Industry November 14, 2019 The Human Head team did not inform its publisher that it was leaving to work for Bethesda Yesterday it became known about the closure of Human Head and the transition of developers under the wing of Bethesda. But her former publisher found out about it after the fact.
Money November 13, 2019 Tencent’s gaming revenue Grew 11% in the third quarter Chinese giant Tencent has published results for the third quarter of the year. In July-September, mobile games performed well. But the PC segment has sunk.
Analytics November 13, 2019 App Annie: $75 billion will be spent on mobile games in 2020 What to expect from the mobile games market next year,” App Annie, an analytical company, shared in a recent report.
Vacancies November 13, 2019 Vacancies of the week (November 13) Wanted: UX/UI designer for World of Tanks in Wargaming, UA specialist in Belka Games and level designer in MyTona.
Development November 13, 2019 Megascans Asset Library will be free for Unreal Engine Developers Epic Games acquired the authors of Quixel Megascans. This is an extensive library of 2D and 3D assets. Soon it will be free for all Unreal Engine developers.
Industry November 12, 2019 There are 480 million registered players in Minecraft Minecraft‘s audience has reached 480 million users. Most of the user accounts are registered in China.
Marketing November 12, 2019 Newzoo told how men and women in the West choose games There are almost equally many men and women playing in the world. Do their methods of choosing games differ in the West, Newzoo found out.
Platforms November 12, 2019 Google Play has launched the voting “User Choice: Game 2019” Until November 25, Google Play users can vote for the best game of 2019. The winners will be announced on December 3.
Platforms November 12, 2019 Media: by 2023, an AR headset and AR glasses from Apple may be released Apple Company is working on products with augmented reality. In 2022, Apple may introduce an AR headset. A year later — AR glasses.
Industry November 11, 2019 Call of Duty: Mobile Engages Mobile Players Better than Fortnite The authors of Call of Duty: Mobile have achieved a higher level of engagement than the developers of mobile Fortnite. As a result of the first 14 days after the release, Call of Duty: Mobile has higher revenue and engagement levels than Fortnite over the same period.
Money November 11, 2019 American Dad! Apocalypse Soon from Mail.Ru Group earned its first million dollars in three weeks U Mail.Ru Group has a new blockbuster in its portfolio. On October 20, the company released American Dad! Apocalypse Soon. Last weekend, the project’s revenue from IAP exceeded the $1 million mark.
Development November 11, 2019 Rovio: “We use machine learning when creating levels” The authors of Angry Birds actively resort to machine learning for the development and operation of games. In the near future, they want to go even further. Rovio plans to create “individualized” games using artificial intelligence.
Platforms November 11, 2019 The number of games in Apple Arcade has reached the mark of 100 titles Two months have passed since the release of Apple Arcade. During this time, 30 new projects have appeared in the subscription service. Thus, the number of games has grown to 100.
Industry November 11, 2019 Media: Tencent wants to strengthen its business in the West with the help of Nintendo Nintendo will play an important role in promoting Tencent in the West. Chinese and Japanese giants can create a line of console games for gamers in the USA and Europe.
Industry November 11, 2019 Death Stranding lost to Days Gone in terms of initial sales in British retail Death Stranding failed to top the UK chart last week. Moreover, its initial retail sales were 36% lower than those of Days Gone.
Industry November 11, 2019 Homescapes became the second Playrix game to earn more than $1 billion Already two games from the portfolio of the Russian Playrix have earned over $ 1 billion. Gardenscape s had previously reached this mark. Now Homescapes has joined her.
Industry November 8, 2019 The HoloLens 2 AR headset has gone on sale Yesterday, Microsoft began shipping the HoloLens 2 AR headset. These mixed reality glasses are designed for corporate clients.
Industry November 8, 2019 Leak: Valve is working on a cloud platform Steam Cloud Gaming A product from Valve may appear on the market of gaming cloud services. Its name — Steam Cloud Gaming — is contained in the code of the corporate website.
Industry November 8, 2019 Activision Blizzard lost 15% of revenue in the third quarter It’s time to report for the third quarter to Activision Blizzard publisher. Both financial indicators and the size of the audience continue to decline.
Industry November 8, 2019 ZeptoLab has transferred the development of the Om Nom brand to its new branch Russian ZeptoLab has announced the creation of a new division — ZeptoLab Green. It will develop the Om Nom brand, which includes the popular Cut the Rope series of games.