In this generation, Sony finally made a bet on exclusive AAA games, almost completely abandoning the support of inexpensive titles from less experienced studios. Despite the commercial prospects of such a strategy, it harms small ambitious teams. Among the main problems are staff turnover and studio closures.Jason Schreier writes about this in his article.

Last week’s best-selling games on Steam were Outriders and It Takes Two again. But Cyberpunk 2077 and Evil Genius 2: World Domination did not enter the chart this time.

In the Russian Nintendo eShop, prices have risen sharply. Now the standard versions of some flagship games will cost users 6299 rubles. For example, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (their old price is 5249 rubles).

A new deal on the gaming market of Belarus. GEM Capital, an investment company with Russian roots, has become a partner of Weappy Studio in Minsk. She invested $1.4 million in the authors of the This Is the Police series.

The French independent company Dontnod, known for the games Remember Me and Life Is Strange, will start publishing third-party games. The first title under the new strategy will be a project from the Danish studio PortaPlay, the authors of the Broken Lines tactics.Dontnod announced this on its official website.

Large Chinese companies continue to actively invest in the gaming industry. Bilibili, which owns the video platform of the same name, wants to acquire a stake in the studio Yoozoo Games. The total amount of the transaction is estimated at $765 million.photo: Wikimedia Commons

The Brazilian authorities have launched an investigation, according to the results of which the country may completely ban loot boxes. Several major publishers are mentioned in the case. Companies that refuse to turn off these mechanics in the event of a ban may face daily fines of over $700 thousand.The National Association of Centers for the Protection of Children and Adolescents (ANCED) appealed to the authorities to ban loot boxes.

Important news for developers and publishers on Steam. Now the UTM analytics menu has appeared in the Valve store, with which you can track advertising campaigns on the game page. Tags will allow you not only to find out the sources of traffic, but also to track the number of purchases and additions to vishlists.The new service is currently in open beta testing mode and is available on all accounts with permission to view marketing…

Digital Bros, the parent company of publisher 505 Games, has prepared a financial report for the half-year (ended December 31). The main driver of growth was the PC version of Death Stranding, which earned a little more than €23 million during this time.General data for the half-year

Warpath is not the first strategy that successfully uses mechanics from games of other genres. However, her case is unique in that the developers from Lilith Games have moved the systems from their own mobile RPG AFK Arena to a new project almost unchanged. This allows you to evaluate which elements turned out to be the most successful in terms of monetization and user engagement.Game design expert Jeff Witt analyzed the mechanics of Warpath in…

Krafton has become one step closer to entering the stock exchange. The willingness of PUBG owners to apply for an IPO this month became known shortly after the South Korean company reported annual revenue of almost $1.5 billion.This was announced on Twitter by analyst Daniel Ahmad (Daniel Ahmad).

A new publisher of mobile games and applications with a Russian founder has appeared on the gaming market. It’s about the Green Grey company. She started with investments in the authors of the game “Don‘t look away from the red refrigerator” and collaboration with sculptor Zurab Tsereteli.

The hashtag #BoycottGenshin suddenly burst into Twitter trends, under which some users called for a boycott of the miHoYo project. This time, users complained not about gacha, but accused the developers of racism and sexualization of children. However, Genshin Impact fans came to the defense of the game.The hashtag #BoycottGenshin began gaining popularity on April 5, after which it attracted the attention of users in several countries in a few hours.

Today, analytics tools allow you to evaluate the effectiveness of not only purchased traffic, but also streams on Twitch. About this in your column on App2Top.ru told the service provider Xsolla.

Wanted: game designer at Gaijin Entertainment, Marketing Director at Green Pixe l and user Engagement manager at Azur Games.

Today, Roblox is already something much more than a game designer for young and not-so-young users. Third-party developers can earn serious money on it. And only a matter of time was the appearance of teams that help them earn even more. Gamefam is one of them. Ultimate Driving

Play Ventures venture Fund has closed a new round of investments worth $135 million. The company, which has already invested in more than 20 studios, will spend these funds to support novice game developers.Now the total amount of funds raised has reached $175 million, according to an official statement from Play Ventures.

The analytical company App Annie has published a report on the state of the mobile market for the first quarter of 2021. During this time, users spent $ 22 billion on games, and the total market turnover reached $ 32 billion. The first three months of 2021 were also the most successful period since the beginning of the pandemic.General data

Monster Hunter Rise has every chance to become a new big hit in a series of games about hunting fantastic creatures. Despite the initial exclusivity for the Nintendo Switch, shipments of the title exceeded 5 million copies in just a week.