Swedish G5 Entertainment has also prepared a report for the second quarter of 2022. Sherlock became the main hit of the period — it earned more than other games in the App Store and Google Play, generating 19.5% of the company’s net revenue alone.

On August 9, the 14th season of Apex Legends started. The very next day, the Respawn Entertainment project attracted more simultaneous Steam players than ever — 511,676 people.

Today, VK shared the financial report for the second quarter of 2022. The group of companies reported that the revenue of the gaming direction fell by 17% due to the strengthening of the ruble and the lack of new releases.

How much Spin Master paid for the developers, and on what terms the transaction took place, is not disclosed. As the company hopes, the purchase will help increase the share of revenue from video games from 10% to 20%.

The complaint was filed anonymously. It affected not only the American Nintendo, but also the recruitment agency Aston Carter.

The corporation mentioned this in a report for the Brazilian regulator, which is checking the deal between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard.

Godot-developers have launched a studio. It’s called W4 Games. She will be engaged in strengthening the ecosystem of the engine.

We are publishing a new list with gaming vacancies. This week they are wanted: a narrative designer at Daily Magic, a leading UA manager at Dankolab and a UX designer at Funky Monkey Studio.

By March 2022, PS4 sales reached 117.2 million devices. According to analyst Daniel Ahmad, the circulation of this console is unlikely to grow much, since Sony no longer talks about fresh PS4 sales in its reports.

The Versus.legal command on the pages App2Top.ru launches a series of materials on preferential legal regimes for IT companies in the countries of the near arc. The first article is about working in Armenia.

Last month, the British charity Make A Wish called on the gaming community to help 200 children with serious illnesses. She launched a fundraiser in which both streamers and companies like King and Huuuge Games participated.

Another company has changed its CEO. This time in the Thunderful Group. Instead of Brjann Sigurgeirsson, the Swedish holding company will be temporarily managed by Anders Maiqvist, a former CFO.

Roblox‘s financial results for April-June 2022 did not meet analysts’ expectations, despite the fact that the platform reported revenue and audience growth.

His post will go to Johnny Watts, who currently holds the position of senior creative director of Frontier Developments. Braben will remain at the publishing house, but now as an executive director.

Last fall, Chinese authorities banned young gamers from spending more than three hours a week on video games. Niko Partners found out that after that, many children basically stopped playing. Nevertheless, analysts predict that in four years the number of underage gamers will grow again.

The sale of loot boxes in Overwatch will stop immediately after the end of the event Anniversary Remix Vol. 3. This will happen on the eve of the release of Overwatch 2.

The PlayStation mobile division is looking for a senior business development director. According to the text of the vacancy, the new person, among other things, will have to look for companies that will then become part of Sony or become its partners.

Hadean specializes in creating virtual worlds. The startup has collaborated with Microsoft, Epic Games, Minecraft and the UK Ministry of Defense.

Unity summed up the results of the second quarter of 2022. The developers of the engine again reported an increase in net losses, but their revenue also increased.