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All publications for 10.09.2021

Industry News September 10, 2021

Court rules Apple must allow third-party in-app payment systems

Months-long legal battle between Epic and Apple has just culminated in Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers’ issuing a permanent injunction that compels Apple to allow independent payment systems.

Industry News September 10, 2021

Riot Games staff became slightly more diverse, although share of new women hired declined

Riot Games has shared its annual diversity and inclusion report, showing its hiring practices and the share of different groups working at the company.

Industry News September 10, 2021

Tales of Arise peaks at 45K concurrent players on Steam, five times more than its predecessors

Bandai Namco released Tales of Arise on September 10, and the game has already peaked at more than 45,000 concurrent players on Steam. It beat the record of two previous titles in the RPG series by five times.

Industry News September 10, 2021

Genshin Impact generated $150 million in 7 days, more than its total revenue for August

On September 1, miHoYo released version 2.1 of Gensin Impact. And a new wave of interest from fans helped the game generate $150 million on App Store and Google Play in just a week. It is more than the title’s revenue was in the full month before.

Industry News September 10, 2021

World of Tanks community manager leaves Wargaming after company ‘scapegoated’ member of his team

Zachary Doig, who was a senior manager of community and events on the World of Tanks Americas Team, has left Wargaming. He named scapegoating an employee on his team and toxic corporate culture among the reasons behind his departure.

Industry News September 10, 2021

Google refocuses its gaming strategy with Jack Buser’s transition from Stadia to Cloud

Jack Buser, formerly Director for Games at Google Stadia, is leaving for Google Cloud. On September 13, Buser is stepping in as Google Cloud’s Director of Global Gaming Solutions.

Industry News September 10, 2021

Epic terminates Houseparty app to seemingly use its remains to fertilize Metaverse

Epic Games pulled Houseparty from stores and will discontinue the app for existing users in October.

Industry News September 10, 2021

Epic asks Apple to restore Fortnite developer account in South Korea. Apple says no

After South Korea amended its Telecommunications Business Act last week, Epic Games has attempted to bring Fortnite back to the country’s App Store. To that effect, Epic has asked Apple to reinstate its developer account on iOS. Apple, though, respectfully declined.