Merge games are on the rise and can become a replacement for match3 titles for many users, according to analysts from GameRefinery. They use similar gameplay principles and monetization models. However, merge games have great potential to engage and retain players.Evermerge

According to the analytical company Sensor Tower, in the third quarter, users from South Korea spent almost $ 1.5 billion on mobile games. At the same time, the vast majority of revenue came from Google Play. And the highest-grossing title was the MMORPG Odin: Valhalla Rising.

India is the world leader in mobile game downloads. The analytical company App Annie estimated that in the first half of 2021, the inhabitants of this country were responsible for every fifth download of games on Google Play and the App Store.

Dataspelsbranschen analysts shared a report on how 2020 went for the Swedish game dev. The country’s gaming industry turned out to be profitable — for the 12th year in a row. The profit of all local gaming companies amounted to €720 million, and the total turnover exceeded €3.3 billion.

You can come to disappointing conclusions by reading the forecast of MY.GAMES for this year. According to him, Russians will spend 165.6 billion rubles on video games by the end of 2021. This is only 1% more than a year earlier (163.4 billion rubles).

The Chinese analytical platform SocialPeta has published a basic report on the specifics of Asian markets. We publish a squeeze.

What the social casino market looks like on mobile platforms, how much it earns, what ROAS and CPI are on it, — Game Refinery and Liftoff told in a recent study.

In the third quarter, European users spent $4.6 billion on mobile apps and games, according to Sensor Tower. This is 21% more in annual terms. At the same time, Russia became the leader in the number of downloads, and the UK took the first place in terms of revenue.General data

In September, Americans spent $4.4 billion on video games, hardware and accessories, according to NPD Group analysts. They also write that the PS5 has overtaken the Nintendo Switch in the number of boxes sold, and Madden NFL 22 is in first place in the ranking of the best-selling games.

On September 17, the South Korean TV series “The Squid Game” was released on Netflix. Mobile developers decided to take advantage of its success. The AppMagic analytical service found out which projects based on this show have collected the largest number of downloads over the past two weeks.

NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella shared his forecasts for the American video game industry for the fourth quarter of 2021. He expects that the problems with the supply of consoles will continue, the costs of gamers will increase, and Call of Duty: Vanguard will become a bestseller.

Strategies are the third highest—grossing genre in the American App Store. They account for 17% of the store’s revenue. Such success of the strategy is partly due to the novelties that bring the mechanics of casual games to the genre. This was told in a recent report by the analytical company GameRefinery.

The gaming industry continues to boom deals. Investment banking company Drake Star Partners estimated that $71 billion was spent on investments, public offerings and M&A agreements in the first nine months of 2021. This is 2.1 times more than in the whole of last year.

This year Apple has made a soft relaunch of Apple Arcade. In an attempt to attract a new audience, the company has added many already successful casual iOS titles to the library. Gaming expert Simon Carless has figured out the reasons for the change of strategy and Apple’s unwillingness to finance risky exclusives.In the latest issue of his newsletter, Carless published a table of the 22 most popular titles in Apple Arcade at the moment.

By the end of September App2Top.ru Together with AppMagic, I have prepared a report on the most popular and earning mobile games in the world.

MOBA is one of the most monetary subcategories of mobile strategies. According to Sensor Tower, for the first half of the year, the total revenue of such titles amounted to $ 2 billion. Among the most successful projects were Honor of Kings, Brawl Stars and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

In the first half of 2021, game developers spent more on attracting users than developers of any other mobile applications. They accounted for 50% of all UA costs. The marketing company Adjust told about this in its new research.

According to MY.GAMES, most often Russian gamers on PC, consoles and mobile devices spend money to buy in-game currency and items. But loot boxes from domestic players are not in great demand.Statistics on the Russian market based on data for 2020 were shared by the publication “RBC”.

The M&A boom continues in the gaming industry. Sensor Tower found out how the positions of mobile publishers in the United States have changed over the past eight months due to purchases by other companies, and named the largest publishers. Analysts looked at the situation in four mobile categories: puzzles, lifestyle, sports and hyper-casual.