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Platforms March 1, 2022

Users in Russia have problems with payment in Steam, GOG, Nintendo eShop and other stores (UPDATED)

Against the background of the situation in Ukraine, popular gaming stores have stopped accepting cards of some Russian banks that have fallen under sanctions. Different users have problems with payment in Steam, GOG, Nintendo eShop and a number of other stores.In the case of Steam, most users note the inability to withdraw funds from VTB cards.

Platforms February 25, 2022

META Publishing postponed the Maslenitsa Festival indefinitely after the start of [Roskomnadzor] with Ukraine

Pancake Week festival for developers from the CIS will not take place next week. META Publishing made the decision to postpone the event indefinitely due to the beginning of [Roskomnadzor] with Ukraine. Now the company is resolving the issue with representatives of GOG and Steam.

Platforms February 24, 2022

BlueStacks has launched a platform that allows you to make mods for mobile games

BlueStacks company, known for the Android emulator of the same name for PC, continues to expand the capabilities of developers. She announced the launch of the “world’s first and only” platform for modding mobile games.

Platforms February 17, 2022

Google will abandon the advertising ID on Android. It will be replaced by Privacy Sandbox

The Google advertising identifier (aka GAID) will soon be a thing of the past. The company followed Apple’s path and introduced a new system that is designed to increase user security and limit the collection of personal data on Android.This decision was announced by the vice president of Google for product management, security and privacy of Android Anthony Chavez (Anthony Chavez) in the official blog of the company.

Platforms February 11, 2022

Microsoft is thinking of giving up the mandatory 30% commission on Xbox

Sarah Bond, vice president of the Microsoft gaming ecosystem, hinted at a possible reduction in the commission in the Xbox store. According to her, in the future, a more flexible model may replace the 30% fee, when the commission amount will depend on the store functions used by developers.

Platforms February 10, 2022

Microsoft has updated the principles of openness for its store so that regulators approve the purchase of Activision Blizzard

Microsoft has published new operating principles for its app store. This is a consequence of the announced deal with Activision Blizzard. The company decided to show regulators its openness and desire to encourage competition. However, so far we are talking only about the PC store.Microsoft announced the changes on February 9 in its official blog.

Platforms February 9, 2022

Apple will hold webinars for iOS developers about the rules and features of the App Store

Apple has announced a series of special webinars for iOS developers. You will be able to listen to the company’s experts and ask them questions about the various features of the App Store.The webinars will be held from February 15 to March 29, according to the Apple website for developers.

Platforms January 31, 2022

Apple has allowed developers to release apps with limited access by direct link

Apple has allowed the release of so-called unregistered applications in the App Store. They are not suitable for public distribution for various reasons and will not be issued in the search for a store. Now they can be accessed via a direct link.Apple told about the changes on the official website for developers.

Platforms January 28, 2022

A tab with discounts will be added to Google Play

Android developers will soon have another option on how to attract users to their applications. Google has announced plans to add the “Offers” tab to the Google Play navigation bar — among other things, it will display discounts on in-game items.

Platforms January 27, 2022

A DAU of 49.4 million people and a 300% increase in developers — Roblox spoke about the situation on the platform in 2021

Roblox has been growing rapidly over the past year, and now the company has decided to sum up the results of 2021. She published a report in which she told a little about the audience of the platform, the genre preferences of users and the geography of developers.

Platforms January 26, 2022

Apptopia: mobile games for Netflix downloaded a little more than 8 million times

Since November, a little more than a dozen mobile games have appeared in the Netflix catalog. According to the Apptopia analytical platform, during this time their total downloads reached only 8.1 million.The most popular game for Netflix was the physical puzzle Teeter (Up), in which you need to control the platform and bring the ball into the hole in this way.

Platforms January 25, 2022

Over 11 thousand games were released on Steam last year. Every day 30 new titles appear in the store

Steam has set another record. According to the VG Insights platform, more than 11 thousand new games appeared in the Valve store last year. Now an average of 30 titles are launched on the site every day. However, most of them are developed by small indie teams that have become even more active in releasing games since the beginning of the pandemic.General data

Platforms January 21, 2022

Apple has allowed developers to create custom promo codes for subscriptions

Apple is changing its work with promo codes for subscriptions in the App Store. Developers have the opportunity to compose codes themselves and use them for a large audience.

Platforms January 20, 2022

The beta version of Google Play Games has become available for Windows users

Mobile games from Google Play Games have officially appeared on PC. Google has announced the launch of beta testing of the desktop version of its service. But there were some restrictions — while residents of only three countries can play Android titles on Windows.

Platforms January 13, 2022

Prices have increased in the Ukrainian App Store. This is due to the local “Google tax”

Apple has changed the prices in the App Store for a number of regions again. We are also talking about Ukraine. This is due to a new local law that obliges international Internet companies to pay VAT of 20% on the territory of the country.Apple announced the pricing policy changes to the developers on January 12.

Platforms January 11, 2022

In 2021, developers of digital services earned $60 billion in the App Store. More than 60% of this amount was brought by games

Apple summed up the results of the year for the App Store. The company said that since the launch of the store in 2008, developers of applications with digital content have earned $ 260 billion. Of these, they raised $60 billion * only in 2021 — this is a new record.

Platforms January 10, 2022

Record online, Ready or Not leadership in the sales chart and the growth of Elden Ring vishlist — how was the first week of the year on Steam

The year 2022 started intensively for Steam. During the first full week, the platform updated the record for peak online and changed the leader in the list of the most “desired” games. But there were almost no changes in the bestseller chart — Ready or Not topped it for the third time in a row.

Platforms December 15, 2021

PlayStation wants to establish a relationship with indie. The company will improve the findability of games and simplify communication

Sony intends to improve its relationship with indie developers. According to the results of a survey for PlayStation partners, the company plans to fix a number of obvious problems of its platform. We are talking about slow communication, low findability of games and opacity of work processes.What prompted Sony to respond to the problems?

Platforms December 10, 2021

How Microsoft unsuccessfully tried to negotiate with Apple about the release of Xbox exclusives in the App Store

New details of Microsoft’s negotiations with Apple have become known from the published emails. For the sake of launching a cloud gaming service in the App Store, the company was ready to make a number of compromises. On iOS, among other things, AAA Xbox exclusives could appear. However, the negotiations have reached an impasse due to financial and technical differences.This was reported by The Verge with reference to documents related to the litigation between Apple…

Platforms

Steam has stopped accepting any payments from Russia, except PayPal

Users in Russia have problems with payment in Steam, GOG, Nintendo eShop and other stores (UPDATED)

META Publishing postponed the Maslenitsa Festival indefinitely after the start of [Roskomnadzor] with Ukraine

BlueStacks has launched a platform that allows you to make mods for mobile games

Google will abandon the advertising ID on Android. It will be replaced by Privacy Sandbox

Microsoft is thinking of giving up the mandatory 30% commission on Xbox

Microsoft has updated the principles of openness for its store so that regulators approve the purchase of Activision Blizzard

Apple will hold webinars for iOS developers about the rules and features of the App Store

Apple has allowed developers to release apps with limited access by direct link

A tab with discounts will be added to Google Play

A DAU of 49.4 million people and a 300% increase in developers — Roblox spoke about the situation on the platform in 2021

Apptopia: mobile games for Netflix downloaded a little more than 8 million times

Over 11 thousand games were released on Steam last year. Every day 30 new titles appear in the store

Apple has allowed developers to create custom promo codes for subscriptions

The beta version of Google Play Games has become available for Windows users

Prices have increased in the Ukrainian App Store. This is due to the local “Google tax”

In 2021, developers of digital services earned $60 billion in the App Store. More than 60% of this amount was brought by games

Record online, Ready or Not leadership in the sales chart and the growth of Elden Ring vishlist — how was the first week of the year on Steam

PlayStation wants to establish a relationship with indie. The company will improve the findability of games and simplify communication

How Microsoft unsuccessfully tried to negotiate with Apple about the release of Xbox exclusives in the App Store