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Industry News April 4, 2022

How indie game Mable & The Wood generated over $500k despite having mixed reviews on Steam

iAndrew Stewart, founder of one-man studio Triplevision Games, has opened up about the commercial results of his game Mable & The Wood. How did it manage to generate over $500k despite mixed reviews and what do platform deals have to do with it?
Industry News April 4, 2022

Wargaming leaves Russia and Belarus, transfers all its local business to Lesta Studio

World of Tanks and World of Warships developer Wargaming has decided to leave Russia and Belarus. It will transfer all its local business to Lesta Studio, which will also operate games in these countries.
Industry News April 4, 2022

Tencent-owned Trovo sees 446% increase in number of Russian streamers in wake of their exodus from Twitch

Trovo, a streaming platform owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, has seen a surge in new users over the last month. This is due to Russian language content creators leaving Twitch in the wake of international sanctions.
Industry News April 4, 2022

PlayStation getting into ‘virtuous cycle’ by planning to acquire more studios, Jim Ryan says

PlayStation won’t stop with the Bungie acquisition, planning to buy more studios in the future. According to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan, this strategy will help the company succeed in the future.
Game Development April 1, 2022

Learning from Paintbucket’s development of Beholder 3: should indie studio take on IP that it doesn’t own?

Although the first two Beholder titles were developed by Warm Lamp Games, publisher Alawar hired Berlin-based Paintbucket Games to make a sequel. Here is how the studio took on the series and tried to build Beholder 3 on the legacy of the first two titles.
Industry News April 1, 2022

State of Decay 3 trapped in pre-production as sexism and mismanagement allegations hit Undead Labs

Undead Labs has doubled in size since being acquired by Microsoft. However, the Xbox’s first-party studio is now reportedly struggling with the State of Decay 3 development, facing accusations of mismanagement and discrimination.
Industry News April 1, 2022

Blue Box responds to Abandoned cancelation rumors, postpones prologue release again

Soon after Blue Box deleted several tweets about Abandoned, the studio responded to rumors about the game’s cancellation. However, it is still not ready to release a prologue, which was promised months ago.
Industry News April 1, 2022

US senators demand that Bobby Kotick be held accountable for creating toxic culture at Activision Blizzard

Four US senators have urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to thoroughly review Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. They are concerned that Bobby Kotick won’t be held accountable after stepping down from his role as Activision’s CEO.
Industry News March 31, 2022

Sony’s internal studio Firesprite working on AAA narrative-driven horror game built with UE5

Firesprite, which was acquired by Sony last year, has an unannounced AAA game in development. It will be a horror title for PlayStation 5.
Market Analysis March 31, 2022

GameRefinery: 70 out of top 100 grossing iOS games in US feature meta elements

GameRefinery has released a report on casual mobile games as of March 2022. The study analyzes key trends for this category in the US market, including meta and competitive elements.
Industry News March 31, 2022

Report: VK to potentially sell its gaming subsidiary MY.GAMES in wake of sanctions (UPD)

Russian holding company VK has reportedly been seeking potential buyers for its gaming division MY.GAMES. If the deal happens, it might still continue to develop games in the country.
Industry News March 31, 2022

Interplay writer Scott Bennie, who named Dogmeat in original Fallout, dies at 61

Video game writer and designer Scott Bennie has passed away at 61. He was best known for his work on some classic Interplay titles in the 1990s.
Industry News March 31, 2022

Devolver Digital 100% backs Four Quarters’ decision to let Russian players pirate Loop Hero

Since users from Russia can’t legally buy Loop Hero on Steam, Four Quarters has encouraged players to pirate the game. Devolver Digital has now stated that it fully supports the indie studio’s decision.
Industry News March 31, 2022

Mysterious game Abandoned might actually be abandoned as Blue Box now deleting tweets about future plans

Blue Box Game Studios has deleted several tweets where it previously shared updates on Abandoned and the game’s future. This move made people doubt that the mysterious project was ever real.
Industry News March 31, 2022

Chinese tech giant NetEase to reportedly acquire 100% of Quantic Dream

There is a chance that Quantic Dream could become a subsidiary of NetEase. According to the latest report, the Chinese tech giant has been in talks to acquire 100% of the Detroit: Become Human developer’s shares.
Industry News March 30, 2022

Game subscription services account for only 4% of total player spend of $81 billion in North America and Europe

Although game subscription services are on the rise, they are still relatively small to make a global shift in the industry. When looking at numbers, services like Game Pass account for only 4% of gaming revenue in the North American and European markets.
Industry News March 30, 2022

Return to Empire aka Age of Empires Mobile breaks into top 10 highest-grossing iOS games in China

Return to Empire has broken into the top 10 highest-grossing games on iOS in the first 24 hours since its launch in China. It is a mobile version of Age of Empires available exclusively in the country.
Industry News March 30, 2022

Kinda Brave raises $6.3 million to produce indie games and become world’s first LGBTQI-certified publisher

New Swedish publisher Kinda Brave has been officially launched today. Its main focus is to support small indie developers, help them produce quality games, and maintain a healthy and inclusive working environment.
Industry News March 30, 2022

Epic Games raises $100 million for Ukraine from Fortnite revenue, collaborates with new charity

Epic Games has shared a new update on its charity initiative of donating the Fortnite proceeds to humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. The company has raised $100 million in nine days.
Legal March 30, 2022

Activision Blizzard settles federal harassment suit for $18 million, lawyer calls it “clear win”

Activision Blizzard has officially settled a federal harassment lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for $18 million. Although there are still several active suits, some lawyers call it a win for the company.
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