April 25, 2016 at 14:29Game Industry Digest: March
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Mobile direction
As Japanese developers of mobile games hunt for "whales" : 5 popular mechanics of Gacha.
Abstract syntax tree Swift .
Writing custom animations for iOS: part 1 , part 2 .
SPTPersistentCache: caching library from Spotify.
How to write more code using less code and Android Studio Live Templates.
How can librariesAdd permissions to your Android app.
Infinite UIScrollView on Swift 2.
Tutorial : create a note-taking application on Swift using the REST API and Stormpath.
We remove viewDidLoad.
Creating a cross-platform framework on Swift for iOS, watchOS and tvOS using Carthage and CocoaPods.
Sony create a new division for mobile games.
Buildbox games conquered iOS . User test script
development . IPhone users spend far more on games than on applications . Half the revenue of mobile games
provide 0.19% of players .
Yandex open summer school of mobile applications.
Recipes for a successful application from Apple.
App Annie: Review of the gaming industry 2015.
New Google tools for game developers : Indie Corner, IAP, analytics and more.
Changes in Swift 2.2.
Promotion of a mobile application : tools and an example of a marketing plan. Amazon
Events Lectures on Lumberyard at GDC. Registration for the 10th White Nights Conference is open . The first eSports Industry Awards conference has been announced .
Competition of developers from WG Labs and $ 10 thousand in prize money!
April 21-22, 2016 in Bangalore (India) held a conference Pocket Gamer Connects.
News
Ryan Barnard, The Division game director, joins IO Interactive .
Tim Sweeney, director of Epic Games, accused Microsoft of trying to “monopolize PC game development.”
PlayStation 4.5 will be announced in October , before the release of PlayStation VR.
Id Software co-founder John Carmack will receive a BAFTA Award .
David Hayter, the actor who voiced Snake on Metal Gear Solid, talked about stopping work with Hideo Kojima .
Microsoft closed Lionhead Studios , which was developing the game Fable Legends.
Nintendo will stop production of Wii U this year.
Sony shut down Evolution Studios , which developed Driveclub.
Xbox One will receive a hardware update .
Will Sony allow PS4 and Xbox One owners to play together ?
The best player in go was defeated by artificial intelligence created by Google.
Microsoft is optimizing the Universal Windows Platform.
In Malaysia, an e-sports channel may appear .
Epic Games introducedtool for creating cinematics .
Sixteen-year-old Ruby Nilon hacked Steam and posted his game there.
Riot Games buys Rising Thunder developers and closes the project.
Chinese game publisher Youzu Interactive acquires Bigpoint for $ 89.68 million.
Now the Xbox One can be turned into a development tool .
Video game news
Setting the next Call of Duty - space .
BioShock: The Collection will be available soon on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Rumor has it that Gears of War 4 will be available on PC .
Forza Motorsport Appearson the pc.
The release of Uncharted 4 is postponed to May 10.
The experimental indie game That Dragon, Cancer received a lot of praise from critics and negligible sales in the end.
Witcher 3 received the title of Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards.
Her Story won top honors at the 18th annual Game Developers Conference festival.
Far Cry Primal uses a map layout from Far Cry 4 . Valve’s new game is
coming soon , and it’s great. Master of Orion Developer Diaries: Early Access . In development game
Brutal Doom 64 for PC.
Mordhau is a new simulator of medieval battles .
An isometric shooter with stealth mode and elements of the open world Tokyo 42 has been
announced. The game Mages of Mystralia will be released in 2017 .
The role-playing game Two Worlds 3 has been announced .
The trailer for Beacon, the first game from Half-Life 2 modders.
Shadow of Mordor 2 is already in development . Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter
trailer released . The release of the game is scheduled for May 27.
Announced Urban Empire - a simulator of the mayor of the city.
EverQuest Next has been canceled due to lack of "fun."
Mirage: Arcane Warfare, the next game from Chivalry developers, will appear on Steam later this year.
Brain fracture: new details on the four-dimensional puzzle Miegakure.
Disclosed is the release date for Shadow of the Beast.
Edmund Macmillen has suspended the Mew-Genics project.
Announced the racing game 80's Overdrive.
Work on Grand Theft Auto 6 is already underway .
Details are revealed and the trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is shown.
Press
March and April issues of Render Magazine.
Crowdfunding
Documentaryabout developing the game Brace for Impact: The Crashlands Story.
Fundraising for the most comprehensive book on the development of multiplayer games.
The Ghost Theory fundraising campaign will resume in May .
Knights & Bikes will appear in April 2017 thanks to Kickstarter.
Mobile direction
As Japanese developers of mobile games hunt for "whales" : 5 popular mechanics of Gacha. Abstract syntax tree Swift . Writing custom animations for iOS: part 1 , part 2 . SPTPersistentCache: caching library from Spotify. How to write more code using less code and Android Studio Live Templates. How can librariesAdd permissions to your Android app. Infinite UIScrollView on Swift 2. Tutorial : create a note-taking application on Swift using the REST API and Stormpath. We remove viewDidLoad. Creating a cross-platform framework on Swift for iOS, watchOS and tvOS using Carthage and CocoaPods. Sony create a new division for mobile games. Buildbox games conquered iOS . User test script development . IPhone users spend far more on games than on applications . Half the revenue of mobile gamesprovide 0.19% of players . Yandex open summer school of mobile applications. Recipes for a successful application from Apple. App Annie: Review of the gaming industry 2015. New Google tools for game developers : Indie Corner, IAP, analytics and more. Changes in Swift 2.2. Promotion of a mobile application : tools and an example of a marketing plan. Amazon Events Lectures on Lumberyard at GDC. Registration for the 10th White Nights Conference is open . The first eSports Industry Awards conference has been announced .
Competition of developers from WG Labs and $ 10 thousand in prize money! April 21-22, 2016 in Bangalore (India) held a conference Pocket Gamer Connects. News
Ryan Barnard, The Division game director, joins IO Interactive . Tim Sweeney, director of Epic Games, accused Microsoft of trying to “monopolize PC game development.” PlayStation 4.5 will be announced in October , before the release of PlayStation VR. Id Software co-founder John Carmack will receive a BAFTA Award . David Hayter, the actor who voiced Snake on Metal Gear Solid, talked about stopping work with Hideo Kojima .Microsoft closed Lionhead Studios , which was developing the game Fable Legends. Nintendo will stop production of Wii U this year. Sony shut down Evolution Studios , which developed Driveclub. Xbox One will receive a hardware update . Will Sony allow PS4 and Xbox One owners to play together ? The best player in go was defeated by artificial intelligence created by Google. Microsoft is optimizing the Universal Windows Platform. In Malaysia, an e-sports channel may appear . Epic Games introducedtool for creating cinematics . Sixteen-year-old Ruby Nilon hacked Steam and posted his game there. Riot Games buys Rising Thunder developers and closes the project. Chinese game publisher Youzu Interactive acquires Bigpoint for $ 89.68 million. Now the Xbox One can be turned into a development tool . Video game news
Setting the next Call of Duty - space . BioShock: The Collection will be available soon on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Rumor has it that Gears of War 4 will be available on PC . Forza Motorsport Appearson the pc. The release of Uncharted 4 is postponed to May 10. The experimental indie game That Dragon, Cancer received a lot of praise from critics and negligible sales in the end. Witcher 3 received the title of Game of the Year at the Game Developers Choice Awards. Her Story won top honors at the 18th annual Game Developers Conference festival. Far Cry Primal uses a map layout from Far Cry 4 . Valve’s new game is coming soon , and it’s great. Master of Orion Developer Diaries: Early Access . In development gameBrutal Doom 64 for PC. Mordhau is a new simulator of medieval battles . An isometric shooter with stealth mode and elements of the open world Tokyo 42 has been announced. The game Mages of Mystralia will be released in 2017 . The role-playing game Two Worlds 3 has been announced . The trailer for Beacon, the first game from Half-Life 2 modders. Shadow of Mordor 2 is already in development . Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter trailer released . The release of the game is scheduled for May 27. Announced Urban Empire - a simulator of the mayor of the city. EverQuest Next has been canceled due to lack of "fun."Mirage: Arcane Warfare, the next game from Chivalry developers, will appear on Steam later this year. Brain fracture: new details on the four-dimensional puzzle Miegakure. Disclosed is the release date for Shadow of the Beast. Edmund Macmillen has suspended the Mew-Genics project. Announced the racing game 80's Overdrive. Work on Grand Theft Auto 6 is already underway . Details are revealed and the trailer for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens is shown. Press
March and April issues of Render Magazine. Crowdfunding
Documentaryabout developing the game Brace for Impact: The Crashlands Story. Fundraising for the most comprehensive book on the development of multiplayer games. The Ghost Theory fundraising campaign will resume in May . Knights & Bikes will appear in April 2017 thanks to Kickstarter.