Eager Embracer
Embracer makes eight acquisitions, including CrazyLabs
The company now operates over 60 games developers
Diversity
BAME in Games celebrates fifth anniversary with new website and Discord server
UK advocacy group to release Representation, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion calendar
Gaining On Wii
Nintendo Switch sales close on 90 million, revenue drops nearly 10%
More sales than PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
Homa Hiring
Homa Games hires Carlos Mas Rodriguez as new vice president of gaming product
Former Scopely executive will lead the ambitious hypercasual studio's drive into new genres
Dreaming Big
NDreams hires former Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier
NDreams CEO welcomes Sagnier’s wisdom and passion to the board
$2.3 Billion
Activision Blizzard sees mobile boom as King and Call of Duty hit record sales
Call of Duty: Mobile on track to generate $1 billion in 2021
Finding Value
Tilting Point acquires publishing rights to Hidden Hotel: Miami Mystery
WhaleApp's hidden object game has generated $40 million
Open Doors
CrazyLabs acquires Firescore Interactive to boost Indian hypercasual ecosystem
The companies launched a new hub together in July
First Of Many?
Update: Blizzard president and head of HR depart company amid lawsuit
J. Allen Brack and Jesse Meschuk make their exit
Bad To Worse
Activision Blizzard confronted with second lawsuit from investors
The second lawsuit alleges that investors received misinformation
Engagement Priority
Diablo Immortal delayed until first half of 2022
"Our team has been tuning core and endgame features…"
Connect Online
Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #8 launches on September 27th
The global B2B mobile games industry returns for an eighth edition featuring Finland’s finest
Firing To Mobile
Activision confirms new Call of Duty mobile game is in development
A new studio will be tasked with the development of the new game
Developers Wanted
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With the help of Sunday we're expanding our pitching series with the Big Hypercasual Pitch, running digitally on September 29th
It's Not Unusual
Spanish casual startup Unusuall raises $3.6 million, led by Garena
Free Fire outfit makes second investment
Cracking Down
Tencent stock falls by $60 billion following criticism from state media
Honor of Kings set to be implemented with new constraints
Survey Success
Pocket Gems drives player engagement with rewarded surveys
Pocket Gems partnered with TapResearch to bring a new rewarded format to players which drove engagement and increased average revenue
New Skills Acquired
Skillz partners with multiplayer tech company Exit Games, invests $50 million
"Expanding into these new areas will grow our total universe of players..."
Quite The Gamble
Netmarble picks up social casino developer SpinX Games for $2.19 billion
"We expect to fortify our competitive edge…"
Experienced Execs
Amber brings on former EA VP and Keywords chief Jaime Gine as CEO
"We are entering a new chapter in Amber’s evolving story"
Elon Encourages Epic
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sides with Epic Games in Apple dispute
The Tesla and SpaceX chief voices his concerns about Apple’s "de facto global tax"
140 Million Players
Plarium acquires Finnish mobile studio Futureplay to grow casual presence
"We are eager to grow and learn from Plarium’s expertise…"
Survive And Trade
NetEase soft-launches survival shooter Lost Light
Available on Google Play in New Zealand, Australia, Germany and the UK
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Thank You, Next
Epic Games teams with Ariana Grande for Fortnite’s Rift Tour
"I can’t wait to join my fans and see all of your reactions..."
Union Buster
Activision Blizzard brings on union-busting law firm following protests
WilmerHale is tasked with reviewing policies at the company
Seeking Head Of Studio
Riot Games set to open new studio in China
The League of Legends creator plans to expand its reach
Crank It Up
Playdate sells out 20,000 units in 20 minutes
Will start to ship in late 2020 and 2021
Scaling
Louis Vuitton launching NFT mobile game in August
Louis: The Game celebrates founder's 200th anniversary
Super Hire
10 Supercell jobs to apply for this week
Job vacancies from several of Supercell’s offices
Led By League
League of Legends: Wild Rift pushes Riot Games to $100 million revenue on mobile
The developer currently only has three live mobile games
Animoca Acquires Aussies
Animoca Brands acquires Australian indie developer Blowfish Studios
The companies plan to "change the perception of blockchain gaming"
Belief In The Sword
The Witcher: Monster Slayer grabs one million downloads in first week
More than half a million revenue
Profit Up 93%
Apple sees revenue grow by 36% to $81.4 billion in third quarter
The company reports new revenue records in each geographic sector
Counting Down
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Esports In Mena
Estaz launches esports tournament platform in MENA
"Gen Z is the first generation to make gaming an integral part of their lives..."
Next Level
Turkish indie studio Udo Games raises $420,000 to begin self-publishing
"We will take serious steps to raise qualified human resources…"
Open Letter
Ubisoft staff back Activision Blizzard, demand impactful changes in open letter
The letter accuses Ubisoft of not doing enough to combat workplace misconduct
World Not An Oyster
Dr. Mario World becomes Nintendo's worst-performing mobile game to-date
Less than $14 million in revenue in two years
Cheaters Bewear
Niantic combats wave of false bans in Pokémon GO
The ban prevents players from accessing their accounts for seven days to permanently
Staff Walkout
Activision Blizzard employees set to strike
The employees are demanding several changes be made to the company’s operations
Bitter Pill
Nintendo to close Dr. Mario World after barely two years live
Worst performing mobile game from Nintendo to-date
Signed Letter
Update: Over 3,000 Activision Blizzard staff push back at company’s response to allegations
Staff members call for the "seriousness of the allegations" to be officially recognised
Angry Anaerobics
Rovio and the World Health Organisation are encouraging healthy living via Angry Birds
The game will host a week long in-game event to promote healthy living
Industry Veteran
Sumo Digital director Ian Richardson passes away aged 53
"Sumo has lost one of its brightest stars…"
India Rising
Indian social mobile gaming platform Eloelo raises $2.1 million
The platform has one million users with over 50 per cent female
The Revolution Has Begun
Update: Netmarble confirms Marvel Future Revolution will launch this August
Game set to roll out in second half of 2021
Deserted Deal
Jam City cancels SPAC listing but still hopes to buy Ludia
Deal was valued at $1.2 billion
Imp-erfct
Update: The Witcher: Monster Slayer suffered major issues at launch
4000 technical support tickets raised
A New Horizon
Sony and MiHoYo partner to bring Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy to Genshin Impact
PlayStation heroine will be available after version 2.1 update