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All publications for 24.10.2017

Industry October 24, 2017

Unity and Facebook tempt with a feature in exchange for a release in Gameroom

Facebook has taken drastic measures to promote Gameroom. The social network hints that the appearance of the game on the platform will increase its chances of a global feature.

Industry October 24, 2017

A former BioWare employee spoke out against monetization in EA games

Ex-BioWare employee Manveer Heir (Manveer Heir) believes that the Electronic Arts publishing house, in pursuit of gaming profits, forgot about the desires and needs of gamers.

Money October 24, 2017

Sensor Tower: By 2020, an American will spend $88 a year on iPhone apps

According to the forecast of the analytical company Sensor Tower, from 2016 to 2020, the average user’s spending in the United States on iPhone apps and purchases in them will grow by 86% to $88 per year.

Marketing October 24, 2017

Benchmarks of mobile game genres (retention, session time, ARPPU and “stickiness”)

GameAnalytics named the most common mobile game genres, and also told whether retention, session size, ARPPU and the “stickiness” of the project depends on the genre.

Platforms October 24, 2017

The first interactive game for Twitch will be created by the authors of Dustforce

The Hitbox Team studio will develop the first title for the interactive Twitch Extensions format, which allows viewers of the game broadcast on Twitch to interact with the stream.

Industry October 24, 2017

Destiny 2 became the US sales leader for the whole of 2017

The second part of the online shooter Destiny in September became the best-selling video game in the United States for 2017. This is reported by the analytical company NPD.

Marketing October 24, 2017

AdvertMobile: Tops of the most popular iOS gaming queries (September 2017)

The most popular search query in the USA on iOS in September was the word Destiny, and in Russia – Rider. What other mobile search queries related to games were popular in the territories of the USA and Russia – read in our joint material with AdvertMobile.