The social network Facebook has launched a page with game broadcasts and opened a new Level Up program designed to support video game streamers.

The first investment of the Finnish Supercell in the American gaming market was the Redemption Games studio.

On June 4, Apple opened the annual conference for developers – WWDC 2018. During the first day, a solemn presentation with software announcements took place. One of the main events was the ARKit 2 show. We decided to coincide with this announcement with a conversation with Andrey Ivashentsev about the present and future of AR.

Bad Robot Productions Film Studio directed by J. J. Abrams together with the Chinese giant Tencent has formed a gaming division Bad Robot Games. The minority investor of the project was Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

The App Store Connect service is a version of iTunes Connect adapted exclusively to the needs of application developers.

The sprite platformer Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon by the Japanese studio Inti Games scored more than 100 thousand downloads in the first 2 weeks. More than half (56%) of the title downloads were made by Nintendo Switch users.

Apple has updated the rules for publishing applications in the App Store. According to the updated policy, in order to be placed in the official Apple store, programs should not allow users to buy content outside the App Store. Failure to comply with this condition did not allow Valve to release the Steam Link game streaming application in the App Store.

Creating a sequel to Pillars of Eternity was a difficult task – every bold step taken by developers from Obsidian Entertainment was accompanied by doubts, and whether the changes would alienate fans. For some fans of the game, the final product really caused anger. Josh Sawyer, a member of the development team, showed with concrete examples why the authors were forced to make this or that decision.

On June 6, Xsolla announced a product line focused on supporting game developers. Now, in addition to the payment solution, the company offers gaming teams services with which you can independently, without posting on Steam or GOG, publish and promote the product. App2Top.ru I talked to the top managers of Xsolla about the announcement.

The legendary Unreal shooter turned 20 years old. In honor of the anniversary, developers told how the game was created. 

Mail.Ru Game Ventures has become a partner of Unity Technologies. Within the framework of cooperation Mail.Ru Game Ventures has launched a support program for teams creating games on the Unity engine. Program participants will receive financial assistance, marketing advice and other assistance.

Ubisoft CEO and co-founder Yves Guillemot predicted the end of the console race in the foreseeable future. He believes that the next generation of gaming platforms will be the last, and then the gaming industry will completely switch to streaming games from cloud servers.

One of the main problems of small and novice gaming teams is finding and establishing relationships with a major publisher. Companies such as G5 Entertainment, MyGamez, NetEase, Wargaming and Creative Mobile will discuss how they should be built at Finnish Game Day. Come up with a question for them on the topic of publishing. Two authors of the best questions will receive a premium ticket to the White Nights conference.

The head of the gaming platform of the social network “Odnoklassniki” left Mail.Ru Group. This was announced by Arthur himself on his Facebook page. In the same place, he stated that he was not voluntarily leaving the post and that he no longer had access to his work contacts.

The independent video startup Noclip has released a documentary The History of Bethesda Game Studios, dedicated to the most famous games of the Bethesda studio and the history of their creation.

Independent developer David Murray funded the creation of a retro strategy Planet X3 using the Kickstater platform, collecting the required $ 30 thousand in a few hours. Two days later, the campaign budget doubled the original goal and reached $70 thousand.

The head of Microsoft Studios, Matt Booty, told MCV about the strategy that the company adheres to in the development of the gaming direction. According to him, Microsoft is interested in online games and gaming services.

Translation of an article by game designer Philipp Zupke, in which he analyzes in detail the game cycle and original solutions in the design of the June’s Journey casual game session.

Japanese developer and publisher Square Enix has assembled a new division that will create titles for the Nintendo Switch console. This was told by Square Enix game producer Tomoya Asano to the Game Informer publication.