A third of Americans aged 13 and older play games on their smartphones, tablets and portable gaming devices, according to research by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA).

We have already mentioned that SimCity BuildIt will soon appear on mobile. Vice President of EA Jason Willing (Jason Willig) shared with our colleagues from Pocketgamer.co.uk more detailed information.

The game industry in England has 1,902 studios and can cost up to $2.8 billion, which is twice as much as according to official estimates it was in 2012, – Ukie, a non-profit association of game manufacturers in the UK, together with the charity Nesta, wrote in its report.

The story of constant sales and purchases on the mobile market continues. Next up is a slightly confusing story with the analytical company Upsight, which sold the advertising network PlayHaven.

On the App Store and Google Play, the official release of the game “Know our!” from the Moscow studio Techno Bears. It became the fifth project of the VKontakte gaming platform.

The total number of downloads of games on the VKontakte mobile gaming platform since June 30 amounted to 3.4 million, – writes LIVE Plus, the premium edition of the social network.

The number of Puzzle and Dragons downloads from the Japanese studio GungHo has exceeded 38 million. Of these, 5 million are in North America.

The analytical company Swrve shared a sad report, according to which: there are few paying players, and among them those who pay well – even less.

Asphalt Overdrive from Gameloft will be released on Thursday. The game will be the ninth in the series.

In the mobile advertising market, big brands have a small problem. The fact is that today it has become the norm to pay for advertising to users. There is no need to go far for examples. In the Subway Surfers already mentioned today, the user is offered a soft currency for watching the video (although a completely ridiculous amount).

The developer of online games gamigo AG announced the purchase of the publisher of casual games Intenium.

Last week, the MOGA Rebel gamepad went on sale on the official MOGA website. And now it can be purchased in the Apple Store.

The Kiip mobile advertising network has announced the launch of a new product – Kiip Rewarded Video. It has two key points: a high VTR and a high price.

EA Mobile together with EA Sports have released FIFA 15 Ultimate Team on mobile devices.

The Danish Kiloo team, famous for the Subway Surfers runner (our analysis of the game can be read here), announced a new project – Smash Champs.

Eric Benjamin Seufert, a leading marketer at Wooga, shared his thoughts on who we should thank for the high prices for mobile advertising.

German developer Wooga has introduced its new CFO. He became Marion Trautbeck-Kim (Dr. Marion Trautbeck-Kim), Doctor of Sciences in Economics and Finance.

Monster Strike, a Japanese hit from Mixi, is entering the international arena.

The French company Kobojo announced a new title for PlayStation Vita and iOS called Zodiac during the Tokyo Game Show.