Industry News August 26, 2019 Supercell soft launches Rush Wars Supercell, a hit-making studio from Finland, today officially announced the beta release of a new game called Rush Wars.
Industry News August 26, 2019 EU video games industry: 2018 stats In 2018, the EU video games market grew by 15% year on year and reached €21 billion. That’s according to the latest report by Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE).
Industry News August 23, 2019 First EGS’s exclusive, Hades, debuts on Steam Hades by Supergiant Games was one of the three launch exclusives on Epic Games Store. Since its launch in December 2018, the game has been in early access.
Industry News August 23, 2019 Ubisoft: Now is a good time to invest in new IP Ubisoft believes that now is the best time to develop new IP. This is due to the imminent arrival of next-gen consoles and cross-platform gaming.
Industry News August 23, 2019 Google Play Store design updated for better discoverability The Google Play Store has received a new design. It makes it easier to find games and apps.
Industry News August 22, 2019 Match 3 games generate one fifth of total US game revenue on iOS GameRefinery estimated the Q2 revenues of gaming genres in the US iOS market. Match 3 is leading by far.
Industry News August 22, 2019 Valve sheds more light on Steam China With no launch date announced for Steam China, Valve’s DJ Powers elaborates on the company’s strategy in the country.
Industry News August 21, 2019 Voodoo acquires h8games and plans to open publishing office in Ukraine Last week, Voodoo, a French hyper casual games publisher, announced the acquisition of h8games, a studio based in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Industry News August 21, 2019 Perfect World and Valve unveil launch titles for Steam China Perfect World, Valve’s partner in China, announced today the lineup of games that will be launched on the upcoming Steam China platform.
Industry News August 20, 2019 Google introduces three-day review for new Android apps The tech giant follows Apple’s suit. A review process for new apps has been impleneted on Google Play. It’s off to a sloppy start, however.
Industry News August 20, 2019 Sony acquires Spider-Man maker Insomniac Games Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel’s Spider-Man, becomes an exclusive Sony developer.
Industry News August 19, 2019 Anthem and Dragon Age 4 lead producers leave BioWare Last week, two lead producers at BioWare, the studio’s old-timers, left the company. One of them worked on Anthem, the other was responsible for the upcoming Dragon Age 4.
Industry News August 19, 2019 Why does new Playrix game veer away from the roots? I have spent a few hours playing Wildscapes and here are some thoughts about the game and a new direction Playrix is taking with it.
Industry News August 16, 2019 SUPERHOT devs to support “weird but smart” games Poland-based SUPERHOT developers announced Superhot Presents, a small games fund to help indie developers start or finish their projects. In addition to funding, the studio offers organizational consulting and mentoring.
Industry News August 16, 2019 The rise of non-violent games While rhetoric goes on that connects real-life violence to violent games, media keep citing research that defies any linear correlation between the two.
Industry News August 15, 2019 Tencent’s revenue climbing after China ends it freeze on game licensing Tencent is steadily recovering after the Chinese government has lifted the freeze on game licensing in the country. During Q2, the Chinese giant released 10 mobile games.
Industry News August 15, 2019 You can now let Steam know you’ve played some games on other platforms For all its issues, one thing is true about Steam: it’s continuously working to make its systems better.
Industry News August 14, 2019 UK loves Unity The UK’s most popular game engine is Unity. 72 percent of local studios make games using this tech.
Industry News August 14, 2019 Call of Duty, Dead Space, and Telltale devs to work on PUBG spin-off Striking Distance, the studio working on an undisclosed “original narrative experience in the PUBG Universe,” hired former Call of Duty and Dead Space developers, as well as three former Telltale Games artists.
Industry News August 13, 2019 Former id Software director joins Saber Interactive Former id Software director Tim Willits got himself a new gig at Saber Interactive.