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Ukrainian web-based 3D holiday game gets recognition in international contests

March 30, 2016 April 6, 2016

Earlier this month Eleks, a global software development company with head office in Lviv (Lvov), Ukraine, saw one of its recent digital projects, a multi-device WebGL virtual reality game, honored as People’s Champ at the 10th annual Pixel Awards. Based on the votes of a digital savvy audience, Back2Pack led the Experimental category. Developed as the company’s interactive greeting for the holiday …

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Odessa startup makes computer games more realistic

March 29, 2016 March 29, 2016

With the latest innovation, invented by a Ukrainian company from Odessa, gamers get a real jolt if they bump into a virtual wall while driving a virtual racing car. The company, MMOne, has created the world’s first three-axis virtual reality simulator, in the form of chair attached to an industrial robot-like arm that moves in response …

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Madberry CEO Dmitry Sverdlik: “Like Israel, Ukraine may build a fantastic tech sector in spite of external threats”

December 3, 2015 December 14, 2015

Helsinki-based Madberry offers a global automated advertising system specially designed for the needs of game companies. The company does not outsource its research and development works; yet it has launched an R&D center in Kyiv (Kiev) in partnership with Ukrainain IT firm Innovecs. Dmitry Sverdlik, Madberry’s co-founder and CEO, explains the strategy behind this offshore center and speaks frankly about …

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US sanctions block Crimeans from World of Warcraft, Diablo III

April 15, 2015 April 15, 2015

Crimean gamers were locked out of playing popular online multiplayer games World of Warcraft and Diablo III last week, as the game publisher was forced to suspend the accounts in compliance with Western sanctions. Major US Internet and tech companies such as Apple, Google and PayPal have suspended services to Crimean users over the last year. The United States in December barred US-registered companies from investing in Crimea or providing …

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Innovecs acquires outsourcing division of Tatem Games

April 3, 2015 April 20, 2015

Last week Innovecs, a Kyiv (Kiev)-headquartered IT outsourcing company operating mainly in the USA, announced the acquisition of the outsourcing division of Tatem Games, a major game publisher and developer in Ukraine. “The global games market is rapidly growing every day,” says Innovecs co-founder and CEO Alex Lutskiy, who approached Tatem due to its “quite professional and experienced …

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Game studio Nravo has picked up $200,000 in funding from Ukrainian investment firm Digital Future

March 31, 2015 March 31, 2015

Nravo, a game studio based in Lviv (Lvov) in western Ukraine, has obtained $200,000 from investment company Digital Future, reports Ukrainian tech blog AIN.UA. The funding will be directed towards the development and marketing of new games that Nravo is creating. According to the terms of the deal, Digital Future will not receive equity in Nravo, but …

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“Battle for Donetsk:” Belgian game studio launches war game with anti-war message

March 24, 2015 March 24, 2015

Belgian game studio LuGus Studios has developed “Battle for Donetsk,” a mobile game that has no winners. The anti-war game was created to raise awareness about the current eastern Ukraine conflict and educate a larger audience on what exactly is happening in the region. The fighting in eastern Ukraine between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces continues despite …

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Ukraine’s Melior Games to open new studio in Vilnius

December 2, 2014 December 8, 2014

The Ukrainian game development studio Melior Games is opening an office in Vilnius. Half of the Melior Games team will shortly be transferred from Kiev to the company’s new office in Lithuania. The studio is also looking for local Unity3D programmers and 2D artists, and plans to build a team of 15 or more developers in Vilnius …

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Game developer Gameloft opens office in Lviv for 50-100 new employees

December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014

International game developer Gameloft is opening a second office in Ukraine. The company has operated in Kharkiv (Kharkov) since 2007, but now announces plans to open a Lviv (Lvov) location. Evgeniy Birenbaum, HR manager at the company’s Kharkov office, said that the company intends to hire 50-100 new employees at the Lviv office, with the …

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Patriotic game created in Zaporozhye with proceeds to go to the army

November 27, 2014 November 27, 2014

GBKSOFT, a team of mobile app developers from Zaporizhia (Zaporozhye), has released a game for iOS devices called Defend Ukraine. The app, which is available i Ukrainian, Russian and English languages, can be purchased in AppStore for $0.99. All money from sales will be sent to Wings Phoenix, a volunteer organization that supports the Ukrainian …

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Game of Code: Checkio gamifies and crowdsources the task of programming

July 14, 2014 July 12, 2014

Who says coding has to be boring? Checkio, a Las Vegas company with Ukrainian origins funded by Zappos founder Tony Hsieh, has come up with a way to turn writing code and helping others write code into a game. The company’s latest addition to its web-based code-editing platform is a publish-and-share feature, where players can …

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New Ukraine-made mobile game downloaded 1 million times in the first week

June 11, 2014 June 27, 2014

Many of you might know the Ukrainian game development industry by its recent hits, including Assassin’s Creed, the Star Wars series, Crysis, Metro 2033, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Warface and World of Tanks – which were all fully or partly developed in Ukraine. Launched on May 15, ZADZEN’s Elements: Epic Heroes is the latest in this series of …

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