The first details about Cut the Rope 2, the introduction of deep links and new DeNA credit cards are in our digest for last week.  

Kabam is going to close its browser title Imperium: Galactic Wars, which will lead to the dismissal of 23 employees of the studio located in Austin, Texas. The company intends to focus on mobile applications.

Gamevil has announced its intention to acquire Korean publisher and developer Com2us. This deal has already been dubbed the most important step towards the consolidation of the region.

What is PuzDra Shock, why did the Japanese start developing native applications, and DeNA and GREE are no longer the main ones in the market of games of the Land of the Rising Sun? 

Last Friday, Disney announced that Star Wars: Tiny Death Star is in development. Its creation is being done by the authors of Tiny Tower and Pocket Trains – the NimbleBit studio.

On October 10, the App movie is released, which we are recommended to watch with a phone, having previously downloaded a special application there. The idea is interesting, let’s look at the implementation.

The American company Stardock, known for a series of turn-based strategies Galactic Civilizations and Sins of a Solar Empire, has released its first iOS game Dead Man’s Draw. 

The largest Japanese studio GREE, engaged in mobile and social games, laid off 11% of its employees. This is reported by the blog Dr. Serkan Toto, which is led by a German analyst living in Tokyo.

At the White Nights: Mobile Games Conference, we interviewed Richard Pidgion from Distimo.

The application “We say R, R correctly” is a continuation of the series “Mama will teach” by the publishing house “Tarkos”. It is based on the idea that without the help of a speech therapist, a mother or another close person can help a child learn to speak correctly. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/govorim-r-r-pravil-no/id637873483?l=ru&ls=1&mt=8The topic was not chosen by chance.

Facebook has expanded its advertising tools for mobile app developers. The new product will increase user retention and conversion.

The first screenshots of the Logitech controller for iPhone have leaked to the network. There were no surprises. 

A credit card linked to the Mobage gaming platform has appeared in Japan. 

At the White Nights: Mobile Games Conference, we interviewed Simon Podd, Sales Director of Flurry.

The OpenKit open platform has become widely available, which has become a replacement for a similar OpenFeint product for iOS and Android developers. This service allows you to work with high score tables, achievements and social channels. The release is announced by PocketGamer.

Microsoft Corporation is working on a new cloud gaming service for mobile devices. This service will allow you to stream Xbox games to smartphones and tablets. This is reported by the authoritative portal The Verge.