Epic Games to publish third-party titles
Today, March 26, Epic Games announced a new initiative. It is called Epic Games Publishing. That’s right. The Fortnite and Epic Games Store company is going to begin publishing gamesĀ by third-party teams.
Category: News
š Doom Eternal surpasses all previous entries by launch sales
BethesdaĀ announced that Doom Eternal‘s launch salesĀ haveĀ been by far the highest ofĀ any other game in the Doom series.
š UPD: Remedy working on two new titles, signs with Epic Games
Remedy Entertainment announcedĀ has signed with a “major publisher” for two multi-platform titles.
š Nintendo Switch reportedly outsells Wii in Japan
According to Game Data Library,Ā the Nintendo Switch has sold 12,801,240 units in Japan, surpassingĀ the Wii’s 12,739,002 lifetime sales. It’s also worth mentioning thatĀ the Switch has been on the market for three years, while it took…
š US iPhone users spent $54 per year on games in 2019, up 27% from 2018
Last year, U.S. per-device spending on iOS games increased toĀ $53.80,Ā up 22 percent from $44 in 2018. That’s according to Sensor Tower.
š Sensor Tower: user spending increases in PokĆ©mon Go as more people stay indoors
Players spent $23 million in PokĆ©mon GoĀ during the week of March 16, according toĀ Sensor Tower. That is an increase of 66.7% compared to the week before. The uptick in the title’s revenue is taking place…
š CD PROJEKT RED donates $1 million to fight COVID-19
CD PROJEKT RED donatedĀ PLN 4 million toĀ Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, an organization that raises money toĀ purchase medical equipment. That’s around $1 million.
š Unity makes its Learn Premium content free for three months
The creators of theĀ Unity engine have given users free access to its Learn Premium tutorials for three months due to theĀ COVID-19 pandemic.
š Avalanche Studios rebranded
The Just Cause makers have rebranded as Avalanche Studios Group. The change has been made in the recognition of the companyās three ācreative divisionsā: Avalanche Studios, Expansive Worlds, and Systemic Reaction.
š GDC 2020 talks available on Twitch and GDC Vault
While GDC organizers announced that the show would be postponed until summer, some of theĀ talks were streamed last week as part of GDC Virtual Talks. Now they are availableĀ onĀ TwitchĀ or via theĀ GDC VaultĀ for free.