Industry June 21, 2017 Tencent announces “five-year esports” in China Tencent Corporation has revealed plans to create an esports industry in China with a turnover of 100 billion yuan ($14.6 billion) by 2022.
Platforms June 21, 2017 Odnoklassniki launched video ads in games The developers of games for the platforms of the Odnoklassniki social network have a new monetization tool – video advertising.
Games June 21, 2017 Lineage M has conquered the top of the South Korean App Store in 7 hours The mobile role-playing MMO Lineage M came out on top in downloads and sales in the App Store of South Korea 7 hours after the official launch in the country.
Platforms June 21, 2017 Google will disable the store for Android versions 2.1 and below Google will stop supporting the Android Market app store on devices with Android OS version 2.1 and below from June 30.
Development June 21, 2017 Version 3.6 of the Spine 2D Animation Editor has been released Esoteric Software has introduced version 3.6 of the editor for creating two-dimensional Spine animation.
Money June 21, 2017 The volume of the games market will be $108.9 billion in 2017 In a recent report on the state of the gaming market in the world, Newzoo announced that it will earn $108.9 billion for the current year. This is 7.7% more than a year earlier.
Industry June 21, 2017 CATS by ZeptoLab became one of the most downloaded games in May By the end of May, the game CATS: Crash Arena Turbo Stars from the Russian company ZeptoLab entered the gaming Top 3 by downloads in the world.
Money June 21, 2017 Io-Interactive will get all the profits from Hitman The Danish studio Io-Interactive will now be the sole beneficiary of the latest part of the Hitman stealth action.
Industry June 21, 2017 Glu Mobile has acquired the rights to the WWE wrestling franchise Mobile developer Glu Mobile has partnered with WWE to develop a game licensed by the WWE wrestling franchise.
Industry June 21, 2017 Twitch will host exclusive broadcasts of Blizzard tournaments Twitch streaming service has received the exclusive right to broadcast over 20 esports tournaments on Blizzard games during 2018.
Vacancies June 20, 2017 Vacancies of the week (June 20) We continue the weekly publication of selected vacancies. Their selection makes for App2Top.ru Tanya Evdokimenko, HR and recruiting expert, founder of VALUES VALUE.
Money June 20, 2017 Tencent has invested $72 million in mobile developer Ourpalm The Chinese corporation Tencent has invested $ 71.7 million dollars in the Beijing developer of mobile and browser games Ourpalm.
Money June 20, 2017 MTG buys Kongregate for $55 million Swedish media corporation The Modern Time Group (MTG) acquires the publisher of mobile and social games Kongregate for $55 million.
Industry June 20, 2017 EA will cut part of the staff in the British branch Electronic Arts has confirmed its intention to cut staff in a number of offices, including the company’s UK division.
Money June 20, 2017 The American video game market in May fell by 11% American users have reduced spending on video games and devices for them by 11% in May of this year, according to the analytical company NPD Group.
Platforms June 20, 2017 VK spoke in detail about its HTML5 platform Within the framework of White Nights, the VKontakte social network officially announced the Direct Games HTML5 gaming platform and talked about its work.
Industry June 20, 2017 FunCubator is ready to invest in HTML5 games The online accelerator FunCubator has started collecting applications from teams involved in the development of entertainment applications. HTML5 game authors will also be able to receive investments.
Games June 20, 2017 Hasbro has unveiled a VR-enabled board game The American toy manufacturer Hasbro has started delivering the Mask of the Pharaoh board game, which includes a mobile application and a virtual reality helmet.
Industry June 19, 2017 Blizzard plans remasters of Warcraft 3 and Diablo 2 Following the re-release of Starcraft, Blizzard is preparing remaster versions of the Warcraft 3 strategy and the Diablo 2 role-playing action, IGN reports.
Games June 19, 2017 Angry gamers have collapsed Steam-rating GTA V GTA V has received a flurry of low ratings and negative reviews from Steam users after publisher Take-Two Interactive shut down the OpenIV mod editor.