Causing A Storm
Storms launch new game studio and partner with Voodoo
The studio has developed one game so far, AZ Run
It's Happinying
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl new details emerge
Pokémon Legends: Arceus given spotlight too
Very Onix-pected
Pokémon Unite mobile launch, Pokémon GO introduces Galar region and Pokémon Café Mix gets rebrand
Latest Pokémon Presents goes big on mobile
Three Months
PUBG Mobile and Garena Free Fire set to receive ban in Bangladesh
TikTok also part of High Court ruling
Like A Dream
Dream Sports acquires Indian mobile developer Rolocule Games
"This is a well-deserved validation for mid-core games in India..."
Indie View
How learning from past experience took WRP Studios to second place at The Big Indie Pitch
Lost Twins 2 placed second at The Big Indie Pitch
Minecraft And Zelda
Nintendo Switch games make up entirety of Japan's weekly top 30
First time a single platform has dominated the charts for 33 years
Hail Satin
Louis Vuitton's mobile NFT game hits 500,000 downloads in first week
"China is the biggest market to date driving downloads..."
Quality Inbound
Nexon highlights new games as Q2 2021 sales decline 21% to $510 million
Waiting for new blood to emerge
Direct To Mobile
NCSoft reveals new Lineage entry, Lineage W
The game will come to mobile alongside the PC release
Krafton Crumbles
Krafton shares fall by 20% following IPO debut
The decline is the worst seen in South Korea since 2004
Closed Beta
Tencent and Bandai Namco soft launch Digimon: New Century
The upcoming RPG has been in development for three years
Rivals No More
Zynga acquires Golf Rival developer StarLark for $525 million
Also completes Chartboost deal
Baring Claws
Nintendo settles five-year court battle with White Cat Project developers
Colopl are ordered to pay for future use of Nintendo’s patents
Gaining On Wii
Nintendo Switch sales close on 90 million, revenue drops nearly 10%
More sales than PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Rising Stars
Sakura Games reveals its Rising Star philosophy and how it hopes to work with Disney, EA and Epic
Jordanian educational game makers Sham and Jana Al Bdour scoop Rising Star trophy at PG Mobile Games Awards
Open Doors
CrazyLabs acquires Firescore Interactive to boost Indian hypercasual ecosystem
The companies launched a new hub together in July
Cracking Down
Tencent stock falls by $60 billion following criticism from state media
Honor of Kings set to be implemented with new constraints
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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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..."