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Industry June 18, 2019

The authors of Pokémon GO will create a division in London. It will include the purchased startup Sensible Object

Niantic has acquired London-based startup Sensible Object. His team specializes in creating AR titles and linking them to physical objects.

Business June 18, 2019

HeroCraft: “We are ready to give an external team up to $15 thousand to finish the project”

The head of the mobile publishing house HeroCraft tells how his department interacts with developers.

Development June 17, 2019

The developers shared examples of smart use of old assets in games

When creating a new game, developers often use already used developments, in particular, assets. Recently, developers on Twitter shared the most creative examples of asset reuse.

Industry June 17, 2019

MY.GAMES will give the gaming business to the authors of the best idea of a console AAA shooter

MY.GAMES, a new gaming brand Mail.Ru Group, makes a generous offer to the creators of AAA shooters for consoles. The company will choose the most promising project, finance its development and give its authors a game studio.

Industry June 17, 2019

Wargaming launches mobile business unit – Nexus

The authors of World of Tanks announced the launch of a new structure. It’s called Wargaming Nexus. In her area of priorities — assistance in the development of mobile games on Unreal Engine 4.

HR June 17, 2019

The producers of The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon became the new deputy CEO of Nintendo

The producers of The Legend of Zelda and Splatoon series have been promoted to deputy CEO of Nintendo. One of them is the producer of the series The Legend of Zelda Eiji Aonuma (Eiji Aonuma).

Classmates June 17, 2019

U App2Top.ru now there is a nomination at the contest of mobile HTML5 games from Odnoklassniki and VKontakte

In May, the social networks Odnoklassniki and VKontakte launched a competition for the best mobile HTML5 games with a prize fund of 1.4 million rubles – Games Cup 2019. Within the framework of the competition , its own nomination appeared and App2Top.ru .

Industry June 17, 2019

Rezoner has released SpriteStack, a tool for creating and animating voxel graphics

The indie developer Rezoner has released software for creating voxel graphics. A tool called SpriteStack allows you to create 3D objects for use, including in games.

Marketing June 17, 2019

How to increase the competitiveness of a mobile game: the experience of Indigo Bunting Studio

Experience in testing competitiveness and demand with App2Top.ru the director of the Belarusian studio Indigo Bunting — Evgeny Trufanov shared.

Money June 14, 2019

In the debut month, Archero mobile bagel earned $8.5 million

In mid-May, the Archero game appeared in mobile stores. In a month, the development of the Singapore studio Habby not only collected more than 10 million installations, but also earned more than eight million dollars, according to the analytical service DataMagic.

Industry June 14, 2019

Brawl Stars raised $275 million in six months

Six months after the release of Brawl Stars from Supercell, its installations reached 100 million. During the same time, the game earned $275 million in the App Store and Google Play.

Analytics June 14, 2019

What the mobile games market looks like today — new App Annie Report

What the mobile games industry looks like today from the point of view of macroeconomics, the analytical company App Annie revealed in its latest report. We offer a short version in Russian.

Industry June 14, 2019

Apptica: USA is the absolute leader in the mobile game advertising market for iOS and Android

With the growth of the mobile industry, the market for advertising gaming applications is also growing. Apptica experts named the countries with the largest number of publishers who advertise their mobile games.

Money June 14, 2019

In Russia, $17.8 million was spent on video games in retail in the first quarter of 2019

Russians are spending more and more on video games in retail. At the same time, for those who buy games on physical media, the main platform is Sony PlayStation 4. This was stated in its report for the first quarter of 2019 by the group of companies “M.Video-El Dorado”.

Industry June 14, 2019

AppOnboard acquired software for creating games without Buildbox code

AppOnboard analytical service bought Buildbox, a game engine that allows you to create mobile titles without code. The value of the asset is not disclosed.

Interview June 14, 2019

Datcroft: “We aim for Pixel Wars’ ARPPU to be $50”

Voronezh studio Datcroft Games is preparing to release a new mobile MMO action game with MOBA elements. In an interview App2Top.ru managing partner of the company Konstantin Sakhnov told about the specifics of the development of such a project.

Industry June 14, 2019

Valve has launched its own Auto Chess — Dota Underlords

Valve, as promised, has released its own “Auto Chess” — an autobattler based on a mod for Dota 2. The project is called Dota Underlords.

Industry June 13, 2019

Nintendo will Start Producing Switch Outside China to Avoid US Tax

The production of Switch consoles will be partially moved outside of China. This will allow Nintendo to bypass the 25% tax that the US can impose on Chinese-made goods.

Industry June 13, 2019

The anniversary update of Sea of Thieves attracted 2 million users

Sea of Thieves is gradually regaining the trust of the players. The recent big update attracted 2 million users to the game, and the total audience of the title has grown to 8.4 million.

Conferences June 13, 2019

Contest: ask a question about investing in games and get a Premium ticket to White Nights

How investors, venture angels and big tech companies decide who to invest in and how much will be discussed at a round table at White Nights St. Petersburg 2019. We suggest that you first ask questions to its participants. The author of the best question will receive a Premium ticket to the conference.