Last December, a record average number of daily downloads for 2013 was recorded in the United States. At the same time, there was a slight drop in the cost of a loyal user. 

Game Analytics in the material about analytics distinguishes two basic concepts – telemetry and metric. Sometimes they are used as synonyms, but this is not entirely justified.

Game Analytics publishes articles on game analytics issues. The new material deals with the basics of this process and the sources of information.

The British company Revolution has sent the game Broken Sword – the Serpent’s Curse: Episode 1 to Apple for consideration. If everything goes well, then the game will appear in the App Store very soon. Previously, the project has already been released on PC and PS Vita.

From 15 to 20 million mobile games built on the Unity cross-platform engine are installed on iOS devices every day.

The developers of the device demonstrated what it will be possible to play with virtual reality glasses. 

Amazon came up with an interesting strategy to expand the library of games in its own app store: the company began making “cold calls” to successful developers of projects for Google Play. 

After the successful launch of the budget Star Wars Force Collection, Disney decided to release another card battler for the popular universe. 

The annual revenue of the French publishing house increased by 12% compared to 2012. Most of the sales – 33% – came from EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa).

This is 13% more than the company earned in the same quarter a year ago. The main sales driver was The Simpsons: Tapped Out.

If in January 2012 the average cost of an installation in the States was $1.30, then in December 2013 it reached $4.36, Superdata said.

The main revenue of one of the largest casual game development companies came from completely non-criminal titles – Big Fish Casino and Fairway Solitaire.

Geo-location advertising services will become more relevant in the near future. According to BIA/Kelsey, the technologies are already ready for mass use. By 2017, the cost of this type of advertising will exceed $10.8 billion.

While some studios are trying to launch an IPO, others are attracting private capital. Shanda Games (whose shares are listed on NASDAQ) has announced an offer to transform into a closed company.

From August 2012 to August 2013, the number of monthly active users of games in China increased almost fivefold, according to the Chinese analytical service Umeng and the company ChinaJoy.

CSR and Clumsy Ninja publishers told what they focus on when developing and launching mobile projects.

About the imminent consumer crisis in Russia, the conflict between the “big” and “small” industries, the Indian mobile games market and the results of the latest Distimo study – in our traditional digest for last week. 

At the end of last year, two general managers who founded the company in 2005 left Chillingo. The company’s chief operating officer, Ed Rumley, assures that their departure will not affect the business in any way. 

The legal scandal surrounding King is not fading this week. While the British company was trying to protect its intellectual property, she herself was accused of theft.