Game designer and one of the creators of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise Yuji Naka has moved to Square Enix. Naka announced this on his Twitter.

In the United States, three members of the Washington State Senate sent a request to the local Gambling Commission (WSGC) demanding to investigate whether loot boxes in video games violate state laws.

Blockchain technology can replace existing solutions in the field of DRM (technical means for copyright protection), according to the founder of Interplay and inXile Entertainment studios, Brian Fargo.

Finnish studio Polka Dot Studio has received $ 650 thousand of investment to develop mobile games dedicated to women’s fashion and lifestyle. The main part of the amount was contributed by the former top manager of Rovio, the famous “Mighty Eagle” Peter Vesterbacka.

Switch — the new indie patrimony? The role-playing simulator of the Stardew Valley farm last year overtook all other titles that came out in numbers on the Nintendo Switch in terms of downloads. It didn’t hurt that the game was released three months before the end of the year.

The pace of initial sales of the Nintendo Switch in the first 10 months made it the fastest-selling home gaming system in the United States, according to Nintendo.

The organizers of White Nights Prague 2018 have published the jury of the Indie Game Cup. It includes representatives of three game engines, as well as the authors of Horizon and World of Tanks.

The head of Activision Publishing, Eric Hirshberg, announced his imminent departure from the company. Hirschberg will not renew the contract with the company, which expires on March 31 this year.

The NPD Group company spoke about the success of the US gaming market in 2017. According to researchers, sales on the gaming market increased by 11% and reached $14.59 billion.

Two years after the successful Kickstarter campaign, Camelot Unchained developers received an additional $7.5 million. The funds were received in exchange for a stake in their company, City State Entertainment.

The analytical company Flurry Analytics has prepared an annual report on the trends of the global market of mobile devices and applications. According to the study, in 2017, the duration of sessions in mobile games for 2017 decreased by 16%.

Matt Booty became vice president of Microsoft Studios— the gaming division of the IT corporation. Previously, Bootie was responsible for the development of the Minecraft franchise, and now he has taken over the post of Phil Spencer, who was promoted last fall.

Fox Media Corporation has acquired Cold Iron Studios to work on the Alien franchise shooter for PC and consoles. The amount and terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

On the evening of January 17, Rovio announced that the installations of all its games, including the Angry Birds series of projects, amount to 4 billion. The last time the company boasted of cumulative downloads was four years ago. Then the number of downloads of her games was 2 billion.

What you should remember when you are going to show the project to the publisher, – Elena Devina, marketing director of CreaGames, tells in her note.

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Nintendo has announced the release of Labo designer kits compatible with the Nintendo Switch console. Labo parts are mainly made of cardboard.

According to the French publication Le Monde, the budget for the development of the Detroit: Become Human adventure game studio Quantic Dream is € 30 million.

The creator of the Wasteland series has announced the opening of a digital online store Robot Cache with calculations in both standard currencies and its own cryptocurrency called Iron.