Hyper-casual publisher Voodoo has made a new acquisition. Into his hands passed the Paris studio OHM Games, which developed, among others, Shortcut Run, Knock Balls and Push ’em All.

Less than two months have passed since the launch of the open beta League of Legends: Wild Rift, as the title has already been installed by more than 12 million gamers. This is despite the fact that the game was initially available only in seven countries and entered the global market only in early December.

This year has been particularly successful for the gaming industry. Analysts from Newzoo are already looking to the future and publishing a list of the main trends of 2021. Among them are the growth of cloud gaming, new challenges for mobile developers and virtual events.1. Engagement and revenue will continue to grow

While some gaming companies are only trying to enter the stock exchange, the Swedish game dev is actively earning there. According to Bloomberg, Swedish gaming quotes have become the best this year — they showed the most significant growth. For example, the stock price of individual companies jumped by an astronomical 300%.

Swedish publisher and developer Stillfront Group is expanding its gaming portfolio thanks to the takeover of two studios at once. The total amount of the transaction for the purchase of Super Free Games and Sandbox Interactive amounted to almost $310 million.Information about buying Super Free Games

MAG Interactive has announced the purchase of Swedish studio Apprope, consisting of only two people and known for the mobile puzzle WordBubbles. The transaction amount was about $6 million.The takeover is expected to be completed on January 4, 2021.

November was a record month for games in terms of revenue, SuperData reports in its new report. During the reporting period, players spent $11.5 billion to purchase digital versions of titles on all platforms, including mobile.Key data

AppQuantum advertising monetization managers have prepared a continuation of the analysis of how mobile advertising works today. In the second material, they covered in detail the issues of setting up advertising mediation.

The developer of social casinos Playtika officially enters the stock exchange. Details about the number and value of shares have not yet been disclosed.

CD Projekt management has new problems. One of the Polish investors offered to sue the company. He accused the studio of criminally misrepresenting information about Cyberpunk 2077.

He told about the planned releases and the company’s Birthday in his resultsPavel Prokonich, CEO of HeroCraft.

Semenov&Pevzner Law Firm has prepared a large-scale report on the largest legal conflicts in the gaming industry over the past six months.

The analytical company GameRefinery decided to please its users before Christmas. Like its competitors, it collects data on downloads and revenue of tens of thousands of mobile games. Except she’s got them for free now.To get access to this data, you need to register an account on the service.

The Encased role-playing game, developed by the St. Petersburg studio Dark Crystal Games, has enlisted the support of the publisher Koch Media. Thanks to this, the project, which draws inspiration from the first two Fallout, will also receive a release on consoles.The partnership with Koch Media will allow Dark Crystal Games to release the final version of Encased next year simultaneously on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The price of CD Projekt shares began to plummet after Sony removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the PS Store. In just a day, the Polish studio immediately lost 20% in value.

Blizzard announced the start of closed alpha testing of Diablo Immortal, a mobile offshoot of the famous RPG. Only users from Australia will be able to participate in it. They will have to check the technical condition of the project. At the same time, the game still does not have a release date.

Unity now has the ability to integrate with Snapchat. This is an important step for both companies, which is designed to help mobile game developers and advertisers increase their reach and attract new users.New Opportunities for Snapchat Advertisers

An MMO game will be released in the League of Legends universe. There are very few details of the project yet, but it is already known who will lead it. The development will be handled by Greg Street, a former lead designer of World of Warcraft and Age of Empires.

Tonight Sony decided to temporarily remove Cyberpunk 2077 from the PS Store and return the money to those who have already bought the game. When exactly the CD Projekt RED project will appear again in the store is unknown.