Management June 3, 2015

Successful startup: Is there life after death? (part three)

What should the team wait for, who decided to make a game with the money of a third-party investor, – he told App2Top.ru Operating Director of Crystal Clear Soft Nesvit Bogdan in the framework of the third article from the series “Successful startup: is there life after death?”.

Games June 3, 2015

The iconic Harvest Moon game will be released on mobile devices

The title Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories from the Japanese company Natsume will appear on mobile devices, as well as on Wii U consoles and on PC.

Other June 3, 2015

The authors of the Candy mobile rewards platform received money for development

Singapore-based startup Yoyo Holdings, the creator of the Candy mobile rewards platform, has completed another round of funding.

Games June 2, 2015

Glu will earn half a billion on the games “with the stars”

The American company Glu has shared its plans for the next five years. The authors of the game Kim Kardashian: Hollywood plan to earn $ 1 billion a year by 2020. Of these, the share of titles with celebrities will have $ 500 million.

Games June 2, 2015

Multiplayer will appear in the Puzzle & Dragons game

A multiplayer mode will appear in the Puzzle & Dragons title.

Industry June 2, 2015

App Store Switches to Editorial Content in Game subcategories

In the American App Store in game subcategories (Action, Adventure, and so on) instead of the lists generated by the robot, editorial collections by genre appeared.

Analytics June 2, 2015

Fiksu: Mobile marketing costs continue to grow

Retaining users and acquiring them has never cost more than it does now. This conclusion is made by the analytical company Fiksu based on its own data.

Industry June 2, 2015

Former employees of Rovio and Nokia have launched a new game studio

In the Finnish city of Oulu, people from Rovio and Nokia have organized an independent studio for the development of mobile games – Koukoi Games.

Industry June 2, 2015

Adobe acquired Mixamo

On June 1, Adobe announced the acquisition of Mixamo Studio, specializing in the sale of ready-made three-dimensional models and animations for them.

Platforms June 2, 2015

Google I/O 2015: The most useful AdMob updates

The Google I/O 2015 conference was recently held. With a little delay, we are telling you about the interesting new features of the AdMob advertising network. They are designed to help developers optimize in-game advertising.

Conferences June 1, 2015

The second Unity User Group meeting in Russia was held in St. Petersburg

Last Wednesday, May 27, the second meeting of Unity developers – UUG SPB took place in St. Petersburg. Presentations from the event are in our publication.

Money June 1, 2015

The authors of Crossy Road invested $ 380 thousand in the studio of the former directors of Halfbrick

The founders of the independent Hipster Whale studio, famous for the game Crossy Road, invested in Prettygreat, a young company founded by immigrants from the Australian Halfbrick.

Statistics June 1, 2015

Fluent: Seven out of ten mobile devices in America are based on Android OS

About 69.2% of mobile devices in the United States run on Android OS – versus 29.6% on iOS. This is claimed by the New York advertising platform Fluent, based on its own data.

Games June 1, 2015

The authors of Hello Hero shared the trailer of the new game

South Korean developer Fincon, who has the Hello Hero project in his assets, has published another trailer for his new mobile game Angel Stone. It will be released this year.

Money June 1, 2015

SoftBank brought its stake in Supercell to 73.2%

Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank has acquired an additional 22.7% of the creators of Clash of Clans and Hay Day.

Platforms June 1, 2015

Rumor: The new Nintendo NX console will run on Android

The console from Nintendo under the working name NX will probably function on the basis of the Android OS. This is with reference to a source close to the company’s management, the Japanese newspaper Nikkei writes.

Conferences June 1, 2015

Gaming Conferences — June 2015

We bring to your attention a list of the most important June events dedicated to the gaming industry.

Digests June 1, 2015

5 best App2Top materials for the week (05/25/2015 – 05/31/2015)

An interview about King of Thieves; a comparison of game genres by retension; the App Annie report on the growth of Google Play indicators – this is not only in our traditional selection of the best materials for the past seven days.

Games June 1, 2015

Two Dots downloaded 30 million times

The minimalistic Two Dots game from publisher Playdots Inc has been downloaded 30 million times. The project has earned more than $15 million in a year since its launch.

Marketing May 29, 2015

LoopMe: companies will spend $500 million a year on mobile advertising

The focus in marketing is shifting from television to mobile. Mobile advertising budgets are growing, and soon the figure of $ 500 million will become the annual norm, says Stephen Upstone, founder of the LoopMe video advertising platform. He told about this at the Casual Connect Asia event.

All publications of the author

Successful startup: Is there life after death? (part three)

The iconic Harvest Moon game will be released on mobile devices

The authors of the Candy mobile rewards platform received money for development

Glu will earn half a billion on the games “with the stars”

Multiplayer will appear in the Puzzle & Dragons game

App Store Switches to Editorial Content in Game subcategories

Fiksu: Mobile marketing costs continue to grow

Former employees of Rovio and Nokia have launched a new game studio

Adobe acquired Mixamo

Google I/O 2015: The most useful AdMob updates

The second Unity User Group meeting in Russia was held in St. Petersburg

The authors of Crossy Road invested $ 380 thousand in the studio of the former directors of Halfbrick

Fluent: Seven out of ten mobile devices in America are based on Android OS

The authors of Hello Hero shared the trailer of the new game

SoftBank brought its stake in Supercell to 73.2%

Rumor: The new Nintendo NX console will run on Android

Gaming Conferences — June 2015

5 best App2Top materials for the week (05/25/2015 – 05/31/2015)

Two Dots downloaded 30 million times

LoopMe: companies will spend $500 million a year on mobile advertising