Nintendo Switch continues to demonstrate that it is today the main platform for indie platformers. Hollow Knight has sold 250 thousand copies in just two weeks since its release on the console.

The developer of the indie platformer The End is Night, Tyler Glaiel, gave the Steam Spy service a code that, according to him, will increase the accuracy of estimates of game sales on Steam.

Last week passed under the sign of White Nights, but we will tell you about it in detail only next week. In the meantime, let’s focus on the materials that were published before the conference. Among the central ones: a guide to the gaming industry of Ukraine; a detailed story about creating a template for bugs; and an exciting story by HyperTrain Digital about how to properly launch projects on Kickstarter.

The Russian indie game Stoneshard has raised more than $ 100 thousand on Kickstarter. How did she manage it, App2Top.ru I asked the publisher of the project, HypeTrain Digital.

Snapchat messenger will allow third-party developers to create and release games in their application. This is reported by the publication The Information, citing a source close to the Snapchat-owning company Snap Inc. The company itself has not commented on these rumors yet.

Mobile The Sims: Freeplay is banned from distribution in China, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt. Electronic Arts does not name a specific reason, but fans are sure that this is due to the opportunity to play LGBT characters.

The credit company LendEDU has studied in detail the habits and expenses of players in the Fortnite freeplay battle royale. Two-thirds of respondents buy in-game content. At the same time, the average Fortnite fan has already spent $84.7 in the game since the beginning of this year.

The MMO action game World of Tanks Blitz has turned four years old, during which time the game has reached 100 million downloads on all platforms.

Developer of the popular “battle royale” PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS studio PUBG Corp. withdrew a lawsuit against Epic Games without explanation. The termination of the case was reported by the business publication Bloomberg.

The international mobile analytics company Adjust has launched a free, open-source tool for evaluating the effectiveness of applications. It is designed to help developers and marketers figure out how successfully their product will show itself on the market.

In 2018, the esports market reached $926.3 million in revenue, and by 2023, industry revenues will grow to $2.17 billion, according to the analytical company Research and Markets.

Now the developers of crypto games will be able to attract an audience again using Facebook – the social network has lifted the ban on advertising cryptocurrencies and related products on the social network.

The global turnover of digital purchases in the video game industry in May 2018 reached $9.1 billion. This is 25% more than the result of May last year, which amounted to $ 7.3 billion, according to the analytical company SuperData Research.

Following Fortnite, PUBG Mobile also introduced season tickets. In the first week after the start of their sales, the revenue of the game increased by 365%, according to the analytical company Sensor Tower.

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The Walking Dead: Season 4 will be the last game made on Telltale Games’ own engine. Sources claim that the company’s new games will be made on Unity.

The developer of the banking software ACI and the analytical company Newzoo investigated the habits of gamers in three countries to understand how and for what they are willing to pay money in video games.

According to a report by the Gaming in Turkey agency, in 2017, the Turkish gaming market earned $810 million, of which $372.4 million came from the mobile segment.

Ubisoft has recently been criticized for touching on political and social issues in games, but is afraid to admit it. Responding to criticism, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said that the company really wants players to think about complex and serious topics, but is not going to impose its position on them.