Netease Financials Q4 Fy17
Knives Out and Rules of Survival boost NetEase's 2017 revenues to $8.3 billion
Onymyoji declines, but a global launch and new MOBA should help
Mario Kart Dena
Mario Kart Tour's 'free-to-start' model might not mean what you think
Nintendo has been more liberal with the phrase following Super Mario Run's under-performance
Final Countdown
Final hours of Super Early Bird rate for Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018
Entry to May 14th to 15th conference won't get any cheaper
Indie Showcase
Google Play Indie Games Contest heads to London next week
Takes place at Saatchi Gallery on February 13th
Riposte Furnace Partnership
Mini Guns developer Riposte Games signs two-game publishing deal with Furnace Games
First game to come from the partnership will be called Dungeon Stars
Netmarble: The Gathering
Netmarble partners with Wizards of the Coast on real-time multiplayer Magic: The Gathering mobile game
Project M is expected to launch sometime in 2018
Fuelled By Rmob
RewardMob partners with Waves to launch blockchain-based mobile gaming platform
From rewards to esports
Eddie Birds
Nodding Frog brings Angry Birds Evolution character to Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast
Eddie the Bird joins the real Eddie and co
New Direction?
Webzen moves into social casino gaming with Hit the 5 Casino - Free Slots
MMORPG specialist diversifies portfolio
Lightseekers Tcg Goes Digital
PlayFusion plots ambitious 2018 with digital edition of physical Lightseekers trading card game
Also working on pushing the competitive side of the game across the UK
Ncsoft Financials Q4 Fy17
Lineage M's huge success pushes NCSoft's revenues to a record $1.6 billion in 2017
Sales are beginning to die down following the launch
Com2us Financials Q4 Fy17
Com2us scores revenues of over $450 million for the second year in a row
Summoners War to be its main focus of 2018, but it has plenty of other games to launch
Hot Purchase
Hong Kong publisher Animoca Brands acquires Finnish studio Tribeflame
Deal worth up to $433,000
Investment News
Tech start-up 8th Wall raises $8 million to make augmented reality dev tools
Brings total investment in company to date to $10.4 million
Love Produces Revenue
China-only dating sim Love and Producer generated $32 million in January 2018
From the developer of Love Nikki - Dress UP Queen
The Importance Of Being Idle
View-to-play pioneer Futureplay Games rebrands Farm Away! as Idle Farming Empire
Rebrand affects every game on Android, just Farm Away! on iOS
Ace Attorney
European law firm Fieldfisher hires video games lawyer Brian Chadwick
Plans to expand games industry-related services
Square Enix Financials Q3 Fy18
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Hoshi no Dragon Quest help grow Square Enix profits to $204 million
Dragon Quest Rivals goes unmentioned despite initial success
Sega Financials Q3 Fy18
Sega revenues fall despite continued success of Hortensia Saga and Puyopuyo!! Quest
Hoping new games released next year will push revenues up again
Capcom Vancouver Layoffs
Capcom Vancouver lays off around 30% of its staff due to restructuring
Still working on mobile release Puzzle Fighter
Netmarble Financials Q4 Fy17
Netmarble's latest game Tera M helps push revenues to $567 million
Lineage 2 Revolution still generating the most revenue
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fireproof's The Room: Old Sins launches straight to the top of the paid iPad charts
Rankings from January 22nd to 28th
Island Blast
Rovio soft-launches casual puzzle sequel Angry Birds Blast Island
Available on Android, but we're not sure exactly where
Gamevil Com2us Usa Merger
Gamevil and Com2us merge US offices to form Gamevil Com2us USA
Now have merged offices in the US, Europe, and Southeast Asia
Walking Dead Our World
Next Games soft-launches location-based AR game The Walking Dead: Our World
Now available on Android in the Philippines
Funding News
Jordanian mobile games publisher Tamatem raises $2.5 million
Plans to extend operations in the MENA markets
Chinese publisher Netease signs partnership with UK tech firm Improbable
Knives Out developer to use cloud-based platform SpatialOS for new games
Esports Tournament
Tencent to host $500,000 Arena of Valor World Cup in LA
Chinese publisher wants to create a large esports ecosystem for the hit MOBA
Gungho Financials Q4 Fy17
Gungho doubling down on Puzzle & Dragons in 2018 despite years of declining sales
Expect a new anime, manga, and esports tournaments in the coming months
Gree Financials Q2 Fy18
Gree revenues stall as it focuses efforts on live ops for SINoALICE and Another Eden
Money saved from closing studios offset by increasing outsourcing costs
Crack Team
Trivia Crack developer Etermax to open new Berlin studio
Also expanding headcount in Argentina and Uruguay offices
Sony Financials Q3 Fy17
Fate/Grand Order helps push Sony Music revenues to $1.98 billion
Overall revenues reach $23.6 billion for Q3 FY17
Kazuo Hirai Stepping Down
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai stepping down after six years as head of the company
To be replaced by current CFO Kenichiro Yoshida
Games Make Prizes
Appodeal launches indie games developer contest
Titles must be free and already available on the App Store and Google Play in the US
Nexon America Layoffs
Nexon America hit with layoffs amid company restructuring to streamline operations
Reportedly up to one-fifth of the company's staff affected
Apple Financials Q1 Fy18
Apple posts all-time revenue record of $88.3 billion for its Q1 FY18
Sales of its iPhones drop, but revenues from the sales grow
Striking A Discord
Games communication app Discord adds Spotify integration as it surpasses 90 million users
Discord users can connect accounts to Spotifty and share music
Technology Unite
Pokemon Go studio Niantic set to become more than just a games developer with Escher Reality acquisition
Plans to make AR technology more widely available later this year
Trailblazing
Supercell invests $4.2 million in new London-based casual mobile games developer Trailmix
New developer founded by former King London heads
Good Behaviour
Warner Bros partners with Fallout Shelter dev Behaviour Interactive on Westworld mobile game
It looks a lot like Fallout Shelter
Big Winners
Esports platform Skillz doled out $2.7 million to top 10 players in 2017
Biggest earner takes home more than $420,000
Tilting President
Tilting Point promotes COO Samir El Agili to president as co-founder Dan Sherman steps down
Sherman to stay on the board of directors
Cooking Up Something
Animoca Brands working on blockchain-based MasterChef mobile game
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Pokemon Fry
Niantic taps British celebrity Stephen Fry and composer George Fenton for new Pokemon Go ad
Get a glimpse of the next wave of Pokemon joining the game
Bang Dream Goes West
CyberAgent gears up for English-language launch of rhythm game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!
Pre-registration is open now
Sign Up Now
Sign up for free Indie Showcase tables at Pocket Gamer Connects San Francisco 2018
A limited number of spaces are available in our US conference in May
Keywords Growing
Keywords Studios expects 2017 revenues to hit $186 million following 11 acquisitions in a year
Still has $37.9 million in cash for further acquisitions
So Long Free
Paid Nintendo Switch Online service goes live September 2018
Switch to subscription will cost users $19.99 a year
Mario Movie
Nintendo reveals animated Super Mario movie in the works from film studio behind Minions
Also partners with Universal Pictures for worldwide theatrical release
Lets-a-go
Nintendo reveals fifth mobile game Mario Kart Tour
Releasing next fiscal year, and that's all we know for now