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Conferences January 12, 2018

Contest: ask Supercell a question and win a ticket to White Nights in Prague

The Prague White Nights will feature Timur Haussila, the Supercell product lead who led the work on Boom Beach. We suggest coming up with a question for him. The authors of the top two will receive a premium ticket to the conference.

Games January 12, 2018

Sega has launched mobile slots for Sonic and Golden Axe

Sega has introduced its own social casino — Sega Slots. It contains 8 virtual machines in the theme of the company’s popular gaming franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sinobi, Golden Axe and others.

Development January 12, 2018

Working on an event for a casual game using the example of Seekers Notes

How to improve in–game events and increase user involvement in the project with their help, – Igor Petrov, Director of Game Design at MyTona, told on the example of Seekers Notes: Hidden Mystery.

Money January 11, 2018

Video games Raised $25 million through Crowdfunding last year

Gaming startups in 2017 received about $ 25 million in total with the help of collective funding on crowdfunding resources, according to the analytical company Ico Partners.

Industry January 11, 2018

EA is ready to implement dynamic complexity adjustment in MMO projects

Electronic Arts is developing new algorithms for match selection in multiplayer titles. The technology will adapt to the gamer’s current skill level and make it easier for him to win after several unsuccessful fights.

Industry January 11, 2018

39% of Russian-speaking companies pay $10-15 per hour for outsourcing graphics

For what tasks and how much are paid to autosource companies and third-party employees specializing in creating graphics in the RU segment, SunStrike Studios told in its research.

Industry January 11, 2018

During the year, 7.6 thousand games were published on Steam

Steam Spy reports: in 2017, 7.6 thousand games were released on the Steam platform. This is more than the total number of releases in the Valve store for the previous 2 years.

Industry January 11, 2018

Russian shooter Escape From Tarkov overtook PUBG in the number of viewers on Twitch

Battlestate Games ignite on Twitch. Their hardcore shooter Escape From Tarkov, still in closed beta, last weekend entered the top five games with the largest number of viewers on the platform, overtaking PUBG and Overwatch.

Interview January 10, 2018

“You can’t make a game for the current market, because people change and the way they play”

About the professional development program for game development managers and the specifics of the modern gaming industry App2Top.ru I spoke with a representative of the Finnish educational organization Aalto ENT.

Industry January 10, 2018

The creators of Sniper Elite bought the developers of the Skysaga MMO sandbox

The author of the Sniper Elite series of Sniper shooters, Rebellion Developments has acquired the Radiant Worlds studio, known for the SkySaga: Infinite Isles free-play role-playing sandbox.

Development January 10, 2018

Epic Games will check copyright compliance in the UE Marketplace

Epic Games has announced a revision in the asset store for the Unreal Engine. The owners of the site want to make sure that the authors of the content do not violate intellectual property rights.

Money January 10, 2018

Twitch has signed a two-year contract with Overwatch League worth $ 90 million

Twitch streaming service has agreed with Overwatch League to broadcast league games in the next 2 years. As the Sport Business Journal reports, citing internal sources, the transaction amount was at least $90 million.

Industry January 10, 2018

Indian publisher Nazara has bought a controlling stake in the studio of VR games

Nazara Technologies acquired a controlling stake in the local Nextwave Multimedia studio. The latter specializes in the development of sports titles and games for virtual reality.

Development January 10, 2018

Features of level design on the example of Gardenscapes

Alexander Shilyaev, a leading game designer at the Gardenscapes project (Playrix), shared his experience in developing levels for games in the three-in-a-row genre.

Games January 10, 2018

Indie developers have raised $95 thousand for a game for Sega Mega Drive via Kickstarter

Gamers have once again proved that they do not regret money for nostalgia. The British indie studio Bitmap Bureau has raised more than $95 thousand on Kickstarter to develop a retro Xeno Crisis shooter for the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console.

Games January 9, 2018

PUBG became the only release of 2017 in the ranking of the largest online gaming sites on Steam

In 2017, the rating of games with the most massive online on Steam was replenished with only one new title — the “royal battle” of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS from Bluehole Studios.

Industry January 9, 2018

Sony Expects 130 New PSVR Games this Year

Sony Corporation is waiting for 130 fresh projects for PlayStation VR this year in addition to the 150 available games. If the forecast comes true, the library of PSVR-compatible games will grow by 80% by the end of 2018.

Platforms January 9, 2018

Steam for the first time simultaneously gathered online 18.5 million players

Steam started the year with records. The number of simultaneous users on the platform in the first week of 2018 exceeded 18.5 million people. This is the largest indicator in the history of the service, according to the Steam Database resource.

Money January 9, 2018

Glu Mobile sells its Moscow studio to Saber Interactive

The first major deal of 2018. The Moscow division of Glu Mobile in full force goes under the wing of Saber Interactive. The total amount of the entire transaction is estimated at $2.8 million.

Industry January 1, 2018

Steam has published a list of the best-selling games for 2017

Prepare for the unexpected. The Steam digital PC games store has published several selections of the best-selling games of the past year. In addition to the obvious titles, like PUBG and ARK, there are enough not so well-known names in it.