On September 1, the law “On the Protection of children from information that harms their health and development” comes into force in the Russian Federation. In particular, this also applies to the mandatory labeling of computer games by age categories, which are given in the law. 

The first mobile blockbuster Mail.Ru Group has gained more than 1.2 million downloads on the iOS platform since its release on May 10, 2012. 

A little over a week ago, John Jordan, editor of the notorious PocketGamer resource, told in a post with a telling title – “Why 2D battlers will be defeated in the West, but PvP games will succeed”, about what exactly awaits the mobile games industry in the future. We decided to share his vision. 

Lauder Partners investment Fund bought out OnLive, a pioneer of cloud gaming services.

According to analysts from the investment bank Rutberg & Co, mobile applications in the first half of 2012 became the most attractive area for investments by venture capitalists. Of the $3.9 billion invested in mobile companies in the world during this time, about $1 billion, that is, about a quarter, fell on them.

Motorola Mobility, owned by Google, has once again entered into a patent war with Apple. 

One of the largest German developers, HandyGames, will publish games on the Chinese mobile software market. 

Apple has registered a new legal entity on the territory of the Russian Federation – Apple Rus LLC. The main activity of the subsidiary will be wholesale and retail sale of computers.

The game search application from Nvidia Video Corporation has gained more than 5 million downloads. And the last one was typed over the weekend. 

Sega has announced its new initiative, the Sega Alliance, aimed at supporting independent studios developing mobile games.

There is a mobile version of the casual game. There are approximately similar proposals for the publication from Fish, g5, herocraft and nevosoft. Who should I give myself to?

Goko startup has introduced a new platform designed to make life easier for HTML5 game developers. 

As part of the Gamescom 2012 press conference, BulkyPix, the company responsible for the release of Autumn Dynasty and Babel Rising, announced the post-apocalyptic rock shooter Holy Shield.

The revenue of the American studio that developed Zombie Jombie and the iPad version of Modern War for the last two quarters amounted to $29 million. Moreover, only the second quarter accounted for more than $16 million.

The release date and the cost of Google’s main summer hit – the budget Nexus 7 tablet – on the Russian market have become known. 

The company, well known for its casual games in the genre of “I’m looking for”, is going to launch the first real money gambling game in the App Store – Big Fish Casino.

I accidentally noticed: on the 3rd place in the top of paid applications in Russia there is something called “live motion wallpaper“.

Microsoft has temporarily stopped publishing apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace. 

A study of Kids and Consumer Electronics: 2012 Edition conducted by the NPD Group showed that the younger generation still prefers consoles and portable gaming systems to mobile devices. However, tablets are becoming increasingly popular among this audience.