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Industry May 26, 2016

Has Nintendo’s first mobile app failed the test of time?

Despite a good start, the Miitomo application, which became the official debut of Nintendo on mobile platforms, was not able to hold the attention of users for a long time.

Industry May 26, 2016

The candy “three-in-a-row” Candy Blast Mania has added a tournament mode to boost downloads

The Storm8 developer has added a tournament mode to his own match-3 Candy Blast Mania. The authors of the mechanics call it “the first of its kind”, and the Venturebeat resource believes that this will raise the download project.

Industry May 26, 2016

The most downloaded game of April – slither.io

The top of the world charts last month was headed by a project whose mechanics were copied from the phenomenon game Agar.io .

Marketing May 26, 2016

My.com : the first two weeks and the volume of traffic from 20,000 installations are key for the project

About the launch of game projects, what a good marketer should know, as well as about the work of the mobile product marketing department in My.com , – said its head Peter Kireev.

Marketing May 25, 2016

Fundamental differences between SEO and ASO

Why not confuse SEO and ASO, in the usual academic manner told Eric Seufert, formerly engaged in marketing at Wooga and Rovio, and now a partner of the agency Heracles. And we translated it.

Games May 25, 2016

Fishdom is the leader in MAU growth dynamics in China

Three-in-a-row from Vologda studio Playrix turned out to be the leader in the growth rate of MAU in China.

Industry May 25, 2016

Plants vs. Zombies is the second most famous gaming brand in China

The Plants vs. Zombies series turned out to be the second most popular gaming brand in China among children. However, this does not bring much money to the creators of the project.

Digests May 24, 2016

One line (Tuesday — 05/24/2016)

KKI based on Skylanders was released, Batman: Arkham Underworld softlonch took place, and German football star Bastian Schweinsteiger appeared in the Clash of Kings advertisement.

Development May 24, 2016

CryEngine sources have been posted on GitHub

Crytek has posted the source code of its high-performance three-dimensional engine on GitHub web hosting.

Industry May 24, 2016

Apple has placed a Palestinian war game in the App Store thanks to the support of the community

Last Thursday, Apple did not accept the Palestinian platformer about the war. However, after discussion in social networks, the project appeared in the App Store.

Industry May 24, 2016

The author of Monkey Island wants to buy the rights to the game from Disney

Ron Gilbert, a veteran of the gaming industry, has announced that he is interested in buying the rights to his Monkey Island series and the classic Maniac Mansion quest from Disney.

Marketing May 24, 2016

Fraudulent marketing cost the mobile gaming industry $6.3 billion in 2015

During the promotion of the game, developers sometimes “buy” bots instead of real installations and clicks. Such fraudulent marketing caused $6.3 billion in damage to the industry last year.

Games May 24, 2016

The Marvel Future Fight role-playing project has collected 40 million downloads in a year

The action-RPG from the Korean company Netmarble Games has reached 40 million downloads in a year since its worldwide release.

Money May 24, 2016

Tencent and Alibaba want to acquire a controlling stake in Supercell

Chinese companies Tencent and Alibaba are interested in buying its stake in Supercell from the Japanese telecommunications giant SoftBank.

Digests May 23, 2016

One line (Monday — 05/23/2016)

A “carousel” video advertisement appeared on Instagram, the first trailer for the spin-off Five Night’s at Freddy was released, and the developers of Lost Frontier called the release date of the game.

Games May 23, 2016

Mobile MMORPG based on Terminator 2 is made by the Chinese

The Chinese publisher NetEase Games has announced the development of a number of mobile MMO. One of them will be released under the Terminator 2 brand.

Industry May 23, 2016

Fruit Ninja will get the movie

Following Angry Birds, Warcraft, Assassin’s Creed and Tetris, the film will receive the Fruit Ninja game.

Industry May 23, 2016

“Angry Birds in the cinema” – paid off or not?

The movie “Angry Birds in the cinema” earned $150 million worldwide. This is twice as much as they spent on creating the painting. Does this mean that the film has paid off?

Industry May 23, 2016

Next Games: advertising provided ARPDAU of $0.06

Unity Ads shared the case of the Next Games team. With the help of the rewarded video, the studio achieved an ARPDAU of $0.06.

Industry May 23, 2016

How will the appearance of Google Play on Chrome OS affect the earnings of Android developers?

Personal computers based on Chrome OS will receive Google Play with the ability to install any Android applications from it. Google told about this the other day as part of I/O 2016. We talked to experts about how this will affect the market.