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Industry October 20, 2017

Guitar Hero developer has reduced staff for the second time in a year

The creator of the music games Harmonix fired 14 people. The company explained this by the need to reduce overhead costs. This is the second reduction in the studio staff this year.

Industry October 19, 2017

The creators of LawBreakers: “There is no right time for a release”

We talked about the situation around LawBreakers with Dan Nanni, BossKey’s lead designer.

Games October 19, 2017

The mobile strategy for Final Fantasy XV has been downloaded 20 million times

The mobile strategy of Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire by MZ studio and Square Enix has crossed the milestone of 20 million downloads.

Industry October 19, 2017

Nintendo Switch sales in the US exceeded 2 million

Nintendo has announced the sale of more than 2 million units of the Nintendo Switch console in the United States.

Industry October 19, 2017

Details about the launch of Wargaming Moscow

A week ago, Wargaming announced the launch of a development studio in Moscow. We took a short interview about her from the head of the new office, Andrey Zimenko.

Development October 19, 2017

The European indie developers competition from Google has started

Google has opened the acceptance of works for the competition for developers of Android games Google Play Indie Games Contest. This year, for the first time, game creators from Russia and 27 other European countries will be able to participate in it.

Money October 19, 2017

Ex-Visceral employee: Dead Space 2 cost at least $60 million

Former Visceral Games studio level designer Zach Wilson called the cost of developing a sequel to the sci-fi horror Dead Space — $ 60 million.

Industry October 19, 2017

Obsidian to Publish Digital Novel by Pillars of Eternity

Obsidian will release a novel and a series of short stories about the Pillars of Eternity role-playing game universe on the Bound mobile platform for literary works.

Games October 19, 2017

Capcom has delivered 4 million copies of Resident Evil VII

Capcom announced the delivery of 4 million copies of Resident Evil VII horror to stores 10 months after the launch of the game.

Development October 18, 2017

There is a selection of requirements for game trailers

Game trailer editor Derek Lieu has compiled a selection of specifications for creating game trailers for various platforms.

Industry October 18, 2017

The story of Shadow Fight 2 SE: Why did Nekki make a paid version of her hit?

How was the work on the paid version of Shadow Fight 2 going and how much she was able to earn, – Nikita Korzhavin, director of business Development at Nekki, told on his Facebook page. With the permission of the author, we publish the material on our pages.

Money October 18, 2017

Nitro Games earned $3 million on the sale of shares

The Finnish mobile studio Nitro Games has generated $3.1 million by selling 500 thousand new shares.

Industry October 18, 2017

Activision has received a patent for a system that encourages in-game purchases

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Activision a patent for using the method of “stimulating [making] microtransactions in multiplayer games.”

Industry October 18, 2017

The British opposed the loot boxes in the games

In the UK, a group of citizens demanded that the government equate loot boxes (sets with random game content) in video games with gambling and restrict access to them to minors.

Money October 18, 2017

Magic Leap raises $502 million investment

The “augmented reality” startup Magic Leap raised $502 million in the investment round of the “D” series.

Industry October 18, 2017

EA has closed the developers of Dead Space

Electronic Arts Corporation has liquidated its subsidiary studio Visceral Games, known for the sci-fi horror game series Dead Space.

Vacancies October 17, 2017

Vacancies of the week (October 17)

Wanted: mobile marketer at Playkot, marketing analyst at Game Insight, head of graphic design at Glu Mobile and release engineer at Social Quantum.

Industry October 17, 2017

Wargaming.net for the third time announces the recruitment of students to the Wargaming Academy

St. Petersburg Branch Wargaming.net ready to teach again. The studio announced that it is recruiting students for its own training course for the third time. The Wargaming Academy educational project opened its doors for the first time in 2015.

Industry October 17, 2017

In 10 months of 2017, more games were published on Steam than in the whole of 2016

Since the beginning of 2017, over 6 thousand new games have been released on Steam — 40% more than published on the Valve platform for the whole of 2016.

Industry October 17, 2017

“We will not influence in-game content in any way”: Mail.Ru Group about PUBG publishing in Russia

On October 16, it became known that Mail.Ru The Group will be the publisher of PLAYERUNKNOWN’s BATTLEGROUNDS in Russia and the CIS. Whether this will affect the game and what the deal will bring to its participants – we talked with Daria Kot, the producer of the project from the Russian side.