The third news today about the finances of gaming companies. Now the report for the second quarter of 2022 has been released by Rovio.

Newzoo analysts have studied the situation on the Spanish gaming market. According to their data, there are now 31.7 million gamers in the country, of which 83% not only play, but are also actively interested in the industry as a whole.

In two months, a new hearing will take place in the scope of the proceedings between Epic Games and Apple. The companies will have 20 minutes each to protest the court decision made a year ago.

The companies did not disclose the terms of the deal. It should be noted that this purchase will allow Soedesco to gain a foothold in the Spanish market — in the spring, the Dutch publisher launched its first foreign publishing division in Madrid.

Journalist Tim Gettys during the podcast Kinda Funny Games stated that some publishers are “afraid” to release games simultaneously with the release of God of War: Ragnarö k. Companies want to give Tom more space to avoid competition.

Every year Riot Games tells how the company is doing with diversity. In a recent report, she touched on the topic of salaries. Riot Games stated that it no longer sees a statistically significant difference in the incomes of women and minorities compared to other employees in the same positions.

Swedish G5 Entertainment has also prepared a report for the second quarter of 2022. Sherlock became the main hit of the period — it earned more than other games in the App Store and Google Play, generating 19.5% of the company’s net revenue alone.

On August 9, the 14th season of Apex Legends started. The very next day, the Respawn Entertainment project attracted more simultaneous Steam players than ever — 511,676 people.

Today, VK shared the financial report for the second quarter of 2022. The group of companies reported that the revenue of the gaming direction fell by 17% due to the strengthening of the ruble and the lack of new releases.

How much Spin Master paid for the developers, and on what terms the transaction took place, is not disclosed. As the company hopes, the purchase will help increase the share of revenue from video games from 10% to 20%.

The complaint was filed anonymously. It affected not only the American Nintendo, but also the recruitment agency Aston Carter.

The corporation mentioned this in a report for the Brazilian regulator, which is checking the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.

Godot-developers have launched a studio. It’s called W4 Games. She will be engaged in strengthening the ecosystem of the engine.

We are publishing a new list with gaming vacancies. This week they are wanted: a narrative designer at Daily Magic, a leading UA manager at Dankolab and a UX designer at Funky Monkey Studio.

By March 2022, PS4 sales reached 117.2 million devices. According to analyst Daniel Ahmad, the circulation of this console is unlikely to grow much, since Sony no longer talks about fresh PS4 sales in its reports.

The Versus.legal command on the pages App2Top.ru launches a series of materials on preferential legal regimes for IT companies in the countries of the near arc. The first article is about working in Armenia.

Last month, the British charity Make A Wish called on the gaming community to help 200 children with serious illnesses. She launched a fundraiser in which both streamers and companies like King and Huuuge Games participated.

Another company has changed its CEO. This time in the Thunderful Group. Instead of Brjann Sigurgeirsson, the Swedish holding company will be temporarily managed by Anders Maiqvist, a former CFO.

Roblox‘s financial results for April-June 2022 did not meet analysts’ expectations, despite the fact that the platform reported revenue and audience growth.