Crypto Consultant
SuperGaming appoints crypto specialist Siddarth Menon as blockchain advisor
Will help the company build its crypto platform and design in-game economies
Fallen Fiscally
Nexon mobile revenue falls 20% following a year of "building and investment"
Looking ahead at upcoming games pipeline in 2022 to boost revenue
Sharing The Storm
iCandy Interactive acquires 51% stake in hypercasual games startup Storms
Storms' management will join the existing iCandy management team
Fighting On
Nexon to bring Dungeon & Fighter to mobile on March 24
Will feature iconic "arcade-style" RPG action
4 Million In 11 Days
Bravely Default Brilliant Lights reaches four million players in first 11 days
Featuring new and returning characters
Rpg Revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes approaches $1 billion
Nintendo's highest-earning mobile game
Company Profile: Applovin
Company profile – AppLovin
Learn more about AppLovin, the California headquartered marketing platform supporting developers worldwide in growing their mobile apps
Oh Thank Heaven
Haegin brings 7-Eleven to casual mobile metaverse Play Together
Will bring 7-Eleven Korea mascots and products into the game
Mobile-centric
Sensor Tower: Mobile games account for almost 20% of all Metaverse-related apps
Early metaverse projects are centred around crypotcurrencies and NFTs
Acquiring Astrokings
Tilting Point acquires majority stake in AstroKings developer AN Games
Will scale the studio's games in both Eastern and Western markets
A Perfect 10
Yodo1 – Ten years, ten voices
As Yodo1 celebrates its tenth anniversary, PocketGamer.biz speaks to 10 of the company's employees around the world about what makes the company special
To Be Expected
Nintendo’s mobile revenue falls 5.2% to $347 million
Nintendo Switch sells over 100 million units, overtakes Nintendo Wii
Meet The Experts
Speaker Spotlight: Meta Audience Network's Thomas Coulon on finding hypercasual success
Meet the mobile gaming casual and hypercasual experts at Pocket Gamer Connects London, February 14-15
Everything Everywhere
The state of mobile in 2022: Millions of apps, billions of downloads, trillions of hours
The incredible ongoing growth of the global mobile market – and the value of games – are highlighted in App Annie’s State of Mobile 2022 report
Marbleverse
Netmarble unveils upcoming Metaverse and NFT projects
70% of upcoming games with utilise blockchain tech
Indie View
Conned Games discuss creating their running town-builder and pitching it at The Big Indie Pitch
We talk to Conned Games' Daniel Cohn about The Big Indie Pitch
Maskgun Millions
MaskGun surpasses 60 million downloads in three years
Gets biggest update yet
Total Divestment
Update: Stillfront acquires 6Waves for $201 million, buys out Nexon's 34.8% stake for $93 million
Purchasing 26.5 million shares from Nexon
Jotaro...
KLab to distribute upcoming JoJo's Bizarre Adventure mobile game worldwide
Will be the first globally available mobile title from the franchise
Apac Advertising
Anzu partners with Livewire to boost APAC ad reach in Roblox
Follows the increasing MAUs on the platform
Aspiring Aspirants
Moonton launches Mobile Legends: Bang Bang NFTs on Binance
Featuring popular MLBB characters Layla and Fanny
Requiescat In Pace
Free Fire World Series to be held on Singapore island, Sentosa
Welcomes first collaboration of the year with Assassin’s Creed crossover event
Another One
Nukebox Studios launches blockchain branch
Looking to invest in new evergreen franchises
Adding Adtech
Nazara acquires majority stake adtech firm Datawrkz
An initial 33%, with the option to acquire a further 22% by Q4 2023
Sumo's Sold
Tencent closes acquisition of Sumo Group
Will operate under Tencent subsidiary, Tencent Bidco
Rpg Report
East versus west: gaming cultures clash in new RPG report
Pangle and Newzoo explore the differences in engagement between east and west in role-playing game deep dive
At It Again
Krafton sues Garena, Apple, and Google over Free Fire copyright infringement
Demands the app be removed and damages paid
Apple Alterations
Apple to make third-party payments available in South Korea
In accordance with change in law
Environmental Expansion
Netmarble launches ESG Management Council, plans to reduce CO2 emissions
Aims to reduce annual Co2 output by 5,300 tons
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Competition Collaborators
Hashcube partners with wagering platform Pllay to integrate esports competitions
Provides access to over 20 million casual mobile gamers
Roblox Retracted
Roblox removes Chinese app LuoBuLesi to rebuild
Removed from mainland app stores in December
Cheaters Come A Cropper
PUBG Mobile hackers to pay $10 million to Tencent and Krafton
Will be used to fund anti-cheat tech
Indian Innovation
Zupee partners with Jio Platforms, raises $102 million
Now with the largest reach of any India-based games company
Electric Hypercar
Krafton partners with Bugatti Rimac to bring Rimac Nevera to New State
First big collaboration for Krafton's latest entry
Renewed
Pearl Abyss and Amazon extend Black Desert Mobile partnership
Will run for next six months
Divestment
Tencent raises $3 billion from sale of Sea Group shares
Remains majority shareholder
No New Games
Freeze on games sees around 14,000 studios close in China in 2021
New games freeze expected to extend further into 2022
Left Perchance
Nexon launches real-time probability monitoring system
Nexon Now to be implemented in all upcoming games
Power Restored
Tencent has app capabilities reinstated following ban
App updates spotted on App Store
Iron Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Netmarble’s Iron Throne: The Firstborn
Still subsidiary studio Kixeye will take charge
Shooting A Shot(2048)
Sonic the Hedgehog creator releases first hypercasual mobile game
Yuji Naka talks developing a hypercasual game
Retention Roadmap
App Annie reveals the top 10 retention tactics which turn first-time users into repeat players
Fuelled by Game IQ, App Annie investigates how the world’s top hypercasual puzzle games retain players
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Huawei launches winter developer giveaway and accelerator programmes
Huawei launches two new programmes to support developers, inspire creativity, and help game creators grow in 2022.
Appy Christmas
AppGallery’s Game Fest Returns with Exclusive Perks to Give Winter Holidays a Boost
Celebrate the season with a selection box of special offers in some of the world's most popular mobile games, courtesy of Huawei's AppGallery
Antitrust Antics
Apple requests dismissal of antitrust case in India
Firm claims it constitutes an "insignificant" portion of market
Axie Altruism
Yield Guild Games raises $250,000 for typhoon victims
Primarily raised in cryptocurrency, including Axie Infinity's AXS
More Monetary Choice
AppGallery partners with Revolut to offer additional financial choice
Accepting more options across its apps and games
C2x Commences
Com2uS Holdings launches portal for C2X blockchain platform
Titles available will increase "exponentially" in coming months
Exceptional Engagement
App Annie uncovers the top 10 features driving deep usage in runner games
Fuelled by Game IQ, App Annie explores how the most popular runner games successfully connect