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Industry December 4, 2013

The basis of a good F2P — RPG elements

The most important things in a strong free-to-play game are role-playing elements and a sense of progress, said David Pi Chiu, director of business development at Kongregate, at Game Connection Europe.

Industry December 4, 2013

WeMade earned $51 million in the quarter

Korean WeMade, which develops and publishes mobile and online games, reported that in the third quarter of 2013 its revenue amounted to $ 51 million.

Industry December 4, 2013

Colopl has collected 40 million downloads in 9 months

Japanese publisher Colopl announced that the number of total downloads of the company’s games amounted to 60 million, 40 million of which the company received over the past 9 months.

Industry December 4, 2013

Oceanhorn paid off in less than a week

The mobile clone of The Legend of Zelda, which was developed for more than two years and distributed according to the paid model, was able to recapture the budget for the App Store in record time.

Industry December 4, 2013

The eighth Hackaphone will be Gaming

MDDay announced that the next high-speed development competition will be held in Moscow on December 13-15 and will be dedicated to mobile games.

Industry December 3, 2013

Eutechnyx Makes Another Mobile Warhammer 40,000

Eutechnyx and Games Workshop have announced a new project for mobile devices in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game for iOS and Android is called Warhammer 40,000: Storm of Vengeance.

Industry December 3, 2013

The circulation of the Rymdkapsel strategy has exceeded 200 thousand

The minimalistic strategy of Rymdkapsel has been downloaded more than 200 thousand times since its release. The developers from the Grapefruit Games studio told about this in an interview with Polygon.

Industry December 3, 2013

On the eve of Mobile World Congress 2014, a Russian party will be held

Russian Russian company GSO Event announced a Russian party before MWC 2014 due to the massive influx of Russian guests to the mobile congress this spring (more than 100 domestic companies took part in MWC 2013).

Industry December 3, 2013

The concept of a ”second” screen is overrated

The ability to connect a smartphone or tablet to consoles is a dubious feature, according to Epic Vice President Mark Rein.

Industry December 3, 2013

Who bought Fishlabs?

The Austrian concern Koch Media acted as the buyer of the authors of the Galaxy on Fire series.

Industry December 2, 2013

Monster Hunter 4 will finance mobile development

Capcom will spend the proceeds from Monster Hunter 4 to create an internal mobile game development studio.

Industry December 2, 2013

Papa Pear Saga Catches up with the rest of the King Sagas

There are currently two games from King in American grossing. Very soon they may be joined by a third – Papa Pear Saga.

Industry December 2, 2013

The era of classic butlers has come to an end

Butlers in the usual sense have come to an end, according to Japanese market analyst Serkan Toto. JRPGs come in their place.

Industry December 2, 2013

Fishlabs sold to an unknown buyer

Michael Schade announced the sale of Fishlabs. As a result of the deal, he and the second co-founder Christian Lohr will leave the company. The buyer’s name is still kept secret.

Industry December 2, 2013

PocketGamer: What are mobile game developers afraid of?

Two-thirds of developers consider the growing competition in app stores to be the main threat to the mobile industry.

Industry November 28, 2013

Windows Phone Support will double next Year

Strategy Analytics has published the results of a survey of 1,600 mobile app developers. More than 32% of respondents intend to support Windows Phone in 2014, which is 2 times higher than this year.

Industry November 27, 2013

Apple has optimized the App Store search algorithm

Apple has adjusted the App Store search engine to correct minor errors, typos and incorrect placement of spaces.

Industry November 26, 2013

LINE has more than 300 million users worldwide

Japanese messenger LINE has added another 100 million users in just 4 months. Now the company intends to raise 500 million by the end of 2014.

Industry November 25, 2013

Exclusive: the deadline for submitting applications to GameFounders is already close

GameFounders is the first company dedicated to accelerating the growth of gaming industry startups in Europe. App 2 Top talked to her co-founder Kadri Ugand during their demo day at the Slush conference in Helsinki.

Industry November 22, 2013

Exclusive: Samuli Sivahuoko on Game Brewery

Samuli Syvähuoko is an experienced veteran of the Finnish gaming industry, a former employee of Remedy Entertainment, as well as the founder of Fathammer and Recoil. App 2 Top met with him on the eve of the Slush conference in Helsinki to talk about his latest project – Game Brewery.