The gaming division of Amazon has refused to create a fantasy sports action Breakaway. Amazon Game Studio has been working on the game since 2016. The developers admitted that they could not achieve the desired result.

Polygon has announced layoffs in the state of the largest streaming platform Twitch. According to the publication, the reduction affected about 25-30 people. Some of those dismissed have worked for the company since its foundation.

The online quiz “Clover” from VKontakte has gained 1.5 million mobile downloads in less than three weeks, the press service of the social network reports with reference to the App Annie service. On March 23, the game set a record for daily downloads in the Russian App Store and Google Play among quizzes, and also became the most downloaded quiz in 2018.

Arcade race QQ Speed from Tencent in February took 2nd place in the list of the most profitable mobile games in the world. This is reported by the analytical company SuperData.

Maxim Babichev ‘s report from VK.com . The speaker spoke about the HTML5 mobile platform, which opens up many new opportunities for developers and gamers.

Gamebook company announced the launch of an online tool Gamebook.io . It is designed to create episodic interactive novels right in the browser.

2018 may be the year of Russian RPGs. In addition to Pathfinder and Ash of Gods, INSOMNIA: The Ark will soon appear on virtual shelves. This is a story-oriented role-playing game, reminiscent of Dark Souls and Fallout at once. Kaliningrad HeroCraft is engaged in its publication.

Five teams involved in online projects told App2Top.ru how does the toxicity of gamers affect the performance of games and what can be done with such an audience.

In games created on Unity, it will be possible to earn cryptocurrency. This opportunity appeared thanks to the cooperation of Unity Technologies with Kik, which launched its Kin cryptocurrency. Developers of titles on Unity will be able to assign Kin tokens as a prize for passing game tests.

A report by Nikita Vladimirova from GSN Games. The speaker shared an expert opinion on the current state of the social casino genre.

The Big Fish Casino social Casino was banned from operating in Washington State. The Court of Appeals of the Ninth Federal Circuit of the United States found that the activity of the gaming platform contradicts the state gambling law.

The audience of the Hitman Sniper mobile shooter has reached 10 million people. According to this indicator, the title can be considered the most popular game in the famous “killer” franchise.

Adam Martin teaches game design at the University of South Wales. He talked about what he considers the most important thing in the training of future game builders.

6 months have passed since the release of the ARKit augmented reality application platform for iOS. During this time, ARKit-enabled programs have been downloaded more than 13 million times, according to the Sensor Tower analytical company.

A report by Josh Larson from Kongregate. The speaker spoke about the platform Kongregate.com and the successful experience of running games on mobile devices, PCs and consoles.

Zak Garris, the head of the development of the scenario of the interactive adventure Life is Strange: Before the Storm, told how he managed to gather a creative team to work on the plot of the game. According to Harris, he was guided by the main rule: “no jerks in the team.”

The analytical company Newzoo has published an overview of the market of games in the genre of battle royale. The document tells the history of the segment, and also describes what is happening in this direction today. A brief retelling of the report is on our pages.

An action adventure with cooperative gameplay Sea of Thieves gathered more than 2 million gamers during the launch week. Half of this number played in the new Rare and Microsoft project on the day of the game’s release on March 20, according to the Xbox news service.

“Battle Royale” Fortnite Battle Royale generated $5.3 million on in-game purchases. Microtransactions appeared in the game 10 days ago, you can only buy cosmetic items through them. The title was released on March 15 on iOS, and so far you can get into it only by invitation.