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Industry January 25, 2018

Kotaku: Anthem will determine the fate of BioWare

Anthem‘s online action game could decide the future of BioWare. If the project fails, Electronic Arts is able to disband the company’s offices in Austin and Edmonton. This is stated in the column of Kotaku editor-in-chief Jason Schreier.

Marketing January 25, 2018

Promotion School: what is an offer?

We analyze what is meant by the word “offer” when it comes to advertising mobile games and applications. Helps us in this Ilya Seregin, project manager at Mobio.

Industry January 25, 2018

11% of developers are ready to make money on loot boxes

Loot boxes are the most unpopular business model for games. But she also has adherents. This is stated in the report of the annual Game Developer Conference. According to him, 1 out of 10 developers is ready to monetize their title by selling loot boxes.

Industry January 25, 2018

The new standard of monetization – Ghost Recon: Wildlands will also be with loot boxes

Ubisoft is not afraid of the anger of gamers. The company gave the go-ahead to add loot boxes to Ghost Recon: Wildlands. They will appear in the shooter until the end of January.

Development January 25, 2018

Unity has introduced a program for version control of the engine

The Unity team wants it to be easier for developers to work with the engine. This is hinted at by the Unity Hub release. The tool allows you to select the version of the engine to work with.

Industry January 24, 2018

Hot December 2017: players spent $10 billion on games

SuperData adjusted the market figures for last December. It turned out to be fruitful. Gamers spent $10 billion on games.

Money January 24, 2018

PUBG Corp. will donate $2 million to charity

The developers of the popular online action game PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS have promised to send donations totaling $2 million to various charitable organizations by the end of 2018.

Industry January 24, 2018

Developers were offered a set of rules for fair monetization of video games

The Project Horseshoe research group presented a report on the ethical side of video game monetization. The researchers have prepared a set of recommendations, following which developers will be able to make money on users without tricks and deception.

Conferences January 24, 2018

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

At White Nights in Prague, one of the guests will be Jefferson Valadares, CEO of Bandai Namco in the USA. We suggest coming up with a question for him. The authors of the top two will receive a premium ticket to the conference.

Vacancies January 24, 2018

Vacancies of the week (January 24)

Wanted: senior server programmer in the former Moscow office of Glu Mobile, head of marketing analytics at Game Insight and head of the traffic buying team at Wargaming.

Blockchain January 24, 2018

How developers from St. Petersburg came up with a blockchain platform for players, developers and investors

The gaming blockchain platform of PHRI graduates sold $1.3 million worth of tokens in a month. Its authors, who are not yet thirty, are sure that in the next six months the figure will be much higher.

Investments and transactions January 24, 2018

The Indian publisher Nazara has acquired a controlling stake in the esports company Nodwin Gaming

The Indian mobile publishing house Nazara Technologies continues to buy up local companies. The next acquisition of Nazara was the esports company Nodwin Gaming.

Industry January 23, 2018

Microsoft has included future Xbox exclusives in the Xbox Game Pass subscription

Is the subscription the future? Xbox Game Pass subscription holders will be able to play not only the old multiplatform titles in the near future, but also the latest exclusives from Microsoft Studios, starting from the day of their release.

Industry January 23, 2018

PUBG Corp. will open an office in Amsterdam

The creators of the “battle royale” PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS have announced the expansion of the development team of their game project. Next month, a division of PUBG Corp. South Korean publisher Bluehole will open an office in Amsterdam.

Industry January 23, 2018

Epic Games has bought a developer of cloud VR games

Epic Games has acquired Cloudgine, a Scottish company that develops video games using cloud technologies and VR support, for an unspecified amount.

Industry January 23, 2018

The creator of Sonic the hedgehog joined Square Enix

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.

Industry January 22, 2018

Members of the Washington State Senate demanded to deal with the loot boxes

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 January 22, 2018

Brian Fargo: Blockchain can end the era of DRM protection

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.

Money January 22, 2018

Finnish startup raised $650 thousand for social games about fashion and style

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.

Games January 19, 2018

Stardew Valley became the most downloaded game on Switch for 2017 in three months

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.