The new version of the operating system from Google will be released at the end of October this year, according to an anonymous source of the portal Vr-zone.com .

One of the main innovations of iOS 7, as we have already written, will be extended support for game controllers. Apple will allow third-party vendors to create gamepads for their mobile devices. And yesterday a photo of one of them got online.

The turnovers of the Russian and global mobile gaming markets; iOS 7 innovations that will affect developers; Distimo about the profitability of iOS and Google Play; App Annie about the highest-grossing mobile genres – read about all this in our digest.

The total number of downloads of the Talking Friends series of games on iOS and Android mobile platforms has reached 1 billion, according to developers from Outfit7.

The latest information on the leaders of the American Google Play games market for the week (27.05 – 02.06) from Distimo: tops of free, paid and cash applications in one material.

According to Chris Hanage, CEO of Papaya Mobile, King’s refusal to advertise is a clear sign that the casual gaming industry is becoming more mature.

The latest information on the leaders of the American iPhone games market for the week (27.05 – 02.06) from Distimo: tops of free, paid and cash applications in one material.

DeluxeWare Studio presents to your attention its latest development in the “Castle Defense” genre, called The Wars II Evolution, which has not only bright and beautiful graphics of a very funny style, but also a very original and exciting gameplay.

The publisher of Social Gaming Network (formerly MindJolt), known for the Panda Jam project, has acquired the California studio Mob Science. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.

Yesterday, King announced the release of a mobile version of its popular Facebook game Pet Rescue Saga. Now this adorable animal rescue puzzle game is available for download on the App Store and Google Play.

The Double Fine studio intends to release its game The Cave on iOS this summer, TouchGen confirmed after the version of the game for touch devices was tested for the first time at E3 2013.

At E3, App Annie presented its third joint report on portable and mobile games with IDC. This time it turned out to be dedicated to the future of this market. About this, as well as about the most earning genres – read our material.

Last week it became known that Gameloft is launching a number of casual projects on the social platform Tango. We contacted Tango and asked why the developers needed such cooperation.

Yesterday, June 12, the Finnish company announced a new project – Angry Birds Go!

King, the developer of one of the highest-grossing casual games Candy Crush Saga, has completely abandoned in-game advertising, according to Inside Mobile Apps.

In terms of cash, there are now three imitation objects on the market for mobile application developers, three players who were not even really present on the mobile market a year ago.

We continue the cycle of materials dedicated to the upcoming conference White Nights. This time we want to tell you about the prices for participation in the conference.

The Internet portal TheSixthAxis reported on the work of the studios Just Add Water and Square One Games on the mobile version of the shooter Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath.

At a press conference of Ubisoft on the eve of the opening of the E3 2013 exhibition in Los Angeles, among other things, the announcement of the mobile game Trials: Frontier was made.