Conferences October 18, 2019

White Nights Moscow 2019 gathered 1,500 participants

On October 16-17, the White Nights conference was held in Moscow. During these two days, 1,500 participants visited it — 200 more people than a year earlier.

Industry October 18, 2019

The authors of Pathfinder: Kingmaker have become an independent studio

The Russian studio Owlcat Games has announced its independence. Previously, it was among the internal studios of MY.GAMES, a gaming brand Mail.Ru Group.

Industry October 17, 2019

One player spent $150 thousand on a title from Space Ape Games

A Chinese user left $ 150 thousand in the game developer Space Ape Games. In this regard, the studio explained its approach to monetization of titles.

Esports October 17, 2019

Three Hearthstone Esports Players Disqualified For Calling for Blizzard Boycott

Blizzard has banned three more Hearthstone players. Last week, they called for a boycott of the company during a student tournament on this game.

Industry October 17, 2019

In Germany, Coin Master may be banned. The regulator considers its monetization model dangerous

In Germany, the process of blocking Coin Master slots has begun. The famous satirist attracted the attention of the German authorities to the project and its monetization system.

Industry October 17, 2019

Google has withdrawn Daydream View VR helmets from sales. The project lasted three years

Google closed the Daydream project and stopped selling the Daydream View helmet. This VR platform for Android devices has not been successful among developers and ordinary users.

Industry October 16, 2019

Google Stadia will launch in the USA and Europe on November 19

Google has announced the launch date of its cloud service Stadia. It will work on November 19. The first to get access to it will be the owners of bundles purchased by pre-orders.

Industry October 16, 2019

Capcom has promised to minimize gacha in its mobile games

Japanese Capcom is ready to cut the gachi mechanics in its mobile games. The company took into account the concerns of the audience, which concerns the loot boxes.

Industry October 16, 2019

Shooter, fighting game, mobile Teamfight Tactics: the authors of “League of Legends” expand their portfolio

League of Legends turned 10 years old. In honor of this, Riot Games unexpectedly introduced new projects. For the first time, the studio decided not only to expand the LoL franchise, but also to try a new IP.

Vacancies October 16, 2019

Vacancies of the week (October 16)

Wanted: Unity is a Middle-level developer at Gismart, a leading brand designer at Playgendary and a mechanic specialist at Friday’s Games.

Conferences October 16, 2019

Autumn White Nights has started in Moscow

Today, October 16, the White Nights gaming business conference began in Moscow. It is expected that more than 1300 participants will visit it in two days.

Industry October 15, 2019

Fortnite won’t be the same anymore. What has changed in “Chapter 2”?

Fortnite was unavailable to players for two days. In such an original way, Epic Games furnished the largest update of the battle royale – “Fortnite: Chapter 2”. At the same time, the number of mechanics has expanded and the battle pass system has changed.

Industry October 15, 2019

Playrix has released Manor Matters, a game with a search for objects, in the soft launch

Playrix software company is launching its new project — Manor Matters. This is a hidden object game.

Platforms October 15, 2019

The finalists of the HTML5 Developers Games Cup 2019 competition have been named

Russian social networks Odnoklassniki and VKontakte named the winners of the Games Cup 2019. This is a tournament for HTML5 game developers. A number of finalists were selected among pro developers and newcomers.

Industry October 15, 2019

Blizzard canceled the event on the occasion of the release of Overwatch on Switch without explanation

Tomorrow in New York, the presentation of the Switch version of Overwatch was to take place in a specialized Nintendo store. However, Blizzard canceled the event. It happened after the scandalous events of last week.

Industry October 14, 2019

In two months, the second head of Halo Infinite left studio 343 Industries

The lead producer of Halo Infinite has left 343 Industries. She has been in this position for no more than two months. In addition, this is the second dismissal from the project managers in recent months.

Industry October 14, 2019

Starbreeze gaming business will be divided between two companies

The restructuring at Starbreeze will lead to the creation of two new companies. They will be given the remaining assets and employees that are related to the publisher’s core business.

Industry October 14, 2019

PUBG became the most profitable mobile game for the third quarter

Honor of Kings failed to become the highest-grossing mobile game in the third quarter of the year. It was bypassed by PUBG Mobile.

Industry October 14, 2019

Niko Partners: Uncharted 4 sold 16 million copies, and The Last of Us — 20 million

Naughty Dog celebrates the 10th anniversary of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. In honor of this, Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad appreciated how the popularity of the studio’s games has grown over this decade.

Industry October 14, 2019

Fortnite is unavailable. The game, along with the players, was “swallowed up” by a virtual black hole

Epic Games has chosen an unusual method of promoting Fortnite. A large-scale event in the “royal battle” completely interrupted the gameplay. The game’s social media accounts have also been disabled. All this attracted a lot of attention to her.

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White Nights Moscow 2019 gathered 1,500 participants

The authors of Pathfinder: Kingmaker have become an independent studio

One player spent $150 thousand on a title from Space Ape Games

Three Hearthstone Esports Players Disqualified For Calling for Blizzard Boycott

In Germany, Coin Master may be banned. The regulator considers its monetization model dangerous

Google has withdrawn Daydream View VR helmets from sales. The project lasted three years

Google Stadia will launch in the USA and Europe on November 19

Capcom has promised to minimize gacha in its mobile games

Shooter, fighting game, mobile Teamfight Tactics: the authors of “League of Legends” expand their portfolio

Vacancies of the week (October 16)

Autumn White Nights has started in Moscow

Fortnite won’t be the same anymore. What has changed in “Chapter 2”?

Playrix has released Manor Matters, a game with a search for objects, in the soft launch

The finalists of the HTML5 Developers Games Cup 2019 competition have been named

Blizzard canceled the event on the occasion of the release of Overwatch on Switch without explanation

In two months, the second head of Halo Infinite left studio 343 Industries

Starbreeze gaming business will be divided between two companies

PUBG became the most profitable mobile game for the third quarter

Niko Partners: Uncharted 4 sold 16 million copies, and The Last of Us — 20 million

Fortnite is unavailable. The game, along with the players, was “swallowed up” by a virtual black hole