The role-playing game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes in the USA, the game began to earn noticeably less, and in Germany, on the contrary. 

According to Newzoo, Germany closes the top five largest gaming markets in the world with an annual turnover of $ 4.7 billion. This is the largest gaming market in Europe.

The Berlin administration approved a subsidy of $1.8 million (€1.58 million) for the German division of Ubisoft, which opened in the German capital in January 2018. The funding will help increase the studio’s staff from 50 to 150 jobs.

Analysts from Sensor Tower made the top 10 countries in terms of App Store spending per capita. It turned out that no country in the world can compare with Japan in this indicator.

German mobile developer Wooga ended 2017 with a profit, and the company’s revenues have increased by 40% over the past 12 months. The main source of revenue was the mobile “hidden object” June’s Journey, released in April last year.

The German video game industry generated €3.3 billion in 2017. This is a record figure for the industry. Micropayments and increased demand for gaming devices have become factors of revenue growth.

German gaming publisher Kalypso Media has reported record revenues in fiscal year 2017. According to the company’s representatives, last year was the best in the 12-year history of Kalypso.

Crytek Founder Djevat Yerli is no longer CEO or president of the company. He put the leadership in the hands of his younger brothers – Avni Yerli and Farouk Yerli.

In the German Wooga again layoffs. The company has decided to focus on the development of games with a plot and, in this regard, is conducting a complete restructuring.

The revenue of the mobile segment of the German company InnoGames increased by 62% last year. The developers of the Forge of Empires strategy earned €54.5 million on mobile, according to the company’s 2017 results report.

The German authorities saw the mechanics of loot boxes as a threat to young people. The reason for the concern of officials was the research of the University of Hamburg. Scientists have come to the conclusion that video games are increasingly converging with gambling, Welt reports.

The Swedish group of companies Stillfront Group acquired the German game studio Goodgame Studio for € 270 million.

While some are looking for new ways of game monetization, others continue to earn steadily on midcore games. The revenues of the German studio Goodgame Studios have crossed the $1 billion mark since the company was founded in 2009.

Jan Miczaika, former chief operating officer of the German mobile casual developer studio Wooga, will support startups in the venture company Holtzbrinck Ventures.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will open the international gaming exhibition Gamescom on August 22 in Cologne.

100 million players have registered in the projects of the German mobile developer upjers over 11 years of existence, the company said.

The German State Commission for Admission and Supervision has obliged streamers to purchase broadcast licenses.

German developer InnoGames reported earnings for the past year. The company’s revenues for the 12 months of 2016 amounted to €130 million.

Hamburg-based company Goodgame Studios will lay off 200 people. The company explains the decision by increasing competition in the market of free-play games.