The authors of Max Payne and Quantum Break from the Finnish studio Remedy admitted that the creation of high-budget game projects with an eye to a single game has become unaffordable for most developers.

Netmarble US CEO Simon Sim commented on the western release of Lineage 2: Revolution. According to him, especially a lot of organics came from Europe and Russia.

MTS has acquired the Gambit Esports club, Vedomosti reports.

Alexander Bogdanov, who led the St. Petersburg studio Game Insight and Nord Quantum, became the CEO of Minsk-based Belka Games, the developer of the Watchmaker.

The broadcast of the opening games of the debut season of the Overwatch League on January 10 on Twitch simultaneously gathered 425 thousand viewers.

The “battle royale” mode remains a reliable locomotive for the Fortnite MMO shooter. Thanks to him, the number of users of the game has grown by 10 million over the past month and reached 40 million players, and the peak of online gaming exceeded 2 million gamers, Eurogamer reported with reference to Epic Games.

Ubisoft and Tencent have become strategic partners. As part of the cooperation, Tencent will release a number of mobile titles of the Ubisoft subsidiary of Ketchapp Games publishing house in the Weixin version of the WeChat social network for the domestic market.

The success of the Nintendo Switch launch last year exceeded Nintendo‘s expectations. But the president of the company Tatsumi Kimishima (Tatsumi Kimishima) believes that the real tests for the Switch will begin in the second year of the console’s existence.

Transformers games have disappeared from digital stores. The reason is the expiration of the deal between the franchise owner Hasbro and the publisher Activision.

According to a Facebook study, 57% of mobile players who do not pay for disabling ads in mobile games agree to see it there and on, as long as the titles remain free.

The success of GTA V lasts almost 5 years in a row. The Rockstar Games hit took third place in sales of physical copies in 15 European countries in 2017, second only to FIFA 18 and Call of Duty: WWII.

Paradox Interactive acquired 33% of Seattle studio Hardsuite Labs for $2 million. Under the terms of the deal, Paradox may increase its ownership stake in Hardsuite Labs in the future.

PUBG Corp. And Xbox reported selling 3 million copies of PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLE Royale for Xbox One in the first month after release, with 1 million copies sold out in the first 48 hours.

Independent game studios are subsidized in Spain. The government of the country has approved a budget grant of €6.5 million for indie developers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.