A report by Pedro Rodriguez from Facebook. The speaker spoke about how HTML5 games in messengers affect user communication.

Chinese IT giant Tencent has invested over $1 billion in local streaming platforms Douyu and Huya. In one day Douyu received $634 million, and Huya — $461 million.

The number of viewers watching Fortnite multiplayer action streams at the same time has been higher for several days in a row than MOBA League of Legend. Epic Games hit became the second game in the history of Twitch that managed to surpass Riot Games in the number of viewers on the platform.

Texas-based BattleCry Studios has become part of game developer and publisher Bethesda. The only BattleCry Studios project was the BattleCry team action, which was canceled at the development stage.

Mobile developer Kixeye has received $20 million in investments to create a platform that uses machine learning capabilities in game marketing, monetization and user retention.

Creative director and screenwriter of Naughty Dog studio Neil Druckmann (Neil Druckmann) has been appointed its vice president. The company explained the appointment as recognition of Drakmann’s services to the company.

A report by Laurence Rutten from CoolGames. The speaker spoke about the opportunities for developers of messenger games.

The games of the Dutch mobile publisher Spil Games have gained over 300 million downloads. In the past, Spil Games specialized in browser games, but since 2014 it has been actively developing the mobile direction.

Game writer Drew Karpyshyn has left the company Bioware. This is his second dismissal in the last 6 years. Karpishin explained his departure with a desire to work as a freelancer.

It will soon be possible to make games for the Nintendo Switch on the GameMaker Studio 2 engine. The developer of the engine, YoYo Games, has signed an agreement with the Nintendo Corporation.

What lies behind the popular abbreviation CPI, what are the pros and cons of this advertising format, as well as what is important to know when working with it, – says Ilya Seregin, FeedWise project Manager at Mobio.

Mobile gaming platform HQ Trivia with quizzes and cash prizes received $15 million of investment. After the last investment round, the company’s value is estimated at $100 million.

One of the founders of the PopCap studio, Jason Kapalka, has moved into a related field of activity. Instead of developing video games, Kapalka decided to start creating board games at Forbidden Games, which he also founded.

The innovative augmented reality startup Magic Leap has received $461 million of investment from the government fund Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The mobile role-playing MMO Lineage 2: Revolution by the South Korean publisher Netmarble generated $924 million in the first 11 months after launch. The game earned most of this amount on the local market.

Wargaming UK public relations specialist Frazer Nash left the company to start his own business. Nash worked at the British branch of Wargaming for 8 years.

Mobile game developer studio Next Games has won the competition of the best employers of the Finnish gaming industry. The competition was held by the international company Great Place to Work, analyzing the employment market in different countries.

In the spring of 2017, the Ukrainian company Values Value, founded by Tanya Loktionova (Evdokimenko), conducted a large-scale survey of gaming industry specialists from the CIS about salaries. App2Top.ru publishes excerpts from the results of the study.

A report by Mario Valle from Altered Ventures LLC. The speaker spoke about how the financing of gaming projects is currently taking place.