Facebook buys cloud gaming firm PlayGiga
Facebook has purchased Spanish cloud gaming company PlayGiga. It cost Facebook $78 million, according to CNBC.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare grosses $1 billion in two months since launch
Activision Blizzard reported on the success of the latest Call of Duty. The company said that since its release on October 25, the shooter has brought in over $1 billion.
White Nights accepting applications for game developers exhibition in Amsterdam
On January 23-24, the White Nights conference will be held in the capital of the Netherlands for game industry professionals. As part of it, a game developers exhibition will take place. Submit your game for…
November’s top grossing new releases on Steam
Valve’s store published the list of November’s highest-grossing new releases. There are 20 items on the list, including indie and AAA titles.
Keywords Studios acquires three service providers to game publishers for over $12 million
The Keywords Studios group of companies has purchased three companies. The deals will bring the Group another step closer to becoming the ‘go to’ technical and creative services platform for the global video games industry.
Gamesindustry.biz publishes 2019 edition of Year In Numbers infographic
With 2019 coming to a close, here’s a bunch of end-of-year stats from gamesindustry.biz.
Activision Blizzard to collect feedback on advertising from select users
Activision Blizzard will rely on select players to make its marketing strategy more effective. The company has launched a community of users to provide direct feedback though various formats including online surveys. The initiative is…
App Annie names top games of decade by downloads and revenue
App Annie published two rankings. One features the most downloaded games of the past ten years, and the other – those that generated the most revenue.
Voodoo’s Alex Willink on hyper-casual games, importance of ideation and ways to motivate your team
Julia Lebedeva, CBDO and partner at WN Media Group, caught up with Alex Willink, General Manager of Berlin studio, Voodoo.
In China, publisher fined $99 thousand for launching unlicensed game
A Beijing-based mobile gaming company was fined $99,000 for publishing a game without government approval. This is the first penalty of this kind after the licensing freeze was lifted.