Protect The Earth
Razer wants to be carbon neutral by 2030
Firm has committed to running entirely on renewable energy by 2025 and use recycled or recyclable materials for its products
Welcome To The Family
Digital Turbine to acquire Fyber for $600 million
"Fyber has delivered impressive growth over the last quarters"
Around The World
Tapjoy launches new Country Multipliers tool
"To increase offer wall conversions by awarding virtual currency for rewarded advertising offers"
Switched On
Nintendo using Nvidia chips for its latest Switch hardware
The console will be released later this year
Splash The Cash
Report: Microsoft among companies looking to buy Discord
Chat platform is apparently up for sale with a $10 billion price tag
Ninten-yay
A Pikmin AR title is in the works
As part of an agreement between Niantic and Nintendo
Run-con
Hutch launches Puzzle Heist on iOS and Android
"Puzzle Heist is an experience that will continue to evolve over time"
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: The future of modding
"Modding has remained a relatively niche pursuit"
Show Me The Money
Incredibuild secures $140 million investment for US expansion
“With the new funding, Incredibuild is poised to expand the market opportunity"
Welcome To The Family
ByteDance snaps up Shanghai-based studio Moonton Technology
Best known for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
Chasing Cats
Tom and Jerry: Chase soft-launches in Japan and South Korea
NetEase decline to comment on future
Schedule Revealed
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Diamond Club
Xsolla launches Diamond Club, a virtual collective of gaming professionals
Giving insider access to industry events and collaborative networking opportunities
A Good Deed
Ten Square Games to donate $50k to Healthy Seas
Through an in-game Fishing Clash event
Back Of The Net
Football titles shot through $600 million on mobile last year
The category grew 20% year-on-year
Magic Carpet Ride
Kuato Studios adds free Aladdin book to Disney Story Realms
To ensure all children have access to books
A.i. Learning
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Metaapp
MetaApp completes $100 million Series C financing, making it the largest fundraiser among metaverse builders in China
It is the largest single Metaverse fundraising effort in China
Better Together
GameAnalytics becomes Huawei Ecosystem partner
“Extensive and growing every day"
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Born To Be Wild
Wild Rift tournament is a mobile first for the UK ESL Premiership
The ESL Wild Rift Premiership will have a £5k prize pool
Exciting!
Square Enix presents Space Invaders, Hitman Sniper Assassins and Just Cause: Mobile
All presented as part of last night's showcase
Hey Big Spender
UK consumers spent £7bn on the games market last year
Mobile was responsible for £1.5 million
Event
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Game On
Gamescom 2021 to be both physical and digital
"Because one thing is clear: Hybrid events will shape the future"
Money Money Money
Stratosphere Games raises $2.5 million for new projects
Including a mobile strategy game
Down Under
Keywords enters the Australian market with Tanalus Media investment
"We share the same outlook on the opportunities within the video game industry"
Moving Up
Cecilia Qvist is the new head of LEGO Ventures
She previously worked for Spotify
How Puzzling
Puzzle titles hit $4.6 billion in player spending in the US in the past year
Candy Crush Saga proved to be the most lucrative title
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Welcome Aboard
Unity welcomes Luis Felipe Visoso as SVP and CFO
"Luis comes to Unity with great experience honed at some of the world's most respected companies"
What Are The Odds?
Casino was the second-biggest genre in the US in Q4 2020
It accounted for 17.2 per cent of mobile games revenue
Money Bags
Activision Blizzard's Kotick to recieve $200 million
As the company makes various layoffs
"complex Year"
Update: King confirms only one employee "affected" by Activision layoffs
Activision Blizzard reportedly lets go nearly 190 employees
You Better Werk
Leaf Mobile secures the rights for a RuPaul's Drag Race mobile game
To be developed by East Side Games
Foul Ball
Glu Mobile launches MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021
The franchise has 45 million downloads
Career Boosters
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Show Me The Money
Playstudios predicts $269.9m in revenue for 2020
It expects myVegas to aid performance in 2021
In The Clouds
Cloud games specialist Ubitus receives backing from Tencent
As well as Sony and Square Enix
Money Bags
Overwolf raises $52.5 million in Series C funding round
It also launched user generated content platform CursedForge
Helping Hand
Fundamentally Games teams up with Buzz Capital for new User Acquisition Testing Program
The company will offer support to devs at an earlier stage
Every Little Helps
Google Play commission to lower to 15% for first $1 milion
The change will come into effect on July 1st
To The Victors
Revealed: All the winners at the Pocket Gamer Awards 2021
After two and a half months of nominations and voting, the final count is in and the list of winners is out
Booked Up
Jagex and Dark Horse team up to release RuneScape companion book
The history of the iconic RPG will be documented
Over The Horizon
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is Nintendo's fastest-selling game in Europe
Seven million copies have been sold since its March 2020 launch
Welcome To The Family
Zynga welcomes Bernice Wong as a new senior experience designer
She previously worked for Pixelberry Studios
Welcome Aboard
Bandai Namco Mobile hires Tania Anta as its new game developer
She previously worked for Ubisoft and Social Point
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Get Hyper
My.Games invests in hypercasual publisher Espresso Publishing
It has a minority stake but could acquire controlling shares