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Development August 16, 2016

CryEngine has got a detailed Roadmap

In preparation for the release of CryEngine 5.2, Crytek has updated the engine’s website. Its most significant innovation is the appearance of a detailed schedule for the appearance of new features.

Games August 16, 2016

The online Braveland has been announced

Tortuga Team, the authors of the Braveland trilogy of turn-based games, are preparing for the imminent launch of the fourth – online – part of the game.

Money August 15, 2016

Kabam: the average budget of each of our games before launch is $14 million

Kabam Chief Operating Officer Kent Wakeford said at GamesBeat 2016 that his company spends, on average, $14 million to launch each mobile project.

Digests August 15, 2016

The main thing for the working week (08.08.2016 — 12.08.2016)

How many Russian users leave in MMO per month, what is indie, how UI differs from UX, and also what the press thinks about No Man’s Sky – all this is in our selection of the most interesting materials of last week.

Games August 15, 2016

No Man’s Sky is the second most successful game launch in the history of PlayStation 4 (in the UK)

Indie game about exploring “distant planets” Hello Games shows excellent sales not only on PC, where the game has already sold about half a million copies on Steam, but also on PlayStation 4.

Games August 15, 2016

Playrix has announced a new three-in-a-row – Gardenscapes

The authors of Township and Fishdom are preparing for the imminent release of Gardenscapes, a new three-in-a-row with an unusual binding for the genre. About this App2Top.ru representatives of the company reported.

Developer Diaries August 15, 2016

Developer Diaries: Beholder

Novosibirsk company Alawar told App2Top.ru as during the development of a new game for Steam, its concept has changed beyond recognition.

Games August 13, 2016

No Man’s Sky has shown one of the best sales starts in the history of Steam

The number of one-time players in No Man’s Sky on the day of release on Steam reached more than 212 thousand users.

Money August 13, 2016

App Annie: Pokémon GO will earn $350 million in a few days

Geolocation game about Pokemon on the way to earn the first billion dollars earlier than predicted by App Annie representatives.

Games August 12, 2016

The PC release of No Man’s Sky took place

On the evening of August 12, digital sales of the PC version of the most anticipated game of this summer – No Man’s Sky – started. Read about how the project was accepted by the press and players who have already managed to play it on PS4 in our material.

Industry August 12, 2016

Ratings: Top 10 most trending Steam games (12.08.2016)

About the most trending Steam games this week in our weekly report. This time the top is headed by Kingdom: New Lands, and we are sad about the poor sales of the excellent Tricky Towers.

Industry August 12, 2016

THQ brand returns to the gaming market

Two years after the purchase of the bankrupt THQ trademark, the Austrian Nordic Games announced its renaming to THQ Nordic.

Industry August 12, 2016

Former Chief Operating Officer of Kabam joined the board of directors of G5 Entertainment

A member of the Board of directors of the Russian-Swedish company G5 Entertainment became Chris Carvalho, former Director of Business Development at Lucasfilm and Chief Operating Officer of Kabam.

Platforms August 12, 2016

Android developers have received advanced tools for working with user reviews

Google has introduced new features for searching and working with user reviews on Google Play, A/B testing and updating APK games.

Industry August 12, 2016

Pokémon Go has overtaken Destiny in terms of views on Twitch

The top ten most popular games to watch on Twitch include World of Warcraft and Pokémon Go, which overtook Destiny. But they are very far from League of Legends indicators,” Newzoo reports.

Industry August 11, 2016

Ratings: Top 10 most popular games GOG.com (11.08.2016)

With the support of GOG.com (entertainment platform and video game store, which is part of CD PROJEKT) website App2Top.ru continues to regularly analyze which PC games are in the greatest demand.

Industry August 11, 2016

Games lag behind other mobile apps in terms of retention

Games have the lowest retention compared to all other types of mobile applications,” Localytics analysts calculated.

Industry August 11, 2016

TabTale games have more than 1 billion downloads

The Israeli company TabTale, specializing in the development and publication of mobile games for children, has announced that it has crossed the threshold of 1 billion total downloads.

Marketing August 11, 2016

ASOdesk: Augmented reality has become more popular than racing and match-3 after the release of Pokémon GO

After the release of Pokémon GO, augmented reality became the most popular subcategory for search queries in the App Store, – the analytical company ASOdesk reports as part of its latest research.

Industry August 11, 2016

Blitz interview with the authors of Half Dead

On the first of August, the official release of the paid multiplayer game Half Dead from the Moscow team Room710Games, consisting of only four people, took place on Steam. To date, the game has more than 60 thousand copies sold. We asked one of the participants of Room710Games about the studio and the project.