Amazon is working on a cloud service similar to Microsoft’s Project xCloud and Google’s Project Stream. GamesIndustry edition.biz reports that Amazon will launch the new product no earlier than 2020.

After eight years of cooperation, the companies will no longer work together. Bungie opens champagne, and Activision remains without a series in which it has invested at least $ 500 million.

Jeremy Soule wrote it for five years.

No details yet.

Update on Steam. On the pages of games in the digital store, you can now post links to the profiles of developers and projects in social networks.

Again without Tencent and NetEase.

The theme of the contest: content that encourages changing the planet for the better.

Microsoft has figured out how to attract players to its service. In January, Xbox Game Pass subscribers who unlock a number of achievements will be awarded Microsoft Rewards points.

For successful monetization, it’s essential to offer players the widest selection of payment methods and shorten their path to purchase. This is the perspective of experts at Xsolla. Implementing a ready-made payment solution is the best way to manage this process. Here, we discuss the challenges developers face when they decide to handle payments directly.

Tencent Corporation acquired a minority stake in Fatshark, which created Warhammer: Vermintide. 36% of the shares of the Swedish studio cost Tencent $ 56 million, writes DI Digital.

It is quite possible that all future Ubisoft projects will also not be released on Steam.

Game developers with enviable constancy have to not only fix bugs, but also learn. Online tutorials, forums and courses are a small part of where 75% of developers sit every day. And if experienced guys have learned over the years to identify the main trends and navigate a huge flow of advice, then beginners collect this data bit by bit.

The official reason is “the desire to make a new breakthrough.”

Last year, Valve allowed the publication of adult games on Steam. One such game — Mirror — was among the most highly rated titles of last year. 18 thousand reviews were left for the game, and 97% of them are positive.

Tim Sweeney’s fortune is estimated at $7.16 billion.

During the holiday season, PS4 sales totaled 5.6 million devices. At the same time, 50.7 million games were sold for this console, Sony announced.

Most of the amount came from Clash Royale.

Introversion studio sold an IP to a Swedish publisher, which helped it avoid bankruptcy.

In the first two weeks of sales, Brawl Stars earned half as much as Clash Royale.