales of Google Daydream View may exceed 2 million In 2017, sales of Google Daydream View VR headsets will grow to 2.2 million units, according to the forecast of the research company IHS Markit.
Industry May 10, 2017 A typical super-active mobile gamer is a 39–year-old female The most active mobile gamer looks unusual for the industry in the USA. As a rule, this is a 39-year-old woman.
Money May 10, 2017 EA’s annual sales totaled $4.8 billion The Electronic Arts company reported revenues of $4.8 billion at the end of the 2017 fiscal year.
Platforms May 9, 2017 Valve wants to “add transparency” to the Steam store Valve intends to provide users with more information about the mechanisms of the Steam store.
Marketing May 9, 2017 Avid gamers are more susceptible to advertising Enthusiastic fans of games perceive advertising better and tend to spend more money under its influence, according to research by the analytical company comScore.
Platforms May 9, 2017 Valve receives 50,000 refund requests per day Over the past 24 hours, Steam support has received 49,896 user requests for refunds for purchased games.
Marketing May 9, 2017 App Analytics shows the sources of traffic to apps in the App Store The App Analytics analytical tool in iTunes Connect has started showing the sources from which users switch to apps in the App Store.
Money May 9, 2017 Paradox quarterly revenues increased by 30% Paradox Interactive’s revenues in the first quarter of 2017 reached $93.3 million, an increase of 30% compared to the same period last year.
Industry May 6, 2017 Tencent is preparing its mobile MOBA for a worldwide release One of the most profitable mobile games in the world – Honor of Kings – began to be released on Western markets.
Games May 5, 2017 Dota 2 will get a story campaign with a co-op Valve has decided to strengthen the monetization of MOBA Dota 2 with the help of a Slithbreaker story campaign with a 4-player cooperative.