Conjuring Money
Witcher developer CD Projekt Red becomes second-biggest games company in Europe
Valued at $8 billion
Still Going Fast
Sonic the Hedgehog movie speeds past $200 million worldwide
Over $100 million made in the US alone.
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Making Money
Honour of Kings was the top-grossing mobile game in January 2020
Gardenscapes had its best month with $111.9 million
Next Step
Esports firm Tempo Storm raises $3.3 million to launch a game
The Bazaar will be a deck-building card game
Google Gamesnacks
Google launches hypercasual HTML5 platform GameSnacks
Focusing on SEA region through partnership with Gojek
New-ish Hire
Gameloft appoints Sonia Ettinger as vice president of human resources
Has been in the role since August 2019
Nest Egg
Pokemon Home made an estimated $1.8 million in revenue in its first week
Sensor Tower believes 40.8 per cent of user spend came from the US
Staying Home
Facebook Gaming and Sony pull out of GDC 2020 over coronavirus concerns
Event still going ahead as planned despite major cancellations
Kixeye Job Cuts
Kixeye cuts 20 jobs following Stillfront acquisition
"No effect on our portfolio", says Stillfront CEO
Going Retro
Hasbro is bringing back the old-school Tiger handheld games
Sonic, The Little Mermaid, Transformers and X-Men are being released Fall 2020
Nexon Financials Q4 Fy19
Nexon profits grow to $1.03 billion as MapleStory M sees impressive revenue growth
Q4 was also successful for the company
Gdc Bound
The Big Indie Pitch and Pocket Gamer Party lands in San Francisco next month
The Big Indie Pitches for mobile, PC and console as well as the Pocket Gamer Party take place in the action packed week that is GDC
Join The Fight
Pre-registration for War Of The Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius has begun
The game is out in Spring 2020
From The Ashes
New Japanese publisher Phoenixx sets up shop in Tokyo
It has five titles set for a 2020 release
Maximum Effort
Update: Epic Games teases Marvel's Deadpool crossover in Fortnite Chapter 2
'Merc with a Mouth' makes his debut
Nook And Cranny
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct details mobile app features and promotional crossovers
Pocket Camp items coming to New Horizons, and vice versa
Increasing The Team
Tag Games relocates to bigger studio in Dundee to increase its workforce
It spent £200,000 on the new office space
Stream For Charity
Make-A-Wish UK launches new fundraising programme GameStars aimed at streamers
Streamers, developers, gamers unite
Monopoly
Embracer Group subsidiary Koch Media acquires Let's Sing developer Voxler
Second Embracer acquisition in 24 hours
Studio Closure
Virtue Reality developer Ultimatum Games shuts down
"We tried everything"
Seek Funding
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The ever popular investor matchmaking event returns to the USA in May’s two-day games industry conference
Netmarble Financials Q4 Fy19
Netmarble's profits fell to $136 million in 2019 despite steady performance in North America
Though sales have increased to $1.86 billion
Deadly Game
The Chinese government is backing a new virus killing game
It is available on WeChat and Douyin
It's Alive
HQ Trivia has seemingly risen from the dead
A new potenital acquisition appeared over the weekend
Stand Together
Kickstarter has become one of the first major tech companies in the US to unionise
It has joined forces with the Office and Professional Employees International Union
Love It Go
Paper Games' Love Nikki Dress Up Queen scores first official Disney crossover in the West
Elex-published dress up game will feature dresses from the Frozen movies
A Bigger Share
Kwalee pays out $1.3 million in staff bonuses through profit share scheme
Launched in October 2018
Anime And Animation
Activision Blizzard co-president leaks Diablo and Overwatch series in the works for Netflix
Nick van Dyk profile details both shows are planned
Second Collaboration
Ride & Crash Games partners with Swedish death metal band Amon Amarth for 8-bit mobile game
Amon Amarth - Berserker Game launches on Friday
Smarter Sales
Unity tweaks its accounting methods prior to rumoured IPO
Reallocating sales from Finland to US
Cash And Stock
Embracer Group snaps up Saber Interactive in deal worth $525 million
"Saber has been on our radar for a very long time"
Spread The Love
Google Stadia is adding support for Samsung, Razer, and Asus devices
More than 20 Android mobiles will support the platform
Aided Advertising
Adjust launches new feature to simplify mobile advertisement
The control centre is part of the Adjust Automate suite
Winning Rights
Report: Google paid $160 million for Activision Blizzard esports streaming rights
It covers Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Call of Duty
Boomshakalaka
Nifty Games signs licensing deal with NBA for its first game
Expect NBA stars, venues, and teams in Nifty's "quick-session, head-to-head" debut
Prime Candidate
Retro Studios takes on Super Lucky's Tale and DC Universe Online designers
One of several hires the Texas-based studio has made recently
80 Million Devices
Update: Apple sales expected to fall due to iPhone production delay from coronavirus
Sales target likely not to be met
Stock Shortage
Nintendo Switch global production output hit by coronavirus
China outbreak affecting Vietnam assembly
Bird Bonanza
Rovio and Duolingo partner for crossover promotion in Angry Birds 2
In-app appearances, rewarded videos and character crossover
Growing Ambition
Report: TikTok owner ByteDance expected to name Yan Shou as head of games
Currently overseeing strategy and investment unit
Indies
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Applications now open for new 2020 initiative supporting indies in the games industry
Fast Money
Sonic the Hedgehog movie sprints to nearly $60 million in its first three days
The film was released on February 14th
Never Take Our Freedom
Forces of Freedom closes down F2P version to avoid financial difficulties
An offline premium version will be released
Show Must Go On
GDC 2020 will go ahead with heavy restrictions for Chinese companies
The firms will need to send a North American representitive if they still wish to take part
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Talking Heads
Bungie, Sony, The Pokémon Company and 9GAG confirmed to speak at Big Screen Gaming Seattle 2020
First speakers revealed for Pocket Gamer Connects’ partner event covering PC, console and XR
High Five
Google unveils first new Stadia games since launch
Panzer Dragoon: Remake, Serious Sam Collection, Spitlings and more
Expansion
Middle Eastern games publishing platform Tamatem locks $3.5 million in funding
Wamda led the backing
New Studio
Former Rovio and Dodreams execs close pre-seed investment round for Helsinki-based start-up Flowstate Games
Edvard Groundstroem will head up the studio as CEO