AppLovin announces indie mobile games competition
Lion Studios, AppLovin’s publishing branch, has launched the second annual contest for mobile game developers called Ultimate Game Changers. $300,000 will be split between four top contestants.
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PlayStation 5: no console for indie titles?
Sony will not be seeking partnerships with indie or smaller developers as part of their strategy for PS5. Instead, the console holder will focus on big publishers and AAA exclusives.
My Friend Pedro sells 250,000 units in its first week
A quirky balletic 2,5D shooter inspired by flash games was launched on June 20 and has by now cleared over 250,000 sales across PC and Switch.
Players remove indie games from Steam Wishlist due to confusing promo
Several indie developers have noticed abnormally high numbers of Wishlist deletions for their games. Tom Vian, co-founder of Snipperclips developer SFB Games, was one of the first to link this to Steam’s Grand Prix-themed Summer…
Instagram accounted for around 50% of Archero ad impressions on iOS
Instagram was instrumental in promoting the mobile hit Archero. It provided 48 percent of the game’s ad impressions on iOS.
Top App Store game publishers earn 48% more than their Google Play counterparts
Sensor Tower analyzed 100 top publishers by game revenue on App Store and Google Play. In Q1 2019, App Store game publishers grossed 48 percent more than their counterparts on Google Play.
World War Z sold over 2m copies, with Epic Games Store driving digital sales
According to Matthew Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive, World War Z has sold nearly 700,000 copies on Epic Games Store since its release on April 16. This figure makes EGS the top digital platform for…
WBIE president: Subscription will not rule out traditional sales
With streaming clearly being the next big thing in gaming, it seems like the subscription model might become the new distribution standard. After all, streaming and subscription go hand in hand in other industries. Video…
Newzoo: global games market will reach $152.1 billion in 2019
Newzoo rolled out 2019 Global Games Market Report last week. Based on the report’s estimates, there are 2.5 billion game enthusiasts in the world, encompassing all kinds of gaming behavior from playing to owning the gaming…
White Nights and Talents in Games in St. Petersburg attended by 2,237 participants
From 19 to 20 June, White Nights and Talents in Games conferences were held in St. Petersburg. 2,237 participants from 49 countries attended, which is the highest turnout for the operator of both events, Nevomedia.