The 1v1Me app has been launched on iOS, which allows you to bet on matches in online games. Currently, access to it can be obtained only by invitation. However, its authors have already raised $2 million for the development of their startup.The company 1v1Me was founded by young entrepreneurs Anthony Geranio and Alex Emmanuel.

Sensor Tower analysts in a recent study decided to see how the mobile puzzle genre was doing in 2020. It turned out that it was not bad. During the year, US gamers left more than $4.6 billion in such games. Among the highest-grossing projects, two games from Playrix were noted at once (and another one became the leader in downloads).

Roblox continues to increase its influence in the USA. In the fourth quarter of 2020, the company managed to increase its revenue share in the mobile market to almost 5%, now second only to King and Playrix in this indicator.GameRefinery told about the changes in the positions of mobile publishers in the American market in its report for the fourth quarter of 2020.

In January, spending on video games in the United States amounted to $4.71 billion, according to the analytical company NPD Group. As for individual games, Cyberpunk 2077 dropped 16 positions in the chart at once, but the last Call of Duty managed to enter the top 20 best-selling titles in history.General data

New changes in American legislation are designed to toughen penalties for illegal streaming of content (including video games). Now violators can face up to 10 years in prison. Against this background, many began to worry that streamers would face criminal prosecution.This became known from the new amendments to the Law on Consolidated Appropriations for 2021, which provides government funding for federal projects and institutions.

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

The analytical company GameRefinery has published a report on the main news and changes that have occurred in major mobile projects in October. The data relate to the markets of the USA, China and Japan.US Market

The analytical company NPD Group found out how 2020 affected the gaming habits of Americans. Among the topics covered in the report are demographic trends, the most popular platforms and features of gamers’ spending during the pandemic.

Initially, the deadline for the sale of TikTok assets in the United States expired today, November 27. However, the country’s authorities gave ByteDance a one-week delay so that the company could have time to conclude the necessary deal.According to the new decision of the Administration of President Donald Trump, the deadline for the sale of TikTok’s American assets will expire on December 4.

4X strategies confidently bypass other subgenres of mobile strategies in the US in terms of downloads and revenue. This conclusion is shared by Sensor Tower.

The earnings of the American gaming market have again updated the historical maximum. In the third quarter, US gamers spent $11.2 billion on games, hardware and accessories. One of the most popular purchases was the Nintendo Switch — in three months, players bought as many copies of the console as no other platform in the states has sold yet.

Post-Apocalypse has become the fastest growing setting by revenue in the US, according to Sensor Tower. In the first three months of 2020, mobile gaming revenues in this segment doubled.Note: For its research, Sensor Tower analyzed the 100 highest-grossing mobile titles in the United States for the first three quarters of 2020, dividing them into several categories: setting, artistic style and type of perspective.

The case of banning the Chinese messenger WeChat in American stores is gaining momentum. This time, not only a group of app users will appear in court, but also Tencent itself.

Almost 500 thousand people decided to watch how the American congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) plays Among Us for the first time in her life. This is one of the biggest broadcasts in the history of Twitch.

Young American politicians are using video games to attract new voters. So far, it is not massive, but yesterday Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) decided to play Among Us. In a matter of hours, more than 100 thousand people subscribed to her Twitch.”Would anyone like to play Among Us with me on Twitch to encourage people to vote (I’ve never played it, but it seems to be a lot of fun),” wrote 31-year-old Ocasio-Cortez, a…

In the USA, revenue from sales of video games, hardware and accessories continues to grow. Last month, the market turnover amounted to $4.3 billion — a billion more than in August.

By the end of the year, the mobile gaming market in the United States slowed down a little, analysts at Sensor Tower write in a new report. In the third quarter of 2020, mobile’s revenue amounted to $5.8 billion, which is 200 million less than in the second.

The US government is still unable to make progress in blocking WeChat. The magistrate’s court ruled that the actions of the authorities would be a direct violation of freedom of speech, and therefore the messenger will continue to work in the United States.Judge Laurel Beeler responded to the Trump administration’s motion to lift the preliminary ban on blocking WeChat.

The fate of the Chinese short video service will be decided in a couple of weeks. On November 4, a hearing will be held during which the US government will be able to appeal the court ban on the TikTok ban in American stores.