The Chinese company Tencent has published a report for the second quarter of 2020 (ended June 30), recording growth in many key indicators. At the same time, the company is not afraid of threats from the United States, explaining this by the low share of the American audience in the company’s total revenues.Key indicators

The investment company 110 Industries, about which we conducted an independent investigation at the beginning of the year, was still able to attract a large tranche. She “raised” $20 million. Among the key investors is Roman Abramovich‘s investment company Norma Investment.

The new Creative Assembly game is selling like hot cakes. During the first hour of the free distribution, it was downloaded 1 million times.

Video games have long been included in the educational process: they teach chemistry, mathematics and other disciplines. But for the first time in history, the game was included in the recommended reading list. Such an achievement managed to get This War of Mine from the Polish 11 bit Studios.

The situation around Fortnite is heating up. First, Apple removed the game from its mobile store, now Google has also arrived. As in the first case, this was immediately followed by a lawsuit from Epic Games, which, apparently, was preparing in advance for the trial.

The story of the confrontation between Apple and Epic Games unfolds at lightning speed. First, in the iOS version of Fortnite, it becomes possible to pay for content directly to developers. After that, Apple immediately removes Fortnite from the App Store. Epic Games immediately sues Apple.

Fortnite can no longer be played on iOS. Apple accused Epic Games of violating the rules and removed its game from the App Store.

Limestone Games and its management have publicly responded to the accusations from former employees. The studio plans to involve the Estonian authorities in the investigation of the situation.

In just four weeks, the series on the network shooter CrossFire has gained almost 1 billion views in China. Such success is associated with the ever-growing interest in esports in the “Celestial Empire”, where professional leagues gather millions of audiences around them. We understand the phenomenon. What happened and why?

The talk around a possible price increase for games for the PS5 and Xbox Series X is not going to subside. This time, the Japanese studio Capcom joined them.

In a closed working Facebook group Minsk News, the founder and CEO of Wargaming, Viktor Kislyi, wrote an appeal to employees. In it, he states that the company has already started forming a plan for transporting employees to other countries in case of force majeure.

The popular Subway Surfers runner has surpassed the mark of 3 billion downloads worldwide. SYBO announced this after the appointment of a new head of its studio in Copenhagen.A new achievement in downloads allowed Subway Surfers to become the most downloaded mobile game of July in the American App Store.

The Minsk office of Wargaming may be expecting security forces.

Embracer Group has announced the purchase of eight companies. Among them are both large developers like 4A Games and New World Interactive, as well as small indie studios. We briefly tell you about each transaction.4A Games

“It is dangerous to leave the house,” “There were cases when people went to take out the garbage and did not return,” “We know about the detention of two of our employees,” the Belarusian game developers said App2Top.ru about what is happening in the country and with them now.

French Voodoo launched the “Voodoo Runner Competition”. The essence of the contest: to create an excellent hyper-casual game in the runner genre for iOS, and then win $ 100 thousand and a publishing contract.

Embracer Group Holding announced a major purchase. Through a subsidiary of Saber Interactive, he acquired 100% of Maltese 4A Games. The latter is known as the developer of the Metro shooter series. The transaction amount may amount to $80 million.

Analysts from Sensor Tower have published a report on the highest-grossing mobile project of last month. PUBG Mobile from Tencent earned the most in July with revenue of $208 million. Also in the overall top was a project from Playrix.The Sensor Tower report is based on data from the App Store and Google Play in the world, excluding revenue from third-party Android stores.

The Estonian division of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) commented App2Top.ru the situation around the game Aeon Must Die!. Its developers accuse the employer — Limestone Games — of unbearable working conditions, manipulation and corruption.