Starbreeze shared its financial results for the fourth quarter and the whole of 2021. The company is still not making a profit, but its losses are gradually decreasing. She also announced that the revenue of the PAYDAY shooter series reached the billion Swedish kronor mark ($107.3 million) — it took 10 years.

The authors of the independent MMORPG TitanReach have already canceled the project for the second time — this time definitively. The reason may be the fraudulent actions of the lead developer. He appropriated part of the received investments to himself and spent them not on the game, but on the purchase of Tesla and cryptocurrencies.

Nacon is preparing for the largest purchase in the company’s history. The publisher has agreed to take over Daedalic Entertainment, which is currently working on a stealth action game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum. The maximum value of the transaction is €53 million.

The Google advertising identifier (aka GAID) will soon be a thing of the past. The company followed Apple’s path and introduced a new system that is designed to increase user security and limit the collection of personal data on Android.This decision was announced by the vice president of Google for product management, security and privacy of Android Anthony Chavez (Anthony Chavez) in the official blog of the company.

Three years ago, the Penza company BIT.GAMES (part of MY.GAMES) launched the IGROHAB project for those who want to get into game dev. With his help, she finds promising newcomers and trains them. We talked with Yulia Rogozhkina, curator of educational projects and HR brand manager at BIT.GAMES, about how IGROHAB developed and its features.

Embracer Group reported on the results of the third fiscal quarter of 2021 (ended December 31). During this period, the Swedish holding increased revenue by 135% at once, and gaming sales by 175%. He also reported on the success of Metro Exodus and a number of his other games.

Another successful indie game from domestic developers has appeared on the market. We are talking about the Diplomacy is Not an Option strategy. In just six days, the project’s revenue on Steam exceeded $ 1 million.

A new selection of vacancies in the gaming industry. This week they are wanted: a leading game analyst at MYTONA, a leading performance marketing specialist at Yandex.Games and a game designer at Universe (Genesis).

A new Rebel Wolves studio has appeared. It was founded by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, game director of The Witcher 3 and one of the development leaders of Cyberpunk 2077. Now the team is working on an RPG in the genre of dark fantasy.Concept art of the future Rebel Wolves game

App Annie analytics platform has announced its rebranding. Now it’s called data.ai . As part of the new strategy, the company will combine consumer and market data, and will also actively use the capabilities of artificial intelligence.With ama data.ai now he calls himself “the first company specializing in Unified Data AI (combined data using artificial intelligence).”

Roblox reported for the fourth quarter and the whole of 2021. Despite the impressive revenue growth, not all investors were satisfied with the overall growth rate of the company. Because of this, during extended trading, Roblox shares sank by almost 20%.Financial indicators for the fourth quarter (ended December 31)

It seems that there will be no new tax for Steam, Epic Games Store and other foreign playgrounds. The Ministry of Finance of Russia stated that it was not going to finance the fund for the development of patriotic games “at the expense of any fees.”

A company with Russian roots, 110 Industries, raised a total of $10 million for game development last year. The money was also invested by billionaire Philippe Gens. At the same time, the startup itself still does not have a single released title in its portfolio.

Russian officials plan to levy another tax on foreign gaming stores: Steam, Epic Games Store, PS Store and others. They want to send the money collected with its help to the fund for the support of patriotic games. UPDATED: The Ministry of Finance of Russia has denied information about plans to finance the development of such games at the expense of new taxes.Black Book

French publisher Voodoo announced that the total number of downloads of its games exceeded 6 billion. Moreover, the last billion titles were generated in less than a year.

During four rounds, the Russian Donut Lab team “raised” almost five million dollars to create the Kids vs. Zombies game. How it was,” said Vitaly Urban, co—founder of the studio.

Supercell has always been known for the ability to “kill” unsuccessful games and develop them by small teams. However, the CEO of the company Ilkka Paananen (Ilkka Paananen) called such a concept erroneous. He explained in detail the reasons for its insolvency and outlined a new course of development for Supercell.

Supercell has shared its financial results for 2021. During this period, the Finnish studio earned over $ 2 billion and reported an increase in profits. The company also published data on the total revenue of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale.Revenue reached €1.89 billion ($2.24 billion) — an increase of 46.5% compared to the results for 2020.

Yesterday’s ban on Free Fire in India seriously affected the creators of the Battle royale. During the day, the cost of Sea — the parent company of Garena — decreased by $ 16 billion. Investors fear that the ban of the game may be just the beginning of the company’s problems.