Players expressed sadness in response to the announcement on Twitter. If you’ve invested time in the platform, you should make screen recordings of your favorite games and worlds to preserve those memories and share them with others. It’s sad to see wasted creative effort, and that’s always a risk with world-building games.

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“While we’ve expanded Crayta significantly since launch, we’ve unfortunately not seen quite enough growth for us to justify continuing. Google Stadia shut its doors recently, which was the initial launch platform for Crayta, so we’ve decided that now is the right time to bring things to a close, despite the dedicated efforts of our team and our community.”

The team wrote in a Medium post.

The good news is that before it closes Crayta will be organising activities and events, including holiday play streams, as well as help and support to improve creative skills in the future. However, the Unit 2 Games studio will continue to exist.

As the year began, Meta was very unpredictable with his decisions. Earlier this week, Zuckerberg’s company decided to stop one of Oculus’ most popular games, Echo VR, which caused misunderstanding in the gaming community. However, the company continues to acquire other VR and AR-related companies, binance writes on the topic.

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You can follow Gabinka on her social media channels:  YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. 

Can you tell us a bit about yourself? Who are you and why did you choose the programming world for your professional path?

Hi, thank you for inviting me to this interview. I am Gabriella, some of you may know me as “Gabinka” on some social media. I am currently a streamer and YouTuber, but also at the same time, I am studying informatics at Plovdiv University. I choose this path because I have always been interested in programming. I have always been good at maths so I think this was the main reason. I really like what I am doing 🙂

What programming languages do you currently use?

I think I am more of a front-end girl like HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript. I am playing more with JavaScript these days, not sure if I am very good at it but I am trying, I am giving my best.

Do you think that one successful YouTuber earns as much money as one successful programmer?

I think so. I think so because nowadays being a successful YouTuber takes you a lot of time. So, if you spend enough time and effort I think you can earn as much as one successful programmer.

Are there software developers among your followers and friends? 

Yes, a lot of them are mainly because I study informatics and my boyfriend used to study that hence, a lot of our friends are programmers, or they currently study that.

Tell me about the games you play on a regular basis these days. How has your taste in games shaped?

Most of the times I stream the games I am playing because I am also editing videos, having photoshoots and everything else. Therefore, I am mainly playing on my streams.

The games I play most of them are common, and the games that my people want me to play. At the same time, I choose my games in terms of graphics, colours. I am a very colourful person and I love playing around with colours. These are some of the main reasons I am playing one game: because it’s colourful and it has my eye on it.

What was the first computer game that you were really excited about?

Every new game I buy I am very excited about. It’s been I think Slime Rancher, Paladins, Fortnite. Again, very colourful games.

Have you ever given up on a game?

When I play or buy a game it’s like I am spending a lot of time on it, a lot of effort, but sometimes I just get bored and leave the game for a while, like for a week or two and then I am like: “Ohhh, I used to play that cool game” and then I am coming back on it.

How did you start making YouTube videos?

I have always wanted to be a YouTuber but my first idea was to post cover videos because I used to go on singing lessons, competitions, etc. So, when I met my boyfriend, he was already a YouTuber. He had around 40.000 subscribers on YouTube and I found that very cool and I said to myself: “OMG, I definitely have to try this.”

So, he gave me a bit of confidence and that’s how I started.

Who is your favourite YouTuber or what are your favourite videos to watch?

Most of the videos that I watch are connected with the games I play, the software I am using right now. I watch a lot of videos like how to do something in the game, or how to show my people how to do something in the game.

What other kinds of things do you use your computer for?

Editing. A lot of editing, and some graphic design. I think these are all the things: filming, editing, photoshop and graphic design.

Do gamers possess different personalities and appearance compared to other people?

They might possess, but I am trying to be myself in the games and in my streams. I know that my people are watching me and I want to be who I am. I don’t want to pretend to be someone else. What is more, I also think that this is one of the main reasons why they watch me.

What are your views and expectations about the 2021 Gaming Marathon, Bulgaria?

I really love the idea of this marathon, especially in the current situation because we haven’t been part of a fan meeting since the first quarantine and it’s been really hard to communicate with our audience. Of course, they want to be part of everything that happens, they want to take pictures with us and play with us. I think this marathon is a very good opportunity to communicate with our community and play with them, have fun with them so I am very glad that I am part of it along with other YouTubers. The audience has a big variety to choose who to watch and we promise everyone that it will be very cool. We will play games all day, so come and join us to have fun together 🙂

What is your favourite snack while playing games?

Probably some sweets like chocolate and always have a coffee or an energy drink – that’s a must.

Do you prefer your eggs fried or scrambled? 

Probably fried. I like to keep things simple and organised.

Do you use different jargon or slang words in the gaming world? 

I am not sure that I am using it but probably that’s because I am playing games every day. I think that some of these words are actually becoming part of my everyday language.

What are your plans for the future? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Of course, I don’t want to stop filming videos for YouTube, but maybe they will be more “mummy-oriented” probably. I really hope I will never give up on games because I love doing this. In a professional plan, maybe to be a successful developer or graphic designer because these are the two options that I am still wondering about ☺

This is the first edition of the Gaming Marathon for this year, and despite the COVID-19 pandemic situation it still managed to provide us quality information, and a funny and competitive environment straight from the gaming industry.

Check the participants’ list, sponsors, the raffle, the marathons’ sales, the main event and the program from here.

What is more, the Gaming Marathon Main Event will be the culmination of the whole project where 16 participants will be able to prove their powers and knowledge in the Trivia Quiz Show. This two-hour show will test the gamers knowledge in 5 different categories, which are still kept a secret.

The winner will get all the prizes – acrobatic tandem flight with Veselin Ovcharov – one of the most experienced acro-paragliders in Bulgaria and a personalised desk with a lifting mechanism from HealthyDesk because the gaming environment requires a healthy and comfortable workplace.

The show will start today (04.05.2021) at 21:00 on the TBD play Facebook page.

More details are yet to be announced.

PS: Don’t forget to check frequently our content frequently. You might see some familiar faces from the Gaming Marathon soon who will give us more detailed information hot from the gaming zone oven. 

Here is a little tip about our first close-up interview: She is a colourful, funny and very pretty person. A YouTuber, developer and gamer, currently building her career in the IT industry.

Like everyone else, the game industry has also been coloured by the pandemic, and 44% of all game developers surveyed had the feeling that the game they worked on was delayed because of it. 49% thought it was not late, and the rest answered that they are not working on any game at the moment. In 2020, 33% answered that COVID-19 had delayed their work, which means an increase of 11 percentage points.

However, it should be pointed out that this only indicates the number of developers who have worked on overdue projects, and it does not take into account whether the participants are working, for instance, on the same project. However, 2021 has enough delay to fill its long lists, and it has influenced headlines like Cyberpunk 2077 and Halo Infinite.

According to the 2021 State of the Game Industry report, participants encountered difficulties working remotely in terms of collaboration and communication, which was a contributing factor to the delayed headlines. Despite this, the majority of developers say that working from home did not affect their creativity or productivity, while 35% saw working at home as an improvement.

The show will be online-only, running from June 12 to June 15, and promises that developers will be “showcasing their latest news and games directly to fans around the world”, and despite initial speculation, E3 will be “available to everyone for free”.

All confirmed companies to be making an appearance at E3 this year are Xbox, Nintendo, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two, Warner Bros. and Koch Media. Sony, however, is noticeably absent from the ESA’s list of early commitments, alongside EA, Activision Blizzard, Sega, Bandai Namco and Square Enix.

While neither Sony nor the ESA has officially ruled out Sony’s attendance at the event, the company’s absence from this confirmed list suggests it will not be appearing at E3 2021. What’s more, this isn’t the first time Sony has ditched E3, with the platform holder opting out of last year’s event in favour of its own State of Play and PS5 events.

Even though Sony likely won’t be in attendance, it’s an impressive show of support for E3 2021, with many speculating that the online-only event would be largely ignored by the biggest companies in the industry. Having Xbox and Nintendo in attendance is a boon to the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

But what does Sony’s likely E3 absence mean for PS5? Well, we’ll still see new PS5 games from other publishers at the show, such as Ubisoft and Capcom, but it means the first-party exclusives that so many PlayStation fans are craving information about won’t be present.

It’s expected that Sony will host its own E3-styled event, where it can control the messaging, format and news flow without the type of investment needed to be present at E3. Nevertheless, it could also choose not to share anything at this time like last year, which would give Microsoft and Nintendo a week of almost unusual attention for Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch announcements.