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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.

Industry December 30, 2017

Results of 2017: Sergey Galenkin from Epic Games about the main thing for the year

Director of Publishing Strategy Epic Games and the author of the SteamSpy service Sergey Galenkin said App2Top.ru , which events and projects he considers the main ones in 2017.

Industry December 29, 2017

Results of 2017: Yuri Krasilnikov from Belka Games about the main thing for the year

Business Development Director of Belka Games studio Yuri Krasilnikov said App2Top.ru what has happened in his life and the life of the company over the past twelve months.

Platforms December 29, 2017

Odnoklassniki named the best games of 2017

At the end of this year, the Odnoklassniki social platform published an extensive list of the best projects on its platform.

Industry December 29, 2017

Results of 2017: Ksenia Maslova from PlayFlock about the main thing for the year

The head of marketing at PlayFlock, Ksenia Maslova , said App2Top.ru about how the year went for her company.

Marketing December 29, 2017

AdvertMobile: Tops of the most popular iOS gaming queries (November 2017)

Last month, the top ten most popular game search queries in the United States included the phrases Shadow Fight 3 and Doodle God.

Industry December 29, 2017

Results of 2017: Sergey Babaev from Cubic Games about the main thing for the year

Vice President of Cubic Games Sergey Babaev said App2Top.ru about the successes and plans of his company and the blockbuster Pixel Gun 3D.

Industry December 28, 2017

G5 and MyTona have settled the dispute over The Secret Society

Publisher G5 Entertainment and developer MyTona, between whom since January 2017 there has been a dispute over the extension of the license agreement for the game The Secret Society, have reached an agreement on the settlement of the dispute.