Partner material October 1, 2020

“We got options,” – the authors of Family Island about the merger with Melsoft

Family Island is the main opening of the Belarusian game show this year. Over the past 12 months, the monthly revenue of the farm about the prehistoric family has grown 100 times. If in September 2019 she earned $ 50 thousand, then in September 2020 — more than $ 5 million. The development team — Easy Team — was able to achieve such results after merging with Melsoft. About how it was, — App2Top.ru I talked…

Investments and transactions October 1, 2020

Tencent acquired a “controlling stake” in the Swedish studio 10 Chambers

The Chinese colossus Tencent has invested in another Western company. This time we are talking about 10 Chambers — the authors of the first-person shooter GTFO.

Industry October 1, 2020

There will be more “crowns” in the second season of Fall Guys

The authors of Fall Guys promptly responded to the discontent of the players and promised to facilitate the passage of the game. In the second season of the funny battle royale, there will be 600% more “crowns” and a new reward will appear for the most persistent gamers.

Investments and transactions October 1, 2020

MY.GAMES bought a share of Reaction Games, formed on the basis of the mobile daughter Alternativa Games

A new deal in the Russian video game market. MY.GAMES Venture Capital has announced an investment in the Russian studio Reaction Games to help the team work on the mobile game Days After.As a result of the investment, the MY.GAMES investment division acquired a minority stake in the studio with an option for control.

Law October 1, 2020

Epic Games and Apple refused a jury trial

Representatives of Epic Games and Apple in a joint statement asked that their case not be considered by a jury. Companies want a judge to make the decision.

Investments and transactions October 1, 2020

Sumo Group announced the purchase of the American studio Pipeworks for $ 100 million

The British Sumo Group has again replenished its portfolio with foreign assets. This time, the company invested in Pipeworks, a studio from the USA associated with the development of Madden NFL and Terraria.

Games September 30, 2020

The worldwide release of Genshin Impact could be the largest in the history of Chinese games

In just a couple of days, Genshin Impact earned several million dollars. Analysts predict that the project, which was often compared to Zelda before its release, will be the largest global launch for a game developed in China.

Industry September 30, 2020

Fall Guys fans complain about the game being too complicated and the unfair reward system

While the developers of Fall Guys are enjoying the explosive growth of the title, gamers are dissatisfied with the device of the in-game currency. The coolest skins can be bought only for “crowns”, which are given for winning the final level. The problem is that only the most hardcore players get it.

Business September 30, 2020

Playrix has become the world’s largest mobile game developer after Tencent

Against the background of the coronavirus, Playrix has established itself as a leader in the mobile games market. Only Tencent earns more than her now.

Games September 30, 2020

Sensor Tower: the number of installations of the mobile version Among Us exceeded 120 million

Among Us continues to set records. According to Sensor Tower, the version of the game for mobile platforms has been downloaded 120.8 million times. At the same time, most of the installations occurred in the last two months.Data on downloads Among Us on mobile platforms

Industry September 30, 2020

Finnish studio Armada Interactive has closed, despite an investment of $ 10 million

Armada Interactive, founded by former Remedy and Crytek executives, has declared bankruptcy. Over the four years of its existence, the company was able to attract $10 million in investments.Earlier this month, the Armada Interactive website also stopped working.

Industry September 30, 2020

Pre-order for the artbook The Art of Supercell has opened

In honor of the tenth anniversary, the Finnish mobile developer Supercell is releasing a book called “The Art of Supercell”. It will be on sale only in March 2021, but you can pre-order it today.

Money September 30, 2020

Revenue of Candy Crush franchise games exceeded $1 billion in 2020

Candy Crush Friends Saga has earned more than $200 million since its release, according to Sensor Tower. Meanwhile, this year alone, the total revenue of all franchise games exceeded $1 billion.King Games figures for 2020

Vacancies September 30, 2020

Vacancies of the week (September 30)

Wanted: Lead project manager at RJ Games, senior game designer at Lightmap and C++ programmer at SunStrike Studios.

Industry September 30, 2020

People from the Polish Techland founded the company Untold Tales

A new publisher has appeared in Poland. Former Techland developers decided to release games themselves and launched a startup called Untold Tales. The publisher’s priority is single—player titles with an intriguing plot.

Industry September 29, 2020

China intends to support games that reflect local culture and values

Last weekend, the first International Conference of the Games was held in Beijing. Local officials also spoke at it, who announced plans for further regulation and development of the video game industry.The conference was also attended by representatives of such large companies as NetEase, Tencent, Activision Blizzard, Sony and Microsoft.

Analytics September 29, 2020

PwC: the volume of the Russian video game market will amount to $2.8 billion by 2024

The audit company PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts that over the next four years, the revenue of the Russian video games and esports market will reach $2.8 billion. Today , this figure is $ 2.16 billion .

Marketing September 29, 2020

Case study: how Playgendary increased the payback of Hitmasters and Perfect Cream by 20 when promoting to TikTok%

In March, Playgendary released two hyper—casual novelties – Hitmasters and Perfect Cream. Both games were promoted by the company in TikTok. About how it was — in his column on App2Top.ru representatives of the latter told.

Law September 29, 2020

Fortnite will not return to the App Store until at least next summer

In early September, Epic Games sent a petition to the court asking Apple to ban Fortnite from being removed for the duration of the proceedings. Yesterday, the court heard the arguments of the parties and decided: the battle royale will not appear in the App Store yet, and the case itself should be handed over to the jury. A new hearing will take place no earlier than July 2021.

Games September 29, 2020

Reuters: PUBG Mobile will not return to India, despite the revocation of the license to publish the game from Tencent

A Reuters source reports that PUBG Mobile has little chance of returning to India. Even revoking the rights to publish the game in the region from Tencent is unlikely to help lift the ban.The South Korean company PUBG Corporation was forced to revoke the license to publish the game in India from Tencent after 118 Chinese applications were blocked in the country in early September amid a border conflict.

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“We got options,” – the authors of Family Island about the merger with Melsoft

Tencent acquired a “controlling stake” in the Swedish studio 10 Chambers

There will be more “crowns” in the second season of Fall Guys

MY.GAMES bought a share of Reaction Games, formed on the basis of the mobile daughter Alternativa Games

Epic Games and Apple refused a jury trial

Sumo Group announced the purchase of the American studio Pipeworks for $ 100 million

The worldwide release of Genshin Impact could be the largest in the history of Chinese games

Fall Guys fans complain about the game being too complicated and the unfair reward system

Playrix has become the world’s largest mobile game developer after Tencent

Sensor Tower: the number of installations of the mobile version Among Us exceeded 120 million

Finnish studio Armada Interactive has closed, despite an investment of $ 10 million

Pre-order for the artbook The Art of Supercell has opened

Revenue of Candy Crush franchise games exceeded $1 billion in 2020

Vacancies of the week (September 30)

People from the Polish Techland founded the company Untold Tales

China intends to support games that reflect local culture and values

PwC: the volume of the Russian video game market will amount to $2.8 billion by 2024

Case study: how Playgendary increased the payback of Hitmasters and Perfect Cream by 20 when promoting to TikTok%

Fortnite will not return to the App Store until at least next summer

Reuters: PUBG Mobile will not return to India, despite the revocation of the license to publish the game from Tencent