In July, the Chinese antimonopoly service blocked the merger of Huya and DouYu in order to prevent them from capturing the entire market of gaming streaming services in China. Against the background of the failure, Tencent began to reallocate resources for the development and expansion of its own platform like Twitch.The new plans of the Chinese giant were reported by Bloomberg.

Accelerator of MIPT “Phystech.Start” opened the GameTech direction with the support of Green Grey and 1518 Studios. Its participants — gaming startups — will receive up to $750 thousand of investments in total. The organizers are waiting for applications from projects at the MVP stage and above.It is expected that up to 25 startups will participate in GameTech in three areas: games, mental health products and educational services with gamification.

Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic boosted the revenue of the video game industry around the world. The markets of European countries were no exception, whose total revenue in 2020 for the first time exceeded the €23.3 billion mark. Console titles brought the most money, and FIFA 21 became the best-selling game.

FIFA and eFootball have a new competitor. Minsk Vizor and Strikerz studio presented their football simulator for “big” platforms. It’s called UFL. FAIR TO PLAY and will be distributed for free.

Analytical companies App Annie and AppsFlyer have prepared a voluminous study of the Latin American mobile market based on the results of the first quarter of 2021. In the report: data on player spending, downloads and marketing indicators. We have chosen the most important thing.

The official release of Psychonauts 2 took place today. Judging by the first reviews of critics, the return of the cult platformer from Double Fine was successful. The average score of the game was 89/100 with the complete absence of negative reviews. It is praised for its inventive gameplay, elaborate story and lack of cliches.

Yesterday was the official release of King’s Bounty II — the continuation of the RPG series with tactical battles. The 1C Entertainment project got into the top Steam bestsellers, but the first reviews from fans of previous games were negative. In addition to the gameplay and visual style, the title is criticized, among other things, for non-obvious pricing.Briefly about the game

British developers actively use the right to tax benefits. In 2020, the studios received £180 million ($247 million) in compensation from the state. This is 48% more than in 2019.

The State of California believes that Activision Blizzard is obstructing an investigation into harassment. This includes the destruction of important documents. Against this background, the authorities expanded the lawsuit against the company, adding a number of changes and clarifications to it.Diablo II: Resurrected

Today, August 25, Gardenscapes celebrates its fifth birthday. In honor of this, Sensor Tower analysts said that at the moment gamers have spent over $ 3 billion in the mobile blockbuster Playrix.

Game development usually begins with the creation of a prototype. However, even before this stage, a fair amount of work needs to be done, says Rotem Eldor, product director at CrazyLabs. In an article for the Gamesindustry website.biz he told what the preparation for the creation of a successful hypercausal title should consist of.

Wanted: sound producer at RJ Games, project manager at WAZZAPPS and editor of commercial publications at WN Media Group.

It’s no secret that the Unity engine is used not only in video games — car brands, architects, military and many others also work with it. However, it turned out that Unity Technologies is in no hurry to tell employees which projects their work will be part of. Developers are afraid that developments can be taken without their knowledge to fulfill military orders.

A new Unity survey found that 7 out of 10 players experience toxic behavior in multiplayer games. To combat this phenomenon, the company acquired the OTO platform. It allows you to analyze audio messages in game chats in real time and identify toxic users. The value of the transaction was not disclosed.

Apple has updated the rules for receiving payments. Now developers will need to specify the address of the owner of the bank account in the App Store Connect. The new rules will come into force on October 22.By October 22, developers must provide information in the App Store Connect.

Electronic Art s wants as many people as possible to play video games comfortably. To do this, the company has opened access to five patented technologies for people with disabilities. This means that any developer will be able to use these solutions and implement them into their project.Apex Legends

Not only American officials are fighting the monopoly of Google and Apple in mobile stores. The South Korean authorities are preparing to adopt a law that will allow developers to use third-party payment systems and not pay a commission for transactions inside applications.

Google has announced changes to the app rating system in the Play Store. Starting in November, the estimates will be linked to the region. This means that users from Russia will not be able to see reviews and ratings from the USA and vice versa. The company wants the system to become more useful and convenient for developers.Google announced this in the official blog for Android developers.

Not all vishlists on Steam are converted into purchases. Less than 20% of players acquire the “desired” titles in the first week from the moment of release. A good way to push others to buy is to use FOMO. How exactly to do this, marketing consultant Chris Zukowski told in his column on the website How To Market A Game.