July 21, 2020

Talking Heads

Fingersoft, London Venture Partners, A Thinking Ape, and Fnatic confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020

The speaker lineup for September’s online-only event continues to form; who will you be learning from?

July 21, 2020

Pride

Gayming Magazine to host first ever Gayming Awards in February 2021

Celebrating LGBTQ+ representation in the games industry

July 21, 2020

Not Banned

Germany is not banning Coin Master

Though stricter rules could be placed

July 21, 2020

Moving On

Mojang is moving Minecraft to Microsoft's Azure servers

Title previously posted on Amazon's platform

July 21, 2020

Too Much Money

Update: ISS encourages EA investors to vote against pay plan

CEO Andrew Wilson earning 56 per cent more than other chief execs

July 21, 2020

Welcome Aboard

Homa Games hires Julien Bourhis as its new vice president of operations

"Julien is extraordinarily entrepreneurial and creative"

July 21, 2020

Mobile Is Alive

Nintendo's mobile earnings hit $474 million for its last fiscal year

Mobile is a "target area" for the company moving forward

July 21, 2020

Court Case

Gree is suing Supercell for patent infringement in Clash Royale and Brawl Stars

A move for dismissal was denied

July 20, 2020

Feel The Music

Amanotes teams up with YG Entertainment to bring K-pop music to its games

Including iKON, BIG BANG and BLACKPINK

July 20, 2020

Merging

Games development agency Amber is merging with studio KaraOkulta

"Amber is always looking for outstanding talent and the team at KaraOkulta impressed us"

July 20, 2020

Review It

Metacritic places 36 hour waiting period on user reviews

"To ensure our gamers have time to play these games before writing their reviews"

July 20, 2020

Defying History

Google Play blocks World War II game Attentat 1942 from select storefronts

Not available in Germany, France, Austria, and Russia

July 20, 2020

You Have My Download

NetEase soft-launches The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War

"First regional beta test" available in Australia and the Philippines

July 20, 2020

Round The Track

Mario Kart Tour is getting a landscape mode in its next update

The control layout is different

July 20, 2020

13 Billion Franchise Installs

My Talking Tom Friends hits 100 million downloads as the franchise celebrates its 10th anniversary

"Over 400 million fans play with the games every month"

July 20, 2020

Comic Bound

Com2us partners with Skybound and Image Comics for Summoners War comic book

"We're expanding the IP into new frontiers by partnering with Skybound Entertainment on our first official comic book series, Summoners War: Legacy"

July 20, 2020

Getting Direct

Nintendo is hosting its first Nintendo Direct Mini: Partners Showcase

July 20th at 7:00am PT

July 20, 2020

Most Read

Hot Five: Sonic games slowing down, NetEase soft-launches Marvel Duel, and Nifty Games makes camp in Chicago

The hottest articles of last week

July 17, 2020

This Week In China

This Week in China: Taptap shows off its next games as Tencent solves its chili sauce fraud problem

The biggest stories direct from Beijing

July 17, 2020

Takin' Care Of Business

Mobile games jobs weekly: Reggie joins Rogue Games, Tilting Point acquires assets, and Bad Robot appoints Anna Sweet as CEO

The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming

July 17, 2020

Behave Better

Games industry harassment hotline is opening next month

"We started the Games and Online Harassment Hotline to ensure that anyone who experiences such abuse can reach out to us to get whatever support they might need"

July 17, 2020

Play A Game

The ESA reports that two-thirds of the US population plays games

According the trade body's new 2020 Essential Facts report

July 17, 2020

Welcome Aboard

tinyBuild acquires the development team behind Hello Neighbor

It plans to invest $15 million in the franchise

July 17, 2020

Money Money Money

Honor of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in June 2020

PUBG Mobile came in at second

July 17, 2020

Banned

The UK bans Huawei from its 5G networks

"The UK can no longer be confident it will be able to guarantee the security of future Huawei 5G equipment"

July 17, 2020

To Battle!

Ride Out Heroes fights past 10 million downloads

One year after release

July 17, 2020

Lawsuit Filed

Customers can now make a claim against Apple for slowing down old iPhones

They can get around $25 per device

July 17, 2020

Royale Flush

Trivia Royale scores over three million downloads in less than a month

"We were honestly blown away by the reception"

July 16, 2020

Carbonated Seed Round

Carbonated Games closes $8.5 million seed funding round

Using AI and in-house live ops tech to make a better shooter experience on mobile

July 16, 2020

Celebrate

Nintendo teams with Hasbro for more Mario merchandise ahead of 35th anniversary

Monopoly and Jenga sets are on Amazon

July 16, 2020

Welcome Aboard

Zynga adds Noel Watson to its board of directors

"I am excited to be joining Zynga’s Board of Directors during this dynamic period of growth for the company"

July 16, 2020

Getting Ultimate

Project xCloud is becoming part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in September

"When cloud gaming launches into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, you can continue your game wherever you left off on any of your devices"

July 16, 2020

What A Relief

Skillz teams up with Comic Relief US for fundraising tournaments

As part of the Red Nose Day campaign

July 16, 2020

Top Dog

Bad Robot Games appoints Anna Sweet as CEO

Her remit is to grow this division at the entertainment firm

July 16, 2020

Get Funded

Israel-based games-focused fund VGames committing $30 million to studios in the region

"We are privileged to be able to fuel and support new talent"

July 16, 2020

Clash Cash

Clash Royale fights its way through $3 billion in lifetime revenue

Still behind Clash of Clans

July 16, 2020

Open Beta

AudioMob's rewarded audio ad platform enters open beta

Already a waitlist to get involved

July 15, 2020

Coming Soon

The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2020 list is coming...

Keep your eyes peeled for more information in the coming weeks

July 15, 2020

Reggie's Coming

Reggie Fils-Aimé joins Rogue Games as a strategic advisor

Helping the studio with its expansion into console

July 15, 2020

Going Exclusive

Harmonix, Konami, Supermassive sign up to bring exclusives to Stadia

As part of latest Stadia Connect event

July 15, 2020

New Acquisition

Tilting Point acquires mobile games and assets from Playtech

Including the assets of FTX Games and Plamee Studios

July 15, 2020

New Acquisition

Huuuge Games acquires interactive ads firm Playable Platform

"The self-learning creative technology and data-driven playable ads will dramatically improve our marketing efforts"

July 15, 2020

Stepping Up

Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes as Montreal studio head

Follows Canadian development boss Yannis Mallat leaving the company

July 15, 2020

Need A License

The App Store sees over 2,500 game removals in China

In the first week of July

July 15, 2020

Get In Free

Take part in Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 completely FREE!

Get involved with our online-only conference this September without spending a single cent!

July 15, 2020

Rofl

Disney Emoji Blitz lines up $100 million in revenue as it celebrates fourth anniversary

Match-three puzzler has accumulated over 25 million installs

July 14, 2020

Event

Share your knowledge at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital

You're the expert; we want to hear from you

July 14, 2020

Welcome Aboard

Entravision hires Stephen Chung as its new chief revenue officer

"I'm thrilled to join Entravision and help extend the company's global market position"

July 14, 2020

Getting Classic

Azerion teams up with Atari to bring five classic games to browsers

"We are thrilled to bring these immensely popular games to a new generation of players"

July 14, 2020

Nes-talgic

Nintendo and LEGO team up for an NES building set

It will be released on August 1st