Numbers October 29, 2019 Steam Workshop Support increased sales of The End Is Nigh by 1000% One of the tools to increase sales on Steam is to support its functionality. This conclusion can be reached after the story with The End Is Nigh. Sales of the game jumped by 1000% after its integration with Steam Workshop.
Platforms October 29, 2019 Apple removed 22 million user ratings in the App Store Recently, Apple has significantly reduced the number of ratings in its mobile app store. We are talking about the removal of 22 million reviews.
Money October 28, 2019 Ubisoft shares fell by 27.8% after a decrease in expected revenue of €735 million Last Thursday, Ubisoft announced that it will earn much less for the current fiscal year than previously expected. Instead of €2.1 billion, its revenue will be €1.4 billion. This news significantly affected the value of the company’s shares.
Money October 28, 2019 Coin Master slots, which are threatened with a ban in Germany, earned $500 million Financially, the last year has been very successful for Coin Master. The monthly revenue of the game reached a plateau of $ 51 million, and the total crossed the threshold of half a billion dollars.
Industry October 28, 2019 The future of TikTok in the USA is in question. US senators demand to check the service The trade war between China and the United States is gaining momentum. The next victim may be TikTok, one of the most popular mobile apps in America.
Industry October 28, 2019 Research: 1,130 gaming companies are registered in France What the game development market in France looks like today, — the French Video Game Trade Association together with IDATE DigiWorld told in its annual study.
Money October 25, 2019 GreedFall’s success provided a 135% increase in Focus Home Interactive’s quarterly revenue The French publisher reported for July-September. He earned €37.2 million on console and desktop games. This is 135% more than in the same period a year earlier.
Industry October 25, 2019 Hasbro closes the authors of DragonVale, the mobile company Backflip Studios The Colorado-based Backflip Studios, founded in 2009, will be closed. Hasbro Corporation, which owns it, decided so.
Industry October 25, 2019 Fortnite’s Android installer is now called Epic Games Epic Games has started implementing a plan to launch its own Android store. The company has changed the name of the Android application with which Fortnite is installed.
Money October 25, 2019 Mail.Ru The Group earned $120 million from the games in the third quarter of 2019 The gaming business is the second most profitable for the Russian IT giant. In the third fiscal quarter of this year, games accounted for 35.9% of all revenue Mail.Ru Group.
Industry October 24, 2019 Neogames has published a study of the Asian video game market What the gaming markets of China, Japan and South Korea look like today, — the Finnish gaming organization Neogames told.
Business October 24, 2019 Foundation Mail.Ru The Group will launch meetings for game developers who want to receive subsidies MRGV is increasingly looking for game projects for investment. The division announced plans to hold an open day once a month for gaming teams that are interested in funding from outside Mail.Ru Group.
Money October 24, 2019 Daniel Ahmad: The ARPPU of the Clash of Kings mobile strategy is $100 The official release of Clash of Kings took place in 2014. Despite its advanced age, the game still earns well.
Money October 24, 2019 Microsoft’s gaming sales in the last quarter fell by 7% Despite the high-profile release of Gears 5, in general, July-September was not the best way for Microsoft’s gaming division. It lost in sales in annual terms.
Marketing October 24, 2019 Case study: operating a YouTube channel on your own game Why does a developer need a b2c channel on YouTube for his game and how much he can cost, – they told in the column for App2Top.ru Alternativa Games specialists.
Industry October 23, 2019 GameGroove Capital Fund opened in Kiev to support developers from the CIS Yesterday, October 22, GameGroove Capital fund was presented in Kiev. He will invest in gaming startups in the CIS. The total amount of investments will reach $6 million per year.
Industry October 23, 2019 Tencent has consolidated its control over Supercell It turns out that until October 21, Tencent did not formally own the consortium that had previously acquired Supercell. Now the situation has changed.
Marketing October 23, 2019 Why do mobile gaming companies use fake ads? What is the reason for the growing popularity of fake banners and videos and why they will not be banned, — marketing specialist Eric Seufert (Eric Benjamin Seufert) said in his column.
Industry October 23, 2019 Empires & Puzzles revenue reached $507 million in two years Mobile Empires & Puzzles has earned half a billion dollars in two years. Its installations for the same time amounted to 41 million. Most of them fell on Russia.
Vacancies October 23, 2019 Vacancies of the week (October 23) Wanted: brand manager at MY.GAMES, 2D artist at Playrix and UA manager at Nevosoft.