Hyped Up
TapNation to host its first $150,000 game jam in January
"We are very happy to host the first hyper-casual game jam of the year, which is also the first one for TapNation"
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Catch A Cheat
Over two million PUBG Mobile accounts have been suspended for cheating
Due to a variety of cheats
Proving Popular
KamaGames hits 150 million unique users across its library
"We're both humbled and proud to say we've hit the 150 million unique user mark"
Welcome Aboard
Jagex hires Shaun Rees as its new submission and release manager
Rees previously worked for PlayStation
Acquisition
Mag Interactive snaps up Swedish studio Apprope
"We are impressed by Apprope's combination of rapid development and high quality"
Top Dog
Rovio names Alexandre Pelletier-Normand as its new CEO
"We are delighted to appoint Alexandre as a new CEO. In accordance with our strategy, we have shifted our focus in the past years to our games business"
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Switch It Up
Nintendo Switch remains the best-selling console in Canada for 25 consecutive months
790,000 units have been sold in the country this year
Down Under
Diablo Immortal enters a technical alpha in Australia
"This is an early look at Diablo Immortal—an exciting new chapter in our action role-playing game series"
Competition Time
Voodoo is hosting a hypercasual tournament with a top prize of $150k
Entries must be in the puzzle or runner genres
Coming Of Age
China introduces a new age-rating system for games
The categories are eight-plus, 12-plus and 16-plus
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Money Money Money
Discord valuation has doubled to $7 billion
Firm raising $140 million in new funding round
Ninten-yay
Nintendo to show off its new theme park in a showcase later today
No gameplay will be shown
Scholarship
Ubisoft reveals scholarship for UK Black students to study computer science
"We wanted to go one step further and tackle an area where we can truly make a meaningful difference to diversify the UK games industry"
See You In Court
Glu Mobile sues Reworks Oy for patent infringement
"Glu is not a litigious company, but given this clear patent infringement by Reworks, we have a responsibility to file this lawsuit—we must protect the value of our innovation and intellectual property"
Solving Problems
Nintendo could look at a solutions for Joy-Con drift issues
"First and foremost, we want every consumer to have a great experience with their Nintendo Switch, and with the games they play on Nintendo Switch"
Falling Upwards
Human Fall Flat mobile soars to top spot in China following release
The Curve titled released in the region with support from X.D. Network and 505 Games
Claim A Freebie
GameRefinery makes its iOS downloads and revenue data free
"2020 has been a tough year for everyone, and so we're delighted to offer our iOS revenue and download data free to all customers this Christmas"
Oh Snap
Snap Inc partners with Unity to bring its tech to game developers
"We're building on our commitment of enabling developer success at all stages of the game life cycle, from creation onwards"
G-star Success
Over 850,000 people watched G-STAR TV from the top South Korea conference
G-STAR 2020 reaches a huge audience over twitch with a new digital exhibition, and sets new records!
No Fair
Facebook claims new App Store policies are anti-competitive
"Apple is behaving anti-competitively by using their control of the App Store to benefit their bottom line at the expense of creators and small businesses"
Acquisition
Keywords snaps up PR agency Indigo Pearl and audio firm Jinglebell
"We are delighted to have further grown the Keywords family by adding such talented teams in Milan and London"
Going Public
Skillz becomes the first public mobile esports platform
"We stand at the intersection of mobile gaming and esports, perhaps the two most exciting growth opportunities of the next decade"
Money Money Money
Mighty Kingdom completes $4 million pre-IPO
It added two new board members
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A Good Deed
Future Games of London donates nearly $18k to small charity Lifelites
To provide life-limited children with specialised tech to play games
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The Palace Awaits
Update: Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales delayed until 2021
Originally slated for 2020 full-release, no mention of a location-based element
Evolving Partnership
Tilting Point enters funding partnership with Joycity, invests $40 million in Gunship Battle: Total Warfare
Looking to grow audience internationally and in the US
Lockdown Lift
Five mobile games have made more than a billion dollars in 2020 so far
PUBG Mobile, Honor of Kings and Pokemon GO all make list
Nindies
Nintendo indies: Among Us and Spelunky heading to Switch, Super Meat Boy Forever set to launch this month
The final sweep of indie titles heading to the Switch in Q1 2021
In A Pickle
Big Pixel Studios, creator of Pocket Mortys, has been shut down
The studio opened in 2009
Looming
Roblox acquires digital avatar creator Loom.ai
The aim of the acquisition is to speed up the development of next-generation avatars within Roblox
Shooting Stars
Facebook Gaming creators made over $50m in platform currency in 2020
Over 2000 creators on FB Gaming are making over $1000 a month
Gameloft Live
Gameloft for brands teams up with LWE to host live music festival in Asphalt 9: Legends
Junction 2: Connections will be live-streamed from three locations
Stadia Gang
Ubisoft Plus subscription service rolls out on Google Stadia
Users of the cloud platform can jump into some of Ubi's biggest titles
Dynamite
MapleStory collaborates with BTS
In-game items are availabe from December 16th
Word Up
Zynga is launching a voice-based game for Google Nest devices
Daily Word Wheel will be released soon
Flexibility
Stillfront Group secures revolving credit facility of $447 million
"The new facility underlines the trust in our strategy..."
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Integration
AdInMo integrates with programmatic advertising SSP Mobfox
"We're excited to be able to add Mobfox to our growing network of digital ad exchange partners"
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Reincarnated
Square Enix pushes Nier Re[in]carnation release to 2021
No word on when it will come to the west
Big Money
Leyou shareholders agree to $1.3bn Tencent takeover
Firm going private on December 23rd
Milestone
Goodgame Studios reaches 500 million registrations across its portfolio
"Delighting half a billion customers with our products is more than just a milestone"
Competitive Offer
EA outbids Take-Two for Codemasters
Racing firm has accepted the bid, Grand Theft Auto giant "considering its position"
Public Potential
Roblox delays IPO until early 2021
To improve relations with investors
Check Those Ads
Mindworks releases new version of self-service ad platform Playturbo
"Industry demand for playable ads is growing at an immense rate"
A Good Deed
Niantic gave $7m to Black Lives Matter charities
At least $5 million came from Pokemon Go Fest 2020