The analytical company App Annie presented the top Chinese mobile games, segmented by spending by foreign users for the first quarter of 2020.

A little bit about the big numbers of Playrix. The company’s product downloads have crossed the 1 billion line. Most of the downloads came from the adventures of Austin the Butler. The Gardenscepes and Homescapes dilogy has collected about 600 million installations.

Wanted: Game designer at MYTONA, lead tester at Axlebolt Publishing and senior 2D artist at Skytec Games.

Publisher Slitherine has launched a fund to support indie developers and a publishing label. Their common name is K—Project.

A new opportunity for monetization of frituplay will appear on the Google platform. Mobile publisher Multiscription has announced the Android application Unleashd. This is a catalog of free-to-play games distributed by subscription.

Sony has introduced a new generic brand for its in-house game developers. Its name is PlayStation Studios.

A difficult time. Today, game developers are forced not only to stay at home, but also to work in new conditions for themselves. The companies MYTONA, Belka Games, Frag Lab and Deus Craft told how they help employees in the circumstances.

Space strategy Stellaris has sold 3 million copies on PC, PS4 and Xbox. This was announced by publisher Paradox Interactive in honor of the 4th anniversary of the game.

Veterans Respawn and Infinity Ward have opened the AAA studio Gravity Well. At first, she will have to do without an office because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Another piece of news from China. The local PlayStation Store has suspended operations due to security breaches. It is unclear when the site will open again.

At the end of April, Epic Games, together with our colleagues from Disgusting Men, announced the Second nationwide competition for game developers on Unreal Engine 4. We discussed with Alexey Savchenko why it is needed and how it will take place.

China’s largest gaming conference — ChinaJoy 2020 — will take place. The organizers did not cancel the event, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

All the gaming deals for the past week in one material.

A new top of the best-selling games on Steam for the week has been released. DOOM Eternal topped the chart a month after its release.

The Russian IT industry is already facing losses in the 2nd quarter of this year. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Communications, IT companies will lose 30 billion rubles due to the coronavirus.

One of the flagships of Azur Games — World War Heroes — has gained 50 million installs on Google Play. The mobile shooter reached this milestone in April. During the specified month, he also earned $1.35 million on iOS and Android.

The CEO of Activision Blizzard in the role of Captain Obvious. Bobby Kotick predicted a new rise of frituplay. This is due to high unemployment in the era of the coronavirus crisis.

The forced transition to “remote” turned out to be difficult for a number of gaming companies. But not for Zynga. Its chief operating officer Matt Bromberg is confident that the staff “could work from home forever, if necessary.”Empires & Puzzles

The American PS Store presented the charts of the most downloaded games for April. As always, separate tops are compiled for PS4 titles, freeplay, DLC and PlayStation VR games.