Firaxis has announced the sixth part of the cult turn-based strategy game Civilization.

Among all categories of mobile applications, games show the lowest median conversion from viewing the game page to downloads, as well as the largest discrepancy between the maximum and minimum values.

In the first 24 hours of sales, the space 4X strategy for personal computers Stellaris, published by the Swedish company Paradox Interactive, sold 200 thousand digital copies.

In the first quarter of 2016, only 1% of publishers accounted for more than 90% of revenue from paid apps and IAP in the US App Store.

After five months of a soft launch, Electronic Arts has officially launched a sequel to the progenitor of the three-in-a-row genre – Bejeweled Stars.

The Walt Disney Company announced the imminent closure of its title cross-platform game series Disney Infinity (and the production of toys for it), as well as the complete abandonment of self-publishing games for consoles.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation proposed the introduction of patents for those who receive income from the placement of video content and video broadcasts on the Internet.

The first session of the DevGAMM gaming conference this year will open its doors very soon. The event will be held in Moscow from 12 to 13 May.

Rovio has a football manager with updated birds, fans have come up with an engine to restart classic strategies like Command & Conquer and Red Alert, and – ta-dam! – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End is coming out.

Puzzle & Dragons, which earns about $1 billion every year, reached 10 million downloads four years after its release in North America.

The culture of machinima and streams gives birth to new unexpected formats of game video. One of them is the creation of a coherent film story from the game footage.

The developer of Candy Crush Saga has started negotiations with Activision and Blizzard. He wants to consider the possibility of the appearance and distribution of mobile titles based on their IP within his own extensive user base.

News in one line: Clash Royale cannibalizes Clash of Clans revenues; Epix Games are unhappy with Microsoft; King is preparing for the release of Bubble Witch Saga 3.

What percentage increase can Apple’s feature on the iPhone give, analysts at App Annie told in their latest research.

In connection with a humorous test of knowledge of the basics of game design, the Moscow studio ZeptoLab was accused of sexism.

The largest gaming company in the United States, which owns Activision, Blizzard and King, reported for the first three months of this year, which became a record for its total revenues.

Seriously messing with YouTube bloggers again, Zynga is on the mend, and PlayStation Mobile is releasing mobile Uncharted.

The most popular digital distribution service for PC games has made several important changes to the system of user reviews.

The Korean giant announced the expansion of its Made for Samsung program. Now it also applies to indie developers.