Money October 23, 2017 9 VR titles earned $1 million in the Oculus store At least 9 virtual reality games have earned over $1 million each in the Oculus Store app store.
Money October 20, 2017 The head of Valve was included in the list of the hundred richest people in America Forbes business magazine has included Valve CEO Gabe Newell in the top hundred richest Americans. Newell’s fortune is estimated at $5.5 billion.
Money October 19, 2017 Ex-Visceral employee: Dead Space 2 cost at least $60 million Former Visceral Games studio level designer Zach Wilson called the cost of developing a sequel to the sci-fi horror Dead Space — $ 60 million.
Money October 18, 2017 Nitro Games earned $3 million on the sale of shares The Finnish mobile studio Nitro Games has generated $3.1 million by selling 500 thousand new shares.
Money October 18, 2017 Magic Leap raises $502 million investment The “augmented reality” startup Magic Leap raised $502 million in the investment round of the “D” series.
Money October 16, 2017 Homescapes — 28 million downloads in the first month and a big box office Playrix has announced that its latest game, three—in-a-row Homescapes, has 28 million downloads after just a month since its worldwide release. Sensor Tower analysts also report high fees for the game.
Money October 16, 2017 Mysterious startup Magic Leap to sell $1 billion worth of shares The augmented reality startup Magic Leap intends to sell 37 million preferred shares of the “D” series at $27 apiece. This will bring the company almost a billion dollars.
Money October 16, 2017 2 of the 5 most earning mobile developers in Europe are from Russia In the top five mobile developers in Europe, who earned the most money in the world in August from the App Store and Google Play, there are two companies “with Russian roots”.
Money October 12, 2017 Supersolid raised $4 million to develop the social game Home Street The British studio Supersolid has received $4 million in investments to develop new features for the social mobile game Home Street and promote the project.
Money October 5, 2017 A mobile game about pop idols earned $10 million in three months in Japan Rhythm game The Idolmaster Million Live!: Theater Days (アイドルマスター ミリオンライブ! シアターデイズ) for iOS from the company Bandai Namco has earned $10 million for 90 days. The game was not released outside Japan.
Money October 4, 2017 Level Ex raised $11 million to develop a mobile surgeon simulator The American studio Level Ex has raised $11 million in investments for the further development of realistic surgical simulators.
Money October 3, 2017 Glu Mobile earned $17 million on the game under the chef Ramsey brand The revenues of the mobile time manager of Restaurant Dash: Gordon Ramsay under the brand of chef and TV star Gordon Ramsay from Glu Games studio reached $17 million.
Money September 29, 2017 Rovio was previously estimated at €950 million as part of the IPO On September 29, the Finnish company Rovio Entertainment held a preliminary placement of shares on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange, following which it was valued at €950 million.
Money September 28, 2017 Bloomberg: PUBG developers are worth $4.6 billion In three months, the cost of Bluehole Studios, which released PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), has increased fivefold. Today, the company could be worth $4.6 billion.
Money September 28, 2017 Fritupley MMOs are the fastest growing segment of the industry in terms of money The turnover of the segment of fritupley MMOs is growing fastest in the digital games market. According to SuperData, this August its global sales volume jumped by 28% compared to August last year.
Money September 22, 2017 Square Enix intends to earn $900 million on a gaming mobile The Japanese company Square Enix has announced plans to gain about ¥100 billion ($900 million) from sales of games for mobile platforms.
Money September 20, 2017 Nintendo shares have peaked in value over the past 9 years Shares of Nintendo have reached the highest price in 9 years, the Wall Street Journal business publication reports.
Money September 19, 2017 Mail.Ru will invest €800 thousand in a Russian-Finnish mobile studio Company Mail.Ru The Group will invest €800 thousand in the Russian-Finnish mobile game developer studio Panzerdog and will receive a share in the company.
Money September 18, 2017 Divinity: Original Sin 2 entered the top 5 popularity of Steam immediately after release The role-playing game Divinity: Original Sin 2 by Larian studio became the 4th most popular game on Steam in the first weekend after the release, which took place on September 14. At its peak, almost 86 thousand people are playing the project at the same time.
Money September 15, 2017 The capitalization of Rovio will be €900 million at the IPO The developer of Angry Birds named the preliminary value of its securities. At the time of the company’s entry into the stock market, the price of each will be from € 10.25 to €11.50. The capitalization of the entire Rovio will be in the region of €802-896 million.