The main thing for the week (April 7 – 13, 2014)

Clash of Clans: the formula for calculating the cost of time in the gameDeveloper Wolfgang Graebner (Wolfgang Graebner) in his blog disassembled Clash of Clans into formulas.

We offer a short version of the material in Russian.

Infographics: 5 facts about the acquisition of mobile usersAppia presented a small infographic in which it talked about what the mobile advertising market will be in the near future, and at the same time shared interesting figures about its current state.

The main question of Monument Valley (review)Monument Valley is completed in an hour, at first it causes a strange feeling of misunderstanding, and then it gives catharsis.

It is somewhat reminiscent of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, in which the genre also faded into the background.

Sega has launched Crazy Taxi: City Rush (first impressions)Crazy Taxi: City Rush has appeared in the Canadian App Store, a full-fledged sequel to the “racing game” of the same name for Sega Naomi slot machines and the Dreamcast console.

Infographics: 16 Reasons why Software Startups FailThe venture fund Y Combinator presented an infographic “Chronology of failure”.

It reveals which rakes young IT entrepreneurs most often step on.

Oceanhorn: localization later or immediately?Is it worth publishing games in regional markets immediately localized or is it worth waiting for — we analyze the example of Oceanhorn.

Rovio “shod” players for $2.99The Finnish company, when transferring Tiny Thief from paid to freemium, managed to get previously free levels for those who had previously bought the game at full price.

Supercell vs “air sellers”Supercell has severed relations with the online advertising operator Appia.

Why did this happen, and what is going on in the mobile advertising market today?

Photo: Harris Graber