Games industry roundup: Inside Superhot's success, Theta Labs and Animoca raise funds for blockchain, and YouTube Gaming shuts down

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.

  How Superhot sold over two million copies and where its developer goes from here

  Business developer Tomasz Kaczmarczyk discusses the success of the hot IP.

  It seems like Ubisoft is looking into opening a studio in Krakow

  French publishing giant reportedly investigating the possibility, speaking to educational institutions.

  Investment, fan feedback, growing the Polish games scene, China and much more: Here's what we learnt at Digital Dragons 2019

  On Monday May 27th and Tuesday May 28th, the Polish games industry descended upon Krakow's ICE Congress Centre for Digital Dragons 2019.

  Why Tencent acquired Malmo's Sharkmob, the new studio founded by Ubisoft Massive and IO vets

  CEO Fredrik Rundqvist goes into more detail about the big deal.

  Total War: Three Kingdoms has attracted lot of new players to the series, says developer Creative Assembly

  Follows a launch that broke a lot of records for the strategy franchise.

  
  

• 2 Blockchain game news and insights

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

  Theta Labs secures new funding led by Samsung NEXT and Blockchain

  Theta Labs has managed to close brand new funding thanks to a round led by Samsung NEXT and Blockchain. According to Mitch Liu, the CEO of Theta, the collaboration with these two companies is part of a longer-term re-alignment strategy.

  F1 Delta Time’s first NFT car auction completes at $110,743

  In a dramatic auction on the OpenSea marketplace, Animoca Brands’ sold the first NFT car from its official F1 game Delta Time for 415.9 Wrapped ETH, worth $110,743.

  Hashed leads $2.5 million investment into blockchain UGC platform The Sandbox

  Forthcoming blockchain user-generation content and gaming platform The Sandbox has announced it’s raised $2.5 million.

  A list of all blockchain games in Alpha, Beta and Pre-sale

  Nothing is more exciting or more dynamic than the blockchain games market.

  Enjin showcases receiving and using ERC1155 tokens in EnjinCraft

  It was only a couple of weeks ago when Enjin introduced ERC1155 tokens to Minecraft in a big way. Known as EnjinCraft, it serves as one of the first use-cases for multiverse-integrated assets.

  
  

• 3 Influencer news and insights

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

  Traditional media has the upper hand over creators on YouTube's trending tab

  It looks as though established media outlets are having an easier time hitting YouTube's trending section than creators loyal to the platform, according to a study by Coffee Break.

  Streamlabs launches Creator Sites builder to help streamers grow and monetise their content

  Streamlabs has unveiled a new website builder that lets streamers build sites for their brands.

  YouTube Gaming being shut down for good on May 30th

  Google closed its separate YouTube Gaming app at the end of May. All of YouTube's gaming content has been migrated back into the main platform and all of its creators can still be found there.

  Case study: how Daniel Wellington is still top of the influencer marketing game

  Watch manufacturer Daniel Wellington is the most mentioned brand on Instagram. Check out how founded Filip Tysander utilised micro-influencers to make noise about his watches.

  Buzzoka unveils new nano influencer program to help brands find cost-effective creators

  Indian influencer marketing platform Buzzoka has launched a nano influencer program, designed to engage smaller creators.