What kind of video games market does Germany have? A post by “game – the German Games Industry Association” answers that.

Indie developers are no match for big studios. But it’s ok, according to Valeria Castro, CEO & Founder at Platonic Games, a small dev team based in Madrid. At a recent event hosted by GameAnalytics, Valeria shared her experience entering the crowded hyper-casual scene.

Thomas Bidaux, CEO of gaming consultancy firm ICO Partners, has shared data on how the first half of 2019 has treated video games on Kickstarter.

The ROKiT Group of Companies, smartphone manufacturer and provider of wireless services, has launched ROKiT Games Limited. It’s a game development fund to support indie developers of mobile and console games. The size of the fund is $50 million.

According to Newzoo, as of May 2019, 41% of the U.S. gamers play either Fortnite, Apex Legends, or PUBG. It might be tempting to recognize battle royale as a genre in its own right that is distinct from shooter. However, the three titles do not share the same community, with people attracted to various battle royale games for different reasons.

Valve launched Steam Labs, a service that allows users to check out experimental features designed to increase discoverability of games.

In June, Wargaming announced the launch of a new business unit called Nexus. Wondering what exactly the new team is up to? Nexus head Mike Belton is here to explain.

Sam Corcoran, technical account manager for Google, said that the tech giant received over 4,000 applications from developers for its upcoming Stadia platform.

Jordan becomes another country where you can no longer play PUBG. Jordan’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) banned PUBG last Thursday and is planning to ban six other video games. Fortnite is on that list too.

French mobile games start-up Million Victories has raised $1.4m to scale up the team.

Warframe has been around for seven years, with new content arriving at an impressive rate. Digital Extremes chief operating officer Sheldon Carter explains how the studio avoids crunch while maintaining a tight update schedule.

Last week wasn’t very lucky for EA. Company’s market cap fell by nearly 10%. This is due to players’ cold reception of Apex Legends 2.

Vietnam’s game industry is in a difficult place right now. With over 60 million internet users and over 50 million smartphone owners, of which gamers make up 30 million, it is a small market.

People’s Daily, which is considered to speak on behalf of the Communist party, leads the initative to introduce age rating systems for games.

Mobile games brought in about 75% of the global $39.7 billion app revenue in the first half of the year. So far, customers have spent $29.6 billion on games.

The analytical service DataMagic has upgraded its games classification system. When evaluating your desirable niche you can now filter games not just by their genres, but also by sub-genres (essentially, by their mechanics), and by setting.

Modus, a publishing division of Maximum Games focused on indie projects, breaks down typical steps that indie developers should take to approach a publisher.

Zachtronics has made its games free for schools and similar non-profit academic institutions. Private and for-profit schools can expect discounts.

China is the world’s biggest market by mobile game revenue (to reach $30 billion in 2020). It is also extremely difficult to navigate for foreign publishers.  First, you’ve got stringent regulations imposed by the Chinese government. Secondly, sensitivities and preferences of the Chinese players can be a puzzle game in and of itself.