Games August 11, 2017 The Rodeo Stampede runner has been downloaded over 80 million times in 13 months The casual runner Rodeo Stampede by Featherweight Games studio has gained more than 80 million downloads in 13 months since its release.
Industry August 11, 2017 “We didn’t agree to work for half price”: interview with Redeemer developer On August 1, the release of the domestic Redeemer browser from Sobaka Studio took place. How long the game was developed and how the team chose the publisher, – App2Top.ru I asked the head of the studio Dmitry Kachkov.
Money August 11, 2017 Gaming revenue increased by 53.6% Mail.Ru Group in the second quarter From April to June 2017 Mail.Ru The Group earned 3.8 billion rubles on MMO games. This is 53.6% more than last year for the same period.
Money August 10, 2017 Battler Summoners War earned $1 Billion in Three Years The list of billionaire games has been replenished. The elite club includes Summoners War, a game from the Korean developer Com2uS.
Money August 10, 2017 Mobile games provided 75% of NetEase’s quarterly revenue The gaming division of the Chinese Internet company NetEase earned $1.4 billion in the second quarter of this year. The entire revenue of the organization during this time amounted to $ 2 billion.
Games August 10, 2017 Zynga has launched three in a row in India with a national flavor Mobile publisher Zynga has conducted a three-in-a-row Rangoli Rekha: Color Match mobile puzzle softlonch in India, developed by a local studio from Bangalore. The visual range of the games contains references to Indian folk culture.
Money August 10, 2017 Kingdoms and Castles investors received a 100% return on investment from the project The first game funded on the Fig crowdfunding platform — Kingdoms and Castles — brought profit to investors in the amount of their investments in the first two weeks of sales.
Money August 10, 2017 The company Plarium was bought by a slot manufacturer for $500 million The Israeli game developer and publisher Plarium was acquired for $500 million by the public company Aristocrat, the largest manufacturer of slot machines in Australia.
Money August 9, 2017 Kongregate to Create $10 Million Fund for Indie Developers Kongregate publishing house announced the foundation of a $10 million fund to promote games from independent developers on PC and consoles.
Games August 9, 2017 Newzoo: The most popular PC games of July The analytical company Newzoo has prepared a monthly rating of the 20 most popular PC games. It is compiled based on the number of unique gaming sessions of each title.
Games August 9, 2017 99% of players left No Man’s Sky in a year One of the most anticipated games of 2016, No Man’s Sky, a year after its release, justified its name — the title was literally depopulated, having lost 99% of the audience.
Industry August 9, 2017 82-year-old Japanese self-taught developer has released a mobile game An 82-year-old Japanese woman has developed and released a mobile game called Hinadan for the App Store.
Industry August 9, 2017 The developer of Super Stickman Golf cost the Chinese $4.9 million Beijing-based mobile game developer ZPlay has bought a 70% stake in Canadian indie publisher Noodlecake Studios for $4.9 million.
Games August 9, 2017 Valve has announced a new game for the Dota franchise Valve has announced the development of a new title based on MOBA Dota — a collectible card game Artifact.
Industry August 9, 2017 The new Ubisoft office was headed by the former head of EA DICE Ubisoft has announced the launch of a new studio in the Swedish capital. The Stockholm office was headed by Patrick Bach, who resigned as CEO of EA DICE at the end of last year.
Vacancies August 8, 2017 Vacancies of the week (August 8) We continue the traditional weekly publication of selected vacancies. Their selection makes for App2Top.ru Tanya Evdokimenko, HR and recruiting expert, founder of VALUES VALUE.
Industry August 8, 2017 Monster Strike earned 93% of Mixi’s quarterly revenue The Japanese company Mixi reported an increase in sales and profit for the 2nd quarter of this year. The main source of financial income remains the mobile puzzle Monster Strike, released in 2013.
Industry August 8, 2017 The authors of Subway Surfers were sued for transferring personal information of young gamers to advertising networks In the US, a group of parents filed a class action lawsuit against Danish developers Kyloo and SYBO Games. They believe that the popular Subway Surfers game collects their children’s personal data for advertising networks without permission.
Money August 8, 2017 The success of Lineage M did not save NCsoft from falling profits The popularity and revenue of the mobile role-playing MMO Lineage M did not help the Korean publisher NCsoft cope with a 66% decrease in the company’s profit in the second quarter of this year.
Industry August 8, 2017 A new Dropleaf indie game store has been launched On August 8, the Dropleaf platform, which offers a subscription service for a library of games from independent developers, started working in beta testing mode.