Quite The Gamble
Netmarble picks up social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion
"We expect to fortify our competitive edge…"
Survive And Trade
NetEase soft-launches survival shooter Lost Light
Available on Google Play in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and the UK
Seeking Head Of Studio
Riot Games set to open new studio in China
The League of Legends creator plans to expand its reach
Esports In Mena
Estaz launches esports tournament platform in MENA
"Gen Z is the first generation to make gaming an integral part of their lives..."
World Not An Oyster
Dr. Mario World becomes Nintendo's worst-performing mobile game to-date
Less than $14 million in revenue in two years
Bitter Pill
Nintendo to close Dr. Mario World after barely two years live
Worst performing mobile game from Nintendo to-date
Poc In Mobile
"Hiring managers should actively seek candidates from underrepresented groups"
Pocket Gems' Nihit Sinha advises ways to enter the games industry
India Rising
Indian social mobile gaming platform Eloelo raises $2.1 million
The platform has one million users with over 50 per cent female
The Revolution Has Begun
Update: Netmarble confirms Marvel Future Revolution will launch this August
Game set to roll out in second half of 2021
A New Horizon
Sony and MiHoYo partner to bring Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy to Genshin Impact
PlayStation heroine will be available after version 2.1 update
Lightning Round
Storm The World competition opens for entries
$560,000 on offer for winning developers
A New Verse
Mixi’s Langer Lee joins ByteDance game's division Nuverse
Lee will take over as head of corporate development
Three Of A Kind
Konami unveils Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel and Yu-Gi-Oh Cross Duel for mobile
Yu-Gi-Oh Rush Duel also unveiled for Nintendo Switch
New Mmorpg Hits
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds storms the most downloaded Q2 2021 charts in Japan and South Korea
Crunching the data with App Annie
Beyond A Billion
Tencent buying UK studio Sumo Group for $1.3 billion
Chinese giant continues global rollup
"correct Understanding"
Nintendo denies Switch OLED profit margin increase
The company also debunked ongoing Switch Pro claims
Firing By
Garena Free Fire surpasses one billion downloads on Google Play
The game is only the third to reach this milestone
Brave
Square Enix commits to mobile with Bravely Default: Brilliant Lights
The game will be released on iOS and Android in Japan
Jobs In Games
PUBG Mobile producer Rick Li on getting into games and adapting the battle royale from home
"The number of hardcore mobile players is rising and games are becoming increasingly complex"
Making Gamers Tick
How to launch a successful mobile gaming app
Huawei's head of global gaming partnerships offers insight into the telco giant's support for new games from developers and publishers worldwide
It’s A Battleground
Battlegrounds Mobile India fires to 34 million users and 16 million DAUs
The title is exclusively available in India via the Google Play store
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: Touchten Games’ Rokimas Seoharyo talks top talent acquisition
"Game teams are like sports teams, not like a family"
Dead Sales
Dead Cells mobile has surpassed two million units in China
Five months after launching in the country
Anticipation
Update: PUBG: New State has broken 20 million global pre-registrations
Gearing up for 2021 launch
Pgc Digital #7
PGC Digital: How unceasing QA testing increases mobile game profitability
WeTest’s Connie Fu and Gunther Gong explain the importance of continued QA testing
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The global mobile games B2B industry conference starts today
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Crazy
CrazyLabs partners with Huawei to bring four new games to AppGallery
The move follows the success of previous titles added to the marketplace
Making Of
Why NetEase believes Frostpunk is different to every other game on the market
NetEase producer Chao Luo on bringing the PC giant to mobile
"hooked"
Mario maker Shigeru Miyamoto obsessed with Pokémon GO
"The average person playing Pokémon GO in Japan is probably around 60 years old"
No Tolerance
Konami cancels Yu-Gi-Oh contract with football player Antoine Griezmann
The footballer has since published an apology for his conduct
National Police Contacted
Fortnite ban called by Indonesian minister after sacred building thought to be destroyed in-game
"Our team respects all religions..."
Go On Son
Tencent partners with Tottenham Hotspur to bring Son Heung-Min to PUBG
The partnership will see Heung-Min as a playable character in the game
A Real Viridian Forest
Pokémon Wonder is a new nature theme park opening in Japan
Limited-time experience running from July 2021 to April 2022
Face The Consequences
Tencent rolls out facial recognition to restrict children gaming at night
The system will lock young users out of games late in the evening
New Strategy
FunPlus appoints former NetEase director Michael Tong as chief strategy officer
"Tong will elevate our company’s strategic vision..."
Bagon In Bagram
Pokémon GO spotted at former US military base in Afghanistan
"We can’t have no IED Pokémon on the FOB"
64gb Storage
Nintendo confirms Switch Pro's existence with Nintendo Switch (OLED model)
New console launches this October
Apex Axie
Axie Infinity hits 350,000 DAUs and over $170 million monthly trading volume
Mobile-first blockchain game is tearing it up
"core Of Atari"
Atari Gaming shifting focus away from free-to-play and mobile games
Attention to be directed towards premium games for console and PC
Overestimate
Update: PUBG maker Krafton IPO downgraded to $3 billion
Listing now expected to go ahead in August
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Triple Word Score
MTG acquires Indian word game studio PlaySimple for $360 million
There's also a $150 million earn-out
The Future Is Now
Marvel Future Revolution opens pre-registrations and soft launch
First open-world action RPG on mobile
Coming Very Soon
Update: Square Enix confirms Final Fantasy pixel remaster release dates
Over 161 million global sales as a series to-date
Hidden Object
Maysalward launches Salama's Secret inspired by Expo 2020 Dubai
"We want to create games that stand out…"
11 Days
Ni No Kuni: Cross Worlds beats Pokémon GO to $100 million revenue
Only available in five markets
Rabbids Galore
China approves 43 games including Black Desert Mobile, Sonic Olympics and Rabbids Adventure Party
Marvel Duel, Mario Rabbids, Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed and more
Strong Performance
Update: Konami is working with Tencent's TiMi Studios to bring Contra Returns to the West
Debuted in China in June 2017
Soccer Star
How did Cristiano Ronaldo appear in Garena Free Fire?
Sportquake and Free Fire explain how they integrated the football icon into the mobile game's universe