Money
Azerion raises $242 million via bonds on Nasdaq Stockholm
To be used for acquisitions and expansion
Nintend-no
Super Nintendo World closes temporarily as COVID cases rise in Japan
Only opened on 28 March
To The Max
Garena opens pre-registrations for Free Fire Max for MENA users
An update version of the battle royale game
Time To Hunt
Android players can sign up for soft-launch version of The Witcher: Monster Slayer
To later be fully released on Android and iOS
Money Bags
Huuuge Games grew profits 131% to $57 milllion in 2020
The company went public in February
Learning Fast
Nazara Technologies revenue jumps 84% in FY21 to $61 million
Indian tech giant continues growth
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PGC Digital: Esports marketing practices
"Marketing within esports is an absolute minefield"
You're A Winner
Legends of Runeterra picks up Mobile Game of the Year at the DICE Awards
Animal Crossing: New Horizons won Family Game of the Year
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PGC Digital: Nick Button-Brown on doing your due diligence when raising money
"People want to get involved with the next sexy thing"
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"There are more middle-aged female gamers than teenage male gamers"
Says Mission Control GG'sNatalie Bell
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PUBG Mobile esports generated 200 million hours of viewing in 2020
It's #4 in world ranking
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PGC Digital: The importance of telemetry in a soft launch
Fusebox Games' Daniel Saunders explains the process
Come Craft Joy
Help Rovio create its next great game!
Luiz Tenório provides the lowdown
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PGC Digital: Choosing the right influencer for your brand
Kukouri Mobile Entertainment marketing manager Sophie Riordan discusses
To Battle!
Jagex launching RuneScape for mobile this summer
Pre-registrations open on the App Store and Google Play
Going Public
Mighty Kingdom files $18 million IPO on ASX
Market capitalisation of $46 million
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Live ops are all about motivating players to keep coming back
"If you want to know your players and build your game, then data is absolutely crucial"
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PGC Digital: Worlds of Tanks Blitz fires to 1.5 million installs on Switch
Exclusive content on the way
All Seeing
Xsolla acquires data viz outfit Slemma
Better viz, better business
Going To Battle
EA is bringing Battlefield to mobile in 2022
Developed by Industrial Toys
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PGC Digital: Why storytelling is always king
Panel on 'The Influence of Comics, Films and Music on Games'
Indie Spotlight
Why Kaze and the Wild Masks (and every indie game) faces "huge uncertainty"
Talking to Brazilian dev PixelHive
Hotting Up
Play Ventures to launch a blockchain games investment fund
Taking a stake in LuneX Ventures
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PGC Digital: Developing inclusive games
"It comes down to what is important to your game and what the focus of the game is"
Welcome To The Family
Keywords snaps up Climax Studios for up to $60 million
The latest in a line of acquisitions
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PGC Digital: When games meet music - insight from Studio Killers
Visible Realms CEO Eliza Jappinen explains
Out The Box
Pragma raises $12 million in Series A funding
For its online games backend solution
Coin Up
Gamevil gets into blockchain with $28 million Coinone investment
South Korea publisher exploring new opportunities
Map The Metaverse
Explore the future with Beyond Games conference - last chance to save $206
Walk through the frontiers where games meet film, TV, music, fashion and more.
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PGC Digital: How Switch is breaking Nintendo's 'cyclical stock' performance
Further growth expected in 2021 and 2022
You're A Winner
Voodoo announces six regional winners of its $150,000 hypercasual contest
They were rewarded with $20,000
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PGC Digital: Top tips to improve the performance of game artists
"Do not offer the illusion of offering a choice and then take it away"
No Deal
Discord considers IPO as Microsoft talks end
Company is apparently interested in going public in the future
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King QA analyst Ana Luca on why testing starts with MVP
"Regular testing sessions with the whole team is a must"
Zoom In
TapNation launches new talk series TapNation’s OpenMic starting 22 April with Célia Hodent
Previously she was director of UX at Epic Games
Start Your Engines
Mario Kart Tour races past $200 million in revenue
And 200 million downloads
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PGC Digital: Why data is crucial when developing a game
"Test often and fail fast"
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PGC Digital: The rise of phones as controllers
Snap Finger Click's Joanna Haslam hosted the session
Time To Update!
Apple rolling out iOS 14.5 on 30 April
Bringing IDFA changes with it
Apply Now
Ten Square Games is hiring. Find out more about this fast-growing Polish developer
Senior roles now open
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PGC Digital: Why short game experiences are valuable
Less diluted, more intense experiences
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Kwalee surpasses 600 million downloads across portfolio
Kwalee's Jake Parker confirmed the new figure
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PGC Digital: Developing your debut game
"Game jams are awesome ways of building your skills and meeting new people"
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PGC Digital: 'There will be a million-dollar game NFT sold in 2021'
Panel hosted on the future of NFTs
On Fire
Lightheart Entertainment secures $6.8 million in Series A funding
Led by Makers Fund
Luigi Time!
Nintendo is releasing an interactive Luigi LEGO set
Adventures With Luigi Starter Course will retail for $59.99
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PGC Digital: 5 billion downloads of Unity-developed apps are made every month
94 of the top 100 development studios by revenue use the software
Check Those Ads
Vulcron partners with ADInMo for Pixel Strike 3D monetisation
Earning more plus better retention
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PGC Digital: Can your mobile game go hyper?
"You will have to fail many times in order to win"
Going Public
Master the Meta: Reflecting on AppLovin’s $2 billion IPO
The past, present, and future of this business