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Industry News March 25, 2020

? GDC 2020 talks available on Twitch and GDC Vault

While GDC organizers announced that the show would be postponed until summer, some of the talks were streamed last week as part of GDC Virtual Talks. Now they are available on Twitch or via the GDC Vault for free.
Industry News March 25, 2020

Konami denies Silent Hill comeback rumors

In mid-March, rumors surfaced that two Silent Hill games might be in development. One is allegedly a soft reboot made by the creators of the original games including director and writer of the 1999 Silent Hill Keiichiro Toyama, Silent Hill 2 and 3 art director Masahiro Ito and composer Akira Yamaoka. The other project was described as an attempt to revive the cancelled Silent Hills, with Kojima Productions behind it.
Industry News March 25, 2020

Plague Inc. developers donate $250,000 to fight COVID-19

Plague Inc. maker Ndemic Creations has made a $250,000 donation to Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Industry News March 24, 2020

? Crytek announces CRYENGINE beta on Android

Crytek is rolling out its CRYENGINE on mobile. The company is inviting developers to sign up for a beta program on Android, which will launch later in 2020.
Industry News March 24, 2020

Google and Unity announce self-publishing program for Stadia

One of the most pressing challenges Stadia is facing is a small library. Google understands this. That is why the tech giant announced that it’s working on a program that will allow indie devs to publish games on the cloud platform.
Industry News March 24, 2020

? Playtika to give food to people sitting home because of coronavirus across Israel and Eastern Europe

Playtika decided to support vulnerable people amidst the ongoing health crisis, Gamesindustry.biz writes.
Industry News March 24, 2020

? Cloud games market to reach $56.6 billion by 2027

Fortune Business Insights analysts are confident about the bright future of cloud gaming.
Industry News March 24, 2020

? Half-Life: Alyx beats Beat Saber’s player peak, but its numbers held back due to VR requirement

Half-Life: Alyx has peaked at 42.8 thousand concurrent players, according to SteamDB, thus having already matched and slightly surpassed the results of Beat Saber. An impressive launch for a VR title.
Industry News March 24, 2020

App Annie names 52 top mobile publishers of 2020

Dev Interviews March 24, 2020

LUNA The Shadow Dust developer Beidi Guo on how lore and environmental storytelling increase replayability in puzzle games

LUNA The Shadow Dust is a hand-animated point-and-click puzzle adventure that came out on February 13. It is the debut title of the Chinese team called Lantern Studio.
Industry News March 19, 2020

Indie dev Gwen Frey on money and time that went into making Kine

As part of the virtual GDC 2020, Gwen Frey, the developer of puzzle game Kine, gave a talk on what she did right and wrong while developing her first indie title.
Industry News March 19, 2020

Forbes: Playrix worth $7 billion

The Russian edition of Forbes published a big article on Playrix. In addition to detailing the history of the company, it provides several interesting figures.
Industry News March 18, 2020

Dino Squad: Pixonic preparing to launch its first multiplayer game in 6 years

Pixonic has announced a new game in a very long time. The studio is going to release a new PvP-shooter called Dino Squad.
Industry News March 18, 2020

Over 500 Crazy Labs games generate more than 3 billion downloads

Crazy Labs announced an impressive milestone. The installs of its hyper-casual titles have exceeded 3 billion.
Industry News March 17, 2020

Supercell soft-launches match-and-solve puzzle game with meta similar to that of Wildscapes

The makers of Clash of Clans are preparing to release a new game. For the first time in a long time, the title is intended for a casual audience, rather than midcore players.
Industry News March 17, 2020

Virtual GDC live on Twitch

GDC is currently streaming virtual talks on Twitch that should have taken place during the offline event this week.
Industry News March 17, 2020

CD Projekt Red switches to remote work

CD Projekt Red released an update on how the company is handling the situation around the coronavirus pandemic. Effective yesterday, the makers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 now work remotely for as long as necessary.
Industry News March 16, 2020

Gamescom still planned to take place in Cologne in August

Gamescom organizers took to Twitter to discuss where they are with the preparation of the world’s biggest games show. The event, scheduled to run from August 25 to August 29, is still a go.
Industry News March 16, 2020

Google Play extends app review to 7 days or more

More bad news. Android app developers have been warned that reviews will now take longer. The review time will now be 7 days. In some cases, the process may drag on for an even longer period.
Industry News March 14, 2020

Sony reportedly frustrated with Death Stranding sales, exploring opportunities for new Silent Hill

Sony put too much faith in Kojima. The latest project of the Japanese genius, according to rumors, failed to make a return on investment. Now the company plans for Kojima Productions to develop a game based on the popular IP and with a smaller budget.
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