The developer of The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us is on the verge of closure. The studio fired most of the employees. It is reported that only about 25 people out of 250 will continue to work at Telltale Games. The rest lose their places even without severance pay.

On the example of the game “Caramels” Anna Vyugina, ex-product manager of Fotostrana, spoke about the solutions that helped increase the revenue of the project.

Another bad news from China. Twitch no longer works in China: the website is unavailable, the app in the regional App Store is also unavailable.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 20.

On September 19, the official launch of the Nintendo online service took place. Bloomberg journalist Yuji Nakamura analyzed in detail why the new service caused a flurry of criticism. We present a short version of the material in Russian.

The main game on the US market in August was Madden NFL 19. The simulator of American football, released on the eve of the start of the real season of this sport, has overtaken all other blockbusters in sales.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 19.

Magic Leap One augmented reality glasses are taking the first steps towards becoming a gaming platform. A month after the release of the device, it became known that he would have his first game. This fall, a special version of Angry Birds will be released for MR glasses.

This phrase was dropped in an interview with VentureBeat designer Cyril Lagarick (Cyrille Lagarigue). With her help, Cyril explained his approach to the development of Streets of Rage 4, which he is currently working on.

Today, on September 19, a “Game Store” appeared on the VKontakte social network. This is a store where players can purchase the keys to the games. The authors of the service focus on the availability of exclusive discounts and cashback from each purchase.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 18.

Wanted: frontend developer at MyTona, IT recruiter at Azur Games and SMM manager at Playrix.

Google failed to compete with Twitch. The search giant closes YouTube Gaming as a separate platform and transfers it to the YouTube platform with the preservation of all functionality.

Yesterday, September 17, the public version of iOS 12 became available. The ASO service ASO Project told about the changes that game developers should keep in mind in his blog. We offer a version of the material in Russian.

The situation around the loot boxes is heating up. In Australia, as a result of a large-scale study, it was concluded that the influence of loot boxes on players is psychologically similar to the influence that gambling has. The authors of the study also suggested limiting the sale of games with loot boxes.

The developer of World of Tanks continues to grow. Wargaming has announced the launch of a new studio. This time in the UK. Sean Decker, who previously worked in leadership positions at Maxis, DICE, Electronic Arts and CCP, will head the studio.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 17.

According to the results of the first half of 2018, the total sales of Nintendo consoles overtook those of Microsoft in unit terms.

In the first half of 2018, Nintendo in Russia sold 250% more video game consoles in units than a year earlier. About this in the comments for App2Top.ru told the group of companies “M.Video-El Dorado”.