The French media corporation Vivendi may buy the gaming company Ubisoft, the Reuters news agency reports, citing internal sources.

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

This morning, April 25, Mail.Ru The Group has announced the creation of a structure that will invest in gaming companies. App2Top.ru I took a short interview about the initiative from Ilya Karpinsky, director Mail.Ru Games Ventures.

The Halo 5: Guardians and Street Fighter V competitions are included in Top 10 most viewed esports tournaments on Twitch in March this year.

How well marketers and developers understand ASO, the Russian analytical platform ASOdesk offered to check.

Chinese corporation Tencent acquired 9.9% of shares of local developer Seasun for $142.2 million.

Is it true that the gaming industry gives a podium only to selected and successful developers? This issue was raised on the last day of Reboot Develop as part of an informal session with Rami Izmail (Nuclear Throne, Ridiculous Fishing).

Japanese studio Silicon Studio has released its own game engine Xenko Game Engine.

The Danish film company Nordisk Film has invested $ 10 million in the developer of the games Mad Max and Just Cause studio Avalanche.

Google has named the contenders for the annual Play Awards 2017.

Russian Internet giant Mail.Ru Group announced the creation of a division Mail.ru Games Ventures, which will invest in game publishers and developers.

The author of Hearthstone and Overwatch may be preparing his second mobile game. The company is looking for a programmer who will create development tools for a gaming mobile.

The American audience of the Galaxy Apps Store has grown to 24 million monthly active users (MAU).

Downloads of C.A.T.S., a new ZeptoLab game, have reached the 8 million mark since its release on April 20.

HP and MP carbonated drinks have appeared on the shelves of South Korean stores. The product names refer to health and mana recovery potions in a variety of games.

The price per installation (CPI) of the game on iOS is higher than on Android. $0.82 versus $0.59, – the Clickky advertising platform reports.

More than 500 games have been released under the ID@Xbox Independent Developer Assistance program. This is reported by Microsoft.

The German company InnoGames reported: the total revenue of the Forge of Empires strategy for five years amounted to € 100 million.

Game designer Cliff Bleszinski believes that high-budget AAA titles are leading the gaming industry to a dead end.