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NAVI ranks 2nd among the top esports clubs in 2020

Analytical agency Esports Charts has published a report on the popularity of esports clubs in 2020, according to which the most popular team is the French one G2 Esports. The Ukrainian esports club Natus Vincere (NAVI) ranked No. 2, rising

Playtika, a game development company with offices in Ukraine, raises $1.88B in IPO

Playtika Holding Corp. (PLTK) raised $1.88 billion in its initial public offering. Its share price rose above the marketed range. According to dev.by, citing Bloomberg, during trading, the price per share of Playtika reached $27. Playtika’s IPO Initially, the Israel-based

Publisher TinyBuild invests $3M in Lviv-based game studio Hologryph

Game publisher TinyBuild has invested $3 million in Lviv-based game studio Hologryph, known for the game Secret Neighbor. According to VentureBeat, this deal will give the publisher a majority stake in the company. Hologryph studio is based in Lviv, and

GTA-themed supermarket opens in Lviv (still unclear if developer permitted it or not)

On October 31, 2020, the supermarket chain Silpo (part of Fozzy Group) opened a store in the style of the famous computer game GTA in Lviv, in the Ocean shopping mall, which stands in Volodymyra Velykoho str. The design incorporates

New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. teaser offers a fresh look at familiar locations

GSC Game World studio has published a teaser for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 featuring a location that is already familiar to the series’ fans – the tunnels under the Jupiter plant. In addition, the studio has launched a massive sale of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

Xbox services officially launch in Ukraine

Microsoft has signed a memorandum with the government of Ukraine on the development of the Ukrainian IT industry. One of its points: the official launch of the game console Xbox and its services. Now players from Ukraine can buy a

Ukrainian price of PlayStation 5 is the lowest in Europe

The cost of the Sony new generation gaming console in Ukraine is at least €19 cheaper than in European countries. Compared to other neighbors, the difference is almost €50, Gsminfo reports. In the Ukrainian market, the official price of consoles

Esports recognized as an official sport in Ukraine

In Ukraine, the professional computer games playing (esports) was recognized as an official sport. The news was announced by Oleksandr Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, on his Facebook page. “Such a decision has just been made at the meeting

Ukrainian studio Frogwares accuses a publisher of a €1M debt

Ukrainian studio Frogwares, which develops the popular Sherlock Holmes series of games, has announced problems with the publisher. Due to this, it removed its latest Lovecraft game, The Sinking City, from Steam, Epic Games Store, and other platforms, as reported

Embracer Group acquires Ukrainian studio 4A Games, a developer of Metro games, for $36 million

Swedish company Embracer Group announced the acquisition of a number of game studios, including a 100% stake in the famous Ukrainian game studio 4A Games, developers of the popular series of games Metro. The deal totaled $36 million (in cash