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All publications for 01.04.2020

Industry News April 1, 2020

Teamfight Tactics surpasses 4.5 million downloads on mobile

Riot Games’ Teamfight Tactics has become the biggest auto chess debut on mobile with over 4.5 million downloads in the two weeks since release.

Industry News April 1, 2020

Frogwares embraces self-publishing

Frogwares, Ukraine-based developer of the Sherlock Holmes games and The Sinking City, is transitioning to self-publishing.

Industry News April 1, 2020

Terraria lifetime sales reach 30m copies

Terraria, which came out nearly nine years ago, has surpassed 30 million units sold.

Industry News April 1, 2020

Rockstar to give 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online revenues to fight coronavirus

Rockstar Games is joining the industry-wide efforts to fight COVID-19, and it means business. From April 1 to May 31, the company will donate 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online revenues for the treatment of patients.

Dev Interviews April 1, 2020

Alberto Belli on Italian gamedev scene: “Evolution always arrives just before extinction”

Italy is a great market for games. It’s worth €1.7 billion, which means that people buy and play games. However, revenues from Italian developers account for just around €50 million, and almost everything comes from a handful of key studios.