Games November 16, 2021

The peak online multiplayer of Halo Infinite on Steam exceeded 270 thousand people

Yesterday, Microsoft, in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Xbox and the Halo franchise, opened access to the free-play beta of the Halo Infinite multiplayer — three weeks earlier than planned. In the first hours after the release of the game, its online on Steam exceeded 270 thousand people.

Investments and transactions November 16, 2021

The creators of the game “Partisans 1941” opened a new studio. Tencent has already invested in it

The Chinese giant Tencent decided to support developers from Russia. The holding invested in Beryoski, a new studio that was opened by the authors of the tactical RTS “Partisans 1941”. The size and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Investments and transactions November 15, 2021

Forte startup Raised $725 million to integrate blockchain technologies and services into games

The sphere of blockchain games continues to attract investors. Forte startup immediately invested $ 725 million, which the company will spend on the development of its own platform. With its help, developers will be able to integrate blockchain technologies and related services into their video games.Image: Forte

Analytics November 15, 2021

App Annie: India accounted for 20% of global mobile game downloads in the first half of 2021

India is the world leader in mobile game downloads. The analytical company App Annie estimated that in the first half of 2021, the inhabitants of this country were responsible for every fifth download of games on Google Play and the App Store.

Games November 15, 2021

Players rated GTA remasters by 0.5 points. They complain about bugs, graphics and demand a refund

The release of a trilogy of remasters of classic GTA turned into a failure. User ratings on Metacritic dropped to 0.5/10 — one of the worst results in history. Players complain massively about bugs, the depressing technical condition of the project and demand a refund. At the same time, remasters were unavailable for launch for three days.

Industry November 15, 2021

Genshin Impact developers open an office in Montreal. The studio will develop a “brand new game”

The company miHoYo continues to expand. Genshin Impact developers have announced the launch of an office in Montreal. This studio will be working on a “brand new” AAA adventure game in the open world.

Games November 15, 2021

Battlefield 2042 became the leader in the Steam bestseller chart. There are three seats behind it at once

Last week, Battlefield 2042 climbed to the top of the Steam bestseller chart, beating Forza Horizon 5. Thanks to various publications, the multiplayer shooter from DICE took three lines at once, including the first. But New World for the first time in eight weeks failed to get into the top ten best-selling games.

Law November 12, 2021

Investors are investigating the situation in Playtika. The reason for this is the collapse of the company’s shares

Playtika was investigated by its own investors. They accused the company of violating the US Securities Act. The reason was the fall in the value of shares after the publisher reported for the third quarter.

HR November 12, 2021

Poll: How much do game developers earn in 2021?

For the second year in a row App2Top.ru and Talents In Games conducts a survey on the level of salaries in the Russian-speaking game dev and areas close to it. As a result, a large-scale study of the market situation will be published.

Industry November 12, 2021

Roblox shares soared 42%. The company has overtaken Activision Blizzard in capitalization

During the third quarter, Roblox earned $509.3 million and generally exceeded investors’ expectations. As a result, the company’s shares soared by 42.2%. Thanks to this, Roblox took the first place in capitalization among US gaming companies, overtaking the previous leader in the person of Activision Blizzard.Roblox’s quarterly revenue grew by 102% year-on-year.

Money November 12, 2021

Krafton’s quarterly revenue reached $442 million. 94% of the amount the company received outside Korea

The PUBG developer reported the results of the quarter for the first time since going public. In July-September 2021, South Korean Krafton earned a record 521.9 billion rubles ($442 million). At the same time, almost the entire amount fell on the foreign market.

Investments and transactions November 12, 2021

Zynga bought three hyper-casual studios from Turkey and talked about console ambitions

Three developers of hyper-casual games from Turkey have moved under the wing of Zynga. Studios ByteTyper, Creasaur Entertainment and ZeroSum will become part of Rollic. At the same time, Zynga shared new details about its plans for development in the console market.

Investments and transactions November 12, 2021

Bloomberg: Tencent has bought a controlling stake in Japanese Wake Up Interactive, the parent company of the creators of Ninjala

Tencent has invested in another company. Now she has acquired 90% of the shares of the Japanese Wake Up Interactive, which owns the studio Soleil. The latter specializes in games for the Nintendo Switch. The transaction amount is ¥5 billion ($43.8 million).

Analytics November 11, 2021

The revenue of the Swedish gaming industry reached €3.3 billion in 2020 — more than a third earned Embracer Group and King

Dataspelsbranschen analysts shared a report on how 2020 went for the Swedish game dev. The country’s gaming industry turned out to be profitable — for the 12th year in a row. The profit of all local gaming companies amounted to €720 million, and the total turnover exceeded €3.3 billion.

Games November 11, 2021

How was the launch of PUBG: New State: a large influx of players, bugs and problems with servers

Today, a full-fledged release of PUBG: New State took place on mobile platforms. It turned out to be problematic. Many players were unable to log into the game as a result of a server malfunction. There were also a lot of bugs in the project, some of which have already been recognized by the developers themselves.

Games November 11, 2021

Rockstar on creating remasters of classic GTA: “We wanted to extend the life of these games for another 10-15 years”

On the occasion of the release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition producer Rockstar spoke about the creation of remasters and the difficulties encountered in the process. The team wanted to preserve the spirit of classic titles. However, it lost part of the source code, as a result of which the developers had to make a number of compromises and tricks.

Conferences November 11, 2021

The WN North America Online`21 and WN Seattle`21 programs have been published. What is the first thing you should listen to at the events?

WN Media Group has published the full program of two upcoming American events. In total, about 40 performances are planned. We tell you which of them attracted the attention of the editorial staff App2Top.ru .

Money November 11, 2021

In the third quarter, Tencent’s revenue grew by only 13%. The company has not shown such low dynamics for 17 years

The actions of the Chinese authorities have affected the financial performance of Tencent. The growth rate as revenue reached its lowest in 17 years. In the third quarter of 2021, the company earned $22.2 billion, and its revenue from games amounted to $8.4 billion.

Analytics November 11, 2021

The Russian gaming market has stopped growing. By the end of 2021, it will grow by 1% in rubles and fall in dollars

You can come to disappointing conclusions by reading the forecast of MY.GAMES for this year. According to him, Russians will spend 165.6 billion rubles on video games by the end of 2021. This is only 1% more than a year earlier (163.4 billion rubles).

Games November 11, 2021

miHoYo has allowed players to sell content and merchandise on Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact fans make a huge amount of content on the game. Now, miHoYo has released official guidelines for the creation and sale of fan products, including merchandise and other paraphernalia. At the same time, producers of small batches do not even need to notify the studio about their work.miHoYo told more about the rules on Tuesday at the Genshin Impact community forum.

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The peak online multiplayer of Halo Infinite on Steam exceeded 270 thousand people

The creators of the game “Partisans 1941” opened a new studio. Tencent has already invested in it

Forte startup Raised $725 million to integrate blockchain technologies and services into games

App Annie: India accounted for 20% of global mobile game downloads in the first half of 2021

Players rated GTA remasters by 0.5 points. They complain about bugs, graphics and demand a refund

Genshin Impact developers open an office in Montreal. The studio will develop a “brand new game”

Battlefield 2042 became the leader in the Steam bestseller chart. There are three seats behind it at once

Investors are investigating the situation in Playtika. The reason for this is the collapse of the company’s shares

Poll: How much do game developers earn in 2021?

Roblox shares soared 42%. The company has overtaken Activision Blizzard in capitalization

Krafton’s quarterly revenue reached $442 million. 94% of the amount the company received outside Korea

Zynga bought three hyper-casual studios from Turkey and talked about console ambitions

Bloomberg: Tencent has bought a controlling stake in Japanese Wake Up Interactive, the parent company of the creators of Ninjala

The revenue of the Swedish gaming industry reached €3.3 billion in 2020 — more than a third earned Embracer Group and King

How was the launch of PUBG: New State: a large influx of players, bugs and problems with servers

Rockstar on creating remasters of classic GTA: “We wanted to extend the life of these games for another 10-15 years”

The WN North America Online`21 and WN Seattle`21 programs have been published. What is the first thing you should listen to at the events?

In the third quarter, Tencent’s revenue grew by only 13%. The company has not shown such low dynamics for 17 years

The Russian gaming market has stopped growing. By the end of 2021, it will grow by 1% in rubles and fall in dollars

miHoYo has allowed players to sell content and merchandise on Genshin Impact