Tycoon Teams Monopoly GO! launches first team-based multiplayer event in "uniquely competitive experience"
Five New Games New release roundup: The best new mobile games from bopping tank tunes to Chinese martial arts
September 27, 2023 To Be The Very Best 1 in 190: Why networking is essential for jobs in games Chances of getting that job are only 0.05% without putting in those networking hours
February 21, 2023 Esports Top five Japanese esports teams all compete on mobile Mobile has become an increasingly popular presence in the esports scene, and the same is true for Japan
January 13, 2023 Esports Match fixing is just as much a threat to eSports as to traditional sports Players throwing games and intentionally manipulating games to their favour is a problem eSports will need to grapple with
January 13, 2023 Esports Challengermode’s Phil Hubner talks about breaking down the barrier of casual multiplayer and grassroots eSports We get the chance to put forward a number of questions to Challengermode’s Phil Hubner about how the company aims to make eSports more accessible
December 16, 2021 Who Goes? You Decide Tilting Point launches Big Brother: The Game 2 with $1 million prize Users can choose to play or spectate in real-time
September 23, 2021 Best Shot Big Buck Hunter: Marksman launches on Skillz platform There's also a $5,000 competition
April 15, 2021 Head2head Jambox Games raises $1.1 million for its competitive casual gaming platform Targeting southeast Asia
March 8, 2021 On The Radar UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Apple For anti-competitive behaviour
February 24, 2021 Welcome To The Family Jerry Bruckheimer joins Skillz board of directors "Jerry has a unique ability to create blockbuster experiences that captivate global audiences"
January 20, 2021 Welcome Aboard Skrmiish welcomes Luke Grob as new CEO "Having Luke at the helm with his exceptional experience and expertise will ensure we set out and deliver on our ambitious growth plan through 2021 and beyond"
December 17, 2020 No Fair Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive "Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses"
October 20, 2020 Getting Competitive UK trade body Ukie outlines ways to increase esports sector New research shows that country's pro-gaming sector saw 8.5% jobs increase annually between 2016 and 2019
September 7, 2020 Put 'em Up Skillz teams up with Floyd Mayweather Jr. for branded tournaments "The best of the best, with the best. Who's ready to make some money in my tournaments?"
February 10, 2020 Getting Competitive There was an 87% increase in esports jobs in 2019 The US offered the most opportunities
August 28, 2019 Seed Funding Hyper-casual competitive gaming platform Ready secures $5 million in seed funding round led by Bitkraft The money will be used to expand the company’s audience of engaged players
July 17, 2019 Esports Funding Pixion Games raises $2 million to fund mobile esports development “We are seeing a re-segmentation of casual players looking for a more core experience on mobile”
April 18, 2019 Competitive Investment Will Smith headlines $46 million funding round for esports group Gen.G Funding to go toward global expansion, youth development and new LA HQ
January 25, 2019 Game On Gamemaker Studio 2 gets Amazon GameOn support enabling cross-platform competitions YoYo Games and Amazon have released an asset to get GameMaker devs onto the GameOn service
December 5, 2018 Into The Swing Playdemic CEO Paul Gouge explains how Golf Clash is getting more competitive with clans and potentially esports too Two years on, plenty to come
May 1, 2018 Competitive Gaming Amazon’s $100,000 Mobile Masters esports tournament returns in June Games include Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, Survival Arena, World of Tanks Blitz and Critical Ops
April 6, 2018 Skilled Mobile esports company Skillz doubles revenue to $200 million run-rate in less than nine months Revenue run-rate up by 125 per cent thanks in-part to player involvement in over one million tournaments per day
December 13, 2017 Blowing Up Game Insight developing eSports-specific PRO Play mode for mobile shooter Guns of Boom Game surpasses 20 million downloads in six months
November 29, 2017 Newzoo Estimates Global games market now expected to grow to $116 billion in 2017 Newzoo adjusts its expectations to account for popular trends in games
November 13, 2017 Double Down How will Peak Games spend its new $100 million warchest? Spending Zynga’s largesse
October 26, 2017 Fiendish Rivalry Seriously takes Best Fiends back to its puzzle roots with soft-launched Best Fiends Rivals A twist on a classic
September 21, 2017 One Minute Heroes Panzerdog on distilling the essence of console shooters into its 5v5 mobile game Tacticool Fast-to-start, quick-to-end
September 4, 2017 Esports Blitz Why Wargaming is doubling down on mobile eSports with World of Tanks Blitz This years Blitz Twister Cup triples prize pool
August 30, 2017 Esports Royale $1 million Clash Royale Crown Championship attracts more than 27 million participants Supercell's big competition attracts a big audience
June 30, 2017 Run For Your Money Millionaire's Run has players competing for a real-world $1 million cash prize Launches July 13th, now in beta
June 14, 2017 Super Stars Supercell guns for eSports scene with new real-time multiplayer mobile game IP Brawl Stars Livestream focuses on competitive play potential with live commentary and tournament format
June 13, 2017 Competitive Spirit Com2uS on the potential of Summoners War as an eSport Com2uS USA CEO Casey Lee sets out his ambitions
May 2, 2017 Time To Duel Supercell kicks off year-long global Clash Royale Crown Championship Promising $1 million in prizes throughout the first year
November 16, 2016 Game Of Clones Fragmented app stores and complex publishing are the causes of copycat games in China Chartboost explores the world of clones
August 16, 2016 Closer To Home Mixi suspends Monster Strike's US marketing; pivots to focus on China Competitive beast
June 8, 2016 Bet Him It Won't XBLA creator Greg Canessa on why real-money gaming portal Sparcade will revolutionize casual F2P game monetization What GSN Games did next
June 8, 2016 Bet A Buck Launching with Tetris and Pac-Man, GSN Games announces its competitive-yet-casual real-money platform Sparcade A new way to win
March 3, 2016 No Level Playing Field Why Clash Royale won't ignite the mobile eSports market Not enough competitive spirit
February 18, 2016 Get Competitive ESL's David Hiltscher on developing an eSports game Tips for a competitive edge
June 17, 2015 All Change Kiwi ceases current operations as it sells 'cash-positive' games to longtail expert RockYou San Francisco dev pulls back
September 24, 2014 Interview From charity to $3.5 million: How Grantoo became Fuel to drive competitive casual gaming Driving the virtuous circle of player engagement
September 16, 2014 Investment Chobolabs raises $1.3 million to redefine competitive shooters on mobile Round led by Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors