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Industry October 10, 2018

Marmalade SDK is being closed. Couldn ‘t stand the competition with Unity and Unreal

The owners of the Marmalade SDK mobile game development engine have announced that they are ceasing to invest in it. The main reason is the increased competition in recent years. Most gaming teams today prefer to use Unity and Unreal.

Industry October 9, 2018

Kotaku: Microsoft completes Obsidian Purchase Deal

The authors of Pillars of Eternity will soon lose their independence. According to three sources of the Kotaku publication, the acquisition of Obsidian by Microsoft is at the final stage.

Industry October 9, 2018

Evening digest: Sony makes a console, Spiderweb history, number of developers in the UK

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for October 9.

Industry October 9, 2018

The story of how an indie developer, having banned Steam keys, got 180 thousand players online

Be afraid of your desires. A good example of the phrase is the history of cosmosim Evolution. In the course of a series of misadventures, an indie game that no one needed for two years suddenly took 180,000 players online.

Industry October 9, 2018

Why did CD Projekt RED attract a new studio to work on Cyberpunk 2077?

Last night, on October 8, it became known about the conclusion of a deal between CD Projekt RED and the Canadian studio Digital Scapes. The latter should help the authors of The Witcher in the development of their new role—playing blockbuster – Cyberpunk 2077. We answer the question: why did she do it?

Industry October 8, 2018

Microsoft, following Google, announced its own game streaming service

The future is closer than we thought. Microsoft has officially introduced Project xCloud. This is a service that will allow you to play Xbox One products on a large number of platforms, including mobile devices. The announcement took place a couple of days after the test launch of the streaming solution from Google.

Industry October 8, 2018

Epic Games acquired the developers of Easy Anti-Cheat. The amount of the transaction is not called

The authors of Fortnite have taken up acquisitions. Today, October 8, Epic Games announced the purchase of the Finnish company Kamu. The latter is known for the Easy Anti-Cheat service, which blocks hacking and the use of cheats in multiplayer games.

Industry October 5, 2018

Nintendo’s New Blockbuster is too Early to write off

On September 27, Nintendo released a new game. So far, this is a mobile exclusive. The project is called Dragalia Lost. There is no hype around him. Analysts are in a hurry to bury him. We analyze what exactly they did not take into account.

Management October 5, 2018

How to Choose which game to develop — Azur Games story

Each team faces a question: how to choose a game for development. Azur Games producer Artur Mostovoy shared with App2Top.ru the way the company decides to launch a new product into production.

Industry October 4, 2018

A book about the domestic gaming industry has been published. It’s called “Our Game”

A book about the history of the gaming industry in the post-Soviet space has been released for sale. It’s called “Our Game”. Judging by the announcement, its authors on 368 pages tried to cover all segments of the domestic market — from the development itself to localization and journalism.

Conferences October 4, 2018

Contest: ask a question about how Supercell chooses games for investing

A public interview with Jaakko Harlas will take place at White Nights Moscow 2018. He’s from Supercell. We suggest asking him questions about investing in game teams. We will give the two best authors a premium ticket to the conference.

Industry October 4, 2018

Michael Morheim resigned as president of Blizzard

Time of permutations. Blizzard President and CEO Michael Morhaime has stepped down from management. He managed the company for more than 27 years.

Money October 3, 2018

Gardenscapes Earnings hit $880 million

Playrix is doing great. Her mobile blockbuster Gardenscapes will soon become one of the billionaire games. By the end of September, the total earnings of the project for all time amounted to $880 million.

Vacancies October 3, 2018

Vacancies of the week (October 3)

Wanted: C++ programmer, 2D graphics artist, system game designer.

Industry October 3, 2018

The developers have launched the #AsAGamesWorker campaign. Within its framework, they criticize the industry

Not everything is fine in the game kingdom. A massive campaign of game developers has begun on Twitter. With the tag #AsAGamesWorker, they tell what they are not satisfied with in the industry.

Industry October 2, 2018

Google has announced Project Stream, a game streaming service and a possible competitor to modern playgrounds

Google is ready to change PC gaming. The company has officially announced a streaming service Project Stream, which will allow you to play high-performance projects directly in the Chrome browser.

Industry October 2, 2018

Sapkovsky demanded $16 million from CD PROJEKT

A sudden scandal. CD PROJEKT company announced the receipt of a letter from representatives of Andrzej Sapkowski. According to the document, the writer demands additional royalties from the company for the rights to the Witcher series of games.

Industry October 1, 2018

Evening Digest: Lords Mobile Earnings, Fallout 2 birthday, Final Fantasy 15 analysis

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for October 1.

Interview October 1, 2018

“We will allow to monetize the departed players”: Zhanna Goranskaya about The Abyss platform

With the support of the Russian publisher Destiny.Games, an MMO platform is currently being developed on The Abyss blockchain. The project is already making progress. In May, he raised $15 million for development as part of a DAICO campaign (an ICO analogue). We talked with Zhanna Goranskaya, Director of platform Development, about what The Abyss will be like.

Evening Digest: Assassin’s Creed Records, Clash of Clans box Office, Fallout Shelter Story

Marmalade SDK is being closed. Couldn ‘t stand the competition with Unity and Unreal

Kotaku: Microsoft completes Obsidian Purchase Deal

Evening digest: Sony makes a console, Spiderweb history, number of developers in the UK

The story of how an indie developer, having banned Steam keys, got 180 thousand players online

Why did CD Projekt RED attract a new studio to work on Cyberpunk 2077?

Microsoft, following Google, announced its own game streaming service

Epic Games acquired the developers of Easy Anti-Cheat. The amount of the transaction is not called

Nintendo’s New Blockbuster is too Early to write off

How to Choose which game to develop — Azur Games story

A book about the domestic gaming industry has been published. It’s called “Our Game”

Contest: ask a question about how Supercell chooses games for investing

Michael Morheim resigned as president of Blizzard

Gardenscapes Earnings hit $880 million

Vacancies of the week (October 3)

The developers have launched the #AsAGamesWorker campaign. Within its framework, they criticize the industry

Google has announced Project Stream, a game streaming service and a possible competitor to modern playgrounds

Sapkovsky demanded $16 million from CD PROJEKT

Evening Digest: Lords Mobile Earnings, Fallout 2 birthday, Final Fantasy 15 analysis

“We will allow to monetize the departed players”: Zhanna Goranskaya about The Abyss platform