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?

Players will have to pay extra if they want to play the titles already purchased for PS4 on PS5. This was announced by Sony against the background of the Horizon Forbidden West scandal. Horizon Forbidden West

Android apps won’t appear on Xbox. Microsoft‘s plans to add their support to the console were discussed at the end of last week. But now the company’s representatives have said that this is not true.

Polish PlayWay has collected more vishlists on Steam than any other publisher, leaving Square Enix, SEGA and Electronic Arts far behind. A controversial marketing strategy helped her in this. The company made trailers for hundreds of games, but brought only single titles to release.

Last week, the best-selling game on Steam was Battlefield V. Thanks for this, you need a 90% discount. As for new products, the best sales were shown by the Russian Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. She entered the chart twice, taking second and fourth places with the help of different publications.

Wargaming has announced the opening of Wargaming RED, a new studio located in Moscow. Its employees will be engaged in the development of an as yet unannounced cross-platform free-play game and support for old franchises.

Valve has announced that Steam Deck devkits are ready to ship. The company started accepting applications from developers and clarified that the number of devkits is limited.

Developer Lars Doucet presented a detailed analysis of the most common game engines on Steam. To do this, together with the SteamDB website, he collected a large amount of data about the titles in the Valve store and the tools with which they were made.

At the end of June, Microsoft announced that it would add native support for Android apps to Windows 11. But it looks like they can also be launched on Xbox consoles.

Apple has decided to equalize itself with other developers. In iOS 15, it will ask users for permission to access personal data that is used for targeted advertising in the App Store and Apple News.

With the help of video games, Netflix will fight for the attention and free time of users. However, the company will inevitably face a number of challenges along the way. Venture capitalist Matthew Ball analyzed Netflix’s strategy in detail, and also talked about possible pitfalls and competition with other services. We present the key points from the material.

In India, a lawsuit has been filed against Apple, which threatens the company with a new antitrust trial. We are talking about the lack of alternative payment methods in the App Store. The plaintiffs believe that the company destroys competition by prohibiting developers from using third-party payment systems.

Sensor Tower analysts spoke about the fastest growing themes, settings and artistic styles in mobile games in the USA. For example, projects about “traitors” were included in the list of leaders — only Among Us American gamers spent almost $8 million in the first half of 2021.

CD Projekt has published a financial report for the first half of 2021 (ended June 30). Revenue grew by almost 30%, but the company still does not disclose data on sales of specific games. CD Projekt also shared information about the next generation versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3, refusing to name the exact release dates.

MY.GAMES company has become a partner of the Spanish The Breach Studios, which was founded by veterans of Ubisoft, 4A Games and Take-Two Interactive. She invested €3.5 million in the studio, in return receiving a minority stake and a control option.

Wanted: a leading game designer at Playrix, an art manager at Friday’s Games and a user engagement manager at Melsoft.

Mobile publisher Playtika makes its first purchase since entering the stock exchange. He announced an agreement with the Finnish studio Reworks, which developed a simulator of the designer Redecor. The maximum amount of the transaction may approach $600 million.

In July 2018, the French publisher Gameloft released a new part of its racing franchise. She became Asphalt 9: Legends. The analytical company App Annie has estimated that to date mobile gamers have spent over $100 million in this game.