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Other March 16, 2012

Expectations from the new iPad (author of the game Cover Orange)

“There will be a little more headache associated with graphics,” says Evgeny Kuzmin, responsible for the release of the hit Cover Orange, and also well-known online under the nickname Johnny-K. His answers to questions about yesterday’s release of a new device in the iPad line can be found inside.

Other March 16, 2012

Interview with the author of Draw Something

The success of the funny Draw Something application indicates that virality in the mobile gaming business is not only there, but is also able to bring the original application to the top without attracting large advertising budgets.

Other March 16, 2012

The new version of Windows Phone will be shown in a week

Microsoft has sent out invitations to an event dedicated to the release of a new version of Windows Phone. It will be held in Beijing on March 21.

Other March 15, 2012

How to make a perfect tutorial? Tips from PopCap (the second part)!

We are publishing a continuation of the material about how to make the training mode in a casual game simple and unobtrusive. The creator of Plants vs. Zombies is sure that if you follow all the tips given below, “any game can be made as easy to learn as Plants vs. Zombies is.“

Other March 15, 2012

Unity’s revenue grew by 130 over the year%

The platform continues its aggressive offensive on the mobile sector: about 50% of Unity’s business is for iOS and Android development. However, the company does not intend to stop there, it is aiming higher.

Podcasts March 14, 2012

How much money does it take to make a successful app?

We present our new audio project – a virtual round table! You don’t need to go anywhere to find out the opinion of mobile app market experts: we ask them questions, they answer, and you listen. In the first issue, experts will talk about what the threshold for entering the market is now and what startups should focus on.

Other March 14, 2012

Console developers will learn development from colleagues from the mobile market

Mobile games will have a huge impact on the industry of large console projects in the near future. Ultimately, everything will come to the point that developers of large projects will have to adopt the experience of those who work on mobile applications.

Other March 14, 2012

iPad 3 Problems

Developers will have problems when developing an application for the new iPad, – according to the studio 10tons. In addition, the developers doubt that the third iPad will pull applications in this resolution.

Other March 13, 2012

Mobilefest: Nine-day availability!

There is a little more than a week left before the Mobilefest “mobile” festival, which means it’s time to reveal some details: what will happen in the afternoon and evening, as well as why mobile developers need skis.

Other March 13, 2012

Nokia will release its tablet in the fourth quarter of 2012

The Finnish mobile giant is going to start selling tablets under its own brand in October this year.

Other March 13, 2012

How to make a perfect tutorial? Tips from PopCap

Plants vs. Zombies has accomplished a feat – interested the casual audience in a strategic game. At GDC 2012, its creator told how he managed it.

Other March 12, 2012

Why is iOS better than Facebook?

The founder of CrowdStar explained in his interview why it is now better to work in the mobile market of social games than just in the social market.

Other March 12, 2012

First spring releases

This working week promises to be long. To make it go faster, we have prepared an overview of four small projects that will definitely brighten up your working days. So, meet: Requiem: Unleashed, Mafia Rush, Nose Invaders and Rocket Weasel.

Podcasts March 11, 2012

App2Top Podcast, issue 15

Today we will talk about the cost of attracting users to the App Store, about Amazon, which is going to introduce micropayments, and also about the fact that women prefer more often and for free, and men — less often, but for money.

Other March 11, 2012

Weekly news digest

The second week of spring turned out to be extremely eventful. Tim Cook announced the new iPad; Rovio spoke in detail about the new version of Angry Birds; GDC managed to start and end in San Francisco. About all this and not only in our new material.

Other March 7, 2012

Google has launched Google Play

Google has launched its own “cloud” service Google Play. Now all applications, music, videos and books uploaded by users will be stored on Google servers, and they can be accessed from a smartphone, tablet or PC. In terms of functionality, the novelty, to put it mildly, resembles Apple’s iCloud.

Other March 7, 2012

Windows 8 Camp Report

Last Friday, Microsoft presented the new OS at the Windows 8 Camp event and talked about its features, development tools and the new Windows Store application store. You could follow the course of events on our Twitter, and now we offer a small report.

Other March 6, 2012

White Nights: Mobile Games Conference

On June 14-15, 2012, White Nights: Mobile Games Conference will be held in St. Petersburg – the first and only international conference dedicated to mobile games in Russia. Not apps, not app stores, not platforms, but games on mobile platforms. The App2Top portal acts as the main information sponsor.

Other March 6, 2012

The limit on the size of applications in the Android Market has increased to 4GB

Google has announced that now the size of applications uploaded by developers to the Android Market can reach 4GB. At the same time, the size of the APK (Android Package) file of the program should still not exceed 50 MB.

Other March 6, 2012

The clones are coming

Over the weekend, a clone of the popular Temple Run game appeared on the Android Market, which was downloaded 23 thousand times in a couple of days. In early February, Apple conducted a global “sweep”, removing dozens of applications that were outright clones of popular applications. Google will probably have to take action, too.

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