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Genshin Impact Has Reportedly Earned An Enormous Amount Of Money On Mobile
Genshin Impact has, in terms of both spending and impact, been one of the biggest games of 2020. The title, which took top honors in Google Play and Apple's game of the year lists, has reportedly brought in a huge amount of money every day since its release.
According to SensorTower, which tracks mobile spending and engagement, their stats suggest that Genshin Impact has brought in $393 million since it launched on September 28. which averages out to over $6 million every single day. Despite releasing late in the year, it's reportedly the second-highest grossing mobile game of the year, behind Honor of Kings ($467 million).
$120 million of this revenue is said to have come from China, and $98 million of it from Japan. It's worth noting that these numbers are based on SensorTower's estimates, rather than hard figures released by developer miHoYo, so they might not be the exact numbers.
My Nintendo Europe Is Offering This Cute 2021 Calendar – Just Pay Shipping
Europe’s My Nintendo store is continuing its recent trend of giving away physical exclusives by offering up a cute little 2021 calendar featuring fan-favourite characters.
There are 13 calendar sheets in total, and they come with a little stand to display them on your desk. All sheets measure 13.4 x 13.4cm and have space on the back for you to write down any important notes for the day.
To Germany – 3.99 EUR / 3.55 GBP / 4.45 CHF To other countries* – 6.99 EUR / 6.25 GBP / 7.80 CHF
* Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovenia, Slovakia, UK
Platinum Points can be earned on the My Nintendo website without spending a single penny, so this is another decent gift for fans – especially if you happen to live in Germany and can benefit from that cheaper shipping charge.
Let us know if you’ll be treating yourself to one of these in the comments below.
Posted by: xSicKxBot - 12-04-2020, 01:56 AM - Forum: Lounge
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Google's Best Selling Movies of 2020 Include Joker, Sonic, and Star Wars
Watching movies in 2020 is, simply put, weird. Here in the US, the continued spread of the COVID-19 pandemic means that theaters have, with few exceptions, stayed empty. Theater chains like AMC are hurting. That means we're doing most of our watching at home on services like Google Play. Despite the shift, Google's best-seller list is a mix of this year and last year's releases similar to last year's list.
The game is free to keep until Dec 10th, 2020 - 16:00 UTC.
We are welcoming everyone to join our discord[discord.gg]. We are more active there on finding giveaways, small or large, and there are daily raffles you can participate.
FMOD, perhaps the most popular audio middleware solution for games, just updated their indie developer licenses effectively making the use of FMOD free for smaller indie game developers. So what defines an indie game developer here? First you need to make less than $200K gross revenue per year and second, you need to have less than $500K USD in funding for your game title. There are also some limitations on industry, so for example gambling and simulation projects do not qualify for this license.
The primary details of this announcement came via this tweet:
The key paragraph from the linked legal document is the following:
This EULA grants you the right to use FMOD Studio Engine, for Commercial use, subject to the following:
Total gross revenue / funding per year for the developer, before expenses, is less than $200k (Refer to www.fmod.com/licensing#licensing-faq for information);
FMOD Studio Engine is integrated and redistributed in a game application (Product) only;
FMOD Studio Engine is not distributed as part of a game engine or tool set;
Product includes attribution in accordance with Clause 3.
More details about the licensing changes are available here. FMod has support for several game engines including Unreal and Unity, if you are a Godot developer there is FMOD support available via this project, as well as a GDNative version available here. To learn more about FMOD and the new indie licensing check out the video below.
Enrollment for reduced 15% Apple App Store commission begins
The App Store Small Business Program allows developers who earn less than $1 million per year to pay only 15% of sales to Apple, and enrollment has begun.
Apple has charged developers 30% of revenue on app sales and in-app purchases to operate on the App Store, only changing the percentage for subscription apps that kept users subscribed for more than a year. Now Apple has changed its guidelines to enable developers who are paid by Apple less than $1 million per year to pay only 15% of the revenue.
Developers must meet these requirements to be a part of the App Store Small Business Program:
Existing developers who made up to 1 million USD in proceeds in 2020 for all their apps, as well as developers new to the App Store, can qualify for the program and the reduced commission.
If a participating developer surpasses the 1 million USD threshold, the standard commission rate will apply for the remainder of the year.
If a developer’s proceeds fall below the 1 million USD threshold in a future calendar year, they can re-qualify for the 15% commission the year after.
Developers must identify any Associated Developer Accounts to determine proceeds eligibility.
The percentage change impacts at least 98% of all developers on the App Store.
This move comes after pressure from major developers and government inquiries questioning Apple’s monopoly position. The move proved popular among many developers, though some large developers do not believe the change to be enough to satisfy their issues.
Apple highlights the steps to enroll:
Be an account holder in the Apple Developer Program
Review and accept the latest Paid Apps agreement
If applicable, list all of your associated developer accounts
Developers who want to pay the reduced 15% in revenue can sign up as of Thursday to have the reduction take place on January 1, 2021. In order to qualify for benefits by January 1, developers will need to complete enrollment by December 18 at 10AM PST.
Platform Puzzler Wildfire Launches On Consoles This Week
Wildfire, a slow-going platformer where fire is your best friend, launches on consoles this week. Its bite sized levels require you to find the best way to get from one point to another while completing various missions.
The Sneaky Bastards-developed stealth sidescroller originally launched on Steam in May and is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One on December 3. It'll cost $14.99 on all platforms.
There's a good variety of mission types.
Wildfire puts you in the shoes of a villager who's town is burnt to a crisp by a "villainous force" of strange Amazonian women. You must find and saved your friends who have been captured by completing short, Celeste-like levels that are connected by an overarching narrative.
He’s back. All of us at EA Sports are excited to announce that David Beckham is returning to EA Sports FIFA, and you can pick him up for free in FIFA Ultimate Team and Volta Football just by playing FIFA 21 by January 15, 2021!
It’s time to get lively as DB7 becomes playable (or should that be unplayable?!) again. Anyone who plays FIFA 21 by January 15 – including anyone who’s played the game up to now – will get a free, untradeable, bespoke Beckham item to add to their dream squad in FIFA Ultimate Team starting December 15, as well as adding him to your team in Volta Football as our latest Groundbreaker.
Becks scooped a whopping 115 caps for England, landing third for his country’s most capped player with some heroic, unforgettable moments including that free kick against Greece. Corners? Free kicks? Crosses? Yep, got them covered.
Get ready to unleash that renowned dead-ball specialism as you whip a trademark free kick into the top bin in that crunch Division Rivals match, or bend a corner in for your mate to nod home in FUT Co-Op with Beckham’s bespoke, one-of-a-kind FUT item that celebrates his stint in the Spanish capital at Real Madrid – granted to you to add to your squad. Take advantage of this moment and build teams that fuse different parts of Beckham’s amazing career to get creative with your starting 11.
You can take Becks with you back into the streets of Paris or Los Angeles too – two cities he once called home. Only now, you’ll be under the lights of the cages in Volta Football as Beckham joins the lineup of Groundbreakers – huge names from the world of football, fashion, music and beyond that you can play as on the streets. Get ready to use Beckham’s finesse technique to whip the ball off the wall and invent angles for some typically stylish finishes and pinpoint assists.
He’ll also be joining the best players to ever play the beautiful game as the newest Icon in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team alongside many familiar faces and former team mates – Ronaldo, Zidane, Ronaldinho, Scholes, Keane, Giggs, Nesta, and more – when he drops as an Icon on December 4! More info on those DB7 Icon ratings is coming soon…
With the Xbox Series X|S out now too, we’re also excited to be offering you the chance to upgrade your copy of FIFA 21 for free once the next generation experience launches on December 4! That means if you play FIFA 21 on Xbox One, or play the backwards compatible version on Xbox Series X|S, you’ll get to download and play the next generation experience for free, and you’ll even get to carry over your progress in FUT and Volta Football – including Becks – when you make the switch!
Many know Beckham for his wide array of ventures: charity, fashion, design. But there are few players who ended their careers with as many trophies. 6 Premier League titles, 1 UEFA Champions League, 1 LaLiga, and a Ligue 1 trophy – that’s before the individual honours. The man for the big occasion, an icon who embodies the spirit of winning as one, has returned. To celebrate his incredible career at the top of the game, you can pick up the special FIFA 21 Beckham Edition now from the Xbox Store and get in game in time to pick Becks up in FUT and Volta.
Act fast. Don’t miss your chance to bend it like Becks!
EG7 pens deal to acquire EverQuest and H1Z1 dev Daybreak for $300 million
Daybreak Game Company, the game dev studio behind the early MMO EverQuest and more recent forays into online play like Z1 Battle Royale, is set to be acquired by Enad Global 7 (EG7).
The deal will see EG7 scooping up 100 percent of the shares in Daybreak for a total of $300 million in both cash and EG7 shares.
“Daybreak Games has an incredible legacy, an impressive portfolio of game franchises and the most incredible community of players,” reads a statement from Daybreak CEO Ji Ham.
“Combined with EG7, we are better positioned to expand on those amazing IPs, grow its development teams and player communities and fund exciting future games.”
On EG7’s part, the company says the Daybreak purchase will bolster EG7’s game portfolio of games and properties while also bring strong development, operations, and strategy teams from Daybreak into the fold.
This is also the second major acquisition the company has announced this week, following yesterday’s news that it is set to acquire MechWarrior dev Piranha Games for $24.2 million.
