Vacancies November 3, 2022

Vacancies of the week: ZiMAD, Funky Monkey and Airicore are looking for employees

We are publishing a new list with gaming vacancies. This week they are wanted: a game designer at ZiMAD, a UI designer at Funky Monkey and a CG Generalist at Airicore.

Industry November 3, 2022

Belka Games finally leaves Russia

The developer and publisher of mobile games Belka Games announced the closure of the Russian office. The company has relocated more than 200 employees from it in 7 months.

Analytics November 3, 2022

Archero publisher has a new hit. In the last two months, he earned $79 million.

The Singapore company Habby, known primarily as the developer of the mobile blockbuster Archero, has acquired a new box office hit. It’s called Survivor.io . This is a mobile clone of Vampire Survivors.

News November 3, 2022

Google Play Games, which allows you to run Android games on PC, has become available in eight more countries

Now it can also be used from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.

News November 2, 2022

The audience of A Plague Tale: Requiem reached 1 million people in two weeks of sales

Publisher Focus Entertainment announced on its official Twitter page that more than a million people have played the second part of the adventure game A Plague Tale since its release on October 18.

News November 2, 2022

Elite Dangerous developer bought a team that developed a tactical strategy for Warhammer 40,000

Frontier Developments used to be primarily engaged in self-publishing. She created hits herself, published them herself. Her blockbusters include Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, and the Jurassic World Evolution series. Now the company is also engaged in publishing third-party projects.

News November 2, 2022

Indie puzzle about unfolding things from Unpacking boxes sold 1 million copies

One of the most striking indie games of the past year, many industry publications recognized Unpacking, a cute game that reveals the story of a girl through the things she carried through life with her.

News November 2, 2022

Rumors: Apple is recruiting a team to work on MR projects

It is reported that Apple has attracted two top managers to develop projects related to mixed reality. It is possible that the company is preparing to announce its own MR device.

News November 2, 2022

The creator of Magic: The Gathering launches a blockchain game about wrestlers

Another gaming pensioner took up NFT games. Richard Garfield, the author of the most popular collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, is due to release Blockchain Brawlers any day now.

News November 2, 2022

China: “Virtual reality is a key branch of the digital economy in the next five years”

On behalf of five Chinese ministries, a plan was published according to which the country plans to put 25 million VR devices on the market by 2026.

News November 2, 2022

Steam has added support for finding games in 100 new languages, including Belarusian and Kazakh

Valve has added new, significantly more flexible language settings.

News November 2, 2022

There are new details on the closure of the authors of Hitman GO

Following the leak about the closure of Onoma (formerly Square Enix Montreal), an official press release with new details appeared.

News November 1, 2022

Embracer Group has closed the authors of Hitman GO

The Swedish gaming holding closed the Canadian studio Onoma, formerly known as Square Enix Montreal, just a few months after its purchase.

News November 1, 2022

Initial sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 amounted to $800 million

Activision announced that in the first three days of sales, which fell at the beginning of the weekend, the revenue of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 reached $800 million. This is the highest-grossing opening weekend in the history of the franchise.

News November 1, 2022

In China, they do not issue licenses for publishing games again. And this is against the background of the crisis of the local industry

A little more about the Celestial Empire. The National Administration for Press and Publications of China has not issued a single gaming license for October. For the first time since July.

News November 1, 2022

The revenue of the Chinese video game market may fall by the end of 2022. For the first time in 20 years

According to the forecast of Niko Partners, the revenue of the Chinese video game market by the end of 2022 will amount to $45.4 billion. This is 2.5% less than a year earlier. For almost a quarter of a century, there has been no drop in indicators.

News November 1, 2022

The studio that came up with the merge mechanics was bought by Netflix

American developer Spry Fox has joined Netflix. Now the serial colossus has six internal game studios.

News November 1, 2022

The top 10 gaming companies in the world earned $126 billion last year

This does not include device sales.

News November 1, 2022

During the year, the number of educational programs dedicated to game development increased in Russia by 45%

As a result of the study, analysts from VK Play and ITMO National Research University came to such conclusions, who again took up the calculation of educational programs and courses in the country.

News October 31, 2022

DoF: Zynga closes studio in Helsinki due to Farmville 3 averages

It turns out that in addition to Small Giant Games, Zynga had another studio in the capital of Finland. She was involved in the development and operation of the last part of Farmville. Now the studio is being shut down (most of its employees have already been laid off), and its project has been transferred to Bangalore for support.

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Vacancies of the week: ZiMAD, Funky Monkey and Airicore are looking for employees

Belka Games finally leaves Russia

Archero publisher has a new hit. In the last two months, he earned $79 million.

Google Play Games, which allows you to run Android games on PC, has become available in eight more countries

The audience of A Plague Tale: Requiem reached 1 million people in two weeks of sales

Elite Dangerous developer bought a team that developed a tactical strategy for Warhammer 40,000

Indie puzzle about unfolding things from Unpacking boxes sold 1 million copies

Rumors: Apple is recruiting a team to work on MR projects

The creator of Magic: The Gathering launches a blockchain game about wrestlers

China: “Virtual reality is a key branch of the digital economy in the next five years”

Steam has added support for finding games in 100 new languages, including Belarusian and Kazakh

There are new details on the closure of the authors of Hitman GO

Embracer Group has closed the authors of Hitman GO

Initial sales of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 amounted to $800 million

In China, they do not issue licenses for publishing games again. And this is against the background of the crisis of the local industry

The revenue of the Chinese video game market may fall by the end of 2022. For the first time in 20 years

The studio that came up with the merge mechanics was bought by Netflix

The top 10 gaming companies in the world earned $126 billion last year

During the year, the number of educational programs dedicated to game development increased in Russia by 45%

DoF: Zynga closes studio in Helsinki due to Farmville 3 averages