GameWorldObserver.com: online magazine about video games industry

All publications for 19.04.2021

Industry News April 19, 2021

Microsoft announces Xbox Cloud Gaming limited beta for Windows 10 and iPhone/iPad

Microsoft announced that tomorrow it’ll begin sending out invites to start testing the Xbox Cloud Gaming limited beta for Windows 10 PCs and Apple phones and tablets via web browsers.

Industry News April 19, 2021

China’s games industry to reach $49 billion in 2021, accounting for 32% of global revenue

China remains the biggest and one of the fastest-growing games markets in the world. Experts expect it to account for almost the third of total games industry revenue in 2021.

Game Development April 19, 2021

Video Game Insights launches new data tool for indie devs

Data platform for indie devs Video Game Insights has launched a new tool that highlights genres that make the most money and genres that are oversupplied.

Industry News April 19, 2021

Gachas, guilds, cosmetics, and other revenue drivers for mobile games, according to GamesRefinery

Mobile gaming analytics company GameRefinery analyzed the top 200 grossing iOS games in the US and China to find out five features that impact the revenue the most.

Marketing April 19, 2021

Indie developer Jake Birkett: Ancient Enemy’s early wishlists converted best

Jake Birkett, owner of Grey Alien Games (Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, and Regency Solitaire) has shared an interesting graph showing how well wishlists convert into purchases depending on the month added.

Industry News April 19, 2021

Crash Bandicoot: On the Run surpasses $1.2 million in revenue, hits over 34 million downloads

In the first quarter (ended on March 31), Crash Bandicoot: On the Run became one of the top mobile games in terms of revenue and downloads. King’s title also surpassed 20 million downloads faster than any other runner before, including Subway Surfers.

Industry News April 19, 2021

Genshin Impact dev miHoYo targets female audience with new game Tears of Themis

miHoYo has announced otome “romance x detective x adventure” game Tears of Themis for iOS and Android.

Industry News April 19, 2021

Amazon pulls plug on The Lord of the Rings MMORPG

Bad luck seems to continue to plague Amazon’s incursions into the gaming space. The Twitch owner has canceled The Lord of the Rings online role-playing game announced in 2019.

Industry News April 19, 2021

Days Gone Director John Garvin: “If your game is coming out to a 70 [on Metacritic], you’re not going to be the creative director for very long”

Days Gone creative director and writer John Garvin attributes the cancellation of the sequel to the mixed reviews the game received. In the meantime, over 47,000 people have signed the petition for a Days Gone sequel on Change.org.