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All publications for 15.08.2022

Industry News August 15, 2022

The better you play Civilization, the better your managerial skills, study says

Strategy games require certain managerial skills from players, and it has been proved by a research project. This study shows that participants who had higher skill in Civilization V were better at problem solving and organizing.

Deals August 15, 2022

Unity rejects AppLovin’s proposal, sticking to previously announced merger with ironSource

Days after AppLovin offered to snap up Unity for $17.5 billion, the company rejected the proposal. Instead, the board of directors will remain committed to its merger with marketing platform ironSource.

Industry News August 15, 2022

Half-Life peaks at over 12k concurrent players on Steam, thanks to fans’ online campaign

The original Half-Life game has broken its own record for the number of peak concurrent players. This once again shows that the series has a strong community even decades after its release.

Industry News August 15, 2022

PS4 sold twice as many units as Xbox One, according to new court papers

Sony has surpassed Microsoft in sales of previous gen consoles. This is according to the latest documents related to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, which indicate that the Xbox One sold half as much as the PS4.