Harry Potter: Wizards Unite generates $12m in its launch month
Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite came out a month ago. Since then, users have downloaded the title 15 million times and spent $12 million in the game.
Makers of voice games secure €1m investment
The Amazon Alexa Fund, the Google Assistant Investment Program, Sisu Game Ventures and others have invested around €1m in Doppio, Portugal based studio that makes “voice-controlled conversational games.”
Moddability to arrive on Microsoft Store
The PC gaming department of Microsoft Store has been historically lagging behind its competitors. However, last year, the company acquired several game studios including Obsidian and inXile. Then, in June, Microsoft launched Xbox Games Pass on PC,…
Epic Games to give out loot for watching Fortnite matches
The success of big games is measured, among other things, by the viewership they amass on video services. Epic Games decided to boost this metric.
Slow gaming experience from former Witcher developers
Wanderlust Travel Stories is the upcoming title from Different Tales, a company founded by two developers who worked on the Witcher games.
Cross-play for Borderlands 3 confirmed
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford announced this week on Twitter that Borderlands 3 will get cross-play support. Just not at the time of launch.
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.
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.
Perks of being indie, or How Platonic Games found their niche
Indie developers are no match for big studios. But it’s ok, according to Valeria Castro, CEO & Founder at Platonic Games, a small dev team based in Madrid. At a recent event hosted by GameAnalytics,…