Games May 15, 2017 Nintendo is preparing a mobile Legend of Zelda (?) Nintendo is developing a game from The Legend of Zelda series for mobile platforms, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing sources close to the company.
Money May 15, 2017 Sega earned $833 million on video games in a year Video game sales brought Sega Sammy Group of companies 94.4 billion ($833 million) in revenue in fiscal year 2017, according to the organization’s report.
Money May 15, 2017 Netmarble valued at $12.2 billion after IPO South Korean publisher Netmarble has conducted an initial public offering (IPO). The company’s market capitalization was $12.2 billion.
Games May 12, 2017 Release of the day: OVIVO OVIVO, a black–and-white indie platformer from the St. Petersburg team IzHard, was released on Steam.
Industry May 12, 2017 The leading designer of Civilization V joined Paradox Interactive The lead developer and designer of Civilization V, John Shafer, has joined the staff of Paradox Interactive.
Money May 12, 2017 Gameloft’s profit fell by 40% in the 1st quarter of 2017 Revenue (EBITA) of mobile developer Gameloft in the 1st quarter of 2017 decreased to $3.2 million against $5.4 million that the company earned in the previous quarter.
Money May 12, 2017 Tencent to invest another $90 million in Pocket Gems Chinese corporation Tencent invests $90 million in mobile developer Pocket Gems.
Conferences May 12, 2017 There was a preliminary program of White Nights St.Petersburg 2017 The organizers of the White Nights gaming business conference have published a preliminary schedule of the summer session, which will be held in St. Petersburg.
Money May 12, 2017 PAYDAY 2 earned $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2017 The PAYDAY 2 franchise revenues amounted to 23.7 million Swedish kronor ($2.6 million), according to a report by Starbreeze for the 1st quarter of 2017.
Money May 12, 2017 Improbable raised $502 million investment The developer of the SpatialOS cloud operating environment, the British company Improbable, received $502 million from SoftBank investor.
Money May 12, 2017 Konami’s annual profit increased by 47% Konami company in fiscal year 2017 earned ¥36.4 billion ($319 million), according to a report by the Japanese company.
Money May 12, 2017 NCSOFT Earned $35 million in Royalties from Lineage 2 Revolution In the first quarter of 2017, NCSOFT was paid $35 million in royalties from sales of the Lineage 2 Revolution mobile game.
Money May 11, 2017 DeNA earned ¥143 billion in fiscal year 2016 The revenues of the Japanese Internet provider and game publisher DeNA at the end of fiscal year 2016 amounted to 143.8 billion ($1.2 billion).
Money May 11, 2017 Square Enix’s annual revenue increased by 20% Square Enix’s revenues in fiscal year 2017 amounted to ¥257 billion ($2.2 billion) — this is 20% more than last year.
Industry May 11, 2017 Square Enix got rid of the creators of Hitman Square Enix has announced the sale of the Danish studio Io-Interactive, known for the Hitman series.
Games May 11, 2017 BioWare “paused” the Mass Effect series BioWare has decided to temporarily suspend work on the Mass Effect role-playing series, Kotaku reports, citing sources close to the company.
Platforms May 11, 2017 Windows 10 S will block the oxygen of Steam and GOG The new version of the Microsoft operating system allows the installation of software only from the official Windows Store.
Platforms May 11, 2017 64% of Americans over the age of 13 turned out to be gamers 64% of US residents aged 13 and older play video games, according to a 2017 study by the rating company Nielsen.
Industry May 11, 2017 Finns from Nitro Games are planning an IPO Nitro Games plans to become the second Finnish team to enter the stock market.
Vacancies May 10, 2017 Vacancies of the week (May 10) We continue the weekly publication of selected vacancies. Their selection makes for App2Top.ru Tanya Evdokimenko, HR and recruiting expert, founder of VALUES VALUE.