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Legal December 29, 2021

Report: how Roblox CEO David Baszucki avoided capital gains taxes by giving shares to his relatives

Billionaire David Baszucki, known as the CEO of Roblox Corporation, has found a legal but really tricky way to avoid millions of dollars in capital gains taxes. According to the latest report, he has given plenty of his company’s shares to his family members

Featured December 29, 2021

“2021 in Video Games” with Movie Games’ Piotr Gnyp

Wrapping up our “2021 in Video Games” series is Piotr Gnyp, Chief Marketing Office at indie games developer and publisher Movie Games.

Industry News December 28, 2021

Valheim, Battlefield 2042, and New World among top-selling Steam games of 2021

Valve has revealed the top-selling and most played Steam games of 2021. Battlefield 2042 and Valheim were among leaders by revenue, while Cyberpunk 2077 and Halo Infinite topped the charts by concurrent players.

Industry News December 28, 2021

Forward Game Studios’ Mike Crassweller on why indie games budgets increasingly running into millions of dollars

Forward Game Studios senior product manager Mike Crassweller has shared a few thoughts on the development costs of indie games. While some people think that budgets are “bloated,” he disagrees and explains why it often might cost millions of dollars for a small team to make one project.

Industry News December 28, 2021

Remedy signs development and distribution agreement with Tencent for online shooter Vanguard

Remedy Entertainment has signed a development, license, and distribution agreement with Tencent. The Chinese giant will co-finance the production of PvE shooter codenamed Vanguard and localize it for the selected Asian markets.

Featured December 28, 2021

“2021 in Video Games” with 11 bit studios’ Konrad Adamczewski

In this episode of our “2021 in Video Games” series, Konrad Adamczewski, PR Specialist at 11 bit studios, discusses how the company’s development and publishing arms fared this year.

Industry News December 27, 2021

What actually happened to Steam in China over weekend?

A few reports about Steam malfunctions in China emerged over the weekend, followed by headlines like “Steam might be banned in China.” The store’s client, however, is still working, but there are some nuances that signal potential government interference.

Featured December 27, 2021

“2021 in Video Games” with Playable Factory’s Gökçe Nur Oguz

Joining us for the new “2021 in Video Games” episode is Gökçe Nur Oguz, CEO and Co-founder at playable & interactive ad platform Playable Factory.

Industry News December 24, 2021

GTA V becomes Twitch’s most streamed video game of 2021 with 2.1 billion hours watched

StreamElements and Rainmaker.gg have shared some stats on the Twitch viewership for 2021. Grand Theft Auto V became the most streamed video game, only behind the Just Chatting category.

Market Analysis December 24, 2021

Plarium spent $8.66 million on YouTube ads for RAID: Shadow Legends over last six months

Analytics platform BuzzGuru has analyzed the influencer marketing strategy for RAID: Shadow Legends, finding how much money Plarium pays YouTube creators on average. According to the report, the company has spent $8.66 on this type of ads over the last six months.

Industry News December 24, 2021

Tom Henderson on troubled development of Star Wars Eclipse

Quantic Dream is currently working on Star Wars Eclipse, an action-adventure game set in the Star Wars universe. Industry insider Tom Henderson has released a video on the history of Star Wars Eclipse and the current state of the game, as alleged by various sources.

Industry News December 24, 2021

Ready or Not devs hope that school shooting level can honor those impacted by real world tragedies

VOID Interactive parted ways with publisher Team17 just days after promising to add a school shooting level in Ready or Not. The studio has now commented on the matter, saying that it hopes to make an authentic and realistic game while also honoring those who have been impacted by real tragedies.

Featured December 24, 2021

“2021 in Video Games” with GameBake’s Michael Hudson

Joining us for another “2021 in Video Games” episode is Michael Hudson, CEO and Co-Founder of GameBake. GameBake is a game distribution platform that provides end-to-end distribution, monetisation and marketing solutions.

Industry News December 23, 2021

Elon Musk not “buying into this metaverse stuff,” saying that it is not compelling

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk has commented on the concepts of Web3 and the metaverse. He thinks that all these ideas are just overhyped and lack compelling scenarios.

Featured December 23, 2021

“2021 in Video Games” with Plug In Digital’s Guillaume Jamet

Joining us for another episode of the “2021 in Video Games” series is Guillaume Jamet, Vice-President and Head of Publishing at Plug In Digital.

Industry News December 23, 2021

Sonic the Hedgehog creator Yuji Naka launches hypercasual 2048-styled game

Yuji Naka, known as one of the creators of Sonic the Hedgehog, has released SHOT2048, his first mobile title as an indie developer. It is a hypercasual puzzle game, which he created by himself after leaving Square Enix.

Dev Interviews December 23, 2021

From flash game to world’s most downloaded pool title: Miniclip’s Sérgio Varanda on lasting success of 8 Ball Pool

Sérgio Varanda, Chief Creative Officer at Miniclip, discusses the journey 8 Ball Pool has been on since its beginning as an online flash game in 2010.

Industry News December 22, 2021

Deathloop, It Takes Two, and Bugsnax among Naughty Dog’s favorite games of 2021

Naughty Dog has shared a list of video games that “inspired, thrilled, and entertained” the team in 2021. It includes titles like Deathloop, It Takes Two, Inscryption, and even Bugsnax.

Industry News December 22, 2021

Chart of top-selling games at Christmas since 1984 shows sheer dominance of EA and Activision

GfK Entertainment senior client director Dorian Bloch has shared the data on the top-selling physical copies of video games in the UK during the Christmas holidays over the last 38 years. In a nutshell, Electronic Arts and Activision are the two undisputed leaders.

Industry News December 22, 2021

Main principles of making inclusive video games, according to IGDA

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has shared guidelines on creating inclusive games, which it has developed in collaboration with Facebook Gaming. The organization pointed out the main principles of diversity that developers should follow to make their titles more appealing to different audiences.