Heaven’s Vault allowed on GOG after initial rejection
GOG curators had a change of heart about Heaven’s Vault by inkle which they initially refused to allow on the store.
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Subscriptions: good or bad for developers?
There is no denying that subscriptions will once rule the gaming world. Is it good news for the industry?
Germany’s games market
What kind of video games market does Germany have? A post by “game – the German Games Industry Association” answers that.
Success ratio on Kickstarter highest since 2012
Thomas Bidaux, CEO of gaming consultancy firm ICO Partners, has shared data on how the first half of 2019 has treated video games on Kickstarter. Apparently, pretty well. In 2019 so far, backers have pledged…
ROKiT will invest up to $500,000 in “the next great game” on mobile or console
The ROKiT Group of Companies, smartphone manufacturer and provider of wireless services, has launched ROKiT Games Limited. It’s a game development fund to support indie developers of mobile and console games. The size of the fund is $50…
Newzoo dissects battle royale phenomenon
According to Newzoo, as of May 2019, 41% of the U.S. gamers play either Fortnite, Apex Legends, or PUBG. It might be tempting to recognize battle royale as a genre in its own right that…
Valve rolls out Steam Labs to test new features
Valve launched Steam Labs, a service that allows users to check out experimental features designed to increase discoverability of games.
Over 4,000 developers applied to Stadia Partners program
Sam Corcoran, technical account manager for Google, said that the tech giant received over 4,000 applications from developers for its upcoming Stadia platform.
Jordan bans PUBG, Fortnite might be next
Jordan becomes another country where you can no longer play PUBG. Jordan’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) banned PUBG last Thursday and is planning to ban six other video games. Fortnite is on that list too.
Makers of Million Lords raise $1.4m, with $0.50 ARPDAU
French mobile games start-up Million Victories has raised $1.4m to scale up the team.