Had Its Heyday
Supercell cancels new casual match-three puzzler Hay Day Pop
Servers remain online until February 1st, 2021
Master The Meta
Master the Meta: a first look at Roblox
The MTM team takes a dive into Roblox's S-1 filing
Totalsms
How phone billing solutions can help increase conversions
Total SMS manager Dani Garick discusses the benefits of different mobile payment solutions
Switched
Nintendo Switch games made up 38 per cent of Black Friday week sales
Animal Crossing accounted for the most units
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Proving Popular
Animal Crossing: New Horizons becomes the fastest-ever game to sell six million copies in Japan
The previous record hold was Pokemon Gold and Silver
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Need Some Practice
Italian antitrust authority fines Apple $12 million for "aggressive and misleading" iPhone practices
This is not the first time Apple has been accussed of bad practice
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Small Giant Games appoint new CEO, Mediatonic expands, and redundancies hit Bossa Studios
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Helping Hand
Blizzard vet Jeremy Dela Rosa founds new charity platform Leyline
"We have always been passionate about trying to make a big positive impact in the world"
New Acquisition
tinyBuild acquires majority stake in Secret Neighbor dev Hologryph for $3m
"Together with Hologryph we have learned how to expand franchises effectively"
Money Money Money
Fyber sees 94 per cent year-on-year growth in Q3
"We will continue to focus our efforts in this direction and expect further growth in the share of revenue from video advertising"
Helping Hand
Huawei is offering support to indie game devs through AppGallery
"The mobile games industry has shown incredible growth over the last few years and we are delighted to be able to support more Indie developers and studios in bringing their games to the market"
Moving House
Mediatonic opens new studio in Leamington Spa
"More than anything, Mediatonic has always looked for a sense of community in our studio locations"
Royalty
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince might acquire a majority stake in SNK
Through the Electronic Gaming Development Company
Wormhole
Jinke Culture launches new publishing label Wormhole, under guidance of CEO Monte Singman
Wormhole is the latest addition to Jinke’s entertainment portfolio
Financials
CD Projekt Red generates $27.8 million in sales revenue for Q3
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game was a contributing factor
Neat
Esports firm 100 Thieves teams up with Fortnite
"We're thrilled for the opportunity to partner with Epic Games to deliver this unique experience for their Creative Hubs"
Farewell
Bossa Studios makes round of redundancies
Developers, particularly QA team, hit hard by crunch this year, too
Tick Tock
TikTok recieves seven-day extension to sell its US operations
The company has until December 4th
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Partnered Up
Adjust joins the Adobe Exchange Partner Program
"We are excited to see the business benefits both our current and future clients will see from this new relationship"
Proving Popular
Kwalee's hypercasual library exceeds half a billion downloads
"Our approach to launching hit games is always being refined, we're getting better all the time, and we're already setting our sights on one billion"
New Acquisition
Keywords acquires marketing services provider Gnet
"It's a great pleasure to welcome the Gnet team into the Keywords family"
Money Money Money
AppsFlyer receives late backing from Salesforce Ventures in Series D funding round
"AppsFlyer has been the driving force in mobile marketing attribution and has demonstrated true, long-term commitment to represent the app developers within the ecosystem"
Remote Working
Square Enix embraces remote working with its new programme
Eligible employees will work from home at least three times a week
Proving Popular
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity shifts three million copies in four days
Its sales were 324% higher than Hyrule Warriors
Team Work
Supercell backs new studio 2UP Games with $2.8 million investment
"It's a privilege to be supporting 2UP Games on their mission to bring players across the world together around co-op gaming"
Expanding
ByteDance launches mobile games store and publishing arm
“ByteDance is heavily investing in each part of the video game industry"
It's War
PUBG Mobile's 2021 Global Championship will have a $14 million prize pool
The highest amount in mobile esports
Join The Crew
Fortnite is getting a subscription option
Fortnite Crew will cost $9.99 a month
Money Money Money
Ten Square Games experiences great revenue stabilisation after Q3 success
"We are very pleased with our strong performance in the third quarter of this year"
Wanna Learn
Kahoot acquires language learning dev Drops
"We are thrilled to welcome Drops to the expanding Kahoot family as we advance towards our vision to become the leading learning platform in the world"
Treasure Hunting
Lara Croft is coming to mobile devices in Tomb Raider Reloaded
To be released in 2021
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Helping Hand
Epic aids nearly 1,000 developers with $60 million through its MegaGrants scheme
Across games, education, media and more
An Imposter!
There are over 60 apps pretending to be Among Us
"Cybercriminals and, more specifically, malware designers, are paying close attention to the rise and fall of popular gaming trends in order to decide upon their next target"
Wanna Play
Roblox teams with Ernest Cline for Ready Player Two event
"Roblox is the closest thing to the Oasis in real life, and this contest is the closest thing to the treasure hunt in my book"
Top Dog
Small Giant Games names Jose Saarniniemi as its new CEO
He takes over from Timo Soininen on November 27th
Banned
Mojang is letting moderators dish out bans in Minecraft
Firm wants to "provide a positive and enjoyable environment" in its games
Money Money Money
Bandai Namco backs Genies with $3 million investment
The avatar tech firm will expand across Asia
Winner!
Garena Free Fire picks up first Esports Mobile Game of the Year award
The team was "humbled and honoured"
Catch Em All
Niantic brings COVID-19 changes back to Pokemon Go
Will be in effect till at least June 2021
Make An Impact
Genshin Impact was the highest-grossing digital title in October 2020
Mobile spending was up 15 per cent year-on-year
Money Money Money
Zynga experiences record-breaking quarter with $503 million in revenue
"We delivered strong results in Q3, ahead of guidance across all key financial measures, including our highest ever quarterly revenue and bookings and best Q3 operating cash flow"
Money Money Money
Lightfox Games secures $3.3 million in funding
"The best games are built by small, passionate, talent-rich, multi-disciplinary teams that are open to and quick to react to player feedback"
Welcome Aboard
Big Run Studios welcomes Daren Chencinski as its new SVP of games
“I’m excited and honoured to be part of a studio that’s leading the forefront in creating games for traditionally underserved audiences"
Deal The Deck
KamaGames' Durak picks up 1.5 million downloads in soft launch
"We are both warmed and excited by these early figures"
An Imposter!
Among Us hit 295 million monthly active users in October
Expected to surpass 300 million MAUs this month
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile Games Jobs Weekly: Nexon nominates former TikTok CEO, Retro Studios hires Marisa Palumbo, and Keywords Studios brings in Fumiko Okura
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming