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Industry News March 25, 2021

Report: analysts lower CD Projekt valuation to $58, call it “the most hated” studio

Polish firm DM BOŚ has issued a report on the current financial state of CD Projekt after the problematic launch of Cyberpunk 2077. Analysts lowered the company’s valuation by almost half and provided their sales forecast.
Industry News March 25, 2021

Tencent hits $29.3 billion in revenue from video games in 2020

Tencent has shared results for the fiscal year ended December 31. The company earned $29.3 billion from video games alone in 2020, which is almost half of its total revenue.
Industry News March 25, 2021

PUBG Mobile reaches 1 billion downloads, it’s 12 times more players than on PC and consoles

PUBG Mobile has just reached a new milestone. The mobile battle royal hit 1 billion downloads, which is a huge achievement for a core game.
Game Development March 24, 2021

Sensor Tower’s Craig Chapple breaks down key factors contributing to Genshin Impact’s success

Over the last few months, miHoYo proved that the successful launch of Genshin Impact wasn’t accidental. The game has surpassed $1 billion in player spending in under six months, which makes Genshin Impact the first mobile title to do so. We asked Craig Chapple, mobile insights strategist at Sensor Tower, to provide some context to the game’s success.
Marketing March 24, 2021

Sony releases guide on how to pitch your indie game to PlayStation

Pitching a game to publishers may be a huge problem. To help indie developers, Sony has released a guide on how to better present your project to PlayStation and increase chances to get a partnership deal.
Industry News March 24, 2021

Sensor Tower: Genshin Impact surpasses $1 billion in revenue on mobile in less than six months

Genshin Impact continues its record-breaking run. The game has just become the fastest mobile title to reach $1 billion in revenue.
Industry News March 24, 2021

Cloud gaming service Blacknut offers over 500 games through its subscription

Cloud gaming company Blacknut has reported a new milestone, with its catalogue of premium games now exceeding 500 titles.
Industry News March 23, 2021

FIFA earns almost $160 million from video games licensing, accounting for 60% of total 2020 revenue

Last year, FIFA experienced a huge decrease in revenue. However, it managed to earn almost $160 million from licensing. It is the first time in history when a major part of the association’s revenue came from video games.
Industry News March 23, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 senior game designer leaves CD Projekt RED, says it was ‘honor and pleasure’

Andrzej Zawadzki, who was a senior game designer of Cyberpunk 2077, left CD Projekt RED after almost 8 years. He hasn’t disclosed a reason for it yet.
Industry News March 23, 2021

Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Discord for more than $10 billion, may bundle it into Game Pass

Microsoft might be on the verge of another huge deal. According to the latest report, the company plans to acquire Discord for more than $10 billion.
Industry News March 22, 2021

Report: Sony to permanently close PS3, Vita, and PSP stores within months

This summer might bring some bad news for owners of PS3, Vita, and PSP. According to a new report, Sony will completely close these consoles’ stores this summer.
Industry News March 22, 2021

TikTok owner ByteDance buys Mobile Legends creators at $4 billion valuation

ByteDance is now expanding its game development division. The Chinese tech giant has just acquired mobile studio Moonton, developers of popular MOBA Mobile Legends, for an undisclosed sum.
Industry News March 22, 2021

Playrix acquires Ukrainian studio Boolat Games for undisclosed sum

Mobile developer and publisher Playrix has just bought a new studio. Boolat Games joined the company to work on the announced F2P title.
Industry News March 22, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 digital sales drop to 1% of its launch figures, according to analytics

Digital sales of Cyberpunk 2077 have significantly decreased since its record-breaking performance at launch. According to analytics’ latest projections, CD Projekt could sell “as few as 500,000” digital copies in the quarter ending March 31.
Industry News March 19, 2021

Square Enix reveals Project Athia official name, casts ‘Charlie’s Angels’ reboot star

Project Athia is now officially named Forspoken. Square Enix has shared new details about the upcoming project and showed its gameplay footage.
Industry News March 19, 2021

Quantic Dream to publish “ambitious new title” from third-party dev

Quantic Dream announced they are teaming with Paris-based developer Parallel Studio to work on an “ambitious new title” featuring “narrative, atmospheric, and poetic cinematography”.
Industry News March 19, 2021

Australia rejects Disco Elysium: The Final Cut classification due to offending ‘standards of morality’

The extended edition of Disco Elysium is set to come out this month. However, the Australian government rejected the game’s classification because it depicts crime, violence, and different forms of addiction.
Marketing March 19, 2021

Chris Zukowski rolls out free class How To Make A Steam Page

Game marketing consultant Chris Zukowski has launched a free class How To Make A Steam Page.
Marketing March 19, 2021

Among Us community director Victoria Tran on importance of failures: “Success is built on trash”

Victoria Tran, community director at InnerSloth, thinks that the best lessons come from failure. Here’s how she explains the importance of mistakes and what companies and employees can learn from them.
Industry News March 18, 2021

Embracer Group to raise almost $900 million and spend them on buying even more studios

Swedish holding Embracer Group is ready to buy more studios. Almost $900 million the company is about to raise will definitely help in reaching this goal.
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