App Annie, together with IDC, presented a new study of the gaming market based on the results of the first quarter. The revenue growth that began during the pandemic continued. During the reporting period, gamers spent an average of $1.7 billion on mobile games per week.Mobile market data

Consoles account for a small share of the Chinese gaming market compared to other platforms. However, their popularity will only grow, according to Niko Partners. According to analysts’ forecasts, by 2025, the revenue of the Chinese console market will approach $ 2.5 billion. We are talking about sales of both legal and gray products.Console market revenue and the number of gamers in China for 2020, 2021 and 2025

Facebook continues to expand the capabilities of its gaming communities. To do this, the company has introduced a new feature in the form of special fan Groups. They will allow streamers to build an audience, and users to get together for discussions or to find partners for online games.The new feature was announced personally by CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg), according to VentureBeat.

Wanted: a game designer at Matryoshka Games, a 2D artist at Weappy studio and a level designer at FUN-TO-MASS GAMES.

Rumors that Krafton is preparing to enter the stock exchange have been circulating since the beginning of the year. But now the owners of PUBG themselves have announced — they have indeed applied for an IPO. According to the results of the placement, the company is going to attract 5.6 trillion rubles ($5 billion).

The Russian mobile games market earned almost a billion dollars last year. And this year he can earn even more. In January-March 2021 alone, Russian users spent $235 million on mobile games.

Most often, developers present their games at summer exhibitions like E3 or their own events. In his new column, gaming expert Simon Carless told how such events affect the growth of the number of vishlist, and what percentage of them are converted into purchases.Carless notes that the following criteria will help to track the effectiveness of participation in a certain exhibition or other online event:

On June 15, Capcom held a half-hour conference at E3. There were very few announcements there, which neither gamers nor investors liked. Immediately after the presentation, the company’s shares went down.

Yesterday it became known that Gary McKay became the new general manager of BioWare. He started his career at Electronic Arts and was responsible for the development of the FIFA series for some time. Despite a lot of experience in the industry and promises to create great story RPGs, some fans were dissatisfied with the new leader.Gary McKay (source: BioWare)

There have been a lot of changes in the Steam chart over the past week. The new leader was the fighting game Guilty Gear: Drive, which took the first and third lines at once. Also in the top 5 was the upcoming Battlefield 2042, for which pre-orders have just opened.Guilty Gear: Drive, which took the first place, received high press ratings on the release.

Another VR developer has come under the control of Facebook. This time, the American BigBox VR, which developed the battle royale Population: One, became part of Oculus Studios.

In May 2021, Americans spent almost $4.5 billion on video games, hardware and accessories, according to a new report by NPD Group analysts. Among the best-selling games of the month in the USA were Resident Evil Village and Mass Effect: Legendary Edition.

Yesterday, June 13, Microsoft and Square Enix held their conferences as part of E3 2021. We understand how the stock market and the gaming community reacted to them.

The Chinese giant Tencent decided to support the local indie studio GSQ Games and bought 10% of its shares. The amount and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Publisher Kalypso Media, known for the games of the Tropico and Patrician series, announced a price reduction for its titles. Now all new projects of the German company will be sold for $10 cheaper. This was made possible thanks to a significant increase in sales in the “digit”.Kalypso Media announced this on June 11 on its official website.

The opening ceremony of Summer Game Fest was held yesterday. At it, Koch Media, a subsidiary of the Embracer Group, presented a publishing label — Prime Matter. However, neither the launch of a new publisher nor the announcement of its games impressed investors.

The official release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, a new PlayStation 5 exclusive, took place today. The project received rave reviews from critics, and the average score on Metacritic was 89/100 based on almost 100 reviews. Rift Apart is called perhaps the most beautiful game for today and is praised for using new technologies, but at the same time criticized for outdated gameplay in places.

E3 and similar events have been criticized for years by both ordinary viewers and people from the industry. On the eve of the new exhibition, a big emotional thread on this topic was written by the head of Raw Fury and a scouting specialist Johan Toresson. He explained why developers and publishers should stop spending money on big events.Toresson’s thread appeared in response to criticism of the E3 media portal by Matt Brown, senior editor…

Apple has named the winners of the Apple Design Award, which is awarded to mobile applications and games for the best design. This year, four games became finalists, among which there is Genshin Impact.