Sales of the console version of Death Stranding in Japan amounted to almost 186 thousand copies in the first week. The game turned out to be the largest launch of a new IP in the region for the current generation of consoles.

Tickets to the Minsk Talents in Games conference are almost sold out. There are only 5 empty seats left in the hall for artists.

After four years of development, Epic Games has launched Battle Breakers, a two-dimensional battler in the spirit of Puzzle & Dragons. The project is available on PC and mobile platforms.

Sensor Tower analysts have prepared the top 10 most downloaded hyper-casual games in October. It is still dominated by projects published by Belarusian companies.

Big companies copy too. Publisher Lion Studios, which is owned by AppLovin, has published a clone of the hyper-casual game Domino Smash. Everything matches — from mechanics to levels. We talked to Gismart, the developer of the original game, about whether there is any way to combat this practice.

Yesterday it became known about the closure of Human Head and the transition of developers under the wing of Bethesda. But her former publisher found out about it after the fact.

Chinese giant Tencent has published results for the third quarter of the year. In July-September, mobile games performed well. But the PC segment has sunk.

What to expect from the mobile games market next year,” App Annie, an analytical company, shared in a recent report.

Wanted: UX/UI designer for World of Tanks in Wargaming, UA specialist in Belka Games and level designer in MyTona.

Epic Games acquired the authors of Quixel Megascans. This is an extensive library of 2D and 3D assets. Soon it will be free for all Unreal Engine developers.

Minecraft‘s audience has reached 480 million users. Most of the user accounts are registered in China.

There are almost equally many men and women playing in the world. Do their methods of choosing games differ in the West, Newzoo found out.

Until November 25, Google Play users can vote for the best game of 2019. The winners will be announced on December 3.

Apple Company is working on products with augmented reality. In 2022, Apple may introduce an AR headset. A year later — AR glasses.

The authors of Call of Duty: Mobile have achieved a higher level of engagement than the developers of mobile Fortnite. As a result of the first 14 days after the release, Call of Duty: Mobile has higher revenue and engagement levels than Fortnite over the same period.

U Mail.Ru Group has a new blockbuster in its portfolio. On October 20, the company released American Dad! Apocalypse Soon. Last weekend, the project’s revenue from IAP exceeded the $1 million mark.

The authors of Angry Birds actively resort to machine learning for the development and operation of games. In the near future, they want to go even further. Rovio plans to create “individualized” games using artificial intelligence.

Two months have passed since the release of Apple Arcade. During this time, 30 new projects have appeared in the subscription service. Thus, the number of games has grown to 100.

Nintendo will play an important role in promoting Tencent in the West. Chinese and Japanese giants can create a line of console games for gamers in the USA and Europe.