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All publications for 08.11.2024

Industry News Today 18:07

Sega reports 22% growth in H1 video game revenue, driven by DLC sales, back catalog, and Rovio

Sega has released its financial report for the six-month period ended September 30, 2024. Despite a lack of new hits, the Japanese publisher saw strong growth in its video game business.

Events Today 17:50

Online gambling event WN iGaming Summit coming to Cyprus on December 11 in cooperation with Google

On December 11, WN Media Group will host its first event focused on online gambling. WN iGaming Summit, which will take place in Cyprus in partnership with Google, is expected to bring together over 500 professionals.

Industry News Today 15:37

Warner Bros. Discovery to focus on four core game franchises as poor releases lead to $300 million-plus write-downs

Warner Bros. Discovery continues to suffer from a series of commercially failed video games. Here are the key takeaways from the company’s financial report for the three-month period ended September 30, 2024.

Industry News Today 14:11

PlayStation’s Q2 report: profit up 184%, Astro Bot hits 1.5 million copies sold, PS5 tops 65 million units

Sony has released its financial report for the second quarter ended September 30, 2024. Here are the key takeaways about the company’s video game business.

Dev Interviews Today 12:00

“There’re less than 1,000 games that make over $1M a month”: Video games vs. gambling in terms of competition, UA, and marketing

Games industry veteran Vladimir Nikolsky and online gambling traffic expert Alex Riddick have discussed the state of these two different markets during the recent WN Conference Cyprus’24. Here’re the main differences in terms of competition, user acquisition, and other issues.