Development April 26, 2021

A new version of the open Godot engine has been released with an emphasis on optimization

The developers of the open source Godot engine presented version 3.3. Work on it was carried out for seven months. Among the main innovations are the web version of the editor, a new API for iOS plugins, support for M1 chips, as well as improved rendering tools, multithreading and working with HTML5.Web Editor in Godot 3.3

Laws April 26, 2021

The organization of presentations and master classes is enlightenment. To conduct them, it is now necessary to conclude a contract

The new law on education will take control of master classes and educational videos on the Internet. This became clear from the resolution published last week. We tell you what happened.

Games April 26, 2021

Sales of It Takes Two exceeded 1 million copies in less than a month

The cooperative action platformer It Takes Two, even though it lost the lead in the Steam chart, shows good sales dynamics. The total circulation of the game exceeded 1 million copies — it took her a little less than a month.Hazelight Studios announced this on Twitter.

Games April 26, 2021

Online open beta of the Battle Royale Naraka: Bladepoint exceeded 140 thousand people

Developers are beginning to actively use the Playtest function on Steam. Chinese studio 24 Entertainment has launched an open beta of its debut game Naraka: Bladepoint using it. The Battle Royale with elements of Parkour has already been included in the list of the most popular Steam games, and its peak online exceeded 140 thousand people.24 Entertainment announced the launch of the Naraka: Bladepoint beta on April 23.

Games April 26, 2021

Steam Chart: NieR Replicant remaster debuted at number one, and Titanfall 2 returned to the top 10

There are a lot of changes in the Steam chart this week. The remaster NieR Replicant got into the top 10 twice at once. The game also became the leader of the chart, shifting It Takes Two from the first place. Titanfall 2 also returned to the top ten.NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…

Money April 23, 2021

CD Projekt has reserved more than $50 million to cover losses from Cyberpunk 2077 refunds

CD Projekt shared information about reserves that relate to possible losses from Cyberpunk 2077 refunds. In total, the company has pledged more than $50 million for this expense item, based on current data and sales estimates.The Ars Technica portal drew attention to the data.

Laws April 23, 2021

In Russia, “May” will be long. Putin announced the dates from May 1 to May 10 as days off. Pays for business

President Vladimir Putin approved the idea of Rospotrebnadzor to make days off between May holidays. Now Russians will have a rest from May 1 to May 10 inclusive.

Conferences April 23, 2021

The speakers of WN China Online and WN Shanghai Offline became known

The organizer of the WN Conference, whose next session will consist of two events and will be a hybrid, announced the program. Among the speakers are NetEase, Cocos, Huawei, Niko Partners and many others.

Localization April 23, 2021

How localization works in Plarium Krasnodar. Experience working on the game Vikings: War of Clans

The Plarium Krasnodar team in its column for App2Top.ru she told me how she localizes. She also shared a number of cases and approaches that she uses when adapting games for the international market.

Analytics April 23, 2021

Study: revenue from advertising in Chinese mobile games exceeded $1.5 billion in 2020

The Beijing-based analytical company QuestMobile shared the results of a study of the advertising market in China for 2020. Mobile games earned 10 billion yuan from advertising, but this is only a small share of the almost trillion-dollar market in China.The data was also published by the GameLook portal.

Investments and transactions April 23, 2021

Mighty Kingdom raised $18 million through an IPO — the studio’s valuation reached $24.5 million

The largest Australian indie studio Mighty Kingdom, known for the games Shopkins and Peter Rabbit Run!, has entered the stock exchange. During the IPO, the developers managed to raise $18 million, and their market capitalization was $24.5 million*.

Investments and transactions April 23, 2021

Xsolla bought the analytical company Slemma

Xsolla has announced the acquisition of Slemma, a company that analyzes data and allows you to create customizable dashboards. Now these tools will be integrated into the Xsolla platform.The amount and other details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Money April 23, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 sales came out below the most pessimistic forecasts, but not because of refands

Before the release of Cyberpunk 2077, the game was predicted to have some of the best initial sales in history. After a series of scandals, analysts’ expectations have fallen sharply. But it turned out that the title could not justify even the worst of them. And it’s not about large-scale returns.

Industry April 23, 2021

The government plans to create a fund to support patriotic games

Today it became known about the government’s plans to establish a special fund to support games that popularize Russian history and culture. It is reported that the main initiators — Mail.ru Group and Yandex, and the project itself can work by analogy with the Cinema Fund.The initiative was included in the latest edition of the second package of measures to support the IT industry, Kommersant reports.

Money April 22, 2021

CD Projekt told how much she spent on Cyberpunk 2077

Today, on April 22, CD Projekt Group released its financial report for 2020. According to the document, its revenue grew by 310% last year, and net profit by 558% compared to 2019. It was also announced how much the group spent on the creation of Cyberpunk 2077.

Industry April 22, 2021

A section with non-gaming applications has appeared in the Epic Games Store. Among them is a store of indie games itch.io

Now you can download not only games, but also software from the Epic Games Store. The store even has a special section for them. There are only six programs available in it so far, but Epic Games promises that there will be more of them over time. One of their first programs of the section was itch.io — store of indie games without DRM.

Industry April 22, 2021

Steam has fully launched the playtest function and added new ways to search for games

Valve has announced the official release of two new features on Steam at once. Playtest and simplified game search came out of beta. We share details about each of them.

Analytics April 22, 2021

The release of Magic: The Gathering Arena is one of the highest—grossing in the history of mobile KKI

A month ago, on March 25, the global launch of the mobile version of Magic: The Gathering Arena took place. In four weeks, she earned $4.6 million. This is one of the most successful launches of CCI on mobile platforms.

Investments and transactions April 22, 2021

ByteDance invested $15.4 million in Reworld — the Chinese version of Roblox

The competition between Tencent and ByteDance is gaining momentum. This time, TikTok‘s parent company has invested ¥100 million ($15.4 million) in Reworld, the local equivalent of Roblox. The deal occurred after Roblox China, supported by Tencent, received a license to work in China.

Analytics April 22, 2021

Study: Zoomers are the first generation to prefer video games to watching TV

Consulting company Deloitte has published the results of a new study of digital trends among Americans. All age groups, with the exception of Generation Z, still call TV shows and movies their favorite entertainment. Zoomers almost never watch TV and prefer video games to other entertainment. It is they who dictate trends today.The Deloitte study is based on a 2009 survey of American consumers that was conducted in February.

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A new version of the open Godot engine has been released with an emphasis on optimization

The organization of presentations and master classes is enlightenment. To conduct them, it is now necessary to conclude a contract

Sales of It Takes Two exceeded 1 million copies in less than a month

Online open beta of the Battle Royale Naraka: Bladepoint exceeded 140 thousand people

Steam Chart: NieR Replicant remaster debuted at number one, and Titanfall 2 returned to the top 10

CD Projekt has reserved more than $50 million to cover losses from Cyberpunk 2077 refunds

In Russia, “May” will be long. Putin announced the dates from May 1 to May 10 as days off. Pays for business

The speakers of WN China Online and WN Shanghai Offline became known

How localization works in Plarium Krasnodar. Experience working on the game Vikings: War of Clans

Study: revenue from advertising in Chinese mobile games exceeded $1.5 billion in 2020

Mighty Kingdom raised $18 million through an IPO — the studio’s valuation reached $24.5 million

Xsolla bought the analytical company Slemma

Cyberpunk 2077 sales came out below the most pessimistic forecasts, but not because of refands

The government plans to create a fund to support patriotic games

CD Projekt told how much she spent on Cyberpunk 2077

A section with non-gaming applications has appeared in the Epic Games Store. Among them is a store of indie games itch.io

Steam has fully launched the playtest function and added new ways to search for games

The release of Magic: The Gathering Arena is one of the highest—grossing in the history of mobile KKI

ByteDance invested $15.4 million in Reworld — the Chinese version of Roblox

Study: Zoomers are the first generation to prefer video games to watching TV