Platforms October 16, 2017 Monthly gaming audience of VKontakte – 21 million (web) The VKontakte social network shared its gaming DAU and MAU, and also told which genres are most popular on the platform.
Games October 16, 2017 Physical sales of Destiny 2 were 50% lower than the first part Sales of physical copies of the MMO shooter Destiny 2 by Activision Blizzard at the end of the first month were 50% less than the original for the same period.
Money October 16, 2017 Homescapes — 28 million downloads in the first month and a big box office Playrix has announced that its latest game, three—in-a-row Homescapes, has 28 million downloads after just a month since its worldwide release. Sensor Tower analysts also report high fees for the game.
Money October 16, 2017 Mysterious startup Magic Leap to sell $1 billion worth of shares The augmented reality startup Magic Leap intends to sell 37 million preferred shares of the “D” series at $27 apiece. This will bring the company almost a billion dollars.
Money October 16, 2017 2 of the 5 most earning mobile developers in Europe are from Russia In the top five mobile developers in Europe, who earned the most money in the world in August from the App Store and Google Play, there are two companies “with Russian roots”.
Industry October 16, 2017 Over 1 million copies of Cuphead were bought in the first 2 weeks The two-dimensional platformer shooter Cuphead from StudioMDHR has sold more than 1 million copies since its release on September 29.
Industry October 16, 2017 IGN bought the Humble Bundle platform Online gaming media IGN has acquired the Humble Bundle company, known for selling video game sets and other content on the principle of “pay as much as you want”.
Conferences October 13, 2017 Ash of Gods became the Best Indie Game Cup game In the competition of the best Indie Game Cup games, whose ceremony was held at the Moscow White Nights, a role-playing game from the Russian team Aurum Dust took the Grand Prix.
Conferences October 13, 2017 White Nights gathered 1300 participants in Moscow On October 11, the Moscow session of White Nights, a conference for game developers and publishers, ended. This time it gathered 1300 guests from 40 countries of the world.
Games October 13, 2017 Glu to release Mobile App in partnership with Taylor Swift Glu Mobile company will replenish the portfolio of mobile games about celebrities with a new title The Swift Life, dedicated to American singer Taylor Swift.
Industry October 13, 2017 The founders of Riot Games will take up game development again The founders of Riot Games studio Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill intend to step away from managing the company and return directly to game development.
Industry October 13, 2017 Discord has launched official servers for developers to communicate with gamers The Discord game chat service verified a number of servers as official communication channels for game developers and gamers.
Games October 13, 2017 More than 1 million people were registered in Lineage 2: Revolution More than 1 million users from the USA and Europe have pre-registered in the mobile role-playing MMO Lineage 2: Revolution. The release of the game in the West will take place on November 11.
Platforms October 13, 2017 Only 47% of iOS users have upgraded to iOS 11 47.2% of owners of Apple mobile devices switched to the latest version of iOS 11 3 weeks after its release. Nevertheless, iOS 10 is still slightly ahead of the novelty — 48% of Apple users remain on it.
Industry October 13, 2017 Creative Director of Dragon Age has left BioWare The creative director of the Dragon Age role-playing series Mike Laidlaw has announced his retirement from the BioWare studio, where he worked for 14 years.
Games October 12, 2017 10 million people played Fortnite: Battle Royale in 2 weeks Epic Games announced that more than 10 million people became participants in the free “battle royale” mode for the Fortnite cooperative shooter two weeks after the launch.
Industry October 12, 2017 Zynga closes NaturalMotion office in Oxford Mobile publisher Zynga announced its intention to close the office of the NaturalMotion subsidiary in the English city of Oxford.
Money October 12, 2017 Supersolid raised $4 million to develop the social game Home Street The British studio Supersolid has received $4 million in investments to develop new features for the social mobile game Home Street and promote the project.
Industry October 12, 2017 Bandai America will re-release the classic “Tamagotchi“ Bandai America company will release a series of electronic toys “Tamagotchi” in the USA for the 20th anniversary of the cult virtual pet simulator.
Platforms October 12, 2017 Oculus Unveils Wireless VR Headset for $200 Oculus has presented a new virtual reality headset Oculus Go. The device works without connecting to a smartphone or computer. The novelty was estimated at $ 199.