Still Going
Nintendo is not giving up on its mobile division
It also plans to "extend the life cycle of Nintendo Switch"
Best Of Europe
Ukie teams up with European trade bodies for a new EuroPlay Games contest
The final will be held on August 28th during Gamescom
Money Money Money
Ten Square Games experiences its best quarter yet with $43 million
"We have been successful in scaling up and optimizing marketing expenses to acquire new players for our games"
Dropped Sword
Action RPG Final Sword gets removed from Japan's eShop due to copyright
The game used Zelda's Lullaby from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda franchise
Mintegral Webinar
Webinar: Trends, opportunities & learnings for apps in 2020
Join Mintegral to learn about the current state of app performance, mobile growth strategies, and more
Quite A-peeling
Banana-shooter My Friend Pedro is getting a TV show
John Wick co-creator Derek Kolstad is an executive producer
Mystery Solved
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future is heading to mobile
It was first released on Nintendo DS in 2008
Investment
Animoca Brands secures $4.1 million through strategic investors
The capital will help with a potential IPO
This Week In China
This Week in China: Tencent unveils huge new games as it handles chili sauce promotion fraud case
The biggest stories straight from Beijing
#metoo
Maxime Béland resigns from VP role at Ubisoft after sexual misconduct allegations
One of several employees to be accused
Most Read
Hot Five: Discord raises $100 million, Mikko Kodisoja leaves Supercell, and player motivations across Fortnite, Roblox and Candy Crush
The hottest articles of last week
Switching On
Nintendo Switch sales have more than doubled in the UK since last year
Likely due to the lockdown
The Four V's
Nexon opens worldwide pre-registrations for V4
Already a big success in South Korea
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Supercell co-founder exits, Scopely snags Mike DeLaet, and Paradox acquires Playrion
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Join The Team
Pixel Toys will double its workforce before the end of lockdown
Has hired 30 people since February
Quick Quiz
Trivia Royale has brought in two million users since its June 17th launch
"I don’t know why it’s so popular"
Event
Save money on Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital this July 4th weekend
Meet with fantastic companies and industry professionals from around the world
#metoo
EVO Online cancelled as CEO is removed due to sexual misconduct
The Super Smash Bros. community has seen a large number of accusations made against pro players
Another Apocalypse
Bethesda teams with Amazon Studios and Kilter Films on Fallout TV series
Westworld writer Jonathan Nolan at the helm
Hyped Up
CrazyLabs invests $500,000 in the Indian hypercasual games market
"If you look at the charts now, India is underserved when it comes to local developers"
Important Changes
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot lays out company changes in wake of allegations
French firm has appointed a head of workplace culture Lidwine Sauer to oversee
Pitch Your Game
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020 - sign up now!
The ever-popular pitching competition goes completely online alongside the week-long digital conference this September
Apple Retail Closures
Update: Apple to close two dozen retail stores in the US due to coronavirus
Shares fall 0.5 per cent as a result
The French Connection
Paradox Interactive acquires Playrion Game Studio
"Adding Playrion to our roster allows us to continue expanding our business in new areas"
Join The Fight
PUBG Mobile shoots through $3 billion in lifetime revenue
It has made $1.3 billion so far this year
Check The Engine
Tamalaki and Sakura Games launch Car Girl Garage to teach real-life DIY skills
"A game that can truly boost the players' confidence around a subject they might be insecure about"
New Acquisition
Update: Zynga closes acquisition of Toon Blast creator Peak Games for $1.85 billion
Updated full-year guidance for Zynga coming in August 2020
A Caring Cause
Tru Luv looks to its next phase of emotionally-aware AI development after new funding round
Also looking to hire new key staff members
Apple Isbn
Apple's China App Store ISBN crackdown begins with update to its developer console
But no games have been removed from the store so far
Back Of The Net
Manchester City Football Club teams up with Capstone Games for its own official mobile game
"Collaborating with an innovative partner like Capstone and engaging with their community of gamers is a great fit for us"
Unfortunate Events
Kongregate makes layoffs as it stops accepting new games on its web platform
Platform currently hosts over 128,000 titles
Gambling
The UK's House of Lords calls for loot boxes to face gambling regulations
DCMS first investigated the issue last year
Lgbtq+ Representation
#RaiseTheGame and Gayming Magazine to host LGBTQ+ representation in games panel
Join Steel Media's Sophia Aubrey Drake at 4pm today for a discussion about Pride and representation
Welcome Aboard
Scopely hires Mike DeLaet as its new senior vice president for strategic partnerships
"It's an incredibly exciting time to join Scopely"
Team Work
Anzu teams up with League-M to bring its in-game ads platform to European brands
"Anzu is committed to introducing cutting-edge solutions to European advertisers"
Mr Popular
My Talking Tom Friends hits 60 million downloads in two weeks
It was released on June 12th
Blocked Retail
Nintendo stops European retailers from selling digital download codes
Effective from July 1st
Event
Blockchain Gamer LIVE! to run alongside Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital in September
Discover more about this disruptive technology and learn why you should join us for Blockchain Gamer LIVE! Digital #1
New Acquisition
Com2uS acquires online Go service Tygem
"Go is a representative brain game that requires a high level of concentration and numeracy"
A New Direction
Discord raises $100 million to expand beyond games
The latest change in direction for the communications platform
#metoo
IGDA speaks out on recent "heartbreaking" sexual misconduct allegations across the games industry
"Each and every one of us can help our industry be a safer and more inclusive environment"
Change It Up
Apple reportedly cancels contracts with Arcade developers as it shakes up its strategy
"Apple Arcade has redefined what a gaming service can be"
10 Years On
Opinion: Seven problems Microsoft will have to overcome to make Windows Phone 7 a success
How to make a winner
Brand It
Over half of gamers prefer spending on brands "with a purpose", finds Gameloft
Gameloft and Vivendi Brand Marketing release report on gamers and brands
Welcome Aboard
MAG Interactive hires Tone Brennan as its new Brighton studio head
"He brings a deep experience of production of mobile games"
#metoo
EA promises to investigate all sexual misconduct allegations made by staff
"We want to be very clear on our position: these behaviours are never ok -- not in our communities or any others"
Drunk On Games
Niantic teams up with theatre company Punchdrunk for games that will "reinvent storytelling"
It has 10 games in development
Welcome Aboard
Retro Studios hires Bharathwaj ‘Bat’ Nandakumar as its lead engineer
He is known for Call of Duty: Black Ops
Create A Change
4Good Games closes its seed funding round to make socially impactful games
"Our mission is to be the change we want to see in the world"
Liftoff
Paradox Interactive's Stellaris: Galaxy Command blasts out of soft launch
The free-to-play sci-fi title takes inspiration from its strategy PC counterpart