Knowledge Of Your Customer
Nitro Games’ CEO Jussi Tähtinen on the importance of knowing your target customer in mobile F2P games
“I believe we're going to continue to see mobile gaming grow by expanding to new categories.”
Royale Flush
Trivia Royale scores over three million downloads in less than a month
"We were honestly blown away by the reception"
Carbonated Seed Round
Carbonated Games closes $8.5 million seed funding round
Using AI and in-house live ops tech to make a better shooter experience on mobile
Celebrate
Nintendo teams with Hasbro for more Mario merchandise ahead of 35th anniversary
Monopoly and Jenga sets are on Amazon
Welcome Aboard
Zynga adds Noel Watson to its board of directors
"I am excited to be joining Zynga’s Board of Directors during this dynamic period of growth for the company"
Getting Ultimate
Project xCloud is becoming part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in September
"When cloud gaming launches into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can continue your game wherever you left off on any of your devices"
What A Relief
Skillz teams up with Comic Relief US for fundraising tournaments
As part of the Red Nose Day campaign
Audio Ads
Rewarded Audio: More monetising opportunities than Rewarded Video - with none of the interruptions
AudioMob co-founder and CEO Christian Facey explains why this latest ad format is showing rapid popularity amongst game developers and players alike
Top Dog
Bad Robot Games appoints Anna Sweet as CEO
Her remit is to grow this division at the entertainment firm
Get Funded
Israel-based games-focused fund VGames committing $30 million to studios in the region
"We are privileged to be able to fuel and support new talent"
Over $114 Million
Live and Kicking: How Elvenar players amassed more than 43,186 years of playtime
InnoGames' studio director Christian Reshöft and senior product manager Nino Protic speak on the title's five-year legacy
Clash Cash
Clash Royale fights its way through $3 billion in lifetime revenue
Still behind Clash of Clans
Transmedia Leverage
One 3 Creative’s Chief Storyteller and Co-founder Houston Howard on how to use transmedia to best leverage your game
“Think about the broader IP beyond the game and make sure it has a GREAT storyworld. Great storyworlds create more story potential!”
Open Beta
AudioMob's rewarded audio ad platform enters open beta
Already a waitlist to get involved
Coming Soon
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2020 list is coming...
Keep your eyes peeled for more information in the coming weeks
Reggie's Coming
Reggie Fils-Aimé joins Rogue Games as a strategic advisor
Helping the studio with its expansion into console
Tie Dye
Seventies fashion trend meets DIY madness in the new hyper hit Tie Dye by CrazyLabs
A dive into the world of gamifying DIY
Going Exclusive
Harmonix, Konami, Supermassive sign up to bring exclusives to Stadia
As part of latest Stadia Connect event
New Acquisition
Tilting Point acquires mobile games and assets from Playtech
Including the assets of FTX Games and Plamee Studios
Event
Animoca Brands, Merfolk Games, Enjin and more confirmed to speak at Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital #1
Join us in September for fantastic dedicated blockchain content
New Acquisition
Huuuge Games acquires interactive ads firm Playable Platform
"The self-learning creative technology and data-driven playable ads will dramatically improve our marketing efforts"
Blockchain Driving Esports
ProjectMQ’s CEO Marcus Howard on how blockchain can take esports to the next level
“Blockchain brands will continue offering grants/funding to indie developers and the platforms that support indie developers”
Stepping Up
Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes as Montreal studio head
Follows Canadian development boss Yannis Mallat leaving the company
Doomsday Preppers
Indie Spotlight: Flightless' John O'Reilly and Greg Harding on building Doomsday Vault from the "ground up" for Apple Arcade
"Getting to where we are now has been a long path with many ups and downs"
Need A License
The App Store sees over 2,500 game removals in China
In the first week of July
Get In Free
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Rofl
Disney Emoji Blitz lines up $100 million in revenue as it celebrates fourth anniversary
Match-three puzzler has accumulated over 25 million installs
Event
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Welcome Aboard
Entravision hires Stephen Chung as its new chief revenue officer
"I'm thrilled to join Entravision and help extend the company's global market position"
Getting Classic
Azerion teams up with Atari to bring five classic games to browsers
"We are thrilled to bring these immensely popular games to a new generation of players"
Jobs In Games
Remote Working: Why Gismart's level designer Aleksandra Turabova believes "practice is better than theory"
"There were companies I worked for where I was the only female in the game development team"
Nes-talgic
Nintendo and LEGO team up for an NES building set
It will be released on August 1st
Catch A Cheat
PUBG Mobile adds new anti-cheat measures
Spectator system updated to catch out players using two screens
Like A Ninja
Free-to-play Switch game Ninjala exceeds three million downloads
It was released on June 24th
Building Blocks
LEGO partners with Monument Valley developer Ustwo for LEGO Super Mario app
Launching a "couple of days before" product line
New Studio
Nifty Games opens a new studio in Chicago
Headed by Robomodo co-founder David Michicich
10 Years On
Flurry reckons iPhone free-to-play ARPU is $14.66
Predicts geyser of cash
Not Really Banned
Amazon blocks and unblocks TikTok on employee devices
The reason for the ban is unknown
Blockchain Design
PIXELMATIC’S Chief Creative Jason Lee on designing games around blockchain
“I feel the industry as a whole is experiencing the same issue as the movie industry with all the superhero movies dominating the top charts.”
Run Out Of Steam?
Sonic Dash has generated more revenue than the last five Sonic games combined
Free-to-play releases generated less than $9 million from player spending
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Closed Beta
Square Enix is holding a closed beta for NieR Re[in]carnation in Japan
From July 29th to August 5th
Helping Hand
Niantic donates $10,000 to Edinburgh Fringe Festival
"Niantic's support will have a material impact on our ability to deliver key digital projects"
Lessons From Lockdown
Lessons from lockdown: Why gaming is the new frontier in advertising and how to leverage it
Adverty CEO, Niklas Bakos, outlines how to lead in this space, and why in-game advertising ought to surge post-pandemic
It's Time To Duel
NetEase soft-launches strategy card title Marvel Duel
Available in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines on Android devices.
Indie View
The Big Indie Interviews: From mobile to Switch, how Bugbomb Games created Gerrrms
Bugbomb Games tell us more about the founding of their studio, the goals, and of course their latest game Gerrrms
Getting Direct
Report: Nintendo could be hosting a Direct this month
Possibly on July 20th
Hr At Jagex
Jagex’s Head of HR Emma Russell on the role of HR in some of the exciting things happening at Jagex
“HR here is not about checking through policies, procedures and process; we have so much more to offer, and this is something I’m able to achieve with the best-in-class team at Jagex”
Going Forward
Ubisoft is launching Brawhalla and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad on mobile next month
Announced at Ubisoft Forward
Delayed Hunt
Upcoming Monster Hunter film reportedly pushed back to 2021
Movie to launch next April
New Acquisition
Animoca Brands acquires social games platform GAMEE
Deal was closed for $4.5 million