June's Success Stories
GameRefinery publishes mobile game market review for June 2022
RPGs and minigame modes were some of the month’s highlights
Only One Day Late
Happy 15th birthday, iPhone
PocketGamer.biz takes a look back at the earliest days of the quintessential mobile handset, following the anniversary of the iPhone’s first release
Track Rundown
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Sneak Preview
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United No Longer
Unity lays off 4% of workforce following "resourcing levels against our company priorities"
Layoffs have impacted at least 150 Unity employees in Denmark, the US and Canada
Fired Up
Fire Emblem Heroes exceeds $1 billion in lifetime revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes is the first Nintendo game to join the billion-dollar Unicorn Club
People's Platform
Soba raises $13.6 million in seed round to help gamers make games
User-generated content platform now in closed Alpha
Between 85-90 To Lose Jobs
Niantic lays off 8% of its workforce, as it cancels four projects
Between 85-90 staff members affected by layoffs as numerous projects, including a Transformers title already in beta, are shuttered
Classically New
Moon Tavern Games founded by Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes and Words With Friends creative leads
Marta Velasco and Justin Jones speak to PocketGamer.biz on Moon Tavern Games' desire to create nostalgic RPG experiences with modern mobile sensibilities
Big Thanks
Introducing Hut 8, our Diamond Sponsor for Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto!
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Join The Chain Gang
Harmony Partners with Miracle Universe
Blockchain company Harmony is partnering with Miracle Universe to help support the evolution of the next generation of gaming in Web 3
Future Is Female
Tether Games hires former Zynga exec Sara Stapleton
Stapleton joins the mobile skill-based games creator’s women-led c-suite
Celebrating Canada
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Minority Owner
Joffre Capital acquires 25.7% stake in Playtika
The stake was acquired for $8.5 billion
Track Rundown
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Block Rocking Bratz
MGA Entertainment and Yodo1 announce long-term licensing agreement
Yodo1 secures agreement with MGA Entertainment for brand integration of licenses including Bratz, L.O.L. Surprise!, Little Tikes and Rainbow High
Mag Interim Report
MAG Interactive AB experiences highest revenue quarter since founding, despite a decline in users
Highest revenue since company founding in 2010
Bouncing Into Basketball
Niantic partners with the NBA to create an AR basketball game
Basketball in the "real-world metaverse"
Immersive Immortalis
Arm’s flagship Immortalis GPU to allow hardware-based ray tracing on mobile
Arm’s first GPU signifies player interest in 3D worlds
Bit Of A Clash
Former Supercell devs raise €5 million in Round A
Eric Seufert's investment fund, Heracles, leads on support for BIT ODD, created by Clash of Clans and Clash Royale leads Lasse Louhento, Jani Lintunen, and Taneli Oksama
Ottowa Opens For Outsourcing
Pingle Game Studio opens Canadian office
The Ukrainian outsourcing expert has followed its recently opened London office with a new location in Ottowa
Metaverse Of Madness
Newzoo: 10 key trends of the future metaverse
A new report by Newzoo breaks down key developments in the metaverse and blockchain and NFT application, and the 500+ parties building the metaverse
Now Or Never
Last chance to save up to $220 CAD for Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto next week!
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Court Case Conflict
US Supreme Court refuses to hear Apple’s appeal on Qualcomm patents
Qualcomm requests that justices reject the appeal
No Paradox Detected
Ebba Ljungerud joins Nordisk Games Board of Directors
Former Paradox Interactive CEO joins Copenhagen studio, as the firm plan further expansion of its board of directors
Shutdown
101 Studio becomes ByteDance’s first games unit closure
Some staff will reportedly transfer to Bytedance's games division, Nuverse
Track Rundown
Hear from esports experts in the capital of esports at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto next week!
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Track Rundown
Discover the latest monetisation trends and advice at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto this July 6-7!
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Tencent Titles
Tencent Games revealed 44 products and 26 game updates at SPARK 2022
Games include League of Legends Esports Manager and Return to Empire
Home Of Gta, Minecraft, And Lemmings
First ever Scottish Games Week announced
Event celebrating Scotland's games heritage and future to take place on October 24-28 2022
Arpple
Apple’s VR headset to be released in January, says insider
Apple insider Ming-Chi Kuo claims a release date in less than eight months for "the most complicated product Apple has ever designed"
Make-a-wish
Miniclip and Make-A-Wish UK team-up for Wish 200 Week
Miniclip is among UK mobile games firms, including Hutch and Fusebox Games, in supporting the Make-A-Wish-UK programme to to raise funds and grant 200 wishes to critically ill children
More Mobile Drives To Web3
Double Coconut appoints Zynga, Lucasarts veteran Rob Carroll in Web3 drive
Carroll has been appointed as head of business development, as Double Coconut presses on with NFT-powered games
Cracking The Puzzle
Digital Bros, parent company of 505 Games, acquires Puzzle Quest publisher
Acquisition of D3 Go! to bolster 505’s F2P capabilities
Roe Vs. Wade
Mobile games developers come out in support of abortion rights
Niantic, Innersloth, Ubisoft and more speak out, while Activision Blizzard, Apple, Netflix, and others add financial support for affected employees
Brand Booster
Elevate your brand to new heights at Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto
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Show Overview
Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto is just a week away – here’s everything you need to know!
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Monumental Deal
Miniclip to acquire Subway Surfers studio Sybo
Mobile acquisition is “the biggest deal in European mobile games this year”
Powerhouse Speakers
Get a sneak peek at the star-studded speaker lineup for Pocket Gamer Connects Toronto!
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Tech Scaler
Stepico announces acquisition of game art studio Inkration
Stepico brings together 200+ specialists in various fields focused on large-scale projects with the highest production values
Show Me The Billions
data.ai: Mobile players to spend $21.4 billion in Q2 2022
Of $33 billion spend on mobile apps, gaming will take the lion’s share
Hello Saga
Solana Labs is developing a Web3 mobile phone
Solana's Saga, an Android phone, will integrate Solana Pay to facilitate QR code-based payment, a mobile wallet adapter, and a Web3 decentralised app store
Happy Birthday!
Rec Room turns six with more rooms than there are apps on App Store
Platform enjoys a 640% year-over-year increase in player numbers on mobile devices
Charge!
Subset Games partner with Netflix with exclusive mobile release of Into the Breach
The firm's first mobile release since iPad port of FTL: Faster than Light, releasing on July 19
Triple Threat
Tripledot Studios is the third-fastest growing private company in the UK
Mobile games developer is the sole app developer to rank in FEBE’s The Growth 100 list, celebrating the UK’s fastest growing private companies
Track Rundown
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Save Big
Five reasons why you absolutely need to book your ticket to PG Connects Helsinki today!
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Tiking Along
TikTok owner ByteDance generates $1 billion in annual games revenue
Mobile titles by Ohayoo, Nuverse, Moontoon, and C4 Connect
Go West
Chinese studio XD prioritises US In expansion bid
Ragnarok Mobile and Human: Fall Flat port developer looks west to bypass China's regulatory restrictions
Bye Bye Beta
Unity Gaming Services tools now live for game developers
Introduced in October 2021, several Unity Gaming Services tools are now exiting open beta