Android developers have been notified of the imminent changes to the Google Play rules. They relate to the advertising identifier and resemble Apple‘s IDFA policy.

Take-Two has successfully gained a foothold in the genre of sports games on PC and consoles. Now the company has decided to extend its influence to mobile by announcing the purchase of the Serbian studio Nordeus — the authors of the mobile simulator of the football coach Top Eleven. The transaction amount may reach $378 million.The official announcement says that Take-Two will immediately pay Nordeus $225 million.

Another company decided to take up games. Next up is the Dark Horse comics publishing house, which has published Hellboy, Sin City, Umbrella Academy and 300.

Gaming companies in Russia may be subject to the “Spring law”, that is, oblige to store gamers’ data and the history of their correspondence. This initiative was taken by one of the centers controlled by Roskomnadzor. Experts also suggest regulating donation collection services and gaming loot boxes.This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to the study of the Main Radio Frequency Center (GRFC), which is part of the structure of Roskomnazdor.

Indie publisher Playdigious, which at one time released mobile versions of Dead Cells and Evoland, has now become part of the Swedish game company Fragbite Group (formerly FunRock). The takeover cost €5 million.

App Annie together with the publication PocketGamer.biz I have prepared a small report on the mobile strategy market for the first quarter of 2021. Analysts told about the highest-grossing projects, and also noted that the total revenue of all games of the genre reached $ 2.5 billion.Star Trek Fleet Command