"golden Opportunity"
Glu Mobile's Vicky Spachis joins Big Run as VP of people operations
The hiring of Spachis is the latest in a series of recent appointments
Casual Acquisition
Softgames sells off web business to Azerion
Azerion will be responsible for publishing all current and future web-based games released by Softgames
Pax Postponed
PAX Australia 2021 called off with digital event set to replace
Organisers state the in-person event will return next year
Industry Veterans
Former PopCap staff form new studio Electric Manta
The new studio will focus on free-to-play mobile games
Closed Beta
Tencent and Bandai Namco soft launch Digimon: New Century
The upcoming RPG has been in development for three years
Blox Party
UK rapper KSI to host album launch party via Roblox
The artist will perform several of the songs from his second studio album
Failed To Maintain Growth
Xsolla lays off 150 staff members, CEO tweet sparks further outrage
"Many of you might be shocked, but I truly believe that Xsolla is not for you…"
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Reality Bites
Apple removes Rosie's Reality from Apple Arcade after dev becomes unable to support game
"We're focusing our efforts on different topics…"
41 Million Dau
Zynga Q2 revenue up 59% to $720 million
Net income equalled to $28 million
Welcome Home
Focus Home Interactive acquires Rayman Jungle Run developer Dotemu
"Joining the Focus Home Interactive Group was an obvious choice…"
The Big Apple
Monster Hunter Stories pushes Apple Arcade to over 200 games
Service launched on September 19th, 2019
Rock And Roll(ic)
Hypercasual developer Rollic surpasses one billion downloads
"We are blown away by Rollic’s performance…"
Rocket Ship
Axie Infinity breaks one million DAUs and approaches $1 billion lifetime trading volume
Blockchain game expanding fast
Hiring Now
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Rivals No More
Zynga acquires Golf Rival developer StarLark for $525 million
Also completes Chartboost deal
Funplus Likes This
Facebook Gaming director Bob Slinn joins FunPlus as VP of business development
Fifth management signing in recent months
Baring Claws
Nintendo settles five-year court battle with White Cat Project developers
Colopl are ordered to pay for future use of Nintendo’s patents
On The Up
EA Mobile bookings rise by 20% to $272 million in Q1
Figures include Glu Mobile but not yet Playdemic
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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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