The founder of Xsolla, Alexander Agapitov, is no longer its CEO. His post was taken by Konstantin Golubitsky, who previously held the position of technical director of the company.

The day before yesterday we wrote that in Russia they are going to issue grants for the development of patriotic video games. The Internet Development Institute (IRI) will distribute them. Is this so and how much is such a grant news at all?

Sony’s gaming division shared its results for the third fiscal quarter (ended December 31). Despite generally good performance, sales of games and hardware have fallen. The company is unable to cope with the demand for the PS5, which now lags behind the PS4 in terms of the number of devices sold over the same period.The main thing from the financial report

Electronic Arts reported for the third fiscal quarter (ended December 31). Total cash receipts turned out to be a record, despite disappointing sales of Battlefield 204 2. The franchise is not being written off, but Apex Legends has now become the flagship shooter for the publisher.The main thing from the financial report

A new week, a new pool of vacancies from App2Top.ru . This time they are wanted: a leading UA manager at RJ Games, a leading monetization manager at APPSULOVE and a senior game designer at MELOON.

Jim Ryan, head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, spoke about the significance of the Bungie acquisition deal for the future of the PlayStation. We are talking about further investments in the multiplatform, the creation of game services and development beyond one console. At the same time, other major purchases should be expected from Sony in the future.Destiny 2

Today it became known about the launch of an accelerator in Kaliningrad for game developers based in Russia. It’s called PlayPort and is aimed at novice gaming teams. Money is not promised to all participants, only training and expertise.

The popular puzzle Worlde will now be included in a special game subscription of The New York Times. The exact volume of the transaction is not disclosed, but we are talking about the “lower range of seven-digit amounts.”The American newspaper reported about this acquisition on its official website.

It became known about the deal between Playrix and AppQuantum. According to its terms, the authors of Homescapes become investors of the mobile publisher.

Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has agreed to acquire Bungie Studio. The total value of the transaction will be $3.6 billion.

The Russian state plans to stimulate the domestic development of patriotic video games. It is going to do this with the help of grants.

Newzoo spoke about five trends that can be observed in the market of metaverses, blockchain games and NFT in 2022. Analysts believe that gamers will gradually adopt these technologies, and major brands will actively buy up virtual land.The Sandbox

Apple has allowed the release of so-called unregistered applications in the App Store. They are not suitable for public distribution for various reasons and will not be issued in the search for a store. Now they can be accessed via a direct link.Apple told about the changes on the official website for developers.

Nexters has conducted one of the largest M&A deals in the Russian-speaking gaming market. She spent $100 million to acquire three assets. We asked market experts to comment on the deal.

There was information that Rostelecom is preparing to acquire GFN.ru — the Russian version of the GeForce NOW cloud gaming service. According to experts, the value of the transaction may amount to 1.5 billion rubles.This was reported by Kommersant on January 31, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the details of the transaction.

There have been no significant changes in the Steam bestseller chart for three weeks now — God of War and Monster Hunter Rise continue to top the rating. Except that the third place this time went to Dying Light 2: Stay Human, which is scheduled for release on February 4.

The conflict between CD Projekt and investors over the problematic release of Cyberpunk 2077 is almost over. The Polish company signed a final settlement agreement, but did not admit its guilt.

There was a discussion among developers about the dominance of indie games, which are released on Steam by the thousands every year. Two polar points of view collided. First, most of these titles are not needed by the market, because they have zero value. The second is that people should not be forbidden to express themselves through creativity and consider games only as a business.

Android developers will soon have another option on how to attract users to their applications. Google has announced plans to add the “Offers” tab to the Google Play navigation bar — among other things, it will display discounts on in-game items.