Industry June 21, 2016

Nekki launches a “summer school” for those who want to become a game developer

The authors of the Shadow Fight and Vector series have announced their plans to launch an internship program for those who want to develop game programs.

Money June 21, 2016

Now it’s official: Tencent acquires 84% of Supercell shares for $8.6 billion

The participants of the transaction officially confirmed the beginning of the process of acquiring Tencent shares of the authors of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale from the Japanese company SoftBank.

Industry June 21, 2016

How to quickly check if the UI is convenient?

It takes 10 minutes and a graphic editor to determine whether the user interface solves the tasks assigned to it,” product designer Theresa Chien is sure.

Money June 21, 2016

Films based on Warcraft and Angry Birds earned more than $300 million each

The last two film adaptations of game universes have separately collected more than $300 million at the global box office.

Industry June 21, 2016

Is Vivendi going to absorb Ubisoft?

Vivendi has taken over 20.1% of Ubisoft shares. However, he still denies the possibility of a hostile takeover. At least for the next six months.

Industry June 21, 2016

Tencent has agreed to buy Supercell

The Chinese media giant Tencent and its partners have agreed with the Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank to purchase a controlling stake in the Finnish studio Supercell.

Games June 20, 2016

A free “three-in-a-row” without IAP is being prepared for release

A “three-in-a-row” Mighty Match about a chicken warrior will be released on iOS. The title is notable for being declared as “truly free”, without IAP.

Industry June 20, 2016

Disney Tsum Tsum scored 60 million downloads

The Asian hit of Disney and LINE has reached another round mark in downloads. One of the highest-grossing games of 2015 has 60 million installations.

Marketing June 20, 2016

Advertising monetization: Do developers need mediators?

Alawar told App2Top how the indicators of advertising monetization have changed after the start of cooperation with Appodeal, a service for the competent monetization of mobile applications.

Industry June 20, 2016

Ruzzle authors’ games have collected 100 million downloads

The titles of the Swedish studio MAG Interactive, the creator of the word puzzle Ruzzle, have accumulated a total of 100 million downloads. In honor of the event, users will be made millionaires. However, only in the game.

Digests June 20, 2016

The main thing for the working week (14.06.2016 — 17.06.2016)

How the “Google tax” will affect the Russian market, what to expect from Search Ads, why the authors of Tap the Frog are closing the studio – we tell you in our selection of the main materials of the week.

Conferences June 17, 2016

Virtual reality will be discussed at the summer White Nights

During the upcoming conference about the gaming business White Nights St.Petersburg 2016, a round table on virtual and augmented reality will be held. For the best questions to him App2Top.ru will give you two premium tickets.

Industry June 17, 2016

Walking War Robots has surpassed the mark of 15 million downloads

In two years since the release of the Russian action-MMO about walking robots from the Moscow Pixonic team has gained more than 15 million installations.

Marketing June 16, 2016

The average cost of information from Facebook is $1.29

The resource of Tilting Point studied 500 shareware games and calculated how much developers “pay” players for information from a Facebook account. The average figure is $1.29.

Marketing June 16, 2016

WakeApp: Why you need to expand the semantic core for ASO now

The WakeApp marketing company wrote for App2Top.ru a column in which she told how very soon the search suggestions will change the ASO promotion in the App Store.

Industry June 16, 2016

Fishing simulator for VR downloaded 500 thousand times in 3 months

Game Bait! For Gear VR from the Swedish developer, Resolution Games has gained 500 thousand downloads in 3 months.

Industry June 16, 2016

Unity has removed the default loading screen from Unity Plus

Unity has met the developers halfway: in Unity Plus, the loading screen has become changeable. In addition, the budget limit has increased.

Industry June 16, 2016

Tap the Frog Developers Office Closed

The Ukrainian studio Playfo, the authors of the classic series of mobile games Tap the Frog, which has gained more than 50 million downloads, announced the closure of the office.

Industry June 16, 2016

How the “Google tax” will turn out for the Russian gaming market: expert opinions

We talked with gaming industry experts about how the adoption of the law on the introduction of a “Google tax” on the Russian gaming software market could affect.

Industry June 16, 2016

A new conversion tracking tool has appeared in App Analytics

The “Apple” analytical service has been replenished with a new tool called App Store Impressions or “Impressions” in the Russian version. Developers have been able to track the conversion of icon views to visits to the application page.

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Nekki launches a “summer school” for those who want to become a game developer

Now it’s official: Tencent acquires 84% of Supercell shares for $8.6 billion

How to quickly check if the UI is convenient?

Films based on Warcraft and Angry Birds earned more than $300 million each

Is Vivendi going to absorb Ubisoft?

Tencent has agreed to buy Supercell

A free “three-in-a-row” without IAP is being prepared for release

Disney Tsum Tsum scored 60 million downloads

Advertising monetization: Do developers need mediators?

Ruzzle authors’ games have collected 100 million downloads

The main thing for the working week (14.06.2016 — 17.06.2016)

Virtual reality will be discussed at the summer White Nights

Walking War Robots has surpassed the mark of 15 million downloads

The average cost of information from Facebook is $1.29

WakeApp: Why you need to expand the semantic core for ASO now

Fishing simulator for VR downloaded 500 thousand times in 3 months

Unity has removed the default loading screen from Unity Plus

Tap the Frog Developers Office Closed

How the “Google tax” will turn out for the Russian gaming market: expert opinions

A new conversion tracking tool has appeared in App Analytics