Mike Hines, evangelist of the development department in Amazon.com , told at White Nights St.Petersburg 2016 how the top 50 box office games differ from other projects.

Vladimir Tomko, game producer in OK.RU , at the White Nights St. Petersburg 2016 conference, he told what needs to be done to publish the game on the native platform of the Odnoklassniki social network.

It takes 10 minutes and a graphic editor to determine whether the user interface solves the tasks assigned to it,” product designer Theresa Chien is sure.

Apple has published an updated guide for publishing applications. The guide line was released in text format and in the form of comics.

At the beginning of the week, one of the authors of DirectX said that the creators of games do not have such a hard job. And in general, game dev is an art. And if you don’t like it, then get out of the profession. We tell you what reaction it caused.

Russian Facebook user posted this question: “Where can I find useful information on Gamedev in Russian?”. And got a lot of useful links. We could not pass by such a selection and share the most interesting resources.

Rewarded videos are the most favorite advertising option among freeplay players. DeltaDNA experts told how to work most effectively with this format.

In the freeplay, the retention rates of the game, ARPU and the conversion rate partly depend on the length of the first session, experts of the mobile marketing company DeltaDNA believe.

Australian studio Atlas Gaming Pty Ltd has released its first project – AtLas Vegas casino. Following the launch, the team shared tips with Reddit readers.

The Kotaku resource talked about the difficulties Darkest Dungeon faced after it got into Steam Early Access. We share the translation of the article.

One of the Reddit readers asked the community how to make an indie game if you don’t know how to draw. We tell you what came of it.

The key game metric in setting up monetization is engagement. DAU, MAU and conversion rates are secondary. Atul Bagga, the former chief financial officer of Zynga in Asia, came to this opinion.

Indie teams and large gaming companies need to outsource most of the production. This opinion was reached by former employees of the Bundie company after creating their own studio.

The Rebates Zone resource has compiled a selection of the 50 most popular gaming blogs on the English and French-speaking Internet. We share.

The Google Play Developer Console has received an update. With the new option, developers will see changes in the rating of an application or game in dynamics and will be able to sort reviews by keywords.

Simon Newstead, CEO and game designer of the Hong Kong company Frenzoo, told how the team is testing game art and icons. We have translated the text and are sharing it.

FunPlus has created a $50 million investment fund. The purpose of this foundation is to “promote outstanding independent developers and artists of the gaming industry.”

Tom van Dam, head of business development at NetEase, explained that investors who are willing to invest in mobile games are looking for.