The publisher of PC games Paradox plans to expand to mobile. For this purpose, the company hired Kim Nordström, Vice President of King.

A user of the Reddit resource published a disdok of Deus Ex and other Ion Storm games with comments from the game director of the studio.

Mark Brown, indie developer and editor of the Pocket Gamer resource, told why it is not necessary to stuff the player with detailed maps in metroidvaniya, as part of the Game Maker’s Toolkit video cycle. With the author’s permission, we have prepared a printed version of the material. We share.

How to assemble a map for a multiplayer shooter, why it is difficult to launch a VR project in Russia, what are the 6 types of paying players – in our selection of the most interesting materials of last week.

Newzoo has released another monthly review of the most popular midcore games. In October, Battlefield 1 and Paladins entered the top 20 on PC.

The US Federal District Court ruled that Amazon must pay parents the money that children spent on IAP in games.

Publisher and developer Nexon has published a financial report for the third quarter. The figures are higher than in the previous three months, but lower than last year. A possible reason is the rise of the Japanese yen against the dollar.

What solutions do the developers of the highest–grossing mobile games resort to in order for the user to start paying, – the Playliner company told in the latest study “First payment Promotions”. We are publishing the full version of the material.

Mark Brown, indie developer and editor of the Pocket Gamer resource, told how to arrange the death of a character in the game, as part of the Game Maker’s Toolkit video cycle. With the author’s permission, we have prepared a printed version of the material. We share.

App2Top.ru uploads a video from the White Nights Moscow 2016 conference. Next up is a round table on web games, which examines whether Flash should be buried and whether it is possible to make money on HTML5 games.

The release of an action about an assassin with a barcode on the back of his head by episodes may have become a commercial success. Its developers from the Danish IO Interactive received a new office after the release of the final episode.

The revenues and profits of the Russian-Swedish company G5 Entertainment increased significantly in the third quarter of this year, according to its quarterly report.

Representatives of several leading Russian and foreign companies have announced the creation of an association that will develop the gaming industry in Russia.

Game developers do not like advertising and do not use it very confidently, – the analytical company DeltaDNA reports according to the results of its own survey.

The authors of Jelly Splash have not had the most successful year. After the dismissal of 40 employees and the dissolution of Black Anvil Games, the company closes the Tokyo office.

App2Top.ru continues to post videos from the White Nights Moscow 2016 conference. Next up is the performance of Elena Lobova from iLogos. In her speech, she talked about how to properly engage in sales in the industry.

What are the paying users and how to work with them, – said the marketing company Optimove. We present a brief version of the material about the typology of the most coveted players by developers.

How to assemble a map for a multiplayer shooter,” said level designer at Treyarch and Call of Duty fan Muhammad Ayub.

It is considered that in mobile games the session should be as short as possible. However, DeltaDNA analysts found a correlation between a long session and a high level of retention.