Today, on September 28, it became known that Konstantin Sakhnov, the head of the Rocket Jump gaming department, is leaving the company. He announced this on his official Facebook page.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 27.

Despite the partnership with Bluehole and a stake in Epic Games, the Chinese Internet giant Tencent also decided to play on the battlefield of royal battles. The company has released its own game in this genre on the Western market (i.e. on Steam). Users already call the game “the right PUBG”, and the game itself shows good metrics for a young product.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 26.

August was unsuccessful for Riot Games. Her “League of Legends” for the first time in a year was in third place in monthly sales on PC. It was overtaken not only by the Chinese MMO Dungeon Fighter Online, but also by the premium World of Warcraft.

Again about abbreviations. The publisher of Big Fish Casino and Gummy Drop is going to cut its staff by 15%. He will dismiss not only developers, but also several key figures in management.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 25.

The laws of Belgium forced ArenaNet to take extreme measures. She turned off the ability to buy gems for Guild Wars 2 in the country. Most likely, this happened because of the fear of receiving a fine of € 800 thousand.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 24.

The developer of The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us is on the verge of closure. The studio fired most of the employees. It is reported that only about 25 people out of 250 will continue to work at Telltale Games. The rest lose their places even without severance pay.

Another bad news from China. Twitch no longer works in China: the website is unavailable, the app in the regional App Store is also unavailable.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 20.

On September 19, the official launch of the Nintendo online service took place. Bloomberg journalist Yuji Nakamura analyzed in detail why the new service caused a flurry of criticism. We present a short version of the material in Russian.

The main game on the US market in August was Madden NFL 19. The simulator of American football, released on the eve of the start of the real season of this sport, has overtaken all other blockbusters in sales.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 19.

Magic Leap One augmented reality glasses are taking the first steps towards becoming a gaming platform. A month after the release of the device, it became known that he would have his first game. This fall, a special version of Angry Birds will be released for MR glasses.

Today, on September 19, a “Game Store” appeared on the VKontakte social network. This is a store where players can purchase the keys to the games. The authors of the service focus on the availability of exclusive discounts and cashback from each purchase.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 18.

Google failed to compete with Twitch. The search giant closes YouTube Gaming as a separate platform and transfers it to the YouTube platform with the preservation of all functionality.