The main materials of the last week (24.09-28.09)

The most interesting articles and materials from App2Top last week: Oleg Pridyuk talks about why you need to work on Unity; Russian developers criticize the new version of iOS; together we analyze the update by the bones; and Aveden experts assure that the ranking algorithm in iOS 6 has changed insignificantly after the update. 

1. The updated App Store is a disaster for independent developersNot everyone was pleased with the changes in the App Store in the sixth version of iOS 6.

According to Chris Newman, executive director of Lightwood Games, for independent companies, updates in the Apple app store are a real disaster.

2. Aveden told how much the ranking mechanism has changed in iOS 6TechCrunch, together with the analytical company aveden, tried to figure out how much the mechanism for ranking applications has changed in the new version of Apple’s mobile OS.

3. Barnes & Noble announced the second generation of the NookBarnes & Noble has unveiled two new tablets behind closed doors in San Francisco: the Nook HD and the Nook HD+.

4. Interview with UnityThe other day we had an interesting conversation with Oleg Pridiuk, a technical evangelist from Unity Technologies.

We talked about the advantages of the Unity engine and myths about it, about the company as a whole and its strategic plans, as well as why St. Petersburg can be called the heart of Russian game development.

5. Russian publishers and developers about iOS 6With the release of the new iOS, Apple has updated its online app store.

We asked our readers, developers and publishers of mobile apps, to share their opinions about iOS 6.