Industry September 25, 2018

Guild Wars 2 developers blocked the purchase of in-game currency in Belgium (UPDATED)

The laws of Belgium forced ArenaNet to take extreme measures. She turned off the ability to buy gems for Guild Wars 2 in the country. Most likely, this happened because of the fear of receiving a fine of € 800 thousand.

Industry September 24, 2018

Evening Digest: New CryEngine 5, Magic Leap in the Army, Finnish Zombies and $8 million

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 24.

Conferences September 24, 2018

Contest: ask a question about machine learning and win a ticket to White Nights in Moscow

A round table on machine learning in games will be held at the Moscow White Nights session, which will be held on October 16-17. We offer to ask its participants questions. The authors of the best questions will receive a premium ticket.

Marketing September 24, 2018

How to predict the demand for the game before release — Pixonic story

Anastasia Selchuk from Pixonic told whether it is possible to find out how the audience will meet her before the release of the game (and even at the pre-production stage).

Money September 24, 2018

Bulgarian Imperia Online was purchased for $11.7 million. The transaction price may rise

The Swedish Stillfront Group announced the expansion of its portfolio of companies. The group acquired 100% of the shares of Imperia Online studio. The user base of the latter is 45 million people.

Industry September 21, 2018

Massive layoffs at Telltale Games: Only 25 out of 250 Employees Remain (UPDATED)

The developer of The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us is on the verge of closure. The studio fired most of the employees. It is reported that only about 25 people out of 250 will continue to work at Telltale Games. The rest lose their places even without severance pay.

Development September 21, 2018

How to increase game revenue by segmenting users

On the example of the game “Caramels” Anna Vyugina, ex-product manager of Fotostrana, spoke about the solutions that helped increase the revenue of the project.

Industry September 21, 2018

Twitch blocked in China

Another bad news from China. Twitch no longer works in China: the website is unavailable, the app in the regional App Store is also unavailable.

Industry September 20, 2018

Evening Digest: Spider-Man Record, Golf Clash Revenue, Outfit7 in Barcelona

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 20.

Industry September 20, 2018

Bloomberg: “Nintendo finally got online. However, the players are not impressed yet”

On September 19, the official launch of the Nintendo online service took place. Bloomberg journalist Yuji Nakamura analyzed in detail why the new service caused a flurry of criticism. We present a short version of the material in Russian.

Industry September 20, 2018

NPD has adjusted the top of the highest-grossing games in August in the United States

The main game on the US market in August was Madden NFL 19. The simulator of American football, released on the eve of the start of the real season of this sport, has overtaken all other blockbusters in sales.

Industry September 19, 2018

Evening Digest: PlayStation Classic Announcement, Monster Hunter: World success, The Bard’s Tale IV release

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 19.

Industry September 19, 2018

The first game for Magic Leap One has been announced. It will become Angry Birds

Magic Leap One augmented reality glasses are taking the first steps towards becoming a gaming platform. A month after the release of the device, it became known that he would have his first game. This fall, a special version of Angry Birds will be released for MR glasses.

Development September 19, 2018

“If the developers of the past had modern technologies, they would not have made pixel art”

This phrase was dropped in an interview with VentureBeat designer Cyril Lagarick (Cyrille Lagarigue). With her help, Cyril explained his approach to the development of Streets of Rage 4, which he is currently working on.

Industry September 19, 2018

VKontakte has launched a key store for PC and console games

Today, on September 19, a “Game Store” appeared on the VKontakte social network. This is a store where players can purchase the keys to the games. The authors of the service focus on the availability of exclusive discounts and cashback from each purchase.

Industry September 18, 2018

Evening Digest: Arena of Valor Earnings, Closing of Dead Rising Authors

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 18.

Vacancies September 18, 2018

Vacancies of the week (September 18)

Wanted: frontend developer at MyTona, IT recruiter at Azur Games and SMM manager at Playrix.

Industry September 18, 2018

Google closes the YouTube Gaming app and website

Google failed to compete with Twitch. The search giant closes YouTube Gaming as a separate platform and transfers it to the YouTube platform with the preservation of all functionality.

Platforms September 18, 2018

Six iOS innovations that are useful for the developer to know about

Yesterday, September 17, the public version of iOS 12 became available. The ASO service ASO Project told about the changes that game developers should keep in mind in his blog. We offer a version of the material in Russian.

Industry September 18, 2018

In Australia, loot boxes can be equated with gambling mechanics

The situation around the loot boxes is heating up. In Australia, as a result of a large-scale study, it was concluded that the influence of loot boxes on players is psychologically similar to the influence that gambling has. The authors of the study also suggested limiting the sale of games with loot boxes.

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Guild Wars 2 developers blocked the purchase of in-game currency in Belgium (UPDATED)

Evening Digest: New CryEngine 5, Magic Leap in the Army, Finnish Zombies and $8 million

Contest: ask a question about machine learning and win a ticket to White Nights in Moscow

How to predict the demand for the game before release — Pixonic story

Bulgarian Imperia Online was purchased for $11.7 million. The transaction price may rise

Massive layoffs at Telltale Games: Only 25 out of 250 Employees Remain (UPDATED)

How to increase game revenue by segmenting users

Twitch blocked in China

Evening Digest: Spider-Man Record, Golf Clash Revenue, Outfit7 in Barcelona

Bloomberg: “Nintendo finally got online. However, the players are not impressed yet”

NPD has adjusted the top of the highest-grossing games in August in the United States

Evening Digest: PlayStation Classic Announcement, Monster Hunter: World success, The Bard’s Tale IV release

The first game for Magic Leap One has been announced. It will become Angry Birds

“If the developers of the past had modern technologies, they would not have made pixel art”

VKontakte has launched a key store for PC and console games

Evening Digest: Arena of Valor Earnings, Closing of Dead Rising Authors

Vacancies of the week (September 18)

Google closes the YouTube Gaming app and website

Six iOS innovations that are useful for the developer to know about

In Australia, loot boxes can be equated with gambling mechanics