The developers of games for the VKontakte social network have a new way of monetization – rewarded video.

Sony Corporation is increasing production of PlayStation Move motion controllers to promote the PlayStation VR virtual reality helmet. Its closest competitor in the person of Microsoft’s Kinect system dropped out of the race the day before.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot predicts the appearance of the next generation of consoles no earlier than 2019 due to the release of “enhanced” versions of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Apple is working on an augmented reality headset that could be ready by 2020, according to business publication Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the company’s plans.

Users of the GameMaker Studio 2 game engine from YoYo Games have received full access to the latest versions of the Amazon API in the module for the Amazon Fire platform.

Razer, the manufacturer of professional accessories for gamers, announced the imminent release of the Razer Phone gaming smartphone. The $700 device will run on the Android platform.

Valve has added digital gift certificates with a fixed face value to the Steam game store. They can be used to replenish the Steam wallet of another user of the platform.

The Hitbox Team studio will develop the first title for the interactive Twitch Extensions format, which allows viewers of the game broadcast on Twitch to interact with the stream.

Independent studio inXile Entertainment has received a developer license for the Nintendo Switch platform.

Testing of monetization in games has started on the HTML5 platform Instant Games. Facebook debugs advertising and microtransactions.

The VKontakte social network shared its gaming DAU and MAU, and also told which genres are most popular on the platform.

47.2% of owners of Apple mobile devices switched to the latest version of iOS 11 3 weeks after its release. Nevertheless, iOS 10 is still slightly ahead of the novelty — 48% of Apple users remain on it.

Oculus has presented a new virtual reality headset Oculus Go. The device works without connecting to a smartphone or computer. The novelty was estimated at $ 199.

Nintendo has announced an increase in the monthly production of Nintendo Switch consoles to 2 million copies.

Microsoft has officially confirmed the “death” of the Windows Phone mobile platform and announced the termination of the development of new features for Windows 10 Mobile.

Sales of Windows Mixed Reality helmets from Microsoft may overtake Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets this quarter, according to Stephanie Llamas, vice president of the SuperData analytics company.

On September 22, the Vacuum startup was announced — a gaming and trading platform for the placement, sale and exchange of digital copies of video games, on which the calculation will take place using cryptocurrency.

How many circles of hell do you have to go through in order for the App Store editors to accept a video for a mobile application? Alconost answers this question in its case.

Sony will not compete with Nintendo Switch in the portable console market after weak demand for the PlayStation Vita handheld console outside Japan and Asia.