Ubisoft has published a report for the first half of the fiscal year (ended September 30). During this period, the publisher earned €754 million, while games from the back catalog accounted for almost 100% of revenue. A separate chapter in the document is devoted to changes in the company related to harassment and inclusivity.General figures

The gaming industry continues to grow. Along with it, the number of disputable situations in the market is also increasing. It is not surprising that more and more law firms are turning their attention to the gaming business as their field of activity. We have written about Dentons and Semenov&Pevzner more than once before. Today it became known about the similar ambitions of the VERSUS.legal law firm.

Activision Blizzard did not have time to share successful results in the third quarter of 2020, as its CEO made an additional statement. It turns out that the company lacks two thousand employees to continue to close all production needs.

At the end of the year we — App2Top.ru and Talents In Games — we conduct a large-scale salary study of the Russian-speaking gaming industry. We invite you to take part in it.

2020 was a record year for gaming investments. The total volume of investments for the first three quarters amounted to $9.9 billion. At the same time, more than half of this amount fell on the last three months.This is reported by Digital Development Management in its review of the investment market for the third quarter of 2020.

Activision Blizzard has reported for the third fiscal quarter of this year. The publishing house’s revenues came close to $ 2 billion, and the most successful titles of the publishing house were Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush.

Today, October 30, PUBG Mobile will stop working in India. The lifting of the ban was not helped by the revocation of the license to publish the game from Tencent, nor negotiations with local companies.The Indian government banned PUBG Mobile on September 2.

In the Play Store, it is now possible to compare several applications with each other on the same screen. While the function is in test mode, however, Google itself does not say when it will become available to a wide range of users and whether it will be at all.Attention was drawn to this by the Android Police portal.

Board games based on video games continue to attract a lot of attention from the audience. Next up is the adaptation of the Frostpunk urban planning simulator. In three weeks on Kickstarter, the authors of “nastolka” collected € 2.5 million. Despite the fact that the initial goal of the campaign was only € 200 thousand.

The Swedish Stillfront Group is preparing to acquire another studio. This time the company became interested in Everguild, specializing in mobile CCG.

AppQuantum advertising monetization managers have prepared a detailed analysis of how mobile advertising works today — from highlighting general principles to immersion in “waterfalls” and bidding.

In 2020, the gaming company Playgendary implemented an original HR initiative. The company has divided the HR department into small HR departments. Everyone is self—sufficient and works exclusively with their own business unit. Playgendary shared her new experience in an interview with App2Top.ru .

The authors of Wasteland 3 reported on the success of the title. In two months, a million people have played the post—apocalyptic RPG – both buyers and subscribers of the Xbox Game Pass.

A collector’s edition of the diaries of the famous game designer Jordan Mechner has been published. Now readers can not only learn how Prince of Persia was created, but also see sketches of different stages of the game, author’s notes on the margins of pages and comments about the future of the story.

The analytical company SuperData has adjusted its forecast for the augmented reality market for the third time. According to new data, by the end of the year its revenues will amount to $6.7 billion, and investments in VR and AR studios will approach $1 billion.Remark: it is not completely clear from the published reports what kind of data the company takes into account when talking about market turnover.

At least two dozen publishers worth paying attention to are currently working on the hyper-casual games market. How to choose the right one, — says in his column on App2Top.ru Nadav Ashkenazy, CEO of ironSource marketing company and Supersonic Studios game publishing house.

Riot Games has released an open beta of League of Legends: Wild Rift, a mobile version of its popular MOBA. Now the game is available only in seven Asian countries, and in Russia it will launch in December.Wild Rift is an adaptation of the PC version of League of Legends, some elements of which have been specially modified or adapted for mobile devices.

Jason Schreier, who wrote the bestseller “Blood, Sweat and Pixels”, presented his next work about the gaming industry — “PRESS RESET: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry”. Now he will tell you what happens to developers after the studios are closed.

Genshin Impact has become one of the largest launches in the history of mobile games. In its first month, the title raised $245 million. This is more than it was at the start of Fortnite, Lineage 2: Revolution and Fire Emblem Heroes.