Punch Up
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle amasses over $1 billion in revenue over two years
Bandai Namco continue to find success with the Dragon Ball license
Downloads
Swedish publisher MAG Interactive has passed 250 million downloads
Milestone follows a successful IPO for the Ruzzle and Paint Hit creator
Event
Second wave of speakers announced for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
The latest additions to September’s speaker roster include Ketchapp, Vlambeer, Square Enix, Nevaly and Hatch
Drop Together
PUBG Mobile introduces a new 'Clans' community feature
Update also brings achievements and deathmatch-inspired War Mode to the mobile port
Tree Time
Side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory M launches worldwide
Nexon celebrates the mobile edition’s launch with a fortnight of in-game rewards
Lights, Camera
Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds partners with Peak Games for Toon Blast performance marketing campaign
Deadpool actor recorded 30 versions of a commercial for the iterative advertising project
Chicken Fund
PUBG Mobile hits $30m in revenue in four months
The battle royale title saw revenues trip upon the introduction of the royale pass
Who's There?
Ex-Zynga and TinyCo devs raise $2m for chat app games start-up Knock Knock
The chat gaming network will combine chat-native play experiences with unique intellectual properties
Two Sweet
Fortnite Mobile bagging up to $2m a day
Revenues have received a shot in the arm following the launch of season five
Epic
Fortnite boom propels Epic Games to $8.5bn valuation
The battle royales success has also made Epic Games’ founder Tim Sweeney a billionaire
Slow And Steady
Next Games revenue nearly halves in H1 2018 as The Walking Dead: Our World dev buckles down on game launches
Development costs and fall in DAUS hurts sales
Indie Spotlight
"The security of going onto Nintendo Switch is a lot better than mobile and PC"
Plausible Concept on the development of Bad North and how it started with just a cat
Special Offer
Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Early Bird prices end next week
Book now and save up to $400
Back Of The Net
HQ Trivia dev expands popular app with HQ Sports
Mobile game already bringing in as many as 2.4 million concurrent players with its daily shows
It's Coming Home
Over 1.2 million people played Football Manager games in the last month
Concurrent player count of over 67k, too, on PC
Right Track
Public transport puzzler Mini Metro has sold over a million units
Minimalist metro manager will also be added to Boston Children’s Hospital’s Mightier program
Going Public
Jam City reportedly back on the IPO trail and could float in the autumn
$1 billion valuation speculated
Events
Play NYC enters its second year with a four-floor showcase of New York City’s hottest games
Playcrafting expect numbers to double up to 10,000 attendees at new Manhattan Centre venue
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fortnite a top grosser on iPhone and iPad
Rankings from July 9th to 15th
Like Tears In The Rain
Next Games’ mobile RPG Blade Runner 2049 hits open beta
Partnership with Alcon Entertainment was revealed in June of last year
Rewarded Video Ads
Best practices for implementing six common rewarded video integrations
Facebook Audience Network product marketing manager Amelia Zins deals out the advice
Event
Blockchain Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018 reveals first waves of speakers
Hear from some of the foremost practitioners in the sector, including Alto.io, Gamertoken, Gumi and Reality Clash
Roundup
Games industry roundup: The hottest stories across the PC, blockchain and influencer sectors
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Hot Five
Thieves allegedly use Clash of Clans to launder money, Supercell on machine learning, and the 70:30 App Store split is doomed
This week's hottest articles
The Weekly
The Weekly: Jurassic World Alive analysis, Pokemon Go Fest finds the right forumla, and reducing the gender gap
Rounding up the week's games industry analysis and news from around the internet
Crushing It
Candy Crush Saga the highest grossing Western-developed mobile game in Q2 2018
Generated $213 million during the quarter across the App Store and Google Play
Yet More Pop Vinyls
Prepare for wave of Fortnite toys as Epic signs deals with Funko and Jazwares
Array of Fortnite toys and collectibles to launch in holiday 2018
Ka-ching
Social casino dev KamaGames claims 53% revenue growth in H1 2018
Number of daily active users up two-fold
Ticket To Buy
PAI Partners in talks to buy Catan maker Asmodee for $1.4 billion
Company set for international expansion if sale goes through
Machine Learning
Keywords snaps up predictive analytics outfit Yokozuna Data from Silicon Studio in $1.5m deal
Draws on AI and machine learning tech
On Strike
Player fury as YouTuber goes top of Marvel Strike Force leaderboards as part of marketing campaign
YouTuber KnightlyGaming was contracted to make guides for the title
Snowed Under
Keywords snaps up Canada's Snowed In Studios
Part of the services giant's new engineering line
Indie Power
#LoveIndies: 5 top indie mobile games
The Steel Media team offers its top picks
Mobile Mavens
What's been the impact of the App Store on the games industry and where does it go from here?
The Mobile Mavens have their say
Not Bad
The Walking Dead: Our World hits top 10 download charts in 40 countries
The location-based augmented reality game launched July 12th
Competition
Q&A: How you could win expo space at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki 2018
Be part of the Indie Showcase in the Big Indie Zone at Europe’s biggest B2B mobile games industry event
Legendary
Moonton’s popular MOBA Mobile Legends plunders $200m in global revenues
$25 million of that comes from the US
Caught In The Act
Alleged stalker arrested by police claims he was just playing Pokemon Go
Report suggests man has a history of stalking the same woman
All Aboard
Chinese publisher NetEase picks up minority stake in UK studio Jumpship
Developer plans to double team of six over the next year
Steady Hands
Mobile sales stable for Ubisoft as total revenue doubles to $464m for Q1 2018
Mobile sales contributed eight per cent of net booking which is flat from the year prior
Callin' Hacks
Credit card thieves reportedly laundering money through Clash of Clans and Clash Royale
Kabam’s Marvel Contest of Champions also said to be a target
Big Deal
China’s iQIYI acquires developer Skymoons in deal worth up to $300 million
Online video platform hopes to utilise IP across mediums
Development
Develop:Brighton 2018 breaks attendance record with 2,369 visitors over three days
Represents a nine per cent year-on-year increase
A Pretty Penny
Fortnite hits $1 billion through in-game purchases across mobile, PC and console
Viewers racked up 574 million hours watching Fornite in May alone
Victory Royale
After Fortnite's success Epic aims to make cross-play more accessible to all devs with Unreal Engine 4.20
Arjen Brussee discusses the latest update and features
Victory
Investment company Victory Square snaps up venture fund V2 Games
Pacific Rim: Breach Wars soft-launched in the US back in April
Charting Investor Confidence
Glu Mobile’s the best and Nintendo’s the worst performing game stock during 2018 so far
Ebbs and flows
Giggity
Jam City’s Family Guy Another Freakin’ Mobile Game breaks $30 million in revenue
The match-three game originally launched last year in April
Hungry For Downloads
Future Games of London's Hungry Shark series chomps up 500 million downloads
The arcade game can now be snapped up on the Nintendo Switch
Event
Big Indie Pitch heads to ChinaJoy
International game developer competition returns to China this August