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Dead Good
Dead Trigger 2 lands a direct hit on 100 million downloads
The milestone marks the zombie blaster as developer Madfinger’s most successful title to date
Winner
South Korea takes home $200,000 Prize from inaugural Arena of Valor World Cup
The event was held at the TCL Chinese Theatre and had a total prize pool of $550,000
Limited Time Offer
ASO platform Mobile Action ditches indie subscription fee for limited time only
Indie developers and small studios can pick up services for special one-time fee of $99
Partnership
Google partners up with Unity to extend ad campaign reach
The agreement will give Google access to Unity’s network of mobile games through Universal App campaigns
Fired Up
Fire Emblem Heroes fires up $400m in worldwide revenue
The RPG launched just under 18 months ago and has proven to be Nintendo’s most popular outing on mobile
Severing Links
Apple limits App Store discovery as it cuts affiliate programme and threatens future of mobile sites
Officially ends October 1st 2018
Cash Of Clans
Clash of Clans players still spending $1.5m a day in 2018
Title likely to have made around $316.5 million this year already
New Marketing Tools
Facebook reveals new UA tools as it claims 50% of all app revenue will come from ads by 2021
Social network reveals playables, retention optimisation and value optimisation solutions at ChinaJoy
New Horizons
Shop Heroes dev Cloudcade opens games studio in Pakistan
Shop Heroes developer plans to invest in Pakistan as a new technology hub through the new location
Surf’s Up
Subway Surfers' iOS revenue sprints past $80 million from in-app purchases
Six years after launch Kiloo’s runner is still a runaway success
New Management
Sega of America names Ian Curran as new COO and president
Industry veteran steps into the new role effective today alongside serving position on Atlus USA’s board
Watch Out
Sony's multi-billion dollar mobile hit Fate/Grand Order snags two films and a spin-off anime series
Type-moon’s mobile RPG is getting tie-ins to explore its Babylonia and Camelot storylines
Home Run
Glu Mobile hits record $99.4m bookings as Design Home continues strong showing
Tap Sports Baseball 18 and Covet Fashion also perform well
New Studio
New cross-platform services provider The Multiplayer Guys opens in Nottingham
Provides support for games on mobile, PC and console platforms
Downloads Story
MapleStory M racks up three million in one week after global launch and is a US top 100 grosser
A top grossing game in 29 countries including the US
Event
We're bringing the Big Indie Pitch and Mobile Mixer party to Gamescom
International game developer competition returns to Germany this month, bringing a social event with panel debate
Upgrades
YouAppi's 360 mobile marketing platform releases new SDK and improves fraud detection
SDK lets companies gain direct access to programmatic advertising inventory
Learning Tools
Epic includes a nifty tutorial for creating high-end mobile games with the latest build of Unreal Engine
'Action RPG' sample project aims to help get developers to grips with high-quality mobile production
Report
Nintendo Switch nears 20 million sales
Earnings report for the Japanese publisher shows a strong start to the year, with $1.5b in overall revenue so far
Event
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Galactic
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes generated nearly $55m during Q2 2018
Galaxy of Heroes spearheads Electronic Arts’ mobile business, accounting for 29 per cent of total revenue
Crazy Financials
Animoca Brands posts record $6m revenue for Q2 2018
Profits come in at $193,000
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Paradise Palms
Fortnite mobile clears 100 million downloads and $160m revenue
Reached milestone
Fortnite Android
Battle royale hit Fortnite may bypass Google Play for Android release
Rumours suggest there will be timed exclusivity for Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Milestone
Vainglory brings in over $50m in lifetime revenue
Super Evil Megacorp’s 2014 MOBA secures a spot as the third most popular genre entry on mobile
Financials
Capcom delivers record $35m profits despite mobile decline
Revenue jumps to $155 million for the three months ending June 30th 2018
Code Kids
Microsoft puts $500k behind tech training for students of colour
Publisher enters partnership with Black Girls Code to improve STEM education
Takeover
FoxNext among assets purchased in Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st Century Fox
Games division one of the “key assets” acquired by the big mouse
Weekly Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Gardenscapes returns as a top 10 grosser
Rankings from July 16th to 22nd
Funding Round
Japanese studio Bank of Innovation floats on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Mobile RPG developer ends first day with $77 million market cap
Event
Top 20 reasons why you need to be at Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki this September
From the 16 conference tracks by 160 world-class speakers to networking, pitching and the Global Connects Party. This is one event you cannot afford to miss!
Super Publishing
Flaregames partners with Hamburg dev Sviper to publish Super Spell Heroes
Real-time puzzle duel game
Report
FIFA success dominates EA’s financial report for Q1 FY2019
Publishing giant brings in a net revenue of $1.14 billion this quarter
Not So Improbable
NetEase invests $50m in UK tech company Improbable
Ties between Chinese publisher and SpatialOS developer deepen following partnership announced back in February
Hustle And Bustle
War Robots and Hustle Castle spur Mail.Ru’s game revenue to $89m
Mobile on the march at publisher
Report
Revenue at hidden object specialist G5 Games jumps to $44.7m in Q2 2018
Swedish publisher is placing a priority on building up development teams for future success
Deal
Beijing Bosi Interactive secures exclusive $740k deal with Animoca Brands to distribute Crazy Kings in China
BBI wins rights to distribute Android and HTML5 ports of the iOS strategy title, due next year
Come Say Hello
Meet the PocketGamer.biz team at ChinaJoy 2018
We'll also discuss opportunities on PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockchainGamer.biz
Swift Action
SwiftLife swiftly sues Taylor Swift over Taylor Swift: The Swift Life
New York computer consulting service isn't happy with a new app from the singer holding the same name as its business
Glorious
Apple flaunts iPhone X gaming capabilities with Vainglory demonstration
Bionic chip commercial provides a marketing platform for Super Evil Megacorp’s MOBA
Punch Up
Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle amasses over $1 billion in revenue over two years
Bandai Namco continue to find success with the Dragon Ball license
Downloads
Swedish publisher MAG Interactive has passed 250 million downloads
Milestone follows a successful IPO for the Ruzzle and Paint Hit creator
Event
Second wave of speakers announced for Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki
The latest additions to September’s speaker roster include Ketchapp, Vlambeer, Square Enix, Nevaly and Hatch
Drop Together
PUBG Mobile introduces a new 'Clans' community feature
Update also brings achievements and deathmatch-inspired War Mode to the mobile port
Tree Time
Side-scrolling MMORPG MapleStory M launches worldwide
Nexon celebrates the mobile edition’s launch with a fortnight of in-game rewards
Lights, Camera
Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds partners with Peak Games for Toon Blast performance marketing campaign
Deadpool actor recorded 30 versions of a commercial for the iterative advertising project
Chicken Fund
PUBG Mobile hits $30m in revenue in four months
The battle royale title saw revenues trip upon the introduction of the royale pass
Who's There?
Ex-Zynga and TinyCo devs raise $2m for chat app games start-up Knock Knock
The chat gaming network will combine chat-native play experiences with unique intellectual properties