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The presence of a translation can increase the number of vishlist on Steam by 50%

Localization is an important issue, especially for small developers with a limited budget. In addition, the list of key PC markets has changed a lot in recent years – for example, Russian is now among the four most popular languages on Steam. Gaming expert Simon Carless told how localization can affect sales, and what rules should be followed in this matter.At the beginning of his material, Carless draws attention to last year’s research by the…
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The creators of Sniper Ghost Warrior apologized for a PR event about the “murder” of people disguised as Arabs

The other day, the Polish studio CI Games was at the center of a scandal. It is connected with an event dedicated to her new game Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2. Participants had to kill armed actors dressed in Arab costumes. The press criticized the developers for militarism and propaganda of violence, although the studio itself was not even at the event.What happened?
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Sensor Tower: annual revenue of mobile sports games in the USA amounted to almost $650 million

Sports games for mobile devices are becoming one of the highest-grossing genres in the United States. According to Sensor Tower, over the past 12 months, the total revenue of titles in this category amounted to almost $ 650 million. At the same time, 20% of the total amount falls on Golf Clash, the authors of which were acquired by Electronic Arts yesterday.Note: All data are taken from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021.
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“We let you down”: Rovio promised fans to return the old Angry Birds series games to the storeys

Rovio has written an open letter to its fans explaining the reasons for removing its old games from the stores. We are talking, first of all, about Angry Birds Classic and Angry Birds Seasons. Due to the increased requests from players, the company will return these projects to Google Play and the App Store in an updated form so that they meet modern standards.The letter was published on the Rovio website on June 22.