Industry News June 26, 2020 Focus Home Interactive acquires Deck13 Focus Home Interactive has acquired The Surge developer Deck13 Interactive.
Industry News June 26, 2020 Newzoo: games to generate $160 billion in 2020 This year, gamers will spend $159.3 billion on games. This is up 9.3% from last year. The main growth drivers are the pandemic and the upcoming launch of new consoles.
Industry News June 25, 2020 Forbes: Apple potentially reshapes mobile attribution industry Apple’s new iOS 14 will enable users to turn off Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA) for each app. That option has existed before but it has been securely buried in the Settings where not a lot of people could find it.
Industry News June 25, 2020 HTML5 Game Developer Day to run July 7 HTML5 Game Developer Day will be held on July 7. It’s an event focused on the creation of HTML5 games. Speakers include representatives of Cocos, Snap, Facebook, SoftGames, CoolGames, OK.ru and other companies.
Industry News June 24, 2020 Italian videogames industry association IIDEA joins European Games Developer Federation IIDEA, the association representing the video game industry in Italy, has joined the European Games Developer Federation (EGDF).
Industry News June 24, 2020 Bloomberg: Apple to remove unlicensed games from App Store in China Apple has confirmed to publishers that it will remove all games from the App Store in China that have not received a government approval by June 30.
Industry News June 24, 2020 Facebook discontinues Oculus Go Facebook is pulling the plug on Oculus Go, a VR headset launched in 2018.
Industry News June 24, 2020 Defold now supports Nintendo Switch Defold has added support for the Nintendo Switch. It’s the fist console that the engine supports.
Industry News June 24, 2020 Epic Games Store shoots past 61 million MAU during game giveaway campaign The Epic Games Store reached 61 million monthly active users as a result of its game giveaway campaign, “The Vault.”
Industry News June 24, 2020 Unity premium learning content now available for free. For good Unity has made its premium learning resources free on a permanent basis.
Marketing June 23, 2020 Why Hybrid Monetization is Thriving and How to Do It Right How many games use in-app ads? How to estimate your game’s potential daily ad revenue? How to design ads into your game?
Industry News June 23, 2020 Apptica: Chinese mobile games top highest-grossing list amid COVID-19 Chinese mobile games revenue generated whopping revenues in Q1 2020. Natalie Stepanova, Head of Marketing & PR at analyst firm Apptica, disusses the phenomenal performance of China’s mobile game sector.
Industry News June 23, 2020 Digital games market dips 3% in May The latest review of digital sales has arrived from SuperData. Last month, gamers spent $10.2 billion on digital copies of games. This is 3 percent below the April figure.
Industry News June 23, 2020 Facebook adds Ready at Dawn to Oculus Studios Facebook announced the acquisition of Ready at Dawn Studios.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Microsoft closing Mixer and partnering with Facebook Gaming on xCloud Microsoft is shutting down its streaming platform Mixer on July 22. Starting today, the company is beginning to move Mixer partners and streamers to Facebook Gaming.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Facebook struggling to launch its gaming app on App Store Apple has denied a Facebook app with its own library of games from appearing on the App Store.
Industry News June 22, 2020 GameClub debuts on Google Play GameClub, a subscription platform for the classic iOS titles, arrived on iOS in October 2019. It has now launched on Android devices as well.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Eurogamer: Warner Bros. Montreal to reveal new Batman game in August Eurogamer confirms rumors that Batman Arkham Origins developers Warner Bros. Montreal is working on a new Batman title.
Industry News June 22, 2020 Index VR back in stock topping Steam chart Last week, Valve’s Index VR shot to No.1 on Steam best-selling list. The VR tech has reclaimed the top spot for the first time since it was sold out back in March around the release of Half-Life: Alyx.
Industry News June 22, 2020 The Last of Us Part 2 becomes Sony’s fastest-selling PS4 title The Last of Us Part 2 has topped the UK boxed charts.