Everything Everywhere
Will cloud gaming change how gamers play on their mobiles?
Blacknut's Nabil Laredj explains what's happening
Money Money Money
Bigger Games secures $6 million in seed funding
"Exceptional culture is a must to create a global success story, and we are committed to creating this culture with exceptional people"
Going Virtual
Omdia: Consumers will spend $3.2bn on VR this year
This figure set to triple by 2025
Spinning Around
Second Sonic movie enters production next year
From March 15th to May 10th
New Acquisition
Enad Global 7 acquires Mechwarrior creator Piranha
Firm says this will "significantly strengthen" its "development capacity in Canada"
233
233 Playground - the first step for your game in China
MetaApp's platform can help you navigate publishing hurdles in Asia
Ninten-yay
Universal Studios Japan is opening its Nintendo attraction on February 4th
It could still be pushed by due to COVID
A Year Of Transition
King president Humam Sakhnini addresses Candy Crush longevity, diversity and utilising Activision IP to bring Crash Bandicoot to mobile
"The vast majority of our 249 million monthly active players have never spent any money in our games"
Wanna Play
More US consumers over the age of 45 are playing games
"This year, video games is one of the most consistent growth categories in terms of overall participation and investment relative to 2019"
High Impact
Genshin Impact takes home the Best Game accolade at the Google Play Awards
It is also nominated for Mobile Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2020
Check Those Ads
Over 46 per cent of mobile games devs see immersive in-game ads as a key opportunity
"If gamers can't or won't actively spend on in-game content, advertising is the best method of generating revenue"
New Games
30 notable mobile games released in November 2020 you may have missed
What just happened?
Money Money Money
Mobile games revenue hit $6.5 million on Black Friday 2020
The best ever day for mobile games revenue
A Deeper Deck
Hearthstone led the way but the card-battler genre is moving on
Crunching the data with App Annie
Had Its Heyday
Supercell cancels new casual match-three puzzler Hay Day Pop
Servers remain online until February 1st, 2021
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: a first look at Roblox
The MTM team takes a dive into Roblox's S-1 filing
Totalsms
How phone billing solutions can help increase conversions
Total SMS manager Dani Garick discusses the benefits of different mobile payment solutions
Switched
Nintendo Switch games made up 38 per cent of Black Friday week sales
Animal Crossing accounted for the most units
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Proving Popular
Animal Crossing: New Horizons becomes the fastest-ever game to sell six million copies in Japan
The previous record hold was Pokemon Gold and Silver
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Need Some Practice
Italian antitrust authority fines Apple $12 million for "aggressive and misleading" iPhone practices
This is not the first time Apple has been accussed of bad practice
Most Read
Hot Five: Supercell invests in 2UP Games, The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia wants SNK, and ByteDance launches publishing arm
The hottest articles of last week
Indie View
The Big Indie interviews: Dead Five discuss all things indie and their runner-up Big Indie Pitch title Light The Fires
Chris Kempt discusses coming 2nd at our Digital Big Indie Pitch in October
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Small Giant Games appoint new CEO, Mediatonic expands, and redundancies hit Bossa Studios
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Helping Hand
Blizzard vet Jeremy Dela Rosa founds new charity platform Leyline
"We have always been passionate about trying to make a big positive impact in the world"
Poc In Mobile
"It’s important to create a culture where it is okay to be different," says SciPlay QA Manager Ronny Yoon
"Quality assurance is a great way to get started in the games industry."
New Acquisition
tinyBuild acquires majority stake in Secret Neighbor dev Hologryph for $3m
"Together with Hologryph we have learned how to expand franchises effectively"
Money Money Money
Fyber sees 94 per cent year-on-year growth in Q3
"We will continue to focus our efforts in this direction and expect further growth in the share of revenue from video advertising"
Helping Hand
Huawei is offering support to indie game devs through AppGallery
"The mobile games industry has shown incredible growth over the last few years and we are delighted to be able to support more Indie developers and studios in bringing their games to the market"
Moving House
Mediatonic opens new studio in Leamington Spa
"More than anything, Mediatonic has always looked for a sense of community in our studio locations"
Royalty
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince might acquire a majority stake in SNK
Through the Electronic Gaming Development Company
Wormhole
Jinke Culture launches new publishing label Wormhole, under guidance of CEO Monte Singman
Wormhole is the latest addition to Jinke’s entertainment portfolio
Financials
CD Projekt Red generates $27.8 million in sales revenue for Q3
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game was a contributing factor
Neat
Esports firm 100 Thieves teams up with Fortnite
"We're thrilled for the opportunity to partner with Epic Games to deliver this unique experience for their Creative Hubs"
Farewell
Bossa Studios makes round of redundancies
Developers, particularly QA team, hit hard by crunch this year, too
Live And Kicking
How Disney Magic Kingdoms has kept the magic alive for four years and counting
We speak to Gameloft game manager Jennifer Gale regarding the anniversary.
Tick Tock
TikTok recieves seven-day extension to sell its US operations
The company has until December 4th
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Partnered Up
Adjust joins the Adobe Exchange Partner Program
"We are excited to see the business benefits both our current and future clients will see from this new relationship"
Proving Popular
Kwalee's hypercasual library exceeds half a billion downloads
"Our approach to launching hit games is always being refined, we're getting better all the time, and we're already setting our sights on one billion"
New Acquisition
Keywords acquires marketing services provider Gnet
"It's a great pleasure to welcome the Gnet team into the Keywords family"
Breath Of The Who?
The Pathless: From Abzû to Apple Arcade headliner to launch
Giant Squid founder and creative director Matt Nava details the four-year journey
Money Money Money
AppsFlyer receives late backing from Salesforce Ventures in Series D funding round
"AppsFlyer has been the driving force in mobile marketing attribution and has demonstrated true, long-term commitment to represent the app developers within the ecosystem"
Remote Working
Square Enix embraces remote working with its new programme
Eligible employees will work from home at least three times a week
Proving Popular
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity shifts three million copies in four days
Its sales were 324% higher than Hyrule Warriors
Indie Spotlight
How John Evelyn ended up making a hand-drawn, first-person adventure for Apple Arcade
"I’ve been working more hours than I would ever encourage other people too."
Team Work
Supercell backs new studio 2UP Games with $2.8 million investment
"It's a privilege to be supporting 2UP Games on their mission to bring players across the world together around co-op gaming"
Expanding
ByteDance launches mobile games store and publishing arm
“ByteDance is heavily investing in each part of the video game industry"
It's War
PUBG Mobile's 2021 Global Championship will have a $14 million prize pool
The highest amount in mobile esports