This does not include DLC, programs and videos, and there are about 21 thousand of them in the store.

A spat between Activision Blizzard and Bungie can lead to unexpected consequences. Pomerantz law firm took over the investigation of the event. She admits that Activision Blizzard management is involved in fraudulent securities transactions or other illegal business practices.

The lawsuit against Randy Pitchford (Randy Pitchford) was filed by his former friend and colleague.

The Artifact card collectible game is getting worse and worse. Its online has dropped to almost 3,000 players, according to the Steam Database.

Blizzard will be left by Michael Morhaime, its co—founder and former president. As it became known from Blizzard documents, on April 7 he will leave the post of strategic adviser.

Amazon is working on a cloud service similar to Microsoft’s Project xCloud and Google’s Project Stream. GamesIndustry edition.biz reports that Amazon will launch the new product no earlier than 2020.

After eight years of cooperation, the companies will no longer work together. Bungie opens champagne, and Activision remains without a series in which it has invested at least $ 500 million.

Jeremy Soule wrote it for five years.

No details yet.

Update on Steam. On the pages of games in the digital store, you can now post links to the profiles of developers and projects in social networks.

Again without Tencent and NetEase.

The theme of the contest: content that encourages changing the planet for the better.

Microsoft has figured out how to attract players to its service. In January, Xbox Game Pass subscribers who unlock a number of achievements will be awarded Microsoft Rewards points.

For successful monetization, it’s essential to offer players the widest selection of payment methods and shorten their path to purchase. This is the perspective of experts at Xsolla. Implementing a ready-made payment solution is the best way to manage this process. Here, we discuss the challenges developers face when they decide to handle payments directly.

Tencent Corporation acquired a minority stake in Fatshark, which created Warhammer: Vermintide. 36% of the shares of the Swedish studio cost Tencent $ 56 million, writes DI Digital.

It is quite possible that all future Ubisoft projects will also not be released on Steam.

Game developers with enviable constancy have to not only fix bugs, but also learn. Online tutorials, forums and courses are a small part of where 75% of developers sit every day. And if experienced guys have learned over the years to identify the main trends and navigate a huge flow of advice, then beginners collect this data bit by bit.

The official reason is “the desire to make a new breakthrough.”

Last year, Valve allowed the publication of adult games on Steam. One such game — Mirror — was among the most highly rated titles of last year. 18 thousand reviews were left for the game, and 97% of them are positive.