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.
Category: News
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.
EA value drops by $3.3b as Apex Legends enters season 2
Last week wasn’t very lucky for EA. Company’s market cap fell by nearly 10%. This is due to players’ cold reception of Apex Legends 2.
China’s state-backed newspaper pushes for age rating system
People’s Daily, which is considered to speak on behalf of the Communist party, leads the initative to introduce age rating systems for games.
Sensor Tower: Users spent $29.6 billion on mobile games in first half of 2019
Mobile games brought in about 75% of the global $39.7 billion app revenue in the first half of the year. So far, customers have spent $29.6 billion on games.
DataMagic upgrade enables games segmentation by mechanics and settings
The analytical service DataMagic has upgraded its games classification system. When evaluating your desirable niche you can now filter games not just by their genres, but also by sub-genres (essentially, by their mechanics), and by…
Zachtronics is giving out free games for schools
Zachtronics has made its games free for schools and similar non-profit academic institutions. Private and for-profit schools can expect discounts.
Redhill Games founded by Remedy and Wargaming veterans raises $11.4m
Redhill Games founded in 2018 by Remedy and Wargaming alumni has secured $11.4m in investment for its first project.
Soundscapes of Total War: Three Kingdoms
Audio designers who worked on Creative Assembly’s hit Total War: Three Kingdoms wrote a post on Gamasutra on creating the audio for the game. According to the developers, they wanted to achieve three things with the…