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The messenger from former losers attracted $20 million in investments, the Unity evangelist tells how an indie developer can create a business, and also – investments in games have halved over the past year.

1. The authors of the Discord messenger for gamers have attracted $20 million in investments. Investors include Tencent, Benchmark and YouWeb. The messenger already has 2.9 million users, including Twitch stars. The creators of Discord first tried to launch their own mobile MOBA, but failed.

2. Oscar Clark, Unity evangelist, is leading a discussion on how to build a business if you are an indie developer.

https://youtu.be/6yx258Q8HQY?t=3h12m57s

3. In 2015, investments in games amounted to $1.02 billion. This is two times less than in the previous year, when $2.43 billion was invested in gaming projects. For more information about the investment situation in the industry, follow the link.

You will be able to learn about the latest trends in the gaming industry first-hand, personally meet and discuss working issues with leading companies in the game development and publishing market at White Nights Helsinki 2016, which will be held on February 11-12.