Sweet Investment
AppLovin invests in Supercell-backed developer Redemption Games
Terms were not disclosed
Dazzling
Dazzle Rocks raises $6.8 million in Series A funding round
Funds to be used in developing new social mobile MMO
Remote Working
Kwalee is opening its vacancies to remote workers
COVID-19 has taught some lessons
10 Years On
Infinite Lives on dropping CastleCraft's subscription model and going freemium
Players just didn't like it
Another Direction
Wargaming appoints David Smit as new creative director
Previously worked with King, Happy Tuesday, Crytek, Bigpoint, and more
Ea Play
EA Play goes digital-only for 2020
Now part of Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest
Open For Buisness
Japan's Computer Entertainment Rating Organisation reopens on May 7th
It was shut due to the coronavirus
Game Down
Honor of Kings crashes on Chinese Labor Day
Tencent blamed the AI
Money Money Money
iPad in-app consumer spending hit $2.1 billion in Q1 2020
With 1.11 billion new installs
Helping Veterans
Activision Blizzard donates $2 million to help veterans find employment during the COVID-19 pandemic
"We've seen a huge increase in veterans asking our partners for assistance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic"
Sensor Tower Funding
Sensor Tower secures $45 million investment from strategic partnership with Riverwood Capital
First investment since 2013
Knocked Out
Fighting games tournament Evo 2020 gets cancelled
Due to – you guessed it – coronavirus
Worthy Cause
Roblox is donating up to $1 million to coronavirus relief efforts
Limited-edition items are on sale until June 30th
Most Read
Hot Five: Jagex sold to Macarthur Fortune, Jens Begemann leaves Wooga, and Gameloft chiefs reflect on 20 years at the company
The hottest articles of last week
Excited Yet?
Sega Europe, Tencent, King, Nordeus and NCSOFT all join the talented lineup for Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2
Revealed: Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2 adds more top industry speakers to the already incredible line-up of talent
Series A Funding
Guilded raises $7 million for gaming chat platform
"We're building the world's best platform for connecting communities"
This Week In China
This Week In China: Wind Fantasy returns on mobile, and an Animal Crossing: New Horizons grey market is growing
The biggest stories direct from Beijing
Summer Party
Games companies band together to create the Summer Game Fest
Featuring news, announcements, interviews and more
Battle Ready
World of Tanks Blitz introduces new battle pass
There are free and premium versions
Hello Bublar
Bublar Group acquires Goodbye Kansas
For around $5.7m in shares
Get That Data
Newzoo teams with Reddit for games engagment data
"Gaming communities on Reddit are incredibly engaged"
Cancelled Cup
Epic cancels Fortnite World Cup 2020
"We're hopeful to be able to put on some form of Fortnite World Cup in 2021"
Mamma Mia
No Nintendo E3-style Direct planned for the first time since 2013
Multiple sources suggest video presentation has been pushed until Summer
Gdc Summer
GDC scraps physical presence in favour of all-digital event
"Available to everyone with an internet connection"
Round The Track
Sperasoft teams up with Codemasters to work on racing titles
"We are proud to be a partner of Codemasters and to share in their cultural principles"
Farewell
Founders of Global Game Jam depart after 12 years
"I think that GGJ is the best of me as an educator and game designer"
Feel The Music
Sega launches a music brand
Launching soundtracks via other labels in Japan
All Chill, No Sweat
Update: Fortnite launches weaponless Party Royale mode
"Experimental and evolving space"
$10 Million Set Aside
My.Games launches publishing programme aimed at hypercasual developers
"More than 13 years' experience developing and publishing games"
Discount Ends
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Manors Maketh Man
Playrix releases Manor Matters globally after six months in soft launch
First hidden object game for the publisher
Beta Booming
Microsoft's Project xCloud accumulates "hundreds of thousands" of active users
"Commercial cloud revenue generating $13.3 billion"
New Studio
AuthorDigital launches new IP development studio Adept Games
Funded through $5.5 investment partnership
Pitch Your Game
The Big Indie Pitch returns to Pocket Gamer Connects Digital #2 - sign up now!
The ever-popular pitching competition takes place completely online alongside the week-long digital conference this June
Consuming Content
Twitch streamers have created 89 per cent more sponsored content since the start of 2020
Content consumed has risen by 79 per cent
What A Surprise
Indivisible launches on Nintendo Switch without Lab Zero's knowledge
"This launch does not represent the quality standards of Lab Zero"
Efficient Android Games
New advice for more efficient games on Android
ARM breaks down its tools for developers to make their Android titles perform even better
Covid-19 Impact
AppsFlyer: Mobile game revenue has risen 35% since February
Casual and social games have seen an identical jump
Emergency Appeal Ongoing
National Videogame Museum continues fight for survival as it raises £130,000
"Every donation gets us closer to securing our future"
Quest Unlocked
UK initiative SideQuest looks to encourage games careers for 3.3 million teenagers under lockdown
Target of 100,000 to get into games
More Games In 2021
Google and EA partner to bring Star Wars, FIFA and Madden NFL to Stadia
Set to launch later this year
Thank You Nhs
Ukie launches new initiative for NHS workers, Games for Carers
Over 85,000 games will be made available
Speaker Submission
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Drop In
Epic Games's $2 million Fortnite Champion Series Invitational announced for May 9th
Mobile, PC and console players will be invited
New Partnership
Tencent partners up with Gameye for new digital conference
Takes place on May 6th
Dropping Numbers
SuperData reduces XR spending estimates by $1.4bn for 2020
Firm reckons $6.3bn will be spent this year
Creative Support
Rumble Hockey is offering content creators a 100% revenue share for players they bring to the game
It launches May 19th
Acquisition
Asset firm Macarthur Fortune Holding acquires Jagex for $530 million
"The combined strength of Macarthur Fortune and Jagex will both support and enhance our strategic plan"
Transport It Tycoon
Mobile Monsters partners with Huuuge Publishing to scale Transport It Tycoon
"It became very clear that Huuuge and us share a mutual understanding of how to run things"
Scrabble Success
Scopely acquires Scrabble GO developer PierPlay
Now working on an unannounced project