The main thing for the last working week (14.03 - 18.03)

What is the level of piracy in the Russian Google Play, why Smash Land was closed, how the Japanese catch “whales” – all this is in our selection of the main materials of the week.

Have you released a paid game in the Russian Google Play? Get ready for a 99 piracy rate%
The author of the game Stealin was outraged on Reddit by high piracy in Russia: out of 1200 active versions of games, only 7 were purchased.

The remaining versions were downloaded illegally.

GDC: a “test drive” of games will appear on Google Play

During the GDC, Google announced a new feature. Android device users will have the opportunity to play the game even before installation.

Post-mortem of the Card Crawl game

A year ago, the indie-KKI Card Crawl appeared in stores. In honor of the anniversary of the release, the creators of the game shared figures and details about the project.

Supercell killed the game after “beer and sauna”

Game lead Supercell told how the company closed Smash Land, the predecessor of Clash Royale.

Five top gacha monetization mechanics for hunting “whales”

Dr. Serkan Toto, an analyst at Kantan Games studio, spoke about the varieties of gacha and how this mechanic helps Japanese developers hunt “whales”. We have translated the text, supplemented it – and we share it with you.