The initial sales of the new CD Projekt role-playing game were lower than predicted. But the company assures that it is not about failure.

The forecast for the total revenue of the Chinese gaming market from PC games and mobile games for 2018 was lowered by the analytical firm Niko Partners.

Report by Stephane Assadourian from SA Consulting. Inc. Based on his own experience, the speaker collected tips and interesting facts for producers who want to improve their skills. All knowledge is applicable regardless of the size of the team, budget, project scope and platform.

The story of Telltale Games is coming to an end. The studio assigns its assets. The consulting firm Sherwood Partners is engaged in its liquidation.

Mobile developer Jam City has announced the start of a multi-year partnership with Disney, as well as the upcoming takeover of Glendale Games Studio.

Developers of social games have received new advertising tools in the Odnoklassniki social network. Now they can buy large banners with videos on the game showcase.

It is increasingly difficult for newcomers to the mobile games market to squeeze into a row with major publishers. This was stated by Jam City Vice President Jeremy Horn at Pocket Gamer Connects 2018 in Helsinki.

A report by Felix Braberg from Adikteev. The speaker shared 10 rules for creating a playable advertisement, which the team formulated during the creation of more than 480 playable integrations this year.

The head of Microsoft’s gaming division, Phil Spencer, gave a video interview after the X018 presentation. He talked about how the Xbox Game Pass service helps to sell games better.

The Finnish smithy of hits announced that Brawl Stars will have a global launch. The game will be the fifth Supercell project to survive the softlonch.

CrossCode from Radical Fish Games has left Steam’s early access. Developer Felix Klein told Gamasutra portal about how the storyline single managed to maintain popularity in three years in early access. We give an extract from his interview.

The stories of layoffs in the industry continue. Next in line is the German developer and publisher Flaregames. During the restructuring, the company says goodbye to 45 employees, and also loses its CEO.

In November, it became known that Obsidian had lost its independence and moved under the wing of Microsoft. Chris Avellone, a game designer who previously worked for Obsidian, said he was ready to work on the studio’s new games — provided that its management was fired. We are figuring out what is the reason for his dislike of the top Obsidian.

Four gaming industry experts gathered on stage to take apart four games from the developers’ exhibition. They evaluated the game design, game mechanics, monetization and the game cycle, and then made a general verdict and awarded the best project. The audience also took part and awarded one project with the Audience Award.

Advertising service Search Ads becomes unavailable for use by any Russian company. Apple informed iOS developers about this.

About the stages of level development for the upcoming Darksiders III in an interview App2Top.ru the director of design of the project John Pearl (John Pearl) from Gunfire Games told.

In early November, the PushApp team launched the CheckASO service. It allows you to see the ASO level of any mobile application, and also provides a comparative analysis with the nearest competitors.

In the Gamedev topic on Reddit, users discussed what prevents the Indian video game market from developing and why it is much weaker than the Chinese one. The developers from India themselves expressed their opinion on the topic.

Report by Vasily Sabirov from devtodev. The speaker spoke about how the ideas of behavioral economics can be applied in game development and how it is possible to influence the decisions of players.