App2Top.com: site for game developers, publishers and marketers

All publications for 08.05.2020

Business May 8, 2020

Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation: the IT industry will become unprofitable in June

The Russian IT industry is already facing losses in the 2nd quarter of this year. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Communications, IT companies will lose 30 billion rubles due to the coronavirus.

Money May 8, 2020

Downloads of World War Heroes from Azur Games on Google Play amounted to 50 million

One of the flagships of Azur Games — World War Heroes — has gained 50 million installs on Google Play. The mobile shooter reached this milestone in April. During the specified month, he also earned $1.35 million on iOS and Android.

Industry May 8, 2020

Bobby Kotick predicted the pandemic-related growth of free-play games

The CEO of Activision Blizzard in the role of Captain Obvious. Bobby Kotick predicted a new rise of frituplay. This is due to high unemployment in the era of the coronavirus crisis.

Industry May 8, 2020

Zynga: “We can work from home forever if needed”

The forced transition to “remote” turned out to be difficult for a number of gaming companies. But not for Zynga. Its chief operating officer Matt Bromberg is confident that the staff “could work from home forever, if necessary.”Empires & Puzzles

Industry May 8, 2020

In April, Final Fantasy VII Remake became the most downloaded PS4 game in the USA

The American PS Store presented the charts of the most downloaded games for April. As always, separate tops are compiled for PS4 titles, freeplay, DLC and PlayStation VR games.