Another bad news. Android app developers have been warned that reviews will take longer.  Sometimes you will have to wait for the “green signal” for 7 days. In some cases, the process may be delayed for an even longer period.

Sensor Tower has presented a list of the most downloaded hyper casual games for February. The first two places in the top were taken by the games of the giant Voodoo, one of them is a novelty.

No meetings and personal communication in San Jose. The WWDC Developer Conference, traditionally the most important event of the year for any Apple developer, will not take place in the usual format. Due to the threats associated with the coronavirus, the Apple company decided to conduct it exclusively online.

In the US, revenue from video games, gaming devices and accessories continues to decline. Last month, the market turnover amounted to $755 million — 34% less than in February 2019.

Sony overestimated Kojima. The project of the “Japanese genius”, according to rumors, did not stray. Now the company plans to entrust Kojima Productions with the development of a more budget game based on the popular IP.

Yesterday, Kotaku published an investigation about crunches and dismissals in Naughty Dog. Her former employee Jonathan Cooper reacted to this. According to him, almost all experienced specialists really left the studio, which influenced the creation of The Last of Us: Part II.The Last of Us: Part II

In 2019, more than $4.1 billion was invested in augmented and virtual reality projects. This is less than in 2018.

The publishing house founded by Ilya Salamatov is responsible for the worldwide release of the three-dimensional premium platformer Biped on PC and consoles. The game is developed by the internal studio Tencent — NExT.

Unreal Engine developer has acquired another technology startup. Epic Games has announced the purchase of Cubic Motion Studio. The latter specializes in capturing facial animation in real time and integrating it into game projects.

Wanted: 3D environment artist at Larian Studios, advertising monetization manager at G5 Entertainment and game designer at SWAG MASHA.

The developer of Magic Leap AR headsets is looking for new owners. The startup has attracted investments of $2.6 billion in its lifetime. Now they want to sell it for $10 billion.

There are major developments in Activision Blizzard. The company has removed its president and concurrently chief operating officer. A Google veteran has been appointed in his place.

Lince Works Studio raised $3.4 million. Among its investors are the authorities of autonomous Catalonia. Previously, the developer released a successful indie game Aragami, which sold 500 thousand copies.

Due to the spread of the coronavirus, WN Media Group decided not to hold the annual CEO Summit in Spain. At the same time, the company announced the imminent release of a digital service for business communication in the gaming industry – WN Hub.

On March 10, Activision Blizzard launched a free battle royale Call of Duty: Warzone. During the first day, its audience exceeded 6 million players.

Custom Modification Service mod.io raised $1 million in the seed round. The money will be used for its development.

In Romania, there was a merger of two developers. A larger company, Amber, acquired the indie studio Scorpius Games.

A third of the games with monetization available in the Chinese App Store are at risk. They are not ratified by the local regulator, and therefore can be removed by Apple.

Another cancellation due to coronavirus. Apple has abandoned the planned presentation of new smartphones. This is reported by Cult of Mac with reference to a source in the company.