This year, users supported video game developers on Kickstarter for a total of $22.9 million. The continuation of the Russian RPG Pathfinder got into the top three in terms of fees. However, this is still several times less than the crowdfunding fees of board games.This became known from the material that was published on the Polygon portal.

Facebook reported that in 2020, the authors of the Facebook Gaming streaming platform earned $ 50 million. The company also shared news about updating the donation system.In 2020, content creators on Facebook Gaming received over 5 billion stars — a special currency that is used as donations.

Swedish banks have approved an unsecured revolving loan for SEK 3.75 ($447 million) for Stillfront Group. The company is going to spend this money on “further strengthening its growth.”

The gaming industry in the UK continues to show growth. Over the past year, the contribution of this sector to the country’s economy amounted to almost $4 billion. In this case, we are talking only about activities related to the development and publication of games.This became known from a new economic report prepared by the Ministry of Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS).

Cyberpunk 2077 was released on December 10, but CD Projekt has already recouped the costs of developing and promoting the game. All thanks to the proceeds from pre-orders.

Ahead of the release of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt shares are selling more expensive than ever. The last time their price peaked was on August 27 — on the eve of the Gamescom 2020 Awards, at which the title collected the largest number of nominations.

What impact does the gaming industry have on the US economy? The Association of Software and Games Manufacturers (ESA) told about this in its new report. Last year alone, the direct contribution of this sector to the American economy exceeded $40 billion.General data

Travis Scott’s concert in the Fortnite game not only broke attendance records, but also brought the rapper $ 20 million. This is several times more than the income from his most successful live performance.Forbes reports that the amount earned by Scott includes not only the fee for the virtual event, but also the proceeds from the sale of merchandise.

Odnoklassniki reported record daily revenue. During Black Friday, users of the social network spent over 47 million rubles in games.Results of the promotion

The Latvian Game Developers Association has prepared a report on the state of the local gaming industry for 2019. Over the past six years, it has grown several times, and last year its turnover exceeded €30 million for the first time.Basic data on the Latvian gaming industry for 2019

New IP’s don’t often appear on Sony consoles. PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan explains this with one, but significant reason — it’s expensive.

The Polish studio Flying Wild Hog, known for developing the latest installments of the Shadow Warrior franchise, has become part of the Embracer Group holding. The transaction amount was $137.2 million.Shadow Warrior 3

Today, Paradox Interactive presented a report for the third fiscal quarter of 2020 (ended September 30). In July-September, she earned almost $60 million. The company is still focused on the PC, the share of mobile games in their revenue is slightly more than 1%.Key data for the third quarter

China’s gaming industry remains one of the fastest growing in the world. The turnover of the local video game market in the third quarter exceeded $10 billion, and more than half of this amount fell on mobile.Note: information about the state of the market was published by the South China Morning Post, and the State Association of Audio-video and Digital Publishing was engaged in compiling the report.

Another gaming company summed up the results of the last financial quarter. Next up is the South Korean Netmarble. In three months, it generated ₩642 billion ($535 million), which is 3.6% more than last year’s result.

The analytical company App Annie has published a forecast for 2021. The total turnover of the mobile gaming market will exceed $120 billion, and hybrid genres will become the main trend.Hunter Assassin

Unity Technologies reported quarterly revenue for the first time being in the status of a public company. In the third quarter of 2020, the company’s revenue jumped by 53% at once and reached an impressive $200.8 million.

Nexon has reported on the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, which was a record for it. Mobile revenue of the South Korean publisher grew by 140%, and the former head of TikTok joined the company’s board of directors.Key results for the third quarter

Glu Mobile reported results for the third fiscal quarter of 2020 (ended September 30). The company not only showed record revenue, but also managed to finish the period with a profit.Overall figures for the third quarter