On August 14, Supercell released a major update for Squad Busters, which added a new world and characters to the game, as well as changed some gameplay and monetization aspects. As noted by the MobileGamer portal, thanks to this, the game’s daily revenue from in-app purchases (IAP) increased significantly.

Coin Master mobile slots continue to grow in revenue. The analytics company Sensor Tower has calculated that the game has earned over $6 billion since its launch.

We continue to publish the results of the salary survey conducted from April to May 2023, chapter by chapter. This publication focuses on the salary levels of the average Russian-speaking game industry specialist living in Armenia.

What’s happening in the hyper-casual games market (hereafter HC games) at the moment, shared Sergey Martinkevich, Publishing Lead at Azur Games.

The concept of success in the gaming industry has dramatically changed over the past 20 years, says Brian Fargo, one of the founders of Interplay.

The data attribution service Tenjin released a report on the mobile games advertising market for the second quarter of 2024. Here are the details.

The studio Metacore has boasted a new achievement with Merge Mansion. They announced that the mobile puzzle game’s revenue has exceeded $500 million since its release in September 2020.

The presence of a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is currently a mandatory requirement under European law, as well as the laws of Brazil and the United Kingdom. Experts from the law firm REVERA, Julia Burmistrova and Ekaterina Yakoltsevich, explained what it is and what aspects should be considered within it.

Game Science studio has revealed the official sales figures for the highly anticipated Black Myth: Wukong. They announced that, within three days of its release, the game sold over 10 million copies.

NetEase shareholders reacted negatively to the latest financial report from the Chinese company. As noted by The Wall Street Journal, after the report was released, NetEase shares dropped by 13% to $15.98 each.

Continuing with our chapter-by-chapter publication of the results of the salary survey conducted from April to May 2023. This publication focuses on the salary levels of the average Russian-speaking gaming specialist living in Serbia.

In mid-August, the GMTK Game Jam 2024 marathon took place, where 7,711 teams participated. It was revealed that nearly half of the participants are still developing games on Unity, but the share of projects using this engine is rapidly decreasing.

Continuing the publication of transcript reports from the July conference “Gaming Industry,” next in line is a presentation by Nikita Pokruchin, the founder of Level 26 Games. He discussed what fundraising is and how it should be approached today.

Sony’s gaming division has announced the launch of an accelerator program for developers from the Middle East and North Africa — the MENA Hero Project. Participants will receive investments and other support from Sony.

Valve continues to enhance the reviews section in Steam. On August 22, Steam began displaying special badges on reviews written by users who have played the game “mostly” on Steam Deck.

The new game from Papergames studio is successfully attracting an audience. The developers announced on social media that over 12 million people have submitted pre-registration applications for Infinity Nikki.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of St. Petersburg refused to consider the lawsuit for a ban on the strategy game Last Train Home in Russia. The court cited a lack of evidence proving the game’s harm.

The European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) and Video Games Europe (formerly ISFE) have released a report on the state of the European gaming sector in 2023. Below is a brief overview of the key findings.