On the eve of the New Year, App2Top continues to publish interviews from the “Results” series, in which it interviews top managers of the gaming industry (and related ones) about how the year has passed for their company and the market. Next up is an interview with Kirill Zolovkin, an indie developer and founder of the Heart Core studio.

On the eve of the New Year, App2Top continues to publish interviews from the “Results” series, in which it interviews top managers of the gaming industry (and related ones) about how the year has passed for their company and the market. Next up is an interview with Elena Morina, CEO and founder of the Ravenage publishing house.

On the eve of the New Year, App2Top continues to publish interviews from the “Results” series, in which it interviews top managers of the gaming industry (and related ones) about how the year has passed for their company and the market. Next up is an interview with Konstantin Ivanov, brand director of AdQuantum.

On the eve of the New Year, App2Top opens the traditional interview series “Results”, in which we interview top managers of the gaming industry (and related ones) about how the year has passed for their company and industry. This time we start the cycle with an interview with Roman Lukyanov, managing Partner of the Semenov & Pevzner law firm.

In the Russian-speaking gaming industry, the news about VK‘s plans to develop a new game engine was met with restraint. The general skepticism was publicly expressed by Sergey Orlovsky, the founder of the Nival studio, part of the intellectual rights and assets of which today belongs to VK.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has published a list of donors who donated money to the organization to support refugees from the territory of Ukraine. In the top of the main benefactors is the developer of Unreal Engine and Fortnite.

A new round in the history of Game Insight. The procedure of its bankruptcy in Russia has started. The company still owes partners and former employees 142 million rubles, which it does not have. The management faces criminal prosecution.

The developer and publisher of mobile games Belka Games announced the closure of the Russian office. The company has relocated more than 200 employees from it in 7 months.

We study the Steam sales chart for the 43rd week of the year, and at the same time explain what the new Modern Warfare II series Call of Duty is.

Officially based in Cyprus, Panoramik mobile game development and publishing studio announced the suspension of work with all personnel in Russia. The company is not going to relocate people, but is ready to continue working with those who have left the country on their own.

The publisher of mobile games AppQuantum has announced its complete withdrawal from Russia. In this regard, he expanded the relocation program for those employees who have not yet left the country.

We are studying the Steam sales chart for the 42nd week of the year.

Games and apps hosted from accounts are no longer available for installation on iOS VK.com and MY.com . The blocking did not affect programs associated with other accounts.

For the ninth month in a row, Unity Asset Store withholds payments to Russian and Belarusian content authors. The assets created by them remain on the shelves of the store, and the support declares that it can do nothing. Developers from Ukraine, whose work is being promoted by the store as part of the Stand with Ukraine campaign, also faced difficulties.

The PUBG Battle Royale will be blocked in Afghanistan (TikTok social network will also be banned). This statement was made by the Ministry of Telecommunications of the country. Recall that for the last year it has been headed by the Taliban terrorist group banned in Russia.

A new gaming company has appeared in Yakutia. It’s called Rubedo Games. Most of the team consists of former MYTONA employees. The release of her first game — a two—dimensional “bagel” – is scheduled for next year.

On October 13, corporate tariffs for using Unity will increase. According to the company, it “has not raised prices for almost three years.” The developers are not thrilled.

The event is positioned as a platform where both mobile advertising and marketing specialists, owners of technology startups, as well as investors interested in the mobile application market will be able to meet and exchange experiences.

Godot-developers have launched a studio. It’s called W4 Games. She will be engaged in strengthening the ecosystem of the engine.