Money April 25, 2017

Mail.Ru Group to invest $100 million in gaming companies

Russian Internet giant Mail.Ru Group announced the creation of a division Mail.ru Games Ventures, which will invest in game publishers and developers.

Industry April 25, 2017

Blizzard is working on a new mobile project (?)

The author of Hearthstone and Overwatch may be preparing his second mobile game. The company is looking for a programmer who will create development tools for a gaming mobile.

Platforms April 24, 2017

Samsung App Store MAU – 24 million

The American audience of the Galaxy Apps Store has grown to 24 million monthly active users (MAU).

Games April 24, 2017

C.A.T.S. from ZeptoLab downloaded 8 million times in 4 days

Downloads of C.A.T.S., a new ZeptoLab game, have reached the 8 million mark since its release on April 20.

Marketing April 24, 2017

In South Korea, they started selling “mana and health potions”

HP and MP carbonated drinks have appeared on the shelves of South Korean stores. The product names refer to health and mana recovery potions in a variety of games.

Marketing April 24, 2017

Clickky: the average cost of attracting a gamer on iOS is $0.82

The price per installation (CPI) of the game on iOS is higher than on Android. $0.82 versus $0.59, – the Clickky advertising platform reports.

Development April 24, 2017

Over 500 indie games published via ID@Xbox

More than 500 games have been released under the ID@Xbox Independent Developer Assistance program. This is reported by Microsoft.

Money April 24, 2017

Forge of Empires earned €100 million in five years

The German company InnoGames reported: the total revenue of the Forge of Empires strategy for five years amounted to € 100 million.

Industry April 22, 2017

Cliff Blesinski: “AAA blockbusters are expensive and unpredictable”

Game designer Cliff Bleszinski believes that high-budget AAA titles are leading the gaming industry to a dead end.

Localization April 21, 2017

How do they localize voice acting in games?

How does the sound localization of Western games into Russian take place App2Top.ru Oleg Mironov from Logrus IT company told.

Marketing April 21, 2017

Unity Buy SDK will allow you to order goods directly in the game

The Canadian online trading platform Shopify has introduced the Unity Buy devkit, which allows you to buy real goods in games.

Marketing April 21, 2017

The App Store Search Ads service has moved beyond America

Apple has launched a service to promote App Store Search Ads in the UK, New Zealand and Australia.

Games April 21, 2017

DomiNations Strategy earned $100 million in two years

Revenues from the mobile strategy of DomiNations for two years amounted to more than $ 100 million.

Industry April 21, 2017

Why did Supercell abandon the traditional management model?

Ilkka Paananen, the founder of Supercell, explained why he chose a “cellular” management model for his company in his report at the Roviocon 2017 conference in Helsinki.

Industry April 20, 2017

Ilyon Dynamics games have been downloaded more than 100 million times

Mobile games of the Israeli developer Ilyon Dynamics have been downloaded over 100 million times.

Industry April 20, 2017

The turnover of the Russian MMO games market increased by 2 in March%

Russian gamers spent 2% more on MMO for PC in March 2017 than a month earlier.

Games April 20, 2017

ZeptoLab has released a game about cat autobits

The creator of Cut the Rope and King of Thieves studio ZeptoLab released a mobile game C.A.T.S.: Crash Arena Turbo Stars.

Marketing April 20, 2017

Mail.Ru will launch a free predictive analytics service

Company Mail. Ru Group has announced the expansion of the functionality of the myTracker mobile analytics system.

Marketing April 20, 2017

Appbooster: the story of the promotion of the game “Word for word”

How to maximize the visibility of the app in the App Store and Google Play by getting 293,000 installs? All stages of the promotion of the mobile game “Word for word” were covered in detail for App2Top.ru Appbooster agency.

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Google has published the nominees of the Play Awards 2017

Mail.Ru Group to invest $100 million in gaming companies

Blizzard is working on a new mobile project (?)

Samsung App Store MAU – 24 million

C.A.T.S. from ZeptoLab downloaded 8 million times in 4 days

In South Korea, they started selling “mana and health potions”

Clickky: the average cost of attracting a gamer on iOS is $0.82

Over 500 indie games published via ID@Xbox

Forge of Empires earned €100 million in five years

Cliff Blesinski: “AAA blockbusters are expensive and unpredictable”

How do they localize voice acting in games?

Unity Buy SDK will allow you to order goods directly in the game

The App Store Search Ads service has moved beyond America

DomiNations Strategy earned $100 million in two years

Why did Supercell abandon the traditional management model?

Ilyon Dynamics games have been downloaded more than 100 million times

The turnover of the Russian MMO games market increased by 2 in March%

ZeptoLab has released a game about cat autobits

Mail.Ru will launch a free predictive analytics service

Appbooster: the story of the promotion of the game “Word for word”