Money January 29, 2020

The total revenue of six Nintendo mobile games reached $1 billion. 61% of the amount is for Fire Emblem Heroes

Nintendo has earned $1 billion on its mobile games. This is without taking into account Pokemon titles.

Industry January 29, 2020

Garena acquired the authors of the cooperative indie Dauntless

The authors of the successful battle royal Garena: Free Fire bought Phoenix Labs studio. The latter developed the Dauntless frituplein.

Money January 28, 2020

73% of developers want to give Steam less than 30% of revenue

Steam takes an unreasonably large share from sales, according to most developers. This is indicated by the results of the GDC survey.

Money January 28, 2020

Media: Ninja streamer could get $20-30 million from Mixer for leaving Twitch

In August, the popular Ninja streamer preferred Mixer to the more popular Twitch platform. The estimated amount of his deal with Mixer became known — $ 20-30 million.

Industry January 28, 2020

Stadia users demanded an explanation from Google. The site has not been updated for 40 days

At the release of Google Stadia, users and reviewers noted that the site needs to be improved. But over the past 40 days, she has not received a single update.

Industry January 28, 2020

90% of UK game studios employ less than 10 people

British scientists have calculated the number of workers in the country’s gaming industry and their contribution to the economy. They also named the largest British cities by the number of gaming companies.

Conferences January 27, 2020

White Nights gathered almost 1400 participants in Amsterdam

On January 23-24, the gaming business conference White Nights Amsterdam 2020 was held in the capital of the Netherlands. It was visited by 1,346 guests from 50 countries.

Marketing January 27, 2020

Niantic held three Pokemon fishing competitions and earned $249 million

Niantic‘s substantial income comes from real-world competitions among Pokémon GO players. In 2019, the studio earned $249 million from such events.

Platforms January 27, 2020

Matt Piscatella: the launch of the Epic Games Store could lead to a drop in revenue of the digital PC segment

The launch of the Epic Games Store led to a decline in sales on all PC platforms, including Steam. This was stated by NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella.

Industry January 27, 2020

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Rises Again in British Retail

There are two big surprises in the UK chart. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot bypassed the last Call of Duty, and the third “Witcher” it goes back to the top lines — 5 years after the release.

Industry January 27, 2020

Activision Blizzard chose YouTube over Twitch

Activision Blizzard and YouTube have signed a streaming deal. It gives the latter exclusive rights to broadcast the publisher’s esports matches. These rights used to belong to Twitch.

Industry January 24, 2020

River End Games studio has opened in Sweden. It is linked to THQ Nordic through its parent holding

One of the subgroups of the Embracer Group holding (formerly known as THQ Nordic AB) has opened a Swedish studio. The staff of the new developer is six people.

Analytics January 24, 2020

White Nights: Analysis of gaming market trends from Newzoo CEO Peter Varman

Newzoo CEO Peter Warman spoke at the White Nights business conference in Amsterdam. He shared his vision of the market and some figures.

Industry January 24, 2020

The authors of Lucky’s Tale fired part of the staff. Recently, they also raised $23 million for game development

The studio Playful is undergoing restructuring. Within its framework, “a significant number of employees” were dismissed.

Money January 24, 2020

The turnover of the gaming industry in the United States reached $35.4 billion in 2019

In 2019, the American gaming market totaled $35.4 billion. This includes revenue from the titles themselves (including mobile) and in-game content.

Money January 24, 2020

SuperData: in December, the digital gaming market earned $9.8 billion

In the last month of 2019, digital game sales rose to a record $9.8 billion. This was reported by the analytical firm SuperData.

Industry January 23, 2020

Stardew Valley sales exceeded 10 million copies

Stardew Valley has reached a big milestone. The hit sold 10 million copies on all platforms.

Development January 23, 2020

Rumors: CD Projekt RED urgently attracted three more studios to work on Cyberpunk 2077

The Cyberpunk 2077 team asked for outside help. According to media reports, three local studios were involved in the work on the title. They are jointly trying to optimize the game for consoles.

Marketing January 23, 2020

Paradox Interactive to test DLC Subscription

Paradox Interactive wants to give players access to DLC by subscription. The service will be tested on Europa Universalis IV players.Europa Universalis IV

Law January 23, 2020

FAS explained the rules for pre-installing Russian software on smartphones

Clarity has appeared in the adopted law on pre-installations of Russian software on smartphones. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) told what software needs to be pre-installed on the gadgets being sold.

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The total revenue of six Nintendo mobile games reached $1 billion. 61% of the amount is for Fire Emblem Heroes

Garena acquired the authors of the cooperative indie Dauntless

73% of developers want to give Steam less than 30% of revenue

Media: Ninja streamer could get $20-30 million from Mixer for leaving Twitch

Stadia users demanded an explanation from Google. The site has not been updated for 40 days

90% of UK game studios employ less than 10 people

White Nights gathered almost 1400 participants in Amsterdam

Niantic held three Pokemon fishing competitions and earned $249 million

Matt Piscatella: the launch of the Epic Games Store could lead to a drop in revenue of the digital PC segment

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Rises Again in British Retail

Activision Blizzard chose YouTube over Twitch

River End Games studio has opened in Sweden. It is linked to THQ Nordic through its parent holding

White Nights: Analysis of gaming market trends from Newzoo CEO Peter Varman

The authors of Lucky’s Tale fired part of the staff. Recently, they also raised $23 million for game development

The turnover of the gaming industry in the United States reached $35.4 billion in 2019

SuperData: in December, the digital gaming market earned $9.8 billion

Stardew Valley sales exceeded 10 million copies

Rumors: CD Projekt RED urgently attracted three more studios to work on Cyberpunk 2077

Paradox Interactive to test DLC Subscription

FAS explained the rules for pre-installing Russian software on smartphones