The presence of a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is currently a mandatory requirement under European law, as well as the laws of Brazil and the United Kingdom. Experts from the law firm REVERA, Julia Burmistrova and Ekaterina Yakoltsevich, explained what it is and what aspects should be considered within it.

Game Science studio has revealed the official sales figures for the highly anticipated Black Myth: Wukong. They announced that, within three days of its release, the game sold over 10 million copies.

NetEase shareholders reacted negatively to the latest financial report from the Chinese company. As noted by The Wall Street Journal, after the report was released, NetEase shares dropped by 13% to $15.98 each.

Continuing with our chapter-by-chapter publication of the results of the salary survey conducted from April to May 2023. This publication focuses on the salary levels of the average Russian-speaking gaming specialist living in Serbia.

In mid-August, the GMTK Game Jam 2024 marathon took place, where 7,711 teams participated. It was revealed that nearly half of the participants are still developing games on Unity, but the share of projects using this engine is rapidly decreasing.

Continuing the publication of transcript reports from the July conference “Gaming Industry,” next in line is a presentation by Nikita Pokruchin, the founder of Level 26 Games. He discussed what fundraising is and how it should be approached today.

Sony’s gaming division has announced the launch of an accelerator program for developers from the Middle East and North Africa — the MENA Hero Project. Participants will receive investments and other support from Sony.

Valve continues to enhance the reviews section in Steam. On August 22, Steam began displaying special badges on reviews written by users who have played the game “mostly” on Steam Deck.

The new game from Papergames studio is successfully attracting an audience. The developers announced on social media that over 12 million people have submitted pre-registration applications for Infinity Nikki.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg refused to consider the lawsuit for a ban on the strategy game Last Train Home in Russia. The court cited a lack of evidence proving the game’s harm.

The European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) and Video Games Europe (formerly ISFE) have released a report on the state of the European gaming sector in 2023. Below is a brief overview of the key findings.

We continue to publish the results of the salary survey conducted by us from April to May 2023, chapter by chapter. This publication focuses on the salary levels of the average Russian-speaking gaming specialist living in Georgia.

We continue to publish transcripts of lectures from the “Gaming Industry” conference held in July. Up next is the presentation by Maryam Karpova, head of the “Start the Game” competition. Her talk focused on the current funds available in Russia ready to subsidize game development.

The analytics service VG Insights shared data on Black Myth: Wukong. It estimated that to date, 8.4 million people have purchased the Steam version of the game, 80% of whom are residents of China.

Office Fight is a physical puzzle game about a corporate employee who died and turned into a vengeful office ghost after being abruptly fired. The game was developed by the Australian company Fenix Studios. Recently, the studio announced that they would be giving away free copies of the title to those who lost their jobs due to layoffs in 2024.

Modern gamers may permanently lose the ability to play 96% of old games released in Australia. This conclusion was reached by the National Film & Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA).

It will become easier for Russian developers to distribute their games in China, and for Chinese developers in Russia. The authorities of the two countries have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the gaming sector and “promote the advancement” of projects in their markets.

Apple Corporation will reorganize the division that manages the App Store. According to Bloomberg, it decided to do this in response to changes in iOS policy in the European Union.

Streams of Black Myth: Wukong on Chinese streaming platforms Huya, DouYu, and Bilibili were watched by 29 million people on the game’s release day, August 20, analysts from Niko Partners noted. No single-player story-driven game has ever drawn so many viewers in China on its debut day.