Google has summed up the results of the Indie Games Festival 2021. This year the winners were 10 games from independent developers. Three for Europe, Korea and Japan, plus one best game according to users.

In China, the quotes of Tencent and NetEase flew down amid news of the suspension of game licensing. At the same time, it later turned out that there were no plans to introduce them. So far, we are talking exclusively about slowing down the process.

Fingersoft, a mobile studio from Finland, decided to conduct an experiment and offered employees to work less. They can switch to a four-day work week or work six hours a day. However, there is a nuance. All those who agree will have their salaries reduced by 10%.

A small studio Young Horses, known for the game Bugsnax, switched to a four-day working week. This should help developers maintain a work-life balance.Bugsnax

Contrary to popular opinion, mobile gamers are quite willing to agree to tracking information about themselves after the release of iOS 14.5. According to GameAnalytics, the share of such users worldwide is 43%.The company came to such conclusions after studying the data for the period from July 1 to August 31, 2021.

VG Insights has added two new analytical tools to its platform. With their help, you can see all developers and publishers on Steam, as well as track their estimated revenue, genre preferences and much more.

Every state in the USA today has its own laws on personal data, and therefore citizens are not protected in any way in the matter of the safety of confidential information. The adoption of a single federal law can solve the problem, experts in this field believe. The closest analogue is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which operates in the European Union.According to Wirecutter, at the moment the situation with personal data in the…

At the end of August, Supercell introduced a beta version of its new Everdale game. The authors of the Deconstructor of Fun blog have published a detailed analysis of the project — from gameplay mechanics to monetization and ways to involve players. We present the main points from the material, which also lists the main disadvantages of Everdale.

Mobile developer Jam City has announced the largest funding round in the company’s history. The studio attracted $350 million from investors. Jam City has already started spending this money — she bought Ludia, known for games in the Jurassic World universe.

In China, the issuance of licenses to all new online games has been temporarily suspended. This step is explained by the desire of the authorities to defeat gambling addiction among the young population.

EverMerge, merge-3 puzzle game from the Belarusian studio Neskin Games, has earned over $100 million for the entire time of operation. The game generated most of the amount in the USA.

State of Survival is a mobile strategy about survival during the zombie apocalypse, developed by FunPlus. To date, the game has collected over 100 million downloads.

It is not yet known about the sales of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, but the game already has something to brag about. She got a big background stretch on the Steam homepage. Previously, no domestic premium project has received such a feature on the Valve* platform.

Wanted: middle-level tester at ZiMAD, game producer/product manager at PlayFlock and level designer at ODIN GAMES.

Due to the new restrictions, underage Chinese gamers can play online titles for no more than three hours a week. This led to the fact that last weekend the Honor of Kings servers simply could not withstand the influx of users who entered the game at the same time.Honor of Kings

John Gibson is no longer the president of Tripwire Interactive. He left the position after a controversial comment in support of the anti-abortion law in Texas.

Tripwire Interactive is known as the publisher of Chivalry 2 and the developer of Maneater with Killing Floor. Last weekend, its president John Gibson (John Gibson) came out in support of a new anti-abortion law in Texas, which caused dissatisfaction with the gaming community. In particular, one of the partners refused to cooperate with the company.

By the end of August App2Top.ru Together with AppMagic, I have prepared a report on the most popular and earning mobile games in the world.

Last week, one of the largest retailers in China JD.com refused to sell unlicensed console titles. This happened against the background of increased measures to regulate the industry.What happened?