VR August 19, 2021

Facebook has launched Horizon Workrooms, a platform for collaboration in virtual reality

Facebook has decided to slightly update business processes in companies. She announced the launch of an open beta test of the Horizon Workrooms platform. This is a VR space where teams can work remotely or hold meetings.

Industry August 19, 2021

The game agency GYLD has appeared, which promises to help Russian developers find a publisher

Founded last year, the gaming agency GYLD enters the Russian market. It positions itself as a company that connects developers with suitable publishers and investors to finance games. Important: agency services are paid only if a contract is concluded with a publisher.Co-founders of the agency Lex Suurland and Fabian Malabello, photo: GYLD

Industry August 19, 2021

Startup Storms has opened a game studio. She collaborates with Voodoo and specializes in hyper-casual

A new game studio, Storms Studio, founded by the startup of the same name, has appeared in Singapore. She will deal with instant and hypercausal titles. To do this, the company has already concluded a strategic cooperation with Voodoo.AZ Run

Education August 19, 2021

MY.GAMES told where in Russia they teach how to develop games

The MY.GAMES brand found out that almost half of Russian gamers want to develop games, but for various reasons they can’t do it. Therefore, the company, together with FEFU, has prepared a list of programs that provide education in game development. The list includes universities, colleges and courses for children.

Money August 19, 2021

Tencent’s quarterly revenue was $21 billion. Analysts fear a decline in growth

In the second quarter (ended June 30), Tencent managed to increase all key indicators. During this period, the company earned $21 billion, and revenue from games exceeded $ 6 billion. However, analysts fear that the Chinese giant may suffer from the actions of the authorities to regulate the technology industry.Undawn

Games August 19, 2021

Sensor Tower: In June, gamers spent over $42 million in Clash Royale

Sensor Tower analysts talked about the new successes of Clash Royale. In June, the Supercell game earned $42.5 million in the App Store and Google Play. The last time this happened was in 2019 after the introduction of the battle pass strategy.

Platforms August 18, 2021

Epic Games Store has started a closed beta test of new functionality for self-publishing games

Epic Games Store is waiting for big changes. The store has opened accepting applications for participation in beta testing of the new functionality. We are talking about a set of tools for self-publishing games in the store.

Industry August 18, 2021

Media: Japanese indie developers no longer want to work with Sony. They prefer to make games for Nintendo

Two weeks ago, for the first time in 33 years, all 30 places in the Japanese bestseller chart were occupied by games for one console. It became the Nintendo Switch. The Gaming Bolt portal has found out why this console has become more attractive to local developers and why they are no longer eager to cooperate with Sony.

Law August 18, 2021

Media: a former employee of Xsolla demands a million rubles from the company for dismissal

One of the recently dismissed employees of Xsolla filed a lawsuit against the founder and CEO of the company, Alexander Agapitov. The developer demanded to restore him to work and pay the money that could not be earned due to forced absenteeism. He also wants to receive a million rubles as moral compensation.

Industry August 18, 2021

The Chinese government has received a seat on the board of directors of ByteDance. This could set a precedent

Chinese authorities continue to regulate local technology companies. Today it became known that the government now has a seat on the board of directors of ByteDance. The unprecedented decision made experts again concerned about the prospects of investing in the Celestial market.The deal was concluded on April 30, but it has only become publicly known now.

Law August 18, 2021

Northern lights: what can the Arctic package of benefits offer IT companies in the Murmansk Region?

Versus.legal continues the cycle of analysis of foreign jurisdictions and special economic zones (SEZ) in Russia for doing business. Articles about Cyprus, Ireland, Delaware and the Kaliningrad Region SEZ have already been published. This time she decided to stay in Russia and turn to another interesting option for moving IT companies to the Murmansk region.

Games August 18, 2021

World of Warships streamers announced a boycott of developers amid complaints about loot boxes and gambling

A scandal broke out in the World of Warships community related to the monetization policy of Wargaming. Players complain about a large number of loot boxes, randomness and criticize the game for introducing gambling mechanics. Against the background of discontent, dozens of streamers announced a boycott of developers and withdrew from the affiliate program.

Money August 18, 2021

Embracer Group Quarterly Report: Sales of $339 million and 180 games in development

Embracer Group has prepared a report for the first fiscal quarter of 2021 (ended June 30). During this time, the company’s gaming sales have almost doubled and profits have increased by half. The main growth driver was the release of Biomutant and the purchase of Easybrain with Gearbox.

Investments and transactions August 18, 2021

Embracer Group bought three more companies. Among them is the Russian SmartPhone Labs

The Swedish Embracer Group does not stop buying up gaming companies. Today, the holding announced the acquisition of three more developers. All of them came under the control of Saber Interactive. The amount of the transaction is not called.

Industry August 17, 2021

Outriders developers have not yet received royalties from Square Enix. Now they want to publish their own games

People Can Fly could count on a percentage of Outriders’ sales if the project’s revenue would cover development costs. However, the studio claims that it has not received any payments from Square Enix since April. Although initially the publisher was pleased with the results of the shooter.Outriders

Blockchain August 17, 2021

What is the phenomenon of Axie Infinity — an NFT game about trading cute animals with a turnover of over $1 billion

This year, amid the growing popularity of NFT, there was a boom in decentralized games. The main hit in this market was the Vietnamese Axie Infinity, which allows you to breed and sell cute creatures. We are talking about the phenomenon of a project that has a trade turnover of over $1 billion and actually creates virtual jobs for young people.

Marketing August 17, 2021

AppQuantum: How to build predictive analytics

What is the importance of predictive analytics and how you can work with it — in your column on App2Top.ru Fedor Loktionov, an analyst at AppQuantum, told us.

Money August 17, 2021

$454 million in three months and 43 million active players every day — the main thing from the Roblox quarterly report

Roblox has reported on the results of the second quarter of 2021. Almost all key indicators have grown strongly, but it still suffered losses. In April-June, Roblox lost $140.1 million — almost twice as much as at the same time a year ago.

Investments and transactions August 16, 2021

Investment firm Altor has acquired a majority stake in indie publisher Raw Fury

Raw Fury has entered into a partnership with the investment firm Altor. She acquired a majority stake in a Swedish company. The publisher will retain its autonomy. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.This became known on August 16.

Tools August 16, 2021

The beta version of Gruescript, a free tool for creating text quests, has been released

A new tool for creating retro text quests has appeared on the web. Gruescript allows you to develop HTML5 games that can be adapted, including for mobile. The project has an open source code and you can use it for free.The developer of the project Robin Johnson (Robin Johnson) has published its beta version on itch.io . Gruescript is distributed free of charge under the MIT license.

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Facebook has launched Horizon Workrooms, a platform for collaboration in virtual reality

The game agency GYLD has appeared, which promises to help Russian developers find a publisher

Startup Storms has opened a game studio. She collaborates with Voodoo and specializes in hyper-casual

MY.GAMES told where in Russia they teach how to develop games

Tencent’s quarterly revenue was $21 billion. Analysts fear a decline in growth

Sensor Tower: In June, gamers spent over $42 million in Clash Royale

Epic Games Store has started a closed beta test of new functionality for self-publishing games

Media: Japanese indie developers no longer want to work with Sony. They prefer to make games for Nintendo

Media: a former employee of Xsolla demands a million rubles from the company for dismissal

The Chinese government has received a seat on the board of directors of ByteDance. This could set a precedent

Northern lights: what can the Arctic package of benefits offer IT companies in the Murmansk Region?

World of Warships streamers announced a boycott of developers amid complaints about loot boxes and gambling

Embracer Group Quarterly Report: Sales of $339 million and 180 games in development

Embracer Group bought three more companies. Among them is the Russian SmartPhone Labs

Outriders developers have not yet received royalties from Square Enix. Now they want to publish their own games

What is the phenomenon of Axie Infinity — an NFT game about trading cute animals with a turnover of over $1 billion

AppQuantum: How to build predictive analytics

$454 million in three months and 43 million active players every day — the main thing from the Roblox quarterly report

Investment firm Altor has acquired a majority stake in indie publisher Raw Fury

The beta version of Gruescript, a free tool for creating text quests, has been released