Games February 4, 2021

Fall Guys continues to lose audience — online games dropped below 12 thousand players

Despite the release of a major off-season update, online Fall Guys continues to fall. Now it has dropped below 12 thousand simultaneous players, which is several times less than the peak values.The peak online Fall Guys for 24 hours was 11681 people, according to SteamDB.

Games February 4, 2021

Total War: Warhammer III became the top seller on Steam a few hours after the announcement

Yesterday, Creative Assembly officially announced Total War: Warhammer III. Despite the fact that the release of the game is scheduled for the end of the year, it almost immediately became the leader of sales on Steam.

Money February 4, 2021

AppMagic: The Project Makeover game beat Gardenscapes in January revenue in the US, earning $21.7 million

Match-3 game Project Makeover from the creators of Matchington Mansion continues to gain cash. In January, its American revenue exceeded $20 million, beating several titles of Playrix and King.The analytical company AppMagic drew attention to this.

Games February 4, 2021

Activision Blizzard accused of copyright infringement because of the character Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

American screenwriter Clayton Haugen sued Activision Blizzard. He stated that the company stole the appearance of his character for the image of Mara, a girl soldier from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

Investments and transactions February 4, 2021

Bloomberg: AppLovin buys Adjust for $1 billion

AppLovin marketing platform is on the way to another big deal. The company has agreed to acquire the Berlin-based Adjust, specializing in mobile analytics, for $1 billion.

WN Dev Contest February 3, 2021

G-Core Labs: “It’s important to treat games like a business”

We continue the mini-series of interviews within the framework of the WN Dev Contest. In them, the jury of the competition shares tips on working in the game market. This time we talked with Roman Zhikharev, QA Director at G-Core Labs.

Money February 3, 2021

Electronic Arts has earned over $3 billion from Star Wars games

Despite the loss of exclusive rights to release Star Wars games, EA does not intend to abandon the profitable direction. In a conversation with investors, the company stated that its total earnings on franchise titles exceeded $ 3 billion.This was told by the CEO of Electronic Arts Andrew Wilson (Andrew Wilson).

Money February 3, 2021

In the third quarter, EA’s revenue was $1.6 billion, and net profit fell by 39%

Electronic Arts has submitted a report for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 (ended December 31). The company talked about the success of its key titles and increased revenue to $1.6 billion. However, its net profit fell by 39%.Key data

Analytics February 3, 2021

Newzoo has published an overview of the Saudi Arabian gaming market

Newzoo analysts have found out that Saudi Arabia is very fond of video games. More than three-quarters of the country’s online population consider themselves gamers. At the same time, the lion’s share of players chooses mobile.

Money February 3, 2021

Revenue over $8 billion and 4.5 million PS5S sold — the main thing from Sony’s quarterly report

Sony has shared the results of the third fiscal quarter (ended December 31). During the reporting period, the revenue of the company’s gaming division exceeded $8 billion, and PlayStation 5 sales amounted to 4.5 million copies.Key data

Investments and transactions February 3, 2021

Embracer Group acquired three studios at once, including Easybrain and Borderlands authors

The Swedish Embracer Group holding continues to grow actively. Today, the company announced three major acquisitions at once. Below is the main thing about transactions.

Games February 3, 2021

VR game Beat Saber has sold 4 million copies

Released three years ago, Beat Saber can still compete for the title of one of the most popular rhythm games for virtual reality. Studio Beat Games reported the sale of over 4 million copies of the title and 40 million songs from the DLC.

Platforms February 2, 2021

Media: App Store Allows apps to use false Privacy Tokens

Privacy tokens do not guarantee the security of personal data of iOS users. The media found out that Apple does not always verify the authenticity of app labeling. A number of developers have already taken advantage of this loophole.

Investments and transactions February 2, 2021

Playstudios will be listed on the stock exchange through SPAC — its valuation will exceed $ 1 billion

Social casino developer Playstudios has decided to enter the stock market by merging with SPAC. Thanks to the upcoming deal, the company’s valuation will exceed $1 billion.This was reported by Bloomberg last week, and now the information has been confirmed by Playstudios itself.

Platforms February 2, 2021

Apple has updated the guidelines for the App Store

Apple has updated the guidelines for publishing apps in the App Store. Among other things, the changes affected subscription services, donations for developers and application descriptions.

Industry February 2, 2021

The App Annie box office chart for 2020 includes Playrix and Mail.Ru Group

App Annie has published the top 52 highest-grossing mobile publishers in the world according to the results of the previous year. Playrix is in 3rd place, Mail.Ru Group on the 51st.

Industry February 2, 2021

SuperData: quarterly sales of Oculus Quest 2 turned out to be a record and exceeded 1 million copies

The analytical company SuperData has published a report on sales of VR devices for the fourth quarter of 2020. Oculus Quest 2 is leading by a large margin, which was bought by over 1 million people.Oculus Quest 2, which went on sale in October last year, sold 1 million copies in three months.

Industry February 2, 2021

The BlizzCon festival will begin on February 20 and will be held online for the first time

This month Blizzard will host the BlizzCon Festival, which will be held online for the first time. The company revealed details of the free event and promised to show several “epic announcements”.

Industry February 2, 2021

Google is shutting down internal studios developing games for Stadia. The service itself will continue to work

Another Google project was under attack. The corporation announced that it was discontinuing game development for Stadia and closing internal studios. The platform itself will continue to work for now, but without exclusives.

Industry February 1, 2021

Platinum Games: Japanese developers will not ignore the PS5 because of Sony’s course on the USA

The launch of the PlayStation 5 in Japan turned out to be a record low, and local players were dissatisfied with the company’s increased attention to the western market. However, Platinum Games studio is confident that Sony’s new strategy will not affect the attitude of Japanese developers to the platform in any way.Atsushi Inaba, the head of Platinum Games, spoke about this in an interview with Video Games Chronicle.

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Fall Guys continues to lose audience — online games dropped below 12 thousand players

Total War: Warhammer III became the top seller on Steam a few hours after the announcement

AppMagic: The Project Makeover game beat Gardenscapes in January revenue in the US, earning $21.7 million

Activision Blizzard accused of copyright infringement because of the character Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Bloomberg: AppLovin buys Adjust for $1 billion

G-Core Labs: “It’s important to treat games like a business”

Electronic Arts has earned over $3 billion from Star Wars games

In the third quarter, EA’s revenue was $1.6 billion, and net profit fell by 39%

Newzoo has published an overview of the Saudi Arabian gaming market

Revenue over $8 billion and 4.5 million PS5S sold — the main thing from Sony’s quarterly report

Embracer Group acquired three studios at once, including Easybrain and Borderlands authors

VR game Beat Saber has sold 4 million copies

Media: App Store Allows apps to use false Privacy Tokens

Playstudios will be listed on the stock exchange through SPAC — its valuation will exceed $ 1 billion

Apple has updated the guidelines for the App Store

The App Annie box office chart for 2020 includes Playrix and Mail.Ru Group

SuperData: quarterly sales of Oculus Quest 2 turned out to be a record and exceeded 1 million copies

The BlizzCon festival will begin on February 20 and will be held online for the first time

Google is shutting down internal studios developing games for Stadia. The service itself will continue to work

Platinum Games: Japanese developers will not ignore the PS5 because of Sony’s course on the USA