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Analytics August 2, 2024

AppMagic: Most Downloaded and Highest-Grossing Mobile Games of July 2024

Based on data from AppMagic, the editorial team at App2Top compiled a report on the most downloaded and highest-grossing mobile games of the past month — Zenless Zone Zero, Offline Games, and My Talking Hank: Islands.

News August 2, 2024

Elden Ring is the best-selling game in the US for June

For the first time since May 2022, Elden Ring topped the list of game bestsellers for the month in the US, as stated in an analytical report by Circana for June. Its sales surged due to the release of the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion.

News August 2, 2024

The former narrative producer of Dead Space and a number of other industry veterans have opened their own studio

Outer Haven Games is a new game development studio based in California. Among its founders is Chuck Beaver, who once was responsible for the storyline of the Dead Space series.

News August 2, 2024

The Federation Council approved the law on creative industries

At the latest plenary session, members of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved a bill that regulates creative industries in the country. The gaming industry is also included among these industries.

News August 2, 2024

Media: Bungie’s layoffs were planned long ago and would have happened even in the case of great success of The Final Shape

Former Bungie employees told journalist Stephen Totilo from Game File that the studio’s management had long been preparing for large-scale layoffs. The decision was made months ago.

News August 2, 2024

Nintendo Report: Sharp Decline in Profits and 2 Million Nintendo Switch Units Sold for the Quarter

Nintendo has summarized the results of the first quarter of the fiscal year 2025, which lasted from April 1 to June 30, 2024. It was not a very successful period for the Japanese company.

News August 2, 2024

Rumor: Armor Games Studios is laying off all employees

Former employees of the indie publisher Armor Games Studios spoke about large-scale layoffs on social media. According to some of them, the company is laying off all its staff.

News August 1, 2024

Roblox report: daily audience on the platform is approaching 80 million people

Roblox reported its second-quarter 2024 results for the period ending June 30. The company discussed its revenue and audience growth as well as a reduction in losses.

News August 1, 2024

VK Play has started selling Steam keys for more than 3,000 games

The gaming platform VK Play has taken another step towards becoming a “single point of entry” for Russian gamers. It released for sale over 3,000 keys for Steam games.

WN Academy August 1, 2024

Summer plans: get a tan or burn out? Why you shouldn’t “skip” a vacation

Magdalena Stryevski, the project manager of WN Academy, discussed the importance of vacation, why it should not be ignored, and how to plan it properly.

News August 1, 2024

“Leave, Pete” — a number of Bungie employees have called for the head of the studio to resign

Yesterday, Bungie announced a major staff reduction. After that, some current and former studio employees took to social media to criticize the management.

News August 1, 2024

An official mini-app store has appeared on Telegram

Developers of mini-applications now have another platform to distribute their products. On July 31, Telegram released an update that added an official mini-app store to the messenger.

News August 1, 2024

In July, gaming companies laid off fewer than 400 people

Gaming companies around the world continue to cut staff, but not as actively as before. According to the Game Industry Layoffs portal, in July, the number of layoffs in the gaming industry totaled 368 people.

News August 1, 2024

Whiteout Survival generated $1 billion in less than a year and a half

Whiteout Survival is a mobile 4X strategy game developed by China’s Century Games. It was released in February 2023. Recently, the game reached a milestone of $1 billion in gross revenue, according to a report from the analytics company Sensor Tower.

News July 31, 2024

Bungie lays off 17% of its employees

The studio Bungie has announced significant layoffs. A total of 220 employees, or roughly 17% of the workforce, will lose their jobs.

News July 31, 2024

“As bad as dog poop” — Braid reissue sells very poorly

On May 14, 2024, Thekla studio released Braid, Anniversary Edition — a re-release of the cult puzzle-platformer. The title’s sales were disastrous.

News July 31, 2024

“I don’t care at all where the player got the game. What matters to me is competing for their time,” said the head of VK Play about the platform’s development

The head of VK Play, Alexander Mikheev, discussed the platform’s development strategy in the podcast “Gamedev Kitchen.” He stated that VK Play’s current goal is to become the “second screen for gamers.”

News July 31, 2024

The creator of Garry’s Mod: the situation with the DMCA complaint over Skibidi Toilet has been successfully resolved

Developer Garry Newman, who created the sandbox game Garry’s Mod, informed IGN about the resolution of a DMCA complaint his game received due to Skibidi Toilet.

Books July 31, 2024

Books: the guide “Best Practices for Managing In-Game Stores” by Balancy has been released. Here’s an excerpt

LiveOps expert from Balancy, Mikhail Khripin, has prepared a free guide on working with in-game shops. This 43-page document thoroughly covers the elements and intricacies of setting up such stores. In turn, we are sharing an excerpt from the book in Russian, focusing on increasing conversion rates.

News July 31, 2024

The strike by the Screen Actors Guild of the USA will not affect Electronic Arts, at least in the short term

Last week, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) announced a strike against major gaming companies, including Electronic Arts (EA). EA’s CEO Andrew Wilson assured investors that at least in the near future, his company will not be significantly affected by the protests.