Games industry roundup: The hottest stories across the PC, blockchain and influencer sectors

15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz

• 1 PC game news and insights

  Here are the five hottest stories from our sister-site PCGamesInsider.biz for the last week.

  "We see ourselves as the one and only true alternative to Steam"

  Head of global comms Lukasz Kukawski talks about GOG's curation process and where it sees itself in the games market.

  Avalanche Studios: "It’s been our most successful year by any metric; creatively, critically, financially"

  CEO Pim Holfve takes us through a blockbuster 12 months for the Swedish studio.

  "We wanted to make a more polished version of Tower of Guns"

  Joe Mirabello shares how working on Mothergunship has differed to his solo project.

  Report shows Fortnite was the most written-about game at E3 2018

  Ico Partners' Thomas Bidaux shares his learnings from coverage of this year's E3.

  EU copyright law changes could have dramatic impact on fan-created content

  Companies and creators now in the firing line if copyright is breached if changes to EU law go through.

  
  

• 2 Influencer news and insights

  Here are the five hottest stories from our sister-site InfluencerUpdate.biz for the last week.

  YouTube Music and YouTube Premium finally arrive in the UK

  Subscription services YouTube Music and YouTube Premium have finally landed in the UK.

  Unilever slaps ban on influencers who buy followers

  Consumer goods giant Unilever has said that urgent action is needed. An irrevocable breakdown in influencer trust is inevitable unless immediate action is taken.

  Vidcon warns creators against hosting fan meetups

  The organisers of video event Vidcon have told creators that they should not organise meetup events with fans due to safety reasons.

  Instagram launches new video app IGTV

  Instagram takes a huge stride in to the video space with a new feature called IGTV.

  Facebook introduces new creator management tools to help influencers and brands connect

  Facebook has added some updates in to its creator and business resources to help influencers grow and thrive on the platform, including a new channel subscription option.

  
  

• 3 Blockchain game news and insights

  Here are the five hottest stories from our sister-site BlockchainGamer.biz for the last week.

  WAX’s Malcolm CasSelle on building the ultimate game item marketplace on the blockchain

  “I want WAX to create tens of thousands of mini-OPSkins,” explains president Malcolm CasSelle. “This is a marketplace-as-a-service, enabling everyone to have their own Amazon.”

  Report: Trends from the Crypto Games Conference Kiev 2018

  A major topic among the game developers attending the show centred around the choice of the right blockchain.

  Blockchain game community site RAWG adds Pokemon Go creator John Hanke as advisor

  Lithuanian games community outfit RAWG has announced a number of new advisors, including John Hanke, the CEO of Pokemon Go developer Niantic.

  Which blockchain game companies were spending big at E3 2018?

  They don’t have the massive booths yet but are clearly making reasonably large investments in their marketing.

  What’s on at next month’s Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed

  Vienna’s four-day celebration of gaming that is the Big Indie Fest @ ReVersed is now just a couple of weeks away.