China has introduced new technology export rules for the first time in 12 years, which could potentially prevent TikTok from being sold in the United States. To make a ByteDance transaction, you will need the permission of certain government departments. Some citizens of China have already supported this initiative.Last Friday, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China for the first time since 2008 updated the…

The former head of business development at G5 Entertainment has launched Dorian, a mobile platform for interactive stories. The startup has already raised $3.25 million.

Newzoo analyzed the MAU of the main games on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 over the past month. The report not only shows the popularity of projects like Fortnite and GTA V in different countries, but also gives an idea of Sony’s dominance in specific regions (especially on the example of Japan).Analysts say that this year the total revenue from games in the world will be $ 159.3 billion.

Cocos creator Zhe Wang said that in 2018 alone, his engine was used in 45% of all Chinese mobile projects, and this figure was 30% worldwide. He called his product fast food in comparison with Unreal Engine and talked about plans for its development.What is the reason for such great popularity?

The deal between Chinese gaming giant Tencent and Hong Kong-based Leyou Technologies has officially taken place. The purchase amount is HK$11.6 million ($1.498 billion). At the same time, the value of the Warframe owners’ shares is slightly lower – HK$10.24 million ($1.322 billion).

Three years after the release of Toon Blast, the sequel to the popular match game Toy Blast, continues to grow. To date, the title has not only overtaken its predecessor in revenue, but also earned the first billion dollars.

The role-playing game Eiyuden Chronicle attracted 46 thousand backers on Kickstarter, who have already given developers $ 4.5 million. This is almost 900% more than the initially requested amount, and only two games showed the best result before.A fundraising campaign for the development of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a role—playing game inspired by classic JRPGs, has ended on Kickstarter.

Last Friday, the global release of Unity Distribution Portal took place. The platform will help developers publish Android apps outside of Google Play.

Last Friday, August 28, Apple officially deleted the Epic Games developer account from its mobile platform. The main consequence: the company can no longer submit new games, and users download Fortnite and other company projects, even if they were previously installed. Unreal Engine was not affected by the removal.

German developers will be able to receive non-refundable grants from the government, which will cover up to 50% of the cost of producing new games. Both the authors of prototypes and AAA projects will be able to get help.The foundation was first announced in June last year, but then the maximum grant amount was only 200 thousand euros.

Only the day before yesterday, the presentation of the new part of Call of Duty ended, but the next day it became known that everything was not all right with the production of the game. Bloomberg has prepared material about unfair working conditions and unfair treatment of contractors in Activision for many years. The same thing happened with other publishers.

The Swedish holding Embracer Group, which acquired eight studios at once this month, published a report for the 2019 fiscal year (April 2019-March 2020). The company has increased its profit by a third and has already raised almost $200 million to acquire new developers.Key results

In March, Sharpen Blade was released on the hyper-casual games market. The development of a small Yakut team DAYLESS has gained 56 million installations in six months. We talked with the game designer of the project about how the project was created and why the studio chose Zplay as a partner instead of Voodoo. Kunnei Vinokurova.

The fight for the developers of hyper-casual games continues. This time, the French Homa Games launches its gamejam. The winner is waiting for $ 50 thousand and a contract with the publisher.

A new report on the Polish gaming market has shown that there are many successful studios in the country besides CD Projekt RED. Total revenue in the sector for 2019 amounted to €479 million and increased by 32%. We chose the main thing from the 144-page report.

Last year, there was neither a COVID-19 pandemic nor global self-isolation. About how the gaming market developed Europe before the world quarantine, told in the annual report European Interactive Software Federation (ISFE). Spoiler: The market itself grew by 3%, and the best—selling game turned out to be FIFA 20.

The HR Awards Game Show will be held in September. This is a competition for HR projects in the gaming industry. Applications are being accepted for it now.

Wanted: concept artist at Melsoft Games, C++ developer at SunStrike Studios and mobile marketer at Alawar.

While most publishers have not yet decided whether to raise the price tag of games on the next-generation console or not, Activision has begun to act. The company announced Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and confirmed that the game will be sold for $70.