The other day App2Top.ru conducted a live broadcast with Alexey “Flazm“ Davydov, an indie developer and head of the studio of the same name. We talked in detail about the development of the Time Loader physical puzzle, the mechanics of the game and the difficulties encountered in the process. They also discussed working with publishers, the modern indie scene and budgets.

Nordisk Games has announced a new takeover. She acquired the Danish studio Flashbulb Games, which is known for the racing sandbox Trailmakers. The volume and terms of the transaction are not disclosed, but we can talk about hundreds of millions of Danish crowns.

Premium projects usually have a section with titles, where they indicate, if possible, all those involved in the creation of the project. However, for some reason this is not accepted in mobile development. Why did this happen and what can be done (and whether it is necessary) to fix the situation, we asked the leading mobile gaming companies.

Educational direction VK (former Mail.ru Group) decided to find out what Russian schoolchildren think about working in the video game industry. It turned out that almost one in three would like to link their career with games. Moreover, 28% of students are ready to start work immediately after graduation.

There were a lot of changes in the Steam bestseller chart last week. Farming Simulator 22 has become the new leader of the rating, shifting Battlefield 2042 from the first place. Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn also returned to the top ten best-selling games.

Another game studio from Russia received investment from Tencent. The deal with the Chinese giant was announced by GFA Games, which is working on the PIONER shooter. The amount and terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The problem of mentioning studio employees in the credits periodically causes great discussions in the professional environment. From the latter, we can recall the case with the release of Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, when Frogwares studio initially forgot to mention a number of former developers. We talked to several representatives of the gaming industry about how common this practice is and how to deal with it.

WN Media Group has announced Talents in Games Conference’21 — a conference for gaming professionals. This time the event will take place completely offline. It starts on December 13 in Moscow.

The futuristic sequel to PUBG Mobile got off to a good start. The analytical company Sensor Tower found out that in the first seven days since the release of PUBG: New State, 23 million downloads were downloaded on Google Play and the App Store. The game’s revenue was $2.6 million.

Game marketing consultant Chris Zukowski shared his thoughts on how to properly announce games on social media. He also gave examples of how to report a release, and how not to.

What a publishing contract might look like and what you should pay attention to when signing it, — says in his column for App2Top.ru Alina Davletshina, Senior Lawyer at VERSUS.legal.

According to App Annie, in the third quarter, match-3 games developed by studios from the EMEA region earned almost $1 billion worldwide. The top five at the box office included such titles as Royal Match and Homescapes. At the same time, among all genres, match-3 ranks only fifth in the world in terms of revenue.Homescapes

In recent months, China has sharply tightened measures to regulate the gaming industry. According to the local publisher CMGE, soon the control over the industry will be as strict as over films and TV series. The list of banned topics will become even longer, and the latest measures taken by the government are just the beginning.Sword and Fairy 7

PUBG Mobile continues to hold the title of the highest-grossing mobile battle royale. Sensor Tower analysts estimate that the game has earned over $7 billion in three and a half years since its release.

Last week, WN Media Group held two American conferences at once — the offline WN Seattle`21 and the digital WN North America Online`21. For the company, they were the first events in the USA. We tell you how it went.

The industrial giant Tencent is facing problems at home. For an indefinite period, he was banned from publishing new applications in China and updating old ones. The reason for this was “violation of the interests and rights of users.”

Ethan Levy, executive producer of N3TWORK, is confident in the bright future of blockchain games. In a large column for the Deconstructor of Fun blog, he explained how the concept of digital ownership can change the relationship between developers and users, as well as solve key problems of the gaming economy. The main points from the material are in our retelling.

This year ‘s edition App2Top.ru for the first time, it holds its own award. It’s called App2Top.ru Awards 2021 and celebrates achievements in the Russian-speaking gaming industry for the current year. The award is held as part of the annual cycle “Results of the Year“.

Mobile publisher Azur Games has joined the race to build metaverses. A company with Russian roots has announced its own metaverse project based on the game Axes.io . She also launched the NFT direction and announced M&A plans.