Conferences May 13, 2016 Online broadcast of the second day of DevGAMM Moscow 2016 (from Microsoft and Channel9) The second day of the seventeenth DevGAMM conference is taking place in Moscow today. An online broadcast organized by Microsoft as part of the developer channelChannel9, you can watch it here.
Platforms May 12, 2016 Odnoklassniki has launched its own gaming showcase with streams A showcase for video game broadcasts has appeared on the Odnoklassniki social network.
Money May 12, 2016 Pixonic spends 60% of earned funds on promotion The monthly income of the developers of Walking War Robots, which was $255 thousand back in August 2015, reached $1.3 million last April.
Industry May 12, 2016 The MAU of Gear VR virtual reality glasses reached the 1 million mark in April Last month, more than 1 million people used the gadget from Oculus VR and Samsung – Gear VR virtual reality glasses.
Money May 12, 2016 Summoners Wars earned $510 million in two years By the end of this year, the Summoners Wars battler can get as close as possible to the billionaire games club in terms of revenue.
Games May 12, 2016 Mobile Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing will be free-to-play games Recently officially announced for mobile devices, the mobile versions of the Nintendo console hits Fire Emblem and Animal Crossing will be shareware projects.
Platforms May 12, 2016 Subway Surfers is the most downloaded game on Google Play of all time Which games were the most downloaded and the most profitable for the entire existence of Google Play, – the analytical company App Annie told in its latest research.
Conferences May 12, 2016 Online broadcast of the first day of DevGAMM Moscow 2016 (from Microsoft and Channel9) The 17th DevGAMM conference starts in Moscow today. An online broadcast organized by Microsoft as part of the developer channelChannel9, you can watch it here.
Games May 11, 2016 Announced Civilization VI Firaxis has announced the sixth part of the cult turn-based strategy game Civilization.
Marketing May 11, 2016 The median conversion from viewing the game page to downloads is 4.4% Among all categories of mobile applications, games show the lowest median conversion from viewing the game page to downloads, as well as the largest discrepancy between the maximum and minimum values.
Games May 11, 2016 Stellaris has become the fastest selling Paradox game In the first 24 hours of sales, the space 4X strategy for personal computers Stellaris, published by the Swedish company Paradox Interactive, sold 200 thousand digital copies.
Platforms May 11, 2016 94% of the money of the American App Store earns 1% of publishers In the first quarter of 2016, only 1% of publishers accounted for more than 90% of revenue from paid apps and IAP in the US App Store.
Games May 11, 2016 The world release of Bejeweled Stars took place After five months of a soft launch, Electronic Arts has officially launched a sequel to the progenitor of the three-in-a-row genre – Bejeweled Stars.
Industry May 11, 2016 Disney Closes the Disney Infinity Series The Walt Disney Company announced the imminent closure of its title cross-platform game series Disney Infinity (and the production of toys for it), as well as the complete abandonment of self-publishing games for consoles.
Industry May 10, 2016 The State Duma proposed to introduce patents for streamers and their registry The State Duma of the Russian Federation proposed the introduction of patents for those who receive income from the placement of video content and video broadcasts on the Internet.
Conferences May 10, 2016 DevGAMM Moscow 2016 starts in two days The first session of the DevGAMM gaming conference this year will open its doors very soon. The event will be held in Moscow from 12 to 13 May.
Digests May 10, 2016 One line (Tuesday – May 10) Rovio has a football manager with updated birds, fans have come up with an engine to restart classic strategies like Command & Conquer and Red Alert, and – ta-dam! – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is coming out.
Industry May 10, 2016 It took the billionaire game 4 years to collect 10 million installations in the USA and Canada Puzzle & Dragons, which earns about $1 billion every year, reached 10 million downloads four years after its release in North America.
Games May 10, 2016 On the basis of the footage Dark Souls 3 made a movie The culture of machinima and streams gives birth to new unexpected formats of game video. One of them is the creation of a coherent film story from the game footage.
Industry May 10, 2016 King can take up the creation of mobile games for Activision and Blizzard brands The developer of Candy Crush Saga has started negotiations with Activision and Blizzard. He wants to consider the possibility of the appearance and distribution of mobile titles based on their IP within his own extensive user base.