Google has opened access to the development of applications using Instant Apps technology, which allows you to run Android programs without downloading to devices.

Google has announced the development of a new version of the Daydream VR headset that does not use a smartphone as a screen.

At the annual Google I/O conference, the company introduced new tools of the Play Console platform for application developers under Android.

The revenues of the online gaming division of the Chinese company Tencent amounted to $3.3 billion for the 1st quarter of 2017.

The Russian studio Owlcat Games, together with screenwriter Chris Avellon, is creating a video game based on the Pathfinder desktop role-playing system.

The Netflix media company intends to make a series based on a series of fantasy novels “The Witcher” by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

What is interesting about Her Story from the point of view of game design, – Mark Brown, an indie developer and editor of the Pocket Gamer resource, told as part of the Game Maker’s Toolkit video cycle. With the author’s permission, we have prepared a text version of the material in Russian. We share.

The French publisher Ubisoft reported an increase in operating profit to €237.7 million for the past financial year. This is 40.7% higher than last year’s result.

Japanese horror Resident Evil 7 sold 3.5 million copies in the first quarter of 2017. His publisher – Capcom – is sure: this is not the limit. The company expects that the total sales of the game for all time will amount to 10 million.

We continue the weekly publication of selected vacancies. Their selection makes for App2Top.ru Tanya Evdokimenko, HR and recruiting expert, founder of VALUES VALUE.

The South Korean company Smilegate is looking for developers in the United States and Europe to expand its business in the Western video game market and promote the Crossfire shooter.

ZeniMax Media last week filed a lawsuit against the South Korean corporation Samsung.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko signed a decree on blocking a number of services of Russian companies Yandex and Mail.Ru Group.

Rewarded ads can increase user retention in the app several times.

Com2uS stated that Summoners War was the first Korean game whose earnings amounted to ₩1 trillion (that’s $890 million). By the summer, the company expects that the total earnings of the game for all time will reach $ 1 billion.

Learn more about building functions to metrics such as LTV and retention App2Top.ru Ivan Ignatov, the general producer of the Overmind studio, told us. Caution: a lot of formulas.

Nintendo is developing a game from The Legend of Zelda series for mobile platforms, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports, citing sources close to the company.

Video game sales brought Sega Sammy Group of companies 94.4 billion ($833 million) in revenue in fiscal year 2017, according to the organization’s report.

South Korean publisher Netmarble has conducted an initial public offering (IPO). The company’s market capitalization was $12.2 billion.