Social MMO Roblox in the G series of financing raised $150 million. To date, the total volume of investments in Roblox has exceeded $335 million.

Until now, esports has not received stable support from the Russian authorities. Now the first state organization for the development of esports will appear in the country. Among its other tasks is the development of IT and robotics.

Newzoo analysts have made a forecast for the global esports market for 2020-2023. According to their data, this year the segment’s revenue will exceed $1 billion for the first time.

Valve has improved the search on Steam. New filters have been added to it, including a ban on displaying games already known to the user.

Wanted: Unity is a Senior-level developer at Gismart, Unity is a Middle-level developer at tinyBuild and a leading 2D artist at RJ Games.

Sanzaru Games became part of Oculus Studios. The developer was acquired by Facebook.

On January 21, Temtem, an MMO adventure game inspired by Pokemon, was released in early Steam access. The digital circulation of the game has already reached 500 thousand copies.

Wargaming is ready to deploy its tactical shooter Caliber in Europe. In the CIS countries, the game has already gained more than a million users.

SuperData has released a review of the digital gaming market for January. Sales last month totaled $9.4 billion. At the same time, only the mobile segment has grown.

China is tightening the nuts. Now the release and operation of the game in the Chinese App Store requires the permission of the State Administration for Press and Publications (SAPP).

Europeans’ spending on the App Store and Google Play will grow to $23 billion by 2020. Games will also start earning more, but the share of their revenue will decrease in comparison with the share of non-gaming applications.

All the gaming deals for the past week in one material.

By the end of 2020, Nexters’ total earnings will reach $400 million, and the company’s value has already approached the billion dollar mark,” Forbes Russia writes.

The Words genre is rapidly increasing revenue and downloads. According to the Sensor Tower forecast, in Google Play alone, the revenue of word games will grow by 22% this year.

The Russoft Developers Association has sent a letter to the government. In it, developers ask for a number of benefits for the industry.

Steam will receive a smaller share from the sales of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The game has overcome the necessary revenue threshold. According to the rules of the store, its commission has decreased to 20%.

Apptica analytical service has released a report on UA trends in the mobile market. Special attention is paid to softlonches. Analysts claim that Russia is among the top ten most popular countries for “soft launch” on iOS and Google Play.

CD Projekt entered the top three most expensive companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Even the largest oil refinery in Poland has been left behind.

We continue the series of articles about projects in need of investments or publishers. The current material is dedicated to the free-play arcade game Tanks World: Arena. Its developer Sam Turenkov has prepared a business plan for potential partners. We share.