Interview June 3, 2013

Exclusive: interview with Mail.Ru Group about the new game “Evolution”

Last week the company Mail.Ru Group has announced a new mobile strategy game – “Evolution”. We contacted the general producer of IT Territory Alexander Enin and asked him about the project.

Industry June 3, 2013

Terraria will be released on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8

According to 505 Games, the two-dimensional sandbox platformer Terraria, which was released on PC in 2011, will be available for mobile devices this summer.

Industry June 3, 2013

Most smartphones in China run on Android

According to a study conducted by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, the world leader in telecommunications market analysis, more than 50% of all smartphones in China run on Google’s operating system.

Other June 3, 2013

Infographic: top American salaries in the gaming industry

Big Fish has clearly demonstrated how experience affects the average salary of game developers in the States, and at the same time, where it is best to study for them, and where to go to work after that.

Industry June 3, 2013

AppLift received an investment of $13 million

The German startup AppLift, which provides services to attract users, received investments of $13 million from the Dutch venture capital firm Prime Ventures.

Other June 3, 2013

The main thing for the week (27.05 – 02.06)

Applicier proved that the main source of information about games is word of mouth; Playnomics discovered how few people spend money on free-to-play; Millennial Media told in detail about the American OS market. About this and much more in our digest.

Other June 3, 2013

The author of “Tetris” has developed a mobile game

The end of last week was marked by several high-profile iOS releases, against the background of which, surprisingly, the simple puzzle Marbly was not lost. One of its creators is the legendary Alexey Pajitnov, the author of “Tetris”.

Statistics May 31, 2013

App Annie summed up the results of April

The other day, App Annie published its traditional review of the mobile gaming market for the month. This time for April. No surprises or discoveries: Clash of Clans, Puzzles & Dragons and Candy Crush Saga are still in the lead.

Industry May 31, 2013

Has Yandex solved the problem of fragmentation of Android stores?

The open source project One Platform Foundation (OPF) together with Yandex, whose developers are involved in its creation, announced the AppDF format, designed to seriously facilitate the publication of Android applications.

Other May 31, 2013

Signs HD is a game from the Kharkov studio Tooflya inc.

The Signs is a new game from Tooflya Inc. undoubtedly will appeal to fans of puzzle-style toys.

Industry May 31, 2013

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic hit the jackpot

The game Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic took third place in the box office top of iPad US in a few hours, overtaking Hay Day, Big Fish Casino, Injustice: Gods Among Us and many other titles.

Industry May 31, 2013

Glu Mobile introduces Skillz into its Games

Glu Mobile will enable American users to win real money in their non-gambling games. Yesterday, the company announced the beginning of cooperation with the Californian startup Skillz, whose service allows you to do this.

Industry May 31, 2013

AppData will track the revenue of iOS apps

AppData, a well-known provider of social and mobile application analytics, announced that now it will also regularly post data on the approximate profitability of applications and developers.

Other May 30, 2013

Mdday#MoCO is a few days away

Representatives of companies such as Samsung, Google, Microsoft, SAP, Intel, Qualcomm and BlackBerry will take part in the Mdday#MoCO conference for mobile developers taking place on June 4-5 in Moscow.

Other May 30, 2013

First results of Running with Friends

The worldwide release of the free version of Running with Friends took place in mid-May. Just yesterday, a soft launch of the paid version of the game started in Canada. So it’s time to sum up the preliminary results.

Other May 30, 2013

Treasure on wheels – Free Android game

Go for the treasure! Grab the cart and catch the falling rocks!

Other May 30, 2013

Puzzle & Dragons audience continues to grow

Today, on May 30, GungHo announced that the Puzzle & Dragons user base has surpassed the mark of 14 million people in Japan alone.

Industry May 30, 2013

Amazon’s end-to-end authorization system has been launched

Amazon continues its global expansion. Yesterday, she launched the end-to-end authorization service in Android and iOS apps.

Industry May 30, 2013

The Dots version for iPad has a multiplayer mode

The Dots game was released about a month ago and, as we have already reported, almost instantly became popular. Its creators from Betaworks decided not to stop there and prepared a version optimized for iPad and including multiplayer.

Other May 30, 2013

In 2013, tablets will outstrip laptops in terms of supply

The mobile market is under the close attention of many analytical firms. Thus, experts from IDC in the latest Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker note that this year the volume of tablet shipments will increase from 144.5 million (2012) to 229.3 million, that is, by 58.7%.

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Exclusive: interview with Mail.Ru Group about the new game “Evolution”

Terraria will be released on iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8

Most smartphones in China run on Android

Infographic: top American salaries in the gaming industry

AppLift received an investment of $13 million

The main thing for the week (27.05 – 02.06)

The author of “Tetris” has developed a mobile game

App Annie summed up the results of April

Has Yandex solved the problem of fragmentation of Android stores?

Signs HD is a game from the Kharkov studio Tooflya inc.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic hit the jackpot

Glu Mobile introduces Skillz into its Games

AppData will track the revenue of iOS apps

Mdday#MoCO is a few days away

First results of Running with Friends

Treasure on wheels – Free Android game

Puzzle & Dragons audience continues to grow

Amazon’s end-to-end authorization system has been launched

The Dots version for iPad has a multiplayer mode

In 2013, tablets will outstrip laptops in terms of supply