Funding
Hiber raises $2.25 million in a seed funding round for its creative platform
"Each of the new investors brings additional expertise and guidance to our business"
Money Money Money
F2P games network Lootcakes raises $2 million in seed funding
"Lootcakes aims to be the leader of a new data paradigm we call 'rewarded data-sharing'"
Young Talent
Pocket.watch is building a new brand and mobile game with YouTube child star Diana
"Diana has been on our radar for some time"
Schedule Revealed
Conference schedule has been revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
Find out what’s happening at next month’s online-only mobile games industry conference
Fallout
Update: Fall Guys clone 'Fall Gang: Knockout' accumulates 81,000 downloads before being removed from App Store
The iOS title generated $3,500 after adding a premium option
Back In Business
The National Videogame Museum will reopen on August 22nd
It was forced to close due to COVID-19
Best Of Both
Bossa Studios embraces remote working in its new structure
Staff can choose to work from the office or at home
Sequence Complete
YoYo Games adds Sequences to GameMaker Studio 2
As part of the version 2.3 update
Top Of The World
Apple becomes the first US company to be worth $2 trillion
Follows a surge in share prices
Coast-to-coast
Zynga teams with NASCAR to bring "iconic" Chevrolet Camaro to CSR Racing 2
Available as part of America Road Trip series
Sign Up
Pre-registrations are open for Netmarble's BTS Universe Story
A pre-launch writers event will be held
Moving On
Panzerdog founders Alexey Sazonov and Sergey Kozyakov have left the company
"We are very proud of what was achieved with Tacticool, and we'll miss our awesome team"
"positive Cultural Impact"
Former Riot and Netflix employees set up new studio Odyssey Interactive, raise $6 million
Canadian studio will aim to ship first title by end of 2021
Farewell
Seriously lead character designer Miguel Francisco departs the company
"Time for new adventures"
Hat In The Ring
Report: Oracle is looking at acquiring TikTok
The app will be banned without a deal
In Or Out?
Maybe IDFA opt-out rates won't be a disaster after all?
But the data from Adikteev is really strange
Expansion
Kolibri Games is expanding with a new studio in Romania
"We truly believe in the potential of Idle Miner Tycoon and are excited to start working on entirely new titles that will expand the universe"
You're A Winner
Cornfox & Bros wins big at The Finnish Game Awards
Oceanhorn 2 takes Small Screen Game of the Year while Remedy's Control takes the overall prize
Be More Green
Rovio, Sybo, and more are encouraging players to protect the planet
Part of the first Green Mobile Game Jam
Online Pocket Jam
Pocket Jam #5 heads online with Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
The Finnish Game Jam joins us for next month’s digital conference with its fifth edition of the Pocket Jam
Another Account
Oculus hardware will soon require a Facebook account to use all features
"We know that social VR has so much more to offer, and this change will make it possible to integrate many of the features"
Switching Allegiances
Capybara Games' Grindstone is the latest Apple Arcade exclusive to jump to Switch
Joined by Takeshi & Hiroshi and Manifold Garden
Catch 'em All
Pokemon Masters is rebranding as Pokemon Masters EX
Various events are being held for its first anniversary
On The Rise
Simulation games had great revenue growth in H1 2020
Casino had the most growth in downloads
Farewell
En Masse Entertainment is shutting its doors
"Our focus in the coming weeks and months will be on our team, helping them to find new opportunities, and on our games, to ensure a seamless transition for you"
See You In Court
EA faces lawsuit over Ultimate Team loot boxes
Firm facing a class-action lawsuit in California
Sweet Home Alakazam
Pokémon Home captures $5.5 million in revenue across first six months
Seven million installs since launching on February 12th, 2019
Connect The Dots
Take-Two Interactive to acquire Two Dots developer Playdots for $192 million
"Diversify and strengthen"
Fancy A Coffee
Pokemon Cafe Mix stirs up five million downloads
It was released on June 23rd
I Spy
East Side Games teams with FX Networks for Archer: Danger Phone
Was originally announced by Disruptor Beam in 2019
Investment
Tencent makes minor investment in hypercasual specialist Voodoo
"We can improve the way we distribute on Android"
Retaliation
Epic files injuction to prevent Apple from removing its developer tools from Mac and iOS
"Apple's actions will 'break' Fortnite for millions of existing players"
Sweet Investment
Lumikai launches first venture capital fund for games in India
"India's 300M+ user gaming market represent a global inflection point"
Breaking Records
Consumer spending on mobile reached $50 billion in H1 2020
There were 64 billion app installs
Work Hard
Electronic Arts leadership has been in "wartime" mode since coronavirus pandemic
"We had to roll up sleeves and get in to work with our teams"
Taking Issue
Facebook criticises Apple for its App Store commission costs
Follows the removal of Fortnite
Hybrid Monetisation
Gaming Spotlight: Why hybrid monetisation is a sustainable business solution
Join us and Facebook Audience Network for a webinar discussing best hybrid monetisation practices
Together Again
Netmarble teams with BTS for second game BTS Universe Story
"BTS Universe Story will bring fresh, all-new content to players"
Outta Here
Ubisoft fires creative director Ashraf Ismail due to misconduct
"Following an investigation by an external firm, it was determined that Ashraf's employment with Ubisoft had to be terminated"
Honest Work
Playrix soft-launches match-three puzzler Farmscapes
New mobile title is available across Canada, Australia and the UK
Trump Card
Trump is demanding that TikTok divest its US operations within 90 days
"There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States"
Funding
Wildlife raises $120 million with a company valuation of $3 billion
"We will use most of the resources from this round to expand our creative powerhouse"
Most Read
Hot Five: Subway Surfers crosses three billion downloads, China requires names for gamers, and Epic goes to war
The hottest articles of last week
Takin' Care Of Business
Mobile games jobs weekly: Street Fighter boss Yoshinori Ono resigns, Embracer Group acquires 8 studios, and THQ appoints first North American CEO
The movers, shakers and job opportunities in mobile gaming
Financials
NetEase generated $2.6 billion in revenue for Q2 2020
"We saw healthy gains across our business in the second quarter"
Financials
Rovio's games revenue increases 2.2 per cent year-on-year in Q2 2020
"We had an eventful Q2 and continued delivering on our strategy on multiple fronts"
Event
Next month's Top 50 Mobile Game Makers 2020 features speakers from the best in the business
Join us online as we reveal the top 50, hear from some amazing talent - and network with them all - totally FREE!
It's A Battle
Fortnite generated just $10 million in revenue from Google Play before its removal
It secured 11 million downloads in four months through Google's store
Financials
Netmarble experiences great growth in Q2 2020 as Seven Deadly Sins continues to perform well
"Netmarble had a very strong second quarter with strong performances from games launched in the first half of the year"
Booted
Update: Epic is suing Google after Fortnite's Google Play removal
The boot follows Fortnite's removal from the Apple App Store