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All publications for 28.04.2020

Industry News April 28, 2020

Codemasters partners with Sperasoft on racing games

Sperasoft, a Keywords studio announced its collaboration with UK developer and publisher Codemasters.

Industry News April 28, 2020

XR market to generate $6.3 billion in 2020

In 2020, extended reality hardware and software revenues will bring in $6.3 billion, according to revised estimates by SuperData. That’s down from $7.7 billion the analytics firm previously projected.

Industry News April 28, 2020

Bethesda donates $1 million to organizations responding to COVID-19

Bethesda announced on its website that it plans to donate $1,000,000 to charities involved in COVID-19 relief efforts.

Industry News April 28, 2020

App Annie restructures, with “small fraction of the workforce” laid off

“A small fraction of the workforce” has been laid off at the mobile analytics firm App Annie. This is coming from gamesindustry.biz.

Industry News April 28, 2020

Phil Spencer: Xbox will not change business tactics despite “flood” of new players

The head of Xbox Phil Spencer said that shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders brought a “big flood of new people” to games. Specifically, Xbox saw a huge surge in the numbers of “new to Xbox customers.”

Industry News April 28, 2020

DayZ studio in Bratislava shuts down

DayZ developer Bohemia Interactive shut down its studio in Bratislava.

Industry News April 28, 2020

Rovio reports 50% profit increase thanks to UA spend reduction

Rovio earned €66.6 million in Q1 2020, down 6% year-on-year. However, the publisher’s pre-tax profits grew 53% to €11.5 million. This the Angry Birds company achieved by reducing its UA costs.