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”.

Difficult times may come very soon for the gaming industry. 15 gaming regulators in Europe, together with the Washington State Gambling Commission, have signed an agreement. Its purpose: to find out the threats posed by the integration of elements of gambling entertainment in video games.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 14.

What is a prototype and how to work on it correctly,” said Kirill Shabordin, technical director of Social Quantum.

Ubisoft does not want to take risks, as well as disappoint players. Therefore, she plans to interact as closely as possible with the players, starting from the earliest stages of creating the game.

They continue to invest in the gaming blockchain. The Beijing startup Cocos-BCX, which creates a blockchain platform for game developers, announced the attraction of a large tranche. $40 million was invested in the startup.

We are opening a regular series of articles “The publisher is wanted”. As part of the cycle, development teams can talk about themselves, their project, and why they need a publisher.

Business news (and not only) of the gaming industry for September 12.

The analytical company Newzoo told how much the leading mobile game publishers earned in the first half of 2018. In particular, the earnings of Playrix amounted to $ 634 million, and Supercell — $ 762 million.

The App Annie platform has published an index of the most downloaded and highest-grossing games in August. With an eye on him and the DataMagic service, we note which games were the main breakthroughs of last month in terms of downloads and sales.

The Russian Internet giant has announced an educational initiative. This September Mail.Ru Group will start conducting courses in two state universities dedicated to the creation of video games — “Game development on Unity” and “Testing of game projects”.