Unity3D or Unreal Engine 4

Unity3D or Unreal Engine 4

Unity3d vs Unreal Engine 4

Not so long ago we had a hard time choosing which engine to use, Unity3d or Unreal Engine 4 (UE4). So, I’ve decided to write a small article about that. Here briefly describe pros and cons of each engine, and also share the arguments that affected our final choice.

Frontend Automation Using Grunt

Frontend Automation Using Grunt

Frontend Automation using Grunt

There’s a great variety of assembly automators — take as much as you like, but many of them are not suitable for simple tasks. Below goes a description of what is used for faster work on Frontend. Who cares, welcome to the cut.

How to Create A Custom Param Converter In Symfony2?

How to Create A Custom Param Converter In Symfony2?

Writing custom ParamConverter in Symfony2

PHP-framework Symfony2 has a very nice component ParamConverter, which allows to convert parameters from URL into PHP variables. When the functionality that comes out of box isn’t enough, you should extend it manually. In this post I’ll show how to write your custom Symfony2 ParamConverter.

Android Material Design

Android Material Design

Android Material Design

Hi everybody! I think everyone has already watched Android L presentation and saw its revolutionary innovations for Android material design platform. Well, it won’t take long to get the release; and for now attentive users could notice the emergence of new design elements in some applications. My attention was drawn to «Play Press» update. It looks and feels really revolutionary; I got stuck for a few minutes, and even began to look through the press.

Nizam is now available at Google Play

Nizam is now available at Google Play

Nizam is now available at Google Play

Today we are glad to announce that we are near the finishing line of our third game Nizam, a turn-based 3-in-a-row puzzle for 1 or 2 players. Game setting is based on arabic fairy tales with wizards and magic. The main character fights bravely against sorcerers, mages and legendary monsters of the East. During the severe duels we must find the ancient scrolls, which will help us to defeat the most deadly enemies.

2d game release on Android

2d game release on Android

2d Game Release on Android

2d game development process on Android is complete. The process of the market release has started. Changes are abundant: we significantly redesigned interface, added new content (monsters, weapons, armor), levels (including tutorial), and improved performance (Object Pool). Also, I’m eager to share with you my experience of working with level designers and artists.

Google Analytics for Android. Behavior

Google Analytics for Android. Behavior

Google Analytics for Android. Behavior

Today I got an opportunity to organize analytics for one rather big commercial project. Even though I have enough experience in such events, I had to deal with some surprises. The first one was a new GA SDK v4, which, by the way, the SDK Manager didn't even offer to update, considering v3 to be the latest. But this is logical, because at the moment all the tools for GA are in Google Play Services SDK.