Industry July 4, 2019

Zachtronics started to give schools their educational games about programming languages

Five Zachtronics studio games are now free for public schools and other non-profit educational institutions. Discounts are provided for private and commercial schools.

Law July 4, 2019

A bill to ban the sale of devices in Russia without domestic software has been submitted to the State Duma

Deputy from the LDPR Party Sergey Zhigarev submitted an amendment to the federal law “On Consumer Rights Protection” for consideration. If it is adopted, Russia will ban the sale of smartphones, computers and smart TVs without pre-installed Russian programs.

Industry July 4, 2019

Newzoo: paying gaming audience in Russia — 28.2 million people

In Russia, by the end of 2019, the gaming audience will be 66 million people. Almost half of them — 28.2 million — are paying.

Development July 4, 2019

Game designer Supercell described the development of control and progression schemes in Brawl Stars

A lecture by Supercell game designer Antti Summala appeared on the web. He talked about creating control schemes and progression in games using the example of Brawl Stars.

Vacancies July 3, 2019

Vacancies of the week (July 3)

Wanted: lighting designer at Social Quantum, traffic manager at Kefir, and art department manager at Plarium.

Industry July 3, 2019

The first World Clash of Clans championship will be held in October

Developer Supercell will host the first Clash of Clans World Championship. Esports players will be able to compete for a prize fund of $ 1 million this fall.

Industry July 3, 2019

Tencent will launch Chess Rush — another clone of Auto Chess. There will be matches of 10 minutes each

Another gaming giant is preparing to enter the Auto Chess clone market. Tencent has announced a mobile Chess Rush. Its peculiarity is the presence of fast 10—minute matches.

Industry July 3, 2019

Shovel Knight has sold 2.5 million copies in five years

More than 2.5 million copies of Shovel Knight have been sold worldwide. This was proudly announced by the developers of Yacht Club Games in honor of the fifth anniversary of the game.

Industry July 3, 2019

Epic Games Store will begin to reimburse the backers of all its exclusives that have left Steam. Including Shenmue III

Epic Games has taken care of Kickstarter backers who are unhappy that the games they funded are leaving Steam and becoming exclusives of the Epic Games Store. All the refands to the players will be carried out by the latter.

Money July 3, 2019

Founded by natives of Wargaming, the studio received $11.4 million for its first game

Founded by Wargaming veterans, Redhill Games studio has closed its first round of funding. She raised $11.4 million to create her debut game.

Marketing July 2, 2019

Soomla told about the eCRM on the market and the most effective advertising networks

How much eCPM differs from region to region and how big is the eCPM difference between different types of advertising,” the Soomla analytical service said in its latest report.

Industry July 2, 2019

The author of a book about architectural design of levels shared 10 tips for developers

Novice level designers will always need the advice of a more experienced colleague. The author of the book “Architectural Approach to Level Design” Chris Totten shared ten useful tips on Twitter at once.

Industry July 2, 2019

Indie developers once again opposed the G2A game store

Indie developers are massively urging players not to buy keys to games in the G2A store. According to igrodelov, even piracy is the best alternative.

Industry July 2, 2019

AppLovin has announced a competition for mobile indie games. $300 thousand will be divided between the four winners

Lion Studios division — AppLovin — announced the second annual Ultimate Game Changers competition. The studio will select four mobile indie games and distribute a prize pool of $300 thousand among them.

Industry July 2, 2019

The publisher Indievient banned the release of games in China. The reason may be the game that offended the Chinese president

The company Indievent was deprived of the license to release games in China. The discontent of the Chinese authorities could be caused by the indie horror Devotion released by the publisher.

Industry July 1, 2019

Japanese gumi closed its office in Paris and fired 32 developers. They threaten her with court

The Japanese mobile publisher gumi liquidated the European office. Gumi Europe employed 32 employees who complained about their management before and after the studio closed.

Money July 1, 2019

Niko Partners: console market turnover in China will be $1.5 billion in 2023

The ban on consoles in China was lifted just five years ago. To date, the annual turnover of the console market has exceeded $760 million. And, according to analysts, in 2023, the Chinese console segment will cost about $ 1.5 billion.

Industry July 1, 2019

Age of Empires series MAU — more than a million users

Age of Empires has a significant user base even after two decades. More than a million people play in the projects of the series every month.

Industry July 1, 2019

The rights to the publication of Alan Wake returned to the developer Remedy

The Finnish developer Remedy has returned the IP Alan Wake. Prior to that, the exclusive rights to publish franchise projects belonged to Microsoft.

Analytics July 1, 2019

Casual and hyper-casual: comparison of indicators of two mobile genres from GameAnalytics

Hyper-casual games have appeared on the market not so long ago, but they are rapidly bypassing related casual games in many ways. The current metrics of these genres were compared by GameAnalytics specialist Ivan Bravo. And he also assessed how the indicators of hyper-casual correlate with the successes of more established mobile genres.

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Zachtronics started to give schools their educational games about programming languages

A bill to ban the sale of devices in Russia without domestic software has been submitted to the State Duma

Newzoo: paying gaming audience in Russia — 28.2 million people

Game designer Supercell described the development of control and progression schemes in Brawl Stars

Vacancies of the week (July 3)

The first World Clash of Clans championship will be held in October

Tencent will launch Chess Rush — another clone of Auto Chess. There will be matches of 10 minutes each

Shovel Knight has sold 2.5 million copies in five years

Epic Games Store will begin to reimburse the backers of all its exclusives that have left Steam. Including Shenmue III

Founded by natives of Wargaming, the studio received $11.4 million for its first game

Soomla told about the eCRM on the market and the most effective advertising networks

The author of a book about architectural design of levels shared 10 tips for developers

Indie developers once again opposed the G2A game store

AppLovin has announced a competition for mobile indie games. $300 thousand will be divided between the four winners

The publisher Indievient banned the release of games in China. The reason may be the game that offended the Chinese president

Japanese gumi closed its office in Paris and fired 32 developers. They threaten her with court

Niko Partners: console market turnover in China will be $1.5 billion in 2023

Age of Empires series MAU — more than a million users

The rights to the publication of Alan Wake returned to the developer Remedy

Casual and hyper-casual: comparison of indicators of two mobile genres from GameAnalytics