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Chris Avellon sued the girls who accused him of harassment and lost his job

A year after the harassment allegations, the famous game designer and screenwriter Chris Avellone spoke about the situation for the first time. He told his version of events in detail, pointed out the inaccuracies in the words of the girls and recalled how he lost his job in one day because of the cancellation culture. Avellon has also filed a libel suit and intends to defend himself in court.Source: Critical Path
Analytics

The presence of a translation can increase the number of vishlist on Steam by 50%

Localization is an important issue, especially for small developers with a limited budget. In addition, the list of key PC markets has changed a lot in recent years – for example, Russian is now among the four most popular languages on Steam. Gaming expert Simon Carless told how localization can affect sales, and what rules should be followed in this matter.At the beginning of his material, Carless draws attention to last year’s research by the…
Games

The creators of Sniper Ghost Warrior apologized for a PR event about the “murder” of people disguised as Arabs

The other day, the Polish studio CI Games was at the center of a scandal. It is connected with an event dedicated to her new game Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts 2. Participants had to kill armed actors dressed in Arab costumes. The press criticized the developers for militarism and propaganda of violence, although the studio itself was not even at the event.What happened?
Analytics

Sensor Tower: annual revenue of mobile sports games in the USA amounted to almost $650 million

Sports games for mobile devices are becoming one of the highest-grossing genres in the United States. According to Sensor Tower, over the past 12 months, the total revenue of titles in this category amounted to almost $ 650 million. At the same time, 20% of the total amount falls on Golf Clash, the authors of which were acquired by Electronic Arts yesterday.Note: All data are taken from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021.