Iron Acquisition
Stillfront acquires Netmarble’s Iron Throne: The Firstborn
Still subsidiary studio Kixeye will take charge
Indie Opportunities
Eight reasons why PG Connects London 2022 is the place to be for indie developers
Indie developers, showcase your creations to the world at PG Connects London 2022!
The Next Step
Jam City jumps into blockchain and NFTs
Will launch first blockchain game Champions: Ascension
Sizeable Spending
Mobile games account for over 50% of games industry spending in 2021
Consumer spending expected to reach over $180 billion
Powered By Speech
Sayollo partners with Speechly for voice control support in GComm
Will integrate voice recognition and navigation features in GComm
Appgallery Awards
Huawei reveals its best games of 2021
European MAUs surged 35% through the year
Shooting A Shot(2048)
Sonic the Hedgehog creator releases first hypercasual mobile game
Yuji Naka talks developing a hypercasual game
Million Makers
Over 900 apps and games generated first $1 million in 2021
Games publishers make up the lion's share
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Voluminous Valuation
Rec Room raises $145 million at $3.5 billion valuation
Mobile users increase tenfold
A Whale Load
Whaleapp surpasses 40 million mobile game downloads
158% growth in the past 3 months
Winter Games
Voodoo announces new winter game competition with coaching and resources on offer
Studios around the world can enter and access top coaching and resources from Voodoo, alongside exclusive up-to-date product knowledge
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Huawei launches winter developer giveaway and accelerator programmes
Huawei launches two new programmes to support developers, inspire creativity, and help game creators grow in 2022.
Blockchainville
Zynga partners with Forte to develop blockchain games
Will leverage existing Zynga IP
Uptodown-loads
Uptodown: Battle Royale reigns supreme for 2021 downloads
PUBG Mobile tops charts
Crypto Learning
Learn all about NFTs and Blockchain at PG Connects London 2022
Get ready to be in the know about NFTs and Blockchain with leadig experts at our upcoming conference, February 14-15
Raising For Rewards
Mana Interactive raises $7 million for mobile game rewards platform
Rewards include gift cards, vouchers, and cryptocurrency
Ample Acquisitions
Keywords Studios acquires Waste Creative and Wicked Witch
For up to a collective $18.5 million
Platform Partnership
Voodoo launches 5 hypercasual titles on Facebook Gaming
Including Cube surfer and Paper.io 2
Appy Christmas
AppGallery’s Game Fest Returns with Exclusive Perks to Give Winter Holidays a Boost
Celebrate the season with a selection box of special offers in some of the world's most popular mobile games, courtesy of Huawei's AppGallery
Antitrust Antics
Apple requests dismissal of antitrust case in India
Firm claims it constitutes an "insignificant" portion of market
Axie Altruism
Yield Guild Games raises $250,000 for typhoon victims
Primarily raised in cryptocurrency, including Axie Infinity's AXS
More Monetary Choice
AppGallery partners with Revolut to offer additional financial choice
Accepting more options across its apps and games
Country Cruise
Belka Games brings Dolly Parton to Solitaire Cruise
Continuing until April 2022
Better Bidding
Unity partners with Meta Audience Network for in-app bidding access
Available within Unity Ads via Unity Mediation
C2x Commences
Com2uS Holdings launches portal for C2X blockchain platform
Titles available will increase "exponentially" in coming months
Metaverse Merchandise
Forever 21 partners with Virtual Brand Group to launch Roblox retail experience
Buying and selling merch in the metaverse
Exclusive Partnership
Azerion signs exclusive two-year partnership with Bidstack to bolster ad reach
Gains access to around 40 million users
Deadmau5 Metaver5e
Globant partners with Pixelynx to create music metaverse mobile game
Striving to create leading ecosystem for music, fashion, and entertainment
Tencent On Top
More than $1 billion generated by eight mobile games each in 2021
PUBG Mobile is the highest-grossing for a second year
Who Goes? You Decide
Tilting Point launches Big Brother: The Game 2 with $1 million prize
Users can choose to play or spectate in real-time
Backing Blockchain
Voodoo to invest $200 million into blockchain games
Bringing blockchain to casual mobile users
Expanding Reach
Flexion partners with 37Games to release Puzzles & Survival on Amazon, Samsung and Xiaomi
The free-to-play game originally launched on Google Play last year
Developer Opportunities
The nomination deadline for The Big Indie Awards has been extended
Don't forget to get your nominations in before December 31st!
What's Next?
Next Games signs $16.5 million co-development agreement for new mobile game
To be paid over the next five years
Event Latest
Indieway goes live on December 17th to 18th
The dedicated indie event goes live this week with the aim to develop business and expand the reach of indie culture
A Fated Acquisition
Aniplex to acquire Fate/Grand Order developer Delightworks games division
Includes the entire game development team behind Fate/Grand Order
On The Edge
Edge Gaming raises $10 million for user-generated content platform
Backed by Playtika
Acquisition Agreement
Fragbite acquires outstanding shares in Dutch studio Lucky Kat for $7.9 million
Acquired for €5 million in cash and €2 million in Fragbite shares
Cyball Scores
Cyball raises $1.8 million for football-themed P2E NFT mobile game
Focused on reaching new audiences for blockchain gaming
Supercell Sets Up
Supercell launches ambitious new studio in North America
Will create games featuring new and existing IP
Event Update
New date announced for Pocket Gamer Connects London 2022
Pocket Gamer Connects London to now take place on February 14-15
Roblox Reprimanded
Roblox under fire for stock market-like collectibles and minimal safeguarding
YouTube channel People Make Games outlines four concerns with the platform's operations
Marketplace Dominance
Apple and Google hold a "vice-like grip" on UK consumers, says competition regulator
Suggests actions to decrease the mobile marketplace duopoly
Ai Innovation
Playtika opens new studio in Switzerland
Will focus on AI and R&D
Strategic Simplification
Donut Labs raises a further $2.3 million for Kids vs Zombies
"It’s a completely different game from what it was a year ago."
Green Guardians
Pixel Federation joins the Playing for the Planet Alliance
Will host multiple in-game eco-events across its portfolio
Millions For Medal
Medal.tv has raised $60 million across its Series B and Series C funding rounds
Platform grows to almost one million daily users
Appointed For User Acquisition
FunPlus appoints Alba Rodríguez Embid as Director of Growth
Emphasis on Western user acquisition
Gallery Expansion
Socialpoint brings Dragon City and Monster Legends to Huawei’s AppGallery
Will gradually bring its remaining portfolio to the service