Switched On
Report: Nintendo targets production of 18 million Switch consoles by March 2018
Stepping up production to keep up with demand
Leaving Games
IQU co-founder and MD to leave digital media agency for new venture outside of games
Current CFO Brian Spaans to take on the role from August 1st 2017
Accessible Programming
Raspberry Pi merges with CoderDojo to get more children coding
Aims to quadruple number of CoderDojo clubs around the world to 5,000 by the end of 2020
Because It's Batman
Tencent seals licensing deal for DC Comics characters in Strike of Kings
Batman, The Joker and Superman have already entered the fray
Working Conditions
Blanket wage system is embroiled in controversy in Korean game industry
A look at the current working conditions of South Korean developers and how they are paid
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fidget spinner games continue to dominate with Ketchapp's latest
Rankings from May 15th to May 21st
The Weekly
The Weekly: Augmented reality wars, Unity's $2.6 billion valuation, and why App Store revenues trump Google Play
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Big Saving
Mid Term ending for PG Connects San Francisco 2017
Last few days to save up to 25%
Best Fiends Boot Camp
Seriously pushes Best Fiends franchise beyond games with Best Fiends: Boot Camp animation
Reel FX produces, Mark Hamill voices
Partners In Html5
Bandai Namco and Drecom invest $2.1 million in new HTML5 mobile game studio BXD
Working on Bandai Namco IP with a Spring 2018 launch date
Unreal Money
Latest wave of Unreal Dev Grants gives two mobile developers a share of $275,000
One Dream and Playearth gain a cash boost for their games
Back In Action
Hearthstone recovers from revenue woes as Clash Royale continues to be the top grossing mobile game
SuperData Research reveals the biggest earners of April 2017
Mix It Up
Microsoft launches Mixer Create to livestream games from mobile devices
Offers co-streaming and viewer interactivity
Develop:brighton 2017 Schedule
Develop:Brighton releases full schedule for its 2017 conference
Leanne Bayley and Tony Yang will be in attendance
Class Of 2017
Stugan reveals the 15 teams taking part in its 2017 accelerator program
26 developers, seven weeks, one cabin
Build To Battle
Supercell overhauls Clash of Clans with new units and game modes in huge Builder Base update
New units, new battles, new abilities, new buildings, the works
Million Dollar Baby
66 publishers made their first $1 million in annual revenue on the US App Store in 2016
Compared to 39 on Google Play, according to Sensor Tower
Switch Gets Unreal
Unreal Engine 4 adds full support for Nintendo Switch
Also gets Google Cardboard and Daydream support
Vision Fund
Softbank reportedly picks up $4 billion stake in Nvidia
Japanese firm acquires 4.9% of shares
Sweet Franchise
Jam City eyes multi-billion dollar future for Cookie Jam IP as game passes 100 million downloads
New game Cookie Jam Blast released
Switched On
Nintendo shares hit seven-year high on back of Switch success
Shares closed at ¥31,880 on May 24th
A New Trail
Peter Molyneux’s The Trail heads to China as 22Cans seals NetEase publishing deal
UK studio returns to China with new deal
Name That Game
Tencent turns to Strike of Kings players to provide a new name for the game
Don't mention leagues, legends, or glory
Get Onboard
Full-game demo ad platform AppOnboard raises $4 million to expand operations
Lets players play a game's tutorial in an ad
Unity Investment
Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake
Values developer at $2.6 billion
Revved Up
Top Gear mobile developer Motorious drives up extra $894,000 in funding
Debut game Top Gear Road Trip set for summer release
Multimedia Empire
Chinese publisher NetEase eyes movies and TV shows based on its most popular mobile game IP
Big plans for its biggest IP
Out Of This World
Supercell acquires 62% stake in UK mobile games studio Space Ape for $55.8 million
New future beckons for successful London developer valued at $90 million
Game Dev Education
YoYo Games aims to make development more accessible with GameMaker 2 education edition
Free trial version available for schools and students
Top Apps
Transformers: Forged to Fight wins Best Game in 2017 Google Play Awards
Winners for Standout Indie, Best VR and AR apps also revealed
Lawsuits Are Magic
Toy Blast dev Peak Games settles My Little Pony cloning lawsuit against Hasbro out of court
My Little Pony: Puzzle Party will be pulled from app stores
Take Two Financials Q4 Fy17
Take-Two revenues hit $1.78 billion with help from mobile CCG WWE SuperCard
Social Point purchase will be accretive to profits in FY18
Keep On Rolling
Atari renews Rollercoaster Tycoon license until 2022 as mobile game clears 6.5 million downloads
Extends previous agreement by three years
Pitch, Pitch, Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch heads to Los Angeles this June for the biggest week in gaming
E3 week is nearly upon us, so what better time for the Big Indie Pitch to arrive in Los Angeles
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Fidget Spin most downloaded game on iPhone
Rankings from May 8th to May 14th
22% Project
Gram Games hosts 22% Project Workshop to encourage more women to get into games
Scheme aims to improve diversity
Spinning Up The Charts
Ketchapp gets in on the fidget spinner craze with no.1 App Store game Finger Spinner
Must-have toy is now the must-have app
Creeping Up
Outplay’s mobile tower defence game Alien Creeps TD surpasses 20 million downloads
First launched in October 2014
Hot Deal
Keywords splashes $6 million on Asian art services provider Red Hot CG
Picks up new offices in China and Indonesia
Flying High
The Angry Birds Movie 2 flies into cinemas September 2019
Angry Birds Movie 2 release date set for September 20th
China Dawns
Zynga partners with NetEase to launch Dawn of Titans in China
Expected to release later this year
The Weekly
The Weekly: The $1 billion talking cat, Gordon Ramsay's Restaurant Dash, and Improbable's $500 million plans
Rounding up the week's industry analysis and news from around the internet
Better Together
Mobile analytics firm Adjust becomes a Google App Attribution Partner for better integration with AdWords
All the power of AdWords within the Adjust platform
Keep It Greasy
East Side Games' licensed IP Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money hits two million downloads in a month
Time to crack open a cold one with the boys
At The Movies
Google touts PC quality high-fidelity rendering for mobile-powered Daydream VR with Seurat
So good you'll kneel on the floor to get a better look
Living The Dream
Google unveils screen-casting and YouTube video sharing in Daydream VR 2.0 update
Over 150 apps currently available on the platform
Nordic Game Awards 2017
Clash Royale leaves 2017 Nordic Game Awards empty-handed as Twofold Inc. and Clapper score big wins
Small titles pick up the big wins
All The Content
Schedule unveiled for PG Connects San Francisco 2017
True cross-industry content from some of the finest minds around
Lost Its Marbles
Netmarble share prices fall 8.3% from its IPO price despite $610 million revenues in Q1
Financial results apparently weren't good enough
Ukie Manifesto 2017
Ukie calls on UK government to work closer with games industry in 2017 manifesto
Voices concerns around Brexit and funding in the UK