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Money March 15, 2016

GDC: Gaming software sales will reach $100 billion by 2019

At the GDC conference, the non-profit association The Open Gaming Alliance (OGA) presented a forecast for the global gaming market. The volume of software sales in this market will reach $100 billion by 2019.

Conferences March 15, 2016

White Nights Helsinki 2016: insights from myTarget

We continue to post videos from the White Nights Helsinki 2016 conference. Next up is a report by Sergey Kohichko from myTarget. He shared a number of insights about the Russian mobile market, as well as a couple of cases.

Conferences March 15, 2016

White Nights Helsinki 2016: App Annie about “where the money is”

We continue to post videos from the White Nights Helsinki 2016 conference. Next up is a report by Alexey Vstavsky from App Annie. He devoted his report to the topic: “where money is made in mobile gaming today.”

Development March 15, 2016

The scripting language of the games 80 days and Sorcery! posted in open access

Inkle Studios has posted its ink scripting language on GitHub, which was used by the team during the development of 80 days, a recognized 2014 game according to Time, and a series of text adventure games Sorcery!.

Industry March 15, 2016

GDC: Google will start promoting indie games specifically

An editorial selection called “Indie Corner” will appear in the Google store. The innovation will help small teams promote games.

Digests March 14, 2016

One line (March 14 – Monday)

The source code of Serious Sam appeared on the network, whaleo showed beautiful screenshots of Widower’s Sky, and App Annie bought the AppScotch service.

Industry March 14, 2016

Have you released a paid game in the Russian Google Play? Get ready for a 99 piracy rate%

The author of the game Stealin was outraged on Reddit by high piracy in Russia: out of 1200 active versions of the game, only 7 were purchased. The remaining versions were downloaded illegally.

Industry March 14, 2016

Study: 60% of studios are self-sufficient

Only a third of mobile developers are funded by government grants. More than half (60%) earn their own living. Experts of the Pollen VC venture fund came to such conclusions based on the results of the survey.

Games March 14, 2016

There are new details about Frozen Synapse 2

Mode 7 studio has released a teaser of the second part of Frozen Synapse. Along with the video, additional information about the game appeared.

Industry March 14, 2016

Paradox is thinking about creating mobile global strategies

The publisher of Pillars of Eternity and the developer of games such as Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron and Crusader Kings, asked his fans whether it was worth taking up the creation of global strategy games for mobile.

Marketing March 14, 2016

Simplaex has announced a platform for the acquisition and sale of users

Simplaex is preparing to launch a marketing platform of the same name. The solution is intended for managing advertising campaigns, as well as buying and selling users.

Conferences March 14, 2016

White Nights Helsinki 2016: AppsFlyer about events in apps

We continue to post videos from the White Nights Helsinki 2016 conference. The report of Alexander Grach, the Chief Sales Officer of AppsFlyer in Eastern Europe, is next.

Conferences March 14, 2016

White Nights Helsinki 2016: Suricate Games about Narrative Design

We continue to post videos from the White Nights Helsinki 2016 conference. Next up is the report of the leading narrative designer of Suricate Games, Evgeny Puzankov.

Digests March 14, 2016

The main thing for the last working week (07.03 – 11.03)

How the changes improved Clash of Clans, why conversion rates for the game are secondary, why game artists love visual novels – all this is in our selection of the best materials from last week.

Games March 11, 2016

Hearthstone has new deck templates

The other day Blizzard announced the introduction of new functionality in its card collectible game Hearthstone. The project has templates for composing game decks.

Digests March 11, 2016

One line (Friday – March 11)

Apple has named the date of the iPhone SE presentation, Electronic Arts has made a KKI of Plants vs. Zombies, and Sony shamelessly hunts Lionhead Studios employees.

Industry March 11, 2016

Interview with Gamanoid about Navy Field

The Russian gaming TV channel Gamanoid has become a mobile publisher, releasing a simulator of naval battles Navy Field on Google Play. We talked with the general director of the TV channel Anna Sharonova about the project and why the media becomes a publisher.

Games March 11, 2016

Rovio launches MOBA in marine style

A trial launch of the new Rovio game took place. The title is called Battle Bay and has nothing to do with the Angry Birds franchise.

Conferences March 11, 2016

White Nights Helsinki 2016: report of the developers of the indie game Drive Ahead! about creating and operating a project

We continue to post videos from the White Nights Helsinki 2016 conference. Next up is a report by Dodreams CEO Erik Pontiskoski. He talks about why and how they switched to a model of releasing minimalistic games.

Industry March 11, 2016

eMarketer: by 2020, the number of mobile gamers in the US will reach 213 million

The number of mobile users continues to grow, which naturally leads to an increase in the number of mobile players. By 2020, 213 million mobile gamers will appear in the United States. This opinion was voiced by the analytical company eMarketer based on the results of its own research.