Game Industry Legal Conference wrapped up last week
Game Industry Legal Conference ran October 6 through 7. The event brought together over 700 participants from USA, Russia, Ukraine, The Netherlands, Germany, Israel, Poland, and other countries.
Program announced for WN Fall’20
The WN Conference 2020: Fall Edition is just around the corner. The event will run on the WN Hub October 26 through 30 uniting video games industry professionals from all over the world.
4 monetisation tips to help grow your mobile game internationally
There is massive potential for publishers looking to grow beyond borders. But not all game expansions are success stories. How do you launch a game internationally and achieve off-the-charts growth?
Kitfox Games’ Victoria Tran on how marketing strategies differ depending on IP familiarity and market saturation
Victoria Tran, Communications Director at indie developer and publisher Kitfox Games (Boyfriend Dungeon, Lucifer Within Us), recently posted a useful thread on the logic behind some of the company’s marketing campaigns.
Report: Microsoft to bring xCloud to iOS as web app in 2021
Microsoft has been developing a “direct browser-based solution” to bring xCloud to iOS in early 21. This is coming from the sources familiar with the matter who confided the information to The Verge.
Steam Game Festival Autumn goes live
The autumn edition of the Steam Game Festival has kicked off and will last until October 13.
PS5 dominates US next-gen pre-orders
Market analytics company VGM found 72% of US players who have pre-ordered a next-gen console chose the disc version of the PlayStation 5.
Epic Games and Apple to meet in court in May 2021
A quick update on Epic vs. Apple case. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has set a trial date of May 3, 2021.
Sensor Tower: Genshin Impact brings in $60 million in first week
During its first week on sale, Genshin Impact became the world’s second best-selling mobile game, right behind Honor of Kings. Between September 28 and October 4, it generated $60 million across the App Store and Google Play.
US House committee labels Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook as “gatekeepers” and calls them on monopolistic practices
Following roughly a 16-month investigation, a US House of Representative antitrust committee has found that Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook have engaged in anti-competitive policies.