A promo video of the hardcore 2D platformer Splasher was released, an interactive graphic novel Out There Chronicles appeared in the stores, and the Pokemon Go title was launched in America (and will be released in Europe soon).

As part of the almost two-week summer Steam sale, users spent almost $ 80 million more on games than during the winter sale, despite the fact that discounts have become less.

In the context of the rising cost of traffic, more and more developers are turning to ASO and A/B testing. Evangelists of these practices claim that these are one of the most important tools to reduce advertising costs.

South Korean Netmarble Games is going to acquire Israeli slot developers Playtika for the sum of several billion dollars.

The authors of Cookie Jam announced the acquisition of TinyCo, known for such games as Tiny Monsters, Marvel Avengers Academy and Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff.

To cope with the growing development costs, Nintendo needs to sell 2 million copies of console projects. This was told by one of the company’s executives Shigeru Miyamoto (Shigeru Miyamoto) at an event for investors.

The authors of “Planet of Gems” and “Sorcerers” are looking for a visual effects artist for a new project in the genre of “slots”.

The authors of “Planet of Gems” and “Sorcerers” are looking for a visual effects artist for their new project in the genre of “slots”.

Chartboost blogged about three new (and controversial) ways of promotion that will help you attract users. Or just spend a lot of money. We share a retelling.

The developers of Shovel Knight, Stellaris and the Braveland series talked about how effective sales on Steam are, and also gave advice on how to put discounts on games.

The British company Firefly Studios, famous for a series of Stronghold strategy games, has published its first mobile title, Wonky Tower, in the App Store and Google Play.

In the first half of 2016, 7.5% more smartphones were sold in Russia in unit terms than in the same period a year earlier.

The marketing and analytical company AppsFlyer conducted a large-scale study to find out what trends exist in the field of microtransactions in the global mobile market. We share a brief version.

Tencent is in search of companies that will help it acquire Supercell, and a game in the Iron Maiden universe and a new MMO from Snail Games – Kingdom Warriors are coming out in stores.

The new title Seriously – the Best Fiends Forever clicker – has reappeared in the App Store. The project is back in the softlonch.

Finnish studio TicBits, consisting of 9 employees, was acquired by Hong Kong publisher Animoca Brands for $ 3.5 million.

The publisher of Royal Revolt and Nonstop Knight stated that the only way to make good money today is to have a portfolio of related projects.

King company withdraws the midcore RPG Hero from the stores at the softlonch stage. For the second time.

Kakao opens an office in the USA. Plus two announcements: we talk about the free-play adaptation of Skullgirls and the interactive graphic novel Out There Chronicles.