Recap: How has the coronavirus impacted the mobile games industry?
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The world of mobile games is known for its rapid change, but the ongoing Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak has affected it in unprecedented ways.
From event cancellations to delayed production lines, all the way to rises and falls in the games people are playing, we're covering everything that the outbreak is affecting in our industry on PocketGamer.biz.
There's a lot of information out there, so we're collecting all of our articles in one place so you can get all the latest stories, studies, and opinions quickly and easily. And we'll update this article as new stories come in, so you're always up-to-date.
For more information on Covid-19 itself, be sure to read the World Health Organisation's website.
News
Pokemon Go sees huge increase in revenue during coronavirus outbreak
Riot Games gives $1.5 million to help coronavirus relief efforts
Exclusive: Supercell's Brawl Stars grows by 35% amid coronavirus outbreak
National Videogame Museum turns to fundraising to prevent closure caused by coronavirus
Keywords Studios accused of insisting its staff still come to work despite the coronavirus outbreak
Facebook and Nintendo donate masks to aid against the coronavirus
Update: Animal Crossing: New Horizons breaks Switch sales records in Japan and UK
Ninja has donated $150,000 to help those affected by the coronavirus outbreak
Update: Games are "exploiting" coronavirus SEO on the App Store
Ukie launches its own online wiki for the games industry
Plague Inc. creator Ndemic Creations donates $250,000 to coronavirus relief efforts
King offers UK Candy Crush players unlimited lives to distract from coronavirus
Report: GameStop shuts its doors after claims it is "essential retail"
Game Workers Unite says staff deserve greater security
MyTona, inDriver, and Arsen Tomsky pledge $500,000 to Russian hospitals amid coronavirus pandemic
Playtika is donating its catered meals to local communities to help against the coronavirus
Razer commits to donating up to one million surgical masks to fight COVID-19
Ukie and Sheridans team up for coronavirus hotline
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC likely delayed by coronavirus
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot pens supportive letter to staff regarding coronavirus
Update: Apple removes Plague Inc. from China App Store due to licensing issues
Apple closes all its retails stores outside China
Niantic postpones Pokemon GO community day and rolls out update to help self-isolation
Glu Mobile restricts travel for employees and embraces remote working amidst coronavirus
Google Play opens up donations for coronavirus relief efforts on its store
Take-Two boss Zelnick believes coronavirus could lead to more remote working
Sonic the Hedgehog film stopped in tracks as coronavirus delays China release
The Chinese government is backing a new virus killing game
Update: Apple sales expected to fall due to iPhone production delay from coronavirus
Nintendo Switch global production output hit by coronavirus
Update: Nintendo confirms coronavirus has impacted Switch production
Apple restricts employee travel as firm monitors coronavirus
Plague Inc. overtakes Minecraft as top paid app in the US due to coronavirus association
Plague Inc. developer Ndemic Creations warns players to look elsewhere for coronavirus information
Events news
The Taipei Game Show 2020 cancelled due to the coronavirus
Develop:Brighton delayed until November 2nd-4th as coronavirus uncertainty continues
The New Zealand Games Festival is postponed till 2021
Develop:Brighton 2020 still planned to go ahead in July
The London Games Festival 2020 will be online-only
Rezzed and Reboot Develop Blue postponed over coronavirus concerns
Gamescom organisers confirm trade show is still happening
Devcom 2020 is still taking place despite Covid-19 concerns
Gamesweek Berlin and EGX Rezzed delayed surrounding coronavirus threat
BAFTA Game Awards goes digital to avoid coronavirus spread
BitSummit cancelled over coronavirus concerns
Update: ESA officially cancels E3 2020 as coronavirus looms
Game Connection America 2020 is postponed due to coronavirus concerns
Mojang cancels Minecraft Festival due to coronavirus concerns
SXSW 2020 will not take place due to the coronavirus
Epic cancels Unreal Fest Europe 2020 over coronavirus concerns
Update: E3 is still taking place despite LA declaring a state of emergency
Games First London 2020 and Google I/O cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
Game Connection America 2020 will still go ahead
Update: Wooga and IronSource become latest companies to skip GDC due to coronavirus
Epic and Microsoft join Unity, EA, Facebook and Sony in withdrawing from GDC 2020
Unity Technologies back outs of GDC 2020 due to concerns around coronavirus
San Francisco declares "state of emergency" over coronavirus, GDC still going ahead
Updated: Square Enix, Capcom and more cancel apperances at PAX East due to coronavirus concerns
EA pulls out of GDC 2020 due to coronavirus concerns
Facebook Gaming and Sony pull out of GDC 2020 over coronavirus concerns
GDC 2020 will go ahead with heavy restrictions for Chinese companies
Mobile World Congress 2020 cancelled due to "global concern" of coronavirus
Sony and Amazon cancel appearances at Mobile World Congress 2020