Industry News August 29, 2019 Blizzard accuses Chinese studio of plagiarizing Warcraft Blizzard sued China’s Sina Games over plagiarism. Its mobile strategy Glorious Saga heavily borrows element of the Warcraft series, Blizzard’s lawyers say.
Industry News August 29, 2019 Niko Partners: China’s digital gaming market will reach $33 billion by end of 2019 It’s going to be a good year for China’s two largest gaming companies. For that matter, it’s going to be a good year for all of the country’s digital gaming market.
Industry News August 28, 2019 Telltale Games is back (?) Telltale Games, which essentially shut down in September last year, is returning under the new management. The studio’s assets were bought by a company called LCG Entertainment.
Industry News August 28, 2019 SuperData’s van Dreunen: “Epic will be the more mainstream version of Steam” “Most likely Epic will be the more mainstream version of Steam,” says Joost van Dreunen, the managing director of SuperData Research, a Nielsen company.
Industry News August 27, 2019 Debate over politics no longer allowed at Google Google has updated its Community Guidelines that signal a change in the company culture.
Industry News August 27, 2019 Playtika acquires Seriously, Finnish studio behind Best Fiends Playtika makes another big purchase. An Israeli company acquired Seriously, which is known for the Best Fiends series.
Industry News August 27, 2019 RetroArch can now translate from Japanese into English using AI The makers of RetroArch, an open-source front-end for emulators, has integrated AI into their classic gaming emulation platform. The tool now supports instant translation from Japanese into English.
Industry News August 26, 2019 Supercell soft launches Rush Wars Supercell, a hit-making studio from Finland, today officially announced the beta release of a new game called Rush Wars.
Industry News August 26, 2019 EU video games industry: 2018 stats In 2018, the EU video games market grew by 15% year on year and reached €21 billion. That’s according to the latest report by Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE).
Industry News August 23, 2019 First EGS’s exclusive, Hades, debuts on Steam Hades by Supergiant Games was one of the three launch exclusives on Epic Games Store. Since its launch in December 2018, the game has been in early access.
Industry News August 23, 2019 Ubisoft: Now is a good time to invest in new IP Ubisoft believes that now is the best time to develop new IP. This is due to the imminent arrival of next-gen consoles and cross-platform gaming.
Industry News August 23, 2019 Google Play Store design updated for better discoverability The Google Play Store has received a new design. It makes it easier to find games and apps.
Industry News August 22, 2019 Match 3 games generate one fifth of total US game revenue on iOS GameRefinery estimated the Q2 revenues of gaming genres in the US iOS market. Match 3 is leading by far.
Industry News August 22, 2019 Valve sheds more light on Steam China With no launch date announced for Steam China, Valve’s DJ Powers elaborates on the company’s strategy in the country.
Industry News August 21, 2019 Voodoo acquires h8games and plans to open publishing office in Ukraine Last week, Voodoo, a French hyper casual games publisher, announced the acquisition of h8games, a studio based in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Industry News August 21, 2019 Perfect World and Valve unveil launch titles for Steam China Perfect World, Valve’s partner in China, announced today the lineup of games that will be launched on the upcoming Steam China platform.
Industry News August 20, 2019 Google introduces three-day review for new Android apps The tech giant follows Apple’s suit. A review process for new apps has been impleneted on Google Play. It’s off to a sloppy start, however.
Industry News August 20, 2019 Sony acquires Spider-Man maker Insomniac Games Insomniac Games, the studio behind Marvel’s Spider-Man, becomes an exclusive Sony developer.
Industry News August 19, 2019 Anthem and Dragon Age 4 lead producers leave BioWare Last week, two lead producers at BioWare, the studio’s old-timers, left the company. One of them worked on Anthem, the other was responsible for the upcoming Dragon Age 4.
Industry News August 19, 2019 Why does new Playrix game veer away from the roots? I have spent a few hours playing Wildscapes and here are some thoughts about the game and a new direction Playrix is taking with it.