There has been a decline in mobile. User spending on mobile games fell by 6.6% year-on-year. If by the end of January-June last year they amounted to $44.1 billion, then for the same period this year they reached $41.2 billion.

Last Friday, the Institute for Internet Development (IRI) opened the reception of competitive applications for the creation of Russian content in the digital environment. Games are also accepted for the competition.

Chinese gaming giant NetEase has published a corporate report highlighting the state of affairs in the company. Among other things, a special place in it was given to the R&D conducted in the company.

We study in detail the Steam sales chart for the 26th week of the year.

In June, the WN Dev Contest game project competition ended. More than 150 developers from 49 countries took part in it. We tell you how the contest went and who won.

The loot boxes are under attack again. Spanish officials have submitted a bill that obliges games with gambling mechanics (such as gacha, for example) to identify their users.

The worldwide release of Diablo Immortal took place on June 2. It’s time to sum up the first results. To do this, we turned to the data of the AppMagic analytical service.

As you remember, it became known the other day that Unity also had to tighten its belt and fire developers. After this news, the company’s shares fell in price as expected.

Despite the crisis, investments in the gaming sector continue. Moreover, the money is received, including not the most obvious recipients. For example, studios founded by former streamers.

Stories with layoffs in mobile continues. Next up is Applovin, which, in conjunction with its Adjust division, announced massive cuts.

1C Entertainment Group of Companies has announced a rebranding. Her new name is Fulqrum Games. This information appeared on the official website of the publisher.

Since February 2017, user spending in Fire Emblem Heroes has reached $1 billion, according to Sensor Tower.

This was announced by the developer of the tool – Cocos Technology. The latest version of the engine, Cocos Creator, received out—of-the-box console support.

Our Chinese colleagues from GameLook have published informative material about why Fall Guys needed to become free for real success. To put it very briefly: a game that is designed for mass, the price tag only hinders.

A little morning analytics. VK Play and ResearchMe conducted a survey of almost 2,000 people across Russia (aged 18 and over). The majority of respondents who noted that they have a computer said that they use it for games.

The heading “counting other people’s money“. CD Projekt management has agreed to pay dividends in the amount of $22.6 million. The management itself will receive part of the amount.

Sorry, the third news in a row about the cuts. This time from Niantic. The authors of Pokémon Go are also not all, thank God.

Western companies also have problems. Unity conducts abbreviations. However, there have been no public statements yet. The data is exclusively from the media.