Industry News June 24, 2020 Defold now supports Nintendo Switch Defold has added support for the Nintendo Switch. It’s the fist console that the engine supports.
Industry News June 24, 2020 Epic Games Store shoots past 61 million MAU during game giveaway campaign The Epic Games Store reached 61 million monthly active users as a result of its game giveaway campaign, “The Vault.”
Industry News June 24, 2020 Unity premium learning content now available for free. For good Unity has made its premium learning resources free on a permanent basis.
Industry News June 23, 2020 Apptica: Chinese mobile games top highest-grossing list amid COVID-19 Chinese mobile games revenue generated whopping revenues in Q1 2020. Natalie Stepanova, Head of Marketing & PR at analyst firm Apptica, disusses the phenomenal performance of China’s mobile game sector.
Industry News June 23, 2020 Digital games market dips 3% in May The latest review of digital sales has arrived from SuperData. Last month, gamers spent $10.2 billion on digital copies of games. This is 3 percent below the April figure.
Industry News June 23, 2020 Facebook adds Ready at Dawn to Oculus Studios Facebook announced the acquisition of Ready at Dawn Studios.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Microsoft closing Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming on xCloud Microsoft is shutting down its streaming platform Mixer on July 22. Starting today, the company is beginning to move Mixer partners and streamers to Facebook Gaming.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Facebook struggling to launch its gaming app on App Store Apple has denied a Facebook app with its own library of games from appearing on the App Store.
Industry News June 22, 2020 GameClub debuts on Google Play GameClub, a subscription platform for the classic iOS titles, arrived on iOS in October 2019. It has now launched on Android devices as well.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Eurogamer: Warner Bros. Montreal to reveal new Batman game in August Eurogamer confirms rumors that Batman Arkham Origins developers Warner Bros. Montreal is working on a new Batman title.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Index VR back in stock topping Steam chart Last week, Valve’s Index VR shot to No.1 on Steam best-selling list. The VR tech has reclaimed the top spot for the first time since it was sold out back in March around the release of Half-Life: Alyx.
Industry News June 22, 2020 The Last of Us Part 2 becomes Sony’s fastest-selling PS4 title The Last of Us Part 2 has topped the UK boxed charts.
Industry News June 18, 2020 Brawl Stars generates over $17 million in first week in China Supercell’s Brawl Stars has brought in $17.5 million and 4.8 million downloads in China, where it only launched on June 9. This is according to the latest report from Sensor Tower.
Industry News June 17, 2020 This War of Mine to be included in school reading list in Poland Video games are doing great in Poland. There are around 400 developers and publishers in the country, with CD Projekt currently being the most valuable video game company in Europe.
Industry News June 17, 2020 “Decent first steps.” Despite silence on BLM, Valve does support black devs A number of indie developers are removing their games from Steam citing Valve’s failure to address the Black Lives Matter movement. By no longer profiting from the store, these devs refuse to remain “complicit with their silence on hate” in favour of “white angry male gamers.”
Industry News June 17, 2020 ASO Best Practices and Tips 2020 (roundtable discussion) Today, on June 17, at 11:00 (UTC+1, London Time), tune in on the WN Hub for a roundtable discussion on ASO Best Practices and Tips 2020.
Industry News June 16, 2020 Gearbox sues 3D Realms over Duke Nukem IP Borderlands maker Gearbox Software is suing Apogee Software, which owns 3D Realms, over the Duke Nukem IP.
Industry News June 16, 2020 Apple sued for allowing devs to market games with loot boxes on App Store Last Friday, a proposed class action lawsuit was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. It alleges that Apple allows games with loot boxes on the App Store, a mechanic that constitutes gambling thus violating California law.
Industry News June 16, 2020 Indies pull games from Steam over Valve’s silence re Black Lives Matter A number of indie developers have removed their games Steam citing Valve’s failure to address the Black Lives Matter movement.
Industry News June 16, 2020 EndeavorRX, world’s first prescription video game Akili Interactive’s EndeavorRx, previously known as Project EVO, became the first video game that is officially a medicine in the US. It was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be prescribed for children between ages eight and twelve years old who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).