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Industry March 20, 2019

Free Trello customers will reduce the number of simultaneously open boards

This week, the Trello manager is waiting for the biggest update. The enterprise version of Trello Enterprise will have 13 new features. At the same time, teams that use the free version of Trello will be limited to 10 open boards.

Vacancies March 20, 2019

Vacancies of the week (March 20)

Wanted: animators at Housemarque, senior game designer at Wargaming and video designer at Kefir.

Industry March 20, 2019

Disney to revive Lucasfilm Games

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HR March 20, 2019

How to get a job at a gaming company — tips from Wargaming Mobile

The recruiter of Wargaming Mobile, Vladimir Pranov, told what should be remembered when compiling a resume and writing a cover letter for a gaming company.

Industry March 20, 2019

NPD: In February, Anthem became a bestseller in the American market

NPD Group analysts estimated the revenues of the American gaming market for the past February. Revenue from games in the country is growing again, despite a noticeable drop in January. But the turnover of the console segment continues to decline.

Industry March 19, 2019

Google has announced its own gaming platform — Stadia

As part of GDC 2019, the search giant Google has introduced its own gaming platform. The novelty is called Stadia.

Industry March 19, 2019

Revenue of the publisher Overcooked for the year increased to $ 57 million

The British Team17 reported record financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31. Recall that in May last year the company became public, having successfully completed the IPO.

Industry March 19, 2019

Ukrainian studio Murka is being bought by one of the largest investment companies in the USA

The developer of Scatter Slots and Slots Era will soon have a new owner. The Blackstone Group is preparing to buy Murka Studio.

Industry March 19, 2019

Unity will simplify working with ARKit and ARCore

As part of GDC 2019, Unity announced the AR Foundation update package for Unity Editor. It is needed to simplify the creation of applications and games with augmented reality support, designed for both iOS and Android.

Industry March 19, 2019

Unity has bought the creator of the streaming texturing technology Graphine

At GDC 2019, Unity announced the purchase of Belgian Graphine, a developer of graphics software and real—time texture visualization tools. The cost of Graphine and other details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Industry March 19, 2019

Activision and Tencent have introduced a mobile Call of Duty for the Western market

At the Unity panel within the framework of GDC 2019, Activision and Tencent announced a free-duplex Call of Duty Mobile for Europe and the USA. Initially, the game was developed only for China. It was not reported that it could be released in other regions.

Industry March 19, 2019

Google has launched two resources for Android game developers

As part of Google Mobile Developer Day, the search giant has introduced two new sites for Android game developers.

Industry March 18, 2019

Google in the framework of GDC 2019 talked about innovations for mobile game developers

On March 18, the search giant shared three updates. Among the central ones is an increase in the APK limit from 100 to 150 megabytes.

Industry March 18, 2019

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 — Media reaction and sales forecast

On March 15, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 was released on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. We tell you how the novelty was met by players and the press, and also evaluate its possible sales.

Marketing March 18, 2019

Where are the players fumbling their achievements today? — Megacool research

Facebook and Twitter are no longer the most popular platforms for sharing information about games. Which sites meet the needs of gamers more, — says the marketing company Megacool.

Industry March 18, 2019

The DomiNations frituplay strategy from the author Alpha Centauri has been downloaded 50 million times in four years

One of the most successful clones of Clash of Clans and four years after the launch continues to gain an audience.

Industry March 18, 2019

Abertay University has been recognized as the best gaming educational institution in Europe for the fifth year in a row

Analysts of The Princeton Review named the best gaming university in Europe. For the fifth time in a row, it became the University of Abertay (Abertay University), located in Scotland.

Industry March 18, 2019

Google Ads will point users to violations in their ads

In April, the Google Ads service will be supplemented with a new section — Policy Manager. This is a tool designed to analyze ads and advertiser accounts for violations of Google policy.

Platforms March 15, 2019

Discord no longer has a game store. Instead, games can now be sold on its servers

Discord, whose audience reached 200 million people in December, has made major changes to the distribution model of games. He closed his own game store, but at the same time allowed developers to sell them themselves as part of the service.

Industry March 15, 2019

Phoenix Point backers are massively asking for their money back. They are unhappy with the temporary exclusivity of the game for Epic Games Store

1.6 thousand people took back their money invested in the Phoenix Point turn-based strategy from Snapshot Games. So they expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the title will not be on Steam – it will become a temporary exclusive of the Epic Games Store.