Industry July 8, 2016 The value of Nintendo has risen by $ 5.8 billion after the release of Pokemon Go The value of Nintendo shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange increased after the release of Pokemon Go. The company’s capitalization increased by $5.8 billion and amounted to $22.8 billion.
Games July 8, 2016 Pokémon GO topped the American box office chart of the App Store Geolocation game with augmented reality from the American studio Niantic on the third day of release took first place in the box office top of the App Store applications in the USA.
Digests July 7, 2016 One line (Thursday — July 7) A promo video of the hardcore 2D platformer Splasher was released, an interactive graphic novel Out There Chronicles appeared in the stores, and the Pokemon Go title was launched in America (and will be released in Europe soon).
Money July 7, 2016 The summer sale on Steam generated about $240 million As part of the almost two-week summer Steam sale, users spent almost $ 80 million more on games than during the winter sale, despite the fact that discounts have become less.
Marketing July 7, 2016 From 70% to 90% of page views in the App Store do not generate downloads In the context of the rising cost of traffic, more and more developers are turning to ASO and A/B testing. Evangelists of these practices claim that these are one of the most important tools to reduce advertising costs.
Money July 7, 2016 Netmarble is ready to pay $4.3 billion for Playtika South Korean Netmarble Games is going to acquire Israeli slot developers Playtika for the sum of several billion dollars.
Industry July 7, 2016 SGN announced the purchase of TinyCo The authors of Cookie Jam announced the acquisition of TinyCo, known for such games as Tiny Monsters, Marvel Avengers Academy and Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff.
Industry July 7, 2016 Nintendo needs to sell 2 million copies of games to Recover development costs To cope with the growing development costs, Nintendo needs to sell 2 million copies of console projects. This was told by one of the company’s executives Shigeru Miyamoto (Shigeru Miyamoto) at an event for investors.
Industry July 6, 2016 Jobs: Nevosoft is looking for a visual effects artist The authors of “Planet of Gems” and “Sorcerers” are looking for a visual effects artist for a new project in the genre of “slots”.
Other July 6, 2016 Jobs: Nevosoft is looking for a visual effects artist The authors of “Planet of Gems” and “Sorcerers” are looking for a visual effects artist for their new project in the genre of “slots”.
Industry July 6, 2016 Chartboost: Three new ways to acquire users Chartboost blogged about three new (and controversial) ways of promotion that will help you attract users. Or just spend a lot of money. We share a retelling.
Marketing July 6, 2016 Steam Sale: how is it right? The developers of Shovel Knight, Stellaris and the Braveland series talked about how effective sales on Steam are, and also gave advice on how to put discounts on games.
Games July 6, 2016 Stronghold developers have released their first mobile game The British company Firefly Studios, famous for a series of Stronghold strategy games, has published its first mobile title, Wonky Tower, in the App Store and Google Play.
Industry July 6, 2016 Smartphone sales have gone up again in Russia In the first half of 2016, 7.5% more smartphones were sold in Russia in unit terms than in the same period a year earlier.
Industry July 5, 2016 AppsFlyer: Paying players in Asia spend $20.83 on IAP monthly The marketing and analytical company AppsFlyer conducted a large-scale study to find out what trends exist in the field of microtransactions in the global mobile market. We share a brief version.
Digests July 5, 2016 The main thing for the day (July 5 – Tuesday) Tencent is in search of companies that will help it acquire Supercell, and a game in the Iron Maiden universe and a new MMO from Snail Games – Kingdom Warriors are coming out in stores.
Industry July 5, 2016 The clicker from the authors of Best Fiends is back in the App Store The new title Seriously – the Best Fiends Forever clicker – has reappeared in the App Store. The project is back in the softlonch.
Money July 5, 2016 Animoca Brands bought the authors of the midcore game Crazy Kings for $ 3.5 million Finnish studio TicBits, consisting of 9 employees, was acquired by Hong Kong publisher Animoca Brands for $ 3.5 million.
Industry July 5, 2016 flaregames: the time of independent publishing on mobile has come to an end The publisher of Royal Revolt and Nonstop Knight stated that the only way to make good money today is to have a portfolio of related projects.
Industry July 5, 2016 King postpones Midcore project launch for the second time King company withdraws the midcore RPG Hero from the stores at the softlonch stage. For the second time.