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Industry News March 16, 2021

Google cuts its commission to 15% for a dev’s first $1M in annual revenue

Google is reducing its 30 percent cut to 15 percent for all Android developers for the first $1M of revenue every developer earns each year. This is effective from July 1st.

Industry News March 16, 2021

Star Citizen surpasses $350 million in crowdfunding after 10 years in development

Star Citizen has been in development since 2011. After 2020 became the game’s most successful year to date, it reached another milestone.

Industry News March 16, 2021

Chess streams hit record-breaking 21 million hours watched on Twitch following ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ success

Chess streams have never been among the most popular categories on Twitch. However, they reached a new milestone last month — all thanks to the huge success of “The Queen’s Gambit.”

Industry News March 16, 2021

Rockstar pays $10,000 to modder who reduced GTA Online load times by 70%

Insane loading times have been a huge problem of GTA Online for a while. Now Rockstar has paid $10,000 to a modder who found a way to reduce them by 70%.

Game Development March 16, 2021

Russian modders release first chapter of Half-Life: Blue Shift remake based on Black Mesa

A group of modders from Russia is working on recreating Half-Life: Blue Shift, the second add-on to Valve’s iconic shooter. It’s based on the Black Mesa game, and now its first chapter is available for free download.