Money Money Money
Animoca Brands hits record breaking revenue in the first four months of 2020
It earned A$10.5 million
Talking Heads
Ubisoft, King, Riot Games, Lab Cave and Women in Games confirmed to speak at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020
The speaker lineup for September’s online-only conference starts to shape up; who will you learn from?
No Data, Bad Data
California Consumer Privacy Act shatters attributable mobile advertising rates
Data from Consumer Acquisition
Crash!
Update: King officially unveils Crash Bandicoot: On The Run
Pre-registrations open now on Google Play
Slayed
Castlevania: Grimore of Souls is shutting down after less than a year in soft launch
It is only available in Canada
Making Money
Traplight secures $9 million in funding as it launches Battle Legion worldwide
"We now have a game with huge potential and are proud to be partnering with EQT Ventures"
Flying High
Sky: Children of the Light flies past 20 million downloads
Just before its first anniversary
Apple Crackdown
Apple to begin removing unlicensed apps in China from August 1st
Workarounds are available, but none of them are perfect
More Content
Ndemic is bringing the Rebel Inc. campaign to mobile
Looking for beta testers on iOS and Android
Time Up?
The US is investigating TikTok for breaching children's privacy agreement
App could be banned
Spending Money
11 Bit Studios investing $21 million in seven new games
Firm is putting $15.1 million behind its first-party line-up
Hands On
Kwalee's Line Up: Draw the Criminal draws in 1.5 million downloads in four days
It was released on July 2nd
Red Carded
Konami is not renewing its licenses with Inter Milan and AC Milan for PES franchise
Unclear how this affects mobile version of the game
Total Control
Microsoft reveals official Project xCloud mobile controller
Officially licensed from 8BitDo
Welcome Aboard
Magic Leap appoints ex-Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson as new CEO
Starting from August 1st
Team Work
Lab Cave teams up with Zinkia Entertainment for Pocoyo mobile games
"Thanks to Lab Cave we can focus on making new audiovisual productions"
Catch 'em All
Niantic teams up with Rian Johnson for Pokemon Go Fest trailer
700,000 tickets sold for the event so far
All Aboard
AppLovin strengthens its executive team with four new appointments
"We are excited to expand our executive team with experienced mobile gaming leaders"
So Long Hong Kong
TikTok is leaving the Hong Kong market
"In light of recent events we've decided to stop operations of the TikTok app in Hong Kong"
Network With Speed
Connect with top publishers and indie developers at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki Digital 2020. Sign up now!
Publisher SpeedMatch returns for the online-only games industry event this September.
New Advisor
Anzu welcomes David Sable as a strategic advisor
"A marketing giant of David Sable's stature is a rare find"
Catan Go
Niantic soft launches next AR title Catan: World Explorers
Available to download in New Zealand on Android
Welcome Aboard
Andres Gonzalez joins Zelgor Games as its lead level designer
Has experience with triple-A titles such as Bioshock Infinite
Possible Acquisition
Report: Xbox is interested in buying Warner Bros' games division
Microsoft joins Activision Blizzard, EA, and Take-Two in its interest for WBIE
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"