The mobile version of Call of Duty continues to gain popularity. The monthly number of hours that users spend in the game, at its peak, approached 1 billion.On Android alone, players spent 850 million hours in Call of Duty: Mobile during the peak month.

We are posting a new issue of the program “Industry on Thursdays“. Yesterday our guest wasMaxim Fomichev, producer of Pixonic. We talked with him about how a major graphical update to War Robots is being prepared for release, including thanks to which the game was shown at the last Apple presentation.

Another gaming company may appear on the stock exchange. The media report on the plans of the social MMO Roblox to enter the securities market at the beginning of next year. At the same time, the company’s valuation may amount to $8 billion.

On October 1, Belka Games studio announced the launch of its first solitaire — Solitaire Cruise. The game began to earn rapidly even before the world release. Being in the softlonch, the game generated a million dollars. About the project and its first successes App2Top.ru I talked to the game team.

Family Island is the main opening of the Belarusian game show this year. Over the past 12 months, the monthly revenue of the farm about the prehistoric family has grown 100 times. If in September 2019 she earned $ 50 thousand, then in September 2020 — more than $ 5 million. The development team — Easy Team — was able to achieve such results after merging with Melsoft. About how it was, — App2Top.ru I talked…

The Chinese colossus Tencent has invested in another Western company. This time we are talking about 10 Chambers — the authors of the first-person shooter GTFO.

The authors of Fall Guys promptly responded to the discontent of the players and promised to facilitate the passage of the game. In the second season of the funny battle royale, there will be 600% more “crowns” and a new reward will appear for the most persistent gamers.

A new deal in the Russian video game market. MY.GAMES Venture Capital has announced an investment in the Russian studio Reaction Games to help the team work on the mobile game Days After.As a result of the investment, the MY.GAMES investment division acquired a minority stake in the studio with an option for control.

Representatives of Epic Games and Apple in a joint statement asked that their case not be considered by a jury. Companies want a judge to make the decision.

The British Sumo Group has again replenished its portfolio with foreign assets. This time, the company invested in Pipeworks, a studio from the USA associated with the development of Madden NFL and Terraria.

In just a couple of days, Genshin Impact earned several million dollars. Analysts predict that the project, which was often compared to Zelda before its release, will be the largest global launch for a game developed in China.

While the developers of Fall Guys are enjoying the explosive growth of the title, gamers are dissatisfied with the device of the in-game currency. The coolest skins can be bought only for “crowns”, which are given for winning the final level. The problem is that only the most hardcore players get it.

Against the background of the coronavirus, Playrix has established itself as a leader in the mobile games market. Only Tencent earns more than her now.

Among Us continues to set records. According to Sensor Tower, the version of the game for mobile platforms has been downloaded 120.8 million times. At the same time, most of the installations occurred in the last two months.Data on downloads Among Us on mobile platforms

Armada Interactive, founded by former Remedy and Crytek executives, has declared bankruptcy. Over the four years of its existence, the company was able to attract $10 million in investments.Earlier this month, the Armada Interactive website also stopped working.

In honor of the tenth anniversary, the Finnish mobile developer Supercell is releasing a book called “The Art of Supercell”. It will be on sale only in March 2021, but you can pre-order it today.

Candy Crush Friends Saga has earned more than $200 million since its release, according to Sensor Tower. Meanwhile, this year alone, the total revenue of all franchise games exceeded $1 billion.King Games figures for 2020

Wanted: Lead project manager at RJ Games, senior game designer at Lightmap and C++ programmer at SunStrike Studios.

A new publisher has appeared in Poland. Former Techland developers decided to release games themselves and launched a startup called Untold Tales. The publisher’s priority is single—player titles with an intriguing plot.