Round table about children’s games. Experts discussed the pros and cons of developing games for children. Is it really possible to make money on such projects? What is the difference between games for kids and other apps? What games are parents willing to pay for?

Warner Bros. and a group of representatives of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien Estate have entered into a settlement agreement on a lawsuit for $ 80 million.

For 6 months of 2017, the market of consoles and console video games in Japan increased by 14.8% to $1.35 billion. Growth in this segment was marked for the first time in three years, according to the publication Famitsu.

A report by Tramell Ray Isaac from Boss Key Productions. He told how he worked on games at the beginning of his career, and what his approach to development looks like now. He also shared his positive and negative experiences that he has accumulated over 24 years of game development.

The Chinese corporation Tencent has promised to introduce time limits for underage players in the Honor of Kings mobile MOBA.

The ex-director of the Gaikai cloud gaming service, David Perry, became the head of the GoVyrl project, designed to find and promote promising beginnings.

The revenue of the Disney Tsum Tsum mobile fritupley game from the Japanese company Line Corp. exceeded $1 billion since its release in 2014.

Gearbox Software’s Battleborn MMO shooter is less and less interested in gamers — a year after the release, 100-200 players per hour gather in the game at the same time.

Interview with Tony Watkins, head of Electronic Arts Russia. He shared his rich experience of working with gaming markets and told what changes are waiting for these markets in the near future.

The author of the indie horror series Five Nights at Freddy’s, Scott Cawthon, abandoned the development of the sixth part of the game.

Interview with Chala Eger (Caglar Eger) from Goodgame Studios. He shared his opinion on the most important aspects of game licensing that you need to know about in order to succeed.

The revenue of the Pokémon GO mobile game reached $1.2 billion a year after its release. The game itself has been downloaded 752 million times during this time.

What are the ways to calculate LTV, what can and should this metric be used for, as well as the pitfalls of working with it? Vera Karpova, devtodev analyst.

A report by Elena Tsarkova from Wooga at White Nights St. Petersburg 2017.

Nickelodeon children’s TV channel has entered the world of esports by investing in an American company that organizes virtual tournaments Super League Gaming.

The Belarusian company Wargaming has signed a partnership agreement with Epic Games as part of the launch of the Wargaming Mobile division.

A report by Vitaly Kozlov from KB Production at White Nights St. Petersburg 2017.

Swedish publisher Paradox Interactive has acquired the Dutch studio Triumph Studios, developer of the Age of Wonders and Overlord series, for €4 million.

The share of the PayPal payment system in the American gaming transaction market decreased by 7.3% last year and amounted to 24.8%.