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Industry October 30, 2017

Sega revealed sales of the leading game series

Sega reported on the total game sales of the Persona and Megami Tensei role-playing series, and also disclosed the full sales numbers of other game franchises in the annual report.

Conferences October 30, 2017

White Nights Moscow 2017: MyTona about in-game events

Report by Igor Petrov from MyTona. The speaker showed examples of how to use in-game events to make the game more successful in general.

Industry October 30, 2017

Microsoft gaming platforms are used by 53 million people every month

53 million people play video games on Xbox One, Windows 10 and mobile apps every month, the company said in a report on the results of the 1st quarter of the current fiscal year.

Money October 30, 2017

Nintendo sales increased by 175% in six months thanks to Switch

Sales of Nintendo products from April to October of this year increased by 175% compared to the same period last year. The growth driver was the Nintendo Switch console.

Marketing October 27, 2017

Learning to work with the consumer basket (another way to improve monetization)

If your game has a store, you should definitely find out what a consumer basket is. How to work with it, – says devtodev analyst Vera Karpova in our series of materials “Performance indicators of games”.

Money October 27, 2017

82.6% increase in revenue from games at Mail.Ru Group

MMO games have been added to the piggy bank Mail.Ru Group 4.3 billion rubles in just 3 months. From August to September. This is 82.6% more than a year earlier.

Conferences October 27, 2017

White Nights Moscow 2017: Social Quantum on the development of its engine

A report by Kirill Shabordin from Social Quantum. The speaker spoke about what awaits a company that will embark on the path of developing its own engine.

Games October 27, 2017

Hi-Rez has released a mobile MOBA by Paladins in softlonch

Hi-Rez Studios held a “soft launch” of the mobile MOBA Paladins Strike in Australia, based on the “heroic” PvP shooter Paladins for PC and consoles.

Games October 27, 2017

Animal Crossing faster than other Nintendo games has reached the top of the Australian App Store

Softlonch Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp goes better than Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem. The social game reached the top of the top of the Australian App Store faster.

Industry October 27, 2017

Development history of Hawk: Freedom Squadron

Scrolling shooter on mobile can earn money. Alexander Enin, head of IT Territory, is sure of this (Mail.Ru Group). With App2Top.ru he shared the story of the development of the mockup Hawk: Freedom Squadron.

Marketing October 27, 2017

WebMedia plans to invest $5 million in Russian advertising networks

Israel is not afraid to invest in Russian IT. The WebMedia Group, headquartered in Ashdod, is ready to invest $5 million in players in the Russian mobile advertising market.

Marketing October 27, 2017

Appodeal: “Our advertising turnover is about $5 million per month”

How are things going with one of the brightest mediators of mobile advertising – Appodeal? How much does he earn? How does it work? Why did you buy Corona? How much is estimated by potential buyers? Answers to these questions in an interview with the founder and CEO of the company Pavel Golubev.

Games October 27, 2017

Resident Evil 7 has doubled the average duration of VR sessions on PS4

The average gaming session in the virtual reality mode of the horror Resident Evil 7 lasts twice as long as sessions of other VR games for PlayStation 4, according to Sony.

Games October 26, 2017

Seriously conducted a softlonch of a new game on the Best Fiends franchise

The Finnish mobile developer has seriously launched a new Best Fiends Rivals title in the softlonch, belonging to the Best Fiends puzzle franchise.

Development October 26, 2017

GameMaker Studio 2 has received support for the Xbox Live Creators Program

The developer of GameMaker Studio 2, YoYo Games, has agreed with Microsoft to provide users of the engine with access to the Xbox Creators Program.

Marketing October 26, 2017

Adventure game ads have the highest CTR

Which genres of commercials work best? Such a question was asked by AppLift analysts. They found out that the most effective video shows that promotes games in the genre of adventure (Adventure).

Conferences October 26, 2017

White Nights Moscow 2017: Ubisoft about influencers you don’t notice

A report by Alessandro Canossa from Ubisoft. Using the example of Tom Clancy’s The Division players, the speaker talked about how a special group of influencers from social networks can influence the rest of the free-to-play game community.

Industry October 26, 2017

The British government has promised to delve into the problem of gaming loot boxes

The UK government has responded to a civil petition to recognize video games with loot boxes as a form of gambling entertainment and to introduce age restrictions on such titles. Officials promised to study the problem more deeply and respond if necessary.

Industry October 26, 2017

Jason Schreier: “Video games destroy those who develop them”

Game development is not the healthiest activity today. This is the opinion of Jason Schreier, editor of Kotaku and author of the book about the difficult life of developers “Sweat, Blood and Pixels”. Why so, he told on the pages of The New York Times. We offer a short translation of the material.

EVE Online developers have abandoned VR

Sega revealed sales of the leading game series

White Nights Moscow 2017: MyTona about in-game events

Microsoft gaming platforms are used by 53 million people every month

Nintendo sales increased by 175% in six months thanks to Switch

Learning to work with the consumer basket (another way to improve monetization)

82.6% increase in revenue from games at Mail.Ru Group

White Nights Moscow 2017: Social Quantum on the development of its engine

Hi-Rez has released a mobile MOBA by Paladins in softlonch

Animal Crossing faster than other Nintendo games has reached the top of the Australian App Store

Development history of Hawk: Freedom Squadron

WebMedia plans to invest $5 million in Russian advertising networks

Appodeal: “Our advertising turnover is about $5 million per month”

Resident Evil 7 has doubled the average duration of VR sessions on PS4

Seriously conducted a softlonch of a new game on the Best Fiends franchise

GameMaker Studio 2 has received support for the Xbox Live Creators Program

Adventure game ads have the highest CTR

White Nights Moscow 2017: Ubisoft about influencers you don’t notice

The British government has promised to delve into the problem of gaming loot boxes

Jason Schreier: “Video games destroy those who develop them”