Plague Inc. maker Ndemic Creations has made a $250,000 donation to Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.

Crytek is rolling out its CRYENGINE on mobile. The company is inviting developers to sign up for a beta program on Android, which will launch later in 2020.

One of the most pressing challenges Stadia is facing is a small library. Google understands this. That is why the tech giant announced that it’s working on a program that will allow indie devs to publish games on the cloud platform.

Playtika decided to support vulnerable people amidst the ongoing health crisis, Gamesindustry.biz writes.

Fortune Business Insights analysts are confident about the bright future of cloud gaming.

Half-Life: Alyx has peaked at 42.8 thousand concurrent players, according to SteamDB, thus having already matched and slightly surpassed the results of Beat Saber. An impressive launch for a VR title.

As part of the virtual GDC 2020, Gwen Frey, the developer of puzzle game Kine, gave a talk on what she did right and wrong while developing her first indie title.

The Russian edition of Forbes published a big article on Playrix. In addition to detailing the history of the company, it provides several interesting figures.

Pixonic has announced a new game in a very long time. The studio is going to release a new PvP-shooter called Dino Squad.

Crazy Labs announced an impressive milestone. The installs of its hyper-casual titles have exceeded 3 billion.

The makers of Clash of Clans are preparing to release a new game. For the first time in a long time, the title is intended for a casual audience, rather than midcore players.

GDC is currently streaming virtual talks on Twitch that should have taken place during the offline event this week.

CD Projekt Red released an update on how the company is handling the situation around the coronavirus pandemic. Effective yesterday, the makers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 now work remotely for as long as necessary.

Gamescom organizers took to Twitter to discuss where they are with the preparation of the world’s biggest games show. The event, scheduled to run from August 25 to August 29, is still a go.

More bad news. Android app developers have been warned that reviews will now take longer. The review time will now be 7 days. In some cases, the process may drag on for an even longer period.

Sony put too much faith in Kojima. The latest project of the Japanese genius, according to rumors, failed to make a return on investment. Now the company plans for Kojima Productions to develop a game based on the popular IP and with a smaller budget.

13 Naughty Dog developers, both former and current, anonymously talked to Kotaku. The TL;DR version of it describes the studio “as a place that can be simultaneously the best and the worst workplace in the world.”

Are you a hyper-casual games developer? Then you know how difficult it is to find an idea for you next game or prototype. But it doesn’t have to be super hard if you know where to look for inspiration.