Industry July 3, 2013 WeChat “breathes in the back” Kakao The number of international subscribers of the Chinese “conversational” WeChat application has reached 70 million. About the present and future of the platform – in our material.
Industry July 3, 2013 Kongregate has opened a $10 million fund for mobile developers With the furious success of Angry Birds, Clash of Clans and Puzzle & Dragons, investors are growing faith in the gaming segment of the mobile market. They are in a hurry to open funds. And they are looking for developers.
Industry July 3, 2013 A third-party GREE project earns $1 million a month A Japanese publisher has announced that the revenue of Knights & Dragons, a third-party studio project, has crossed the $1 million mark per month. About the developers’ dislike of publishers and about the success of the Canadian game – in our material.
Industry July 3, 2013 Limbo is out on the App Store The critically acclaimed Limbo platformer from the Danish independent Playdead team has appeared on the App Store today.
Industry July 2, 2013 Codemasters will release Cannon Feeder on Mobile Platforms The British publishing house plans to transfer one of the central titles of the ancient Amiga to mobile rails – the cheerful arcade strategy Cannon Fodder.
Industry July 2, 2013 Xbox SmartGlass downloads have reached 17 million At the Build 2013 conference, Microsoft representative Rosa Thomas said that since the launch of the Xbox SmartGlass client application in October 2012, it has been downloaded 17 million times.
Industry July 2, 2013 Samsung’s two flagships account for 40% of GREE’s revenue The Japanese giant of the social mobile games industry GREE reports that 40.3% of the profits received by the company from Android devices are brought by users of only two devices.
Industry July 1, 2013 Apple raises the minimum price tag for games and apps Apple has given the go-ahead to developers, and now the cheapest games and apps in the App Store will cost at least £0.99 in the United Kingdom and €0.99 in the rest of the Eurozone.
Industry July 1, 2013 Colin McRae Rally 2.0 has appeared in the App Store While we are arguing whether it makes sense to port console titles to mobile platforms, publishers continue to regale us with classics. Next up is Colin McRae Rally 2.0.
Industry June 28, 2013 Google is developing a console Following Ouya, a console from Google itself may appear on the market. Wall Street Journal sources are sure of this.
Industry June 28, 2013 Is it possible for Clash of Clans to appear on Google Play? Supercell is considering the possibility of releasing Clash of Clans on the Android platform. The date of the appearance of the Russian-language version of the game on the App Store has also become known.
Industry June 27, 2013 White Night: the first lectures and the first sensations So, White Nights has begun. You can find out how it is progressing by visiting our Twitter page.
Industry June 27, 2013 Chillingo has started releasing games on PlayStation Mobile Publisher Chillingo has launched a selective release of mobile games on the PlayStation Mobile platform. The first swallow was Feed Me Oil from HolyWaterGames, the publisher says.
Industry June 27, 2013 The release of Plants vs. Zombies 2 is postponed to the end of summer Yesterday, PopCap Games announced on its official Twitter account the postponement of the release of the sequel to its popular game Plants vs. Zombies until an unspecified “later this summer”. Earlier we wrote that the release of Plants vs. Zombies 2 was scheduled for July 18.In subsequent tweets, the developers report that the delay in the release is due to the desire to make the game “at the level of our fans’ expectations,” and ask them to…
Industry June 26, 2013 Apple has opened a Russian online store Starting today in Russia, you can buy iPhone, iPad and other apple products directly from Apple. How will this affect the Russian market?
Industry June 26, 2013 Gamevil’s global expansion is in full swing Gamevil has concluded several deals with independent companies at once regarding the publication of their projects. Koreans will be engaged in publishing games by C2 Game Studio, Chimera Entertainment, Free Range Games and Vanilla Breeze.
Industry June 26, 2013 The app market will grow to $27 billion in 2013 According to ABI Research’s forecast, the mobile app market will grow to an impressive $27 billion this year.
Industry June 26, 2013 $1.5 million invested in Ludei HTML5 is still believed in. Otherwise, it is difficult to explain investing a substantial amount in Ludei, known mainly for its HTML5 developments: the CocoonJS platform, the Cloud Compiler service and the CAAT engine.
Industry June 26, 2013 Fiksu has introduced a new marketing metric The other day, Fiksu presented the results of a large study on mobile engagement, and at the same time announced a new metric for tracking it – CPE.
Industry June 26, 2013 Havok has released a free mobile engine As promised at GDC 2013, Havok has released its own free three-dimensional “full cycle” engine Project Anarchy, which supports iOS, Android and, surprise, Tizen.