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News October 18

Keywords Studios has acquired Certain Affinity, a studio involved in the development of Halo Infinite and Hogwarts Legacy

The game outsourcing company Keywords Studios has announced the acquisition of a new studio. Under the company’s umbrella is now Certain Affinity — a team that has assisted in the development of Hogwarts Legacy, DOOM, as well as games from the Call of Duty and Halo series, among many others.

News October 18

The release of Unity 6 took place

The company Unity has officially released the sixth version of its engine—nine and a half years after the launch of Unity 5. Here we discuss some of the new features.

News October 18

PulluP Entertainment Report: The company’s revenue has more than quadrupled thanks to the success of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

PulluP Entertainment, the parent company of publisher Focus Entertainment Publishing, released its financial report for the quarter ending September 30, 2024. The company revealed that the successful release of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has significantly boosted key business metrics.

News October 17

The creator of the game Farm Bank, who deceived thousands of players, faces 88,000 years in prison

The Turkish prosecutor is demanding 88,000 years of imprisonment for Mehmet Aydın, the creator of the online farm game Farm Bank. He is accused of creating a financial pyramid scheme that harmed thousands of gamers.

News October 17

Astrum Entertainment has begun the liquidation of the Russian legal entity Deus Craft

The Russian corporate entity of Deus Craft studio, known for the game Grand Hotel Mania, is being liquidated by its new owner — Astrum Entertainment.

News October 17

Astrum Entertainment has begun the liquidation of the Russian legal entity Deus Craft

The Russian legal entity of the studio Deus Craft, known for the game Grand Hotel Mania, is being liquidated by its new owner, Astrum Entertainment.

News October 17

The Silent Hill 2 remake sold one million copies in the first three days after its release

The publisher Konami has reported the initial sales results for the remake of Silent Hill 2. The game surpassed 1 million copies sold within the first three days of its release, which took place on October 8.

News October 17

It Takes Two has sold over 20 million copies

Hazelight Studios has announced that the sales of It Takes Two have reached 20 million copies, three and a half years after its release.

News October 17

The number of players in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has surpassed 4.5 million

Focus Entertainment and Saber Interactive have announced a new milestone for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. More than 4.5 million people have played the action game just a month after its official release, which occurred on September 9th.

News October 16

DON’T NOD is preparing to lay off dozens of employees

The French company DON’T NOD is facing challenging times. In light of declining financial performance, it has announced further business restructuring, which will result in layoffs.

News October 16

Trading of DON’T NOD shares has been suspended, the reason is unknown

On October 16, trading of DON’T NOD shares on the European stock exchange Euronext was temporarily halted. The pause was initiated at the company’s own request.

News October 16

Forecast: By 2027, the gaming market in the UAE is expected to approach $493 million

Statista analysts have published a report on the state of the UAE video game market. According to their forecasts, from 2024 to 2027, the market size will grow at an annual average growth rate of 5.4%.

News October 16

Study: 71% of Americans play video games

The analytics company Circana tried to determine what the video game audience in the United States looks like today. For this, it surveyed 5,100 residents of the country.

News October 16

Sales of the Resident Evil 4 remake have exceeded 8 million copies

Capcom has announced that sales of the Resident Evil 4 remake continue to increase even a year and a half after its release. They have surpassed the 8 million copy mark.

News October 16

Analytics: The nine top mobile shooters earned $186 million in September, with PUBG Mobile leading the pack

The MobileGamer portal has examined the current state of the mobile shooter market. It referred to data from the AppMagic service and compiled a top-9 revenue ranking of games in this genre on the App Store and Google Play as of September.

News October 16

DON’T NOD’s head of the narrative department is leaving the studio

Stéphane Beauverger, one of the key team members at DON’T NOD, announced his departure after 15 years with the company.

News October 16

Ubisoft employees went on strike due to the partial cancellation of remote work arrangements

A month ago, Ubisoft mandated that employees work from the office at least three days a week. Many were strongly displeased with this requirement.

News October 16

Riot Games continues to lay off employees, with another 32 workers being affected

Riot Games is conducting a new round of layoffs, the second this year. During this round, the League of Legends team will lose 27 employees, and the publishing division will see five positions cut.

News October 16

The Screen Actors Guild of the USA will resume negotiations with gaming companies

After three months of striking, the SAG-AFTRA, the American actors’ guild, has decided to resume discussions with major game developers. The parties will meet at the negotiation table on October 23.

News October 15

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO maintained its leadership in the weekly top 10 paid products on Steam

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO, the first new installment in the main fighting game series in 17 years, continues to show excellent results on Steam. During the week of October 8 to October 15, the game confidently took first place in the premium products chart and second in overall revenue, second only to Counter-Strike 2. This surge indicates significant interest in the franchise even after a long hiatus.

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