Microsoft’s gaming division generated $1.9 billion in revenue from sales of games on Xbox and Windows 10 in the third quarter of the fiscal year.

According to the analytical firm SuperData, in March of this year, global sales of digital copies of games amounted to $ 8 billion.

Chinese developer Cheetah Mobile called 2017 the “Snapchat era”: the mobile messenger enters the top mobile platforms in Europe.

Nintendo console designer Genyo Takeda announced his retirement and retirement.

Finnish developer Remedy Entertainment has announced its intention to conduct an initial public offering (IPO).

The CEO of the Game Show Network media company David Goldhill (David Goldhill) is preparing

In the first quarter of 2017, users worldwide spent $15 billion on the App Store and Google Play. This is 45% more than a year earlier.

How significant a role DLC and microtransactions play in the revenue of Call of Duty: Black Ops III and Battlefield 1 was told by the analytical company SuperData.

Apple informed the participants of the iTunes partner program about the reduction of the commission amount from applications and content inside them to 2.5%.

Epic Games has released a trial version of the Unreal Engine 4.16 Preview 1 game engine.

The French media corporation Vivendi may buy the gaming company Ubisoft, the Reuters news agency reports, citing internal sources.

We continue the weekly publication of selected vacancies. Their selection makes for App2Top.ru Tanya Evdokimenko, HR and recruiting expert.

This morning, April 25, Mail.Ru The Group has announced the creation of a structure that will invest in gaming companies. App2Top.ru I took a short interview about the initiative from Ilya Karpinsky, director Mail.Ru Games Ventures.

The Halo 5: Guardians and Street Fighter V competitions are included in Top 10 most viewed esports tournaments on Twitch in March this year.

How well marketers and developers understand ASO, the Russian analytical platform ASOdesk offered to check.

Chinese corporation Tencent acquired 9.9% of shares of local developer Seasun for $142.2 million.

Is it true that the gaming industry gives a podium only to selected and successful developers? This issue was raised on the last day of Reboot Develop as part of an informal session with Rami Izmail (Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing).

Japanese studio Silicon Studio has released its own game engine Xenko Game Engine.

The Danish film company Nordisk Film has invested $ 10 million in the developer of the games Mad Max and Just Cause studio Avalanche.