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Money August 10, 2018

Cubic action about Pokemon earned $8 million in a month

The cross-platform action-adventure game with “cubic” graphics Pokémon Quest earned $8 million in the first month after its release. The main revenue came in the first week after the release of the game, then the spending of gamers decreased by an order of magnitude.

Industry August 10, 2018

Open beta testing of GameMaker Studio 2 for Nintendo Switch

The open beta testing of the version of the GameMaker Studio 2 engine with the Nintendo Switch license has begun, which allows you to develop and port games for a hybrid console.

Games August 10, 2018

Monster Hunter: World — the largest release on Steam in 2018

On the day of the release of Monster Hunter: World on Steam, 240 thousand gamers played the game at the same time. This is the biggest Steam release of 2018.

Games August 10, 2018

Sales of the cartoon platformer Cuphead exceeded 3 million copies

The creators of the Cuphead platformer, made in the aesthetics of cartoons of the 30s, announced that the game was bought more than 3 million times. The game has achieved such success in less than a year since its release.

Conferences August 10, 2018

Video: Odnoklassniki on how to get free traffic

Report by Yegor Danilov from Odnoklassniki. The speaker spoke about ways to get free game traffic from the social network, some news about the development of mobile games in the OK and new opportunities for developers.

Industry August 10, 2018

Social casinos from individual developers have started to be removed from the App Store

Apple decided to fight illegal activity in the App Store and began removing gambling apps from the store from individual developers. Moreover, not only gambling projects are being removed, but also games in the genre of social casinos.

Industry August 9, 2018

AdvertMobile: Tops of the most popular iOS gaming queries (July 2018)

Hello Neighbor turned out to be one of the most popular iOS gaming requests in the United States and Russia in July, AdvertMobile reports in its latest research.

Industry August 9, 2018

Discord has its own game store

Looks like it’s time for Steam to step aside. The Discord gaming messenger has launched a beta version of its own store and promises good support to indie developers who will release their games first in this store.

Industry August 9, 2018

In Germany, games with Nazi symbols will be allowed on the market

Previously, developers of historical games had to remove Nazi symbols from their games in order to release them in Germany. Now the German authorities have allowed such games to be licensed if the use of Nazi images is justified.

Development August 9, 2018

Facebook Instant Games: How to develop instant messenger games?

Adam Telfer, co-founder of Chatterbox Games studio, explains in detail what you need to understand and take into account when you develop a game for messenger using the example of projects with Facebook Instant Games.

Money August 9, 2018

Activision Blizzard received a record $521 million from mobile for the quarter

In the second quarter, Activision Blizzard earned $1.64 billion, including $521 million from mobile. This is the company’s record revenue from mobile games.

Esports August 9, 2018

Video: round table about esports

Round table about esports. The speakers discussed the role of esports in the gaming industry, the features and impact of esports activities on the developer and publisher.

Platforms August 9, 2018

AR games appeared in Facebook messenger

Facebook has added augmented reality games to its messenger for the first time, which can be played in a video chat.

Industry August 8, 2018

How the flash mob brought the authors of Sunless Sea almost a hundred reviews in a week

Indie studio Failbetter Games, which created the Fallen London and Sunless Sea projects, came up with a flash mob #loveindies with an appeal to support independent developers. During the week of the flash mob, the guys received 95 new reviews for their games.

Conferences August 8, 2018

Video: Google on how to bring the game to the world market

Report by Alexey Sobolev from Google. The speaker spoke about what a good and high-quality game is for the global market, as well as what opportunities Android and Google Play offer, based on his own experience and his most successful cases.

Industry August 8, 2018

Sales of Magic Leap One AR glasses have started

In several American cities, it became possible to order the first Magic Leap augmented reality glasses, in which investors invested $ 2.3 billion.

Industry August 8, 2018

The former president of 2K Games has joined the Amazon game studio

Christoph Hartmann, who previously headed 2K Games, joined Amazon Game Studios as vice president.

Industry August 8, 2018

96% of American avid gamers play mobile games

Mobile games may be despised by a certain group of players. At the same time, it would be a mistake to assume that only a casual audience plays in them. As the analytical company EEDAR insists in its research, the most avid gamers also do not deny themselves this pleasure.

Vacancies August 7, 2018

Vacancies of the week (August 7)

Wanted: an advertising buying manager at G5 Entertainment, a community manager at Nevosoft and a leading 3d artist at Pixonic.

Conferences August 7, 2018

Video: Vadim Bashurov from Corona about his personal success story

Vadim told inspiring personal stories about how he created the first games at the dawn of the era of video games. The creator of the legendary “Field of Miracles” knows exactly the answers to the most important questions for beginners. Does a bestseller need code quality? How old should a developer be? Will a layman be able to earn a million?