The Chinese Internet corporation Tencent is thinking about the prospect of publishing mobile games in the Snapchat messenger. This became known a week after Tencent bought a 12% stake in Snapchat-owned company Snap Inc.

The first session is the most important for any game and for any application. It is within its framework that the answer to the question is formed: is it worth it? What is important to remember when working on the first session, – says devtodev analyst Vera Karpova in a new article in our series of materials “Performance indicators of games”.

The revenues of Nexon gaming corporation in the 3rd quarter of 2017 increased by 36% to $532 million, of which mobile games earned $120 million – 39% more than a year ago.

Website about GameGuru games.Ru has launched a division for localization and publication of browser-based MMOs developed in Asia.

Nexon International Gaming Corporation has acquired the California mobile studio Pixelberry Studios, known for games in the genre of interactive stories Choices and High School Story.

Sony Corporation is increasing production of PlayStation Move motion controllers to promote the PlayStation VR virtual reality helmet. Its closest competitor in the person of Microsoft’s Kinect system dropped out of the race the day before.

A round table about the promotion of games with the help of bloggers. Gaming companies, agencies and bloggers gathered on one stage to discuss issues of concern to everyone. Does it make sense to promote the game with the help of bloggers? Is it effective? Which games are suitable for? How much is it?

Electronic Arts Corporation has bought Respawn Entertainment studio, known for the Titanfall multiplayer shooter franchise. EA has already paid $151 million in cash, $164 million in securities for it and is ready to pay up to $140 million, depending on the future results of the studio.

Report by Sergey Tarasov from Alternativa Platform. The speaker shared the experience of Tanks Online in conducting external and internal tournaments.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot predicts the appearance of the next generation of consoles no earlier than 2019 due to the release of “enhanced” versions of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The developer of the game PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS studio Bluehole has announced work on a new project — the role-playing MMO game Ascent: Infinite Realm.

The Chinese corporation Tencent has not abandoned its intentions to purchase Bluehole, which created the phenomenally successful PvP shooter PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS.

Unity Technologies has hired two former employees of Insomniac Games studio. They will have to adapt the Unity engine to the needs of high-budget game projects.

Representatives of the Russian industry are working on a law on the regulation of video games. This was announced by the head of Roskomnadzor Alexander Zharov.

Next week, Russian Pixonic opens a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. The team plans to raise funds for a new game for HTC Vive and Oculus – War Robots VR.

Niantic Studio, in partnership with the media company Warner Brothers, is developing a mobile augmented reality game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite based on the “Harry Potter” franchise.

Apple is working on an augmented reality headset that could be ready by 2020, according to business publication Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the company’s plans.

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Origins action adventure sold twice as well in the first 10 days after its release as its predecessor, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.

A former employee of the Quantic Dream studio, Caroline Marshal, founded her gaming company Interior Night in London and intends to develop the genre of interactive drama.