About To Blow Up
Finnish developer Nitro Games gearing up for $3.5 million IPO
Subscription period has already begun
Drown Them All
EA soft-launches potential big hitter The Sims Mobile ahead of FY18 release
Confirms free-to-play approach
(x)locked In
Keywords Studios continues spending spree by acquiring CMS developer XLOC for $900,000
Providing efficient localisation across all major game engines
No More Executions
Games incubator Execution Labs deploys all funds and shuts its doors after four years
Jason Della Rocca and Keith Katz will stick around to help out funded developers
Ea Financials Q4 Fy17
EA banks on live ops and new Sims mobile game in FY18 to boost slowing mobile business
Galaxy of Heroes now has a 162 minute average daily playtime
Boxed Out
The reality of failure and betting the company on one game: The story of JuiceBox Games
Former CEO Michael Martinez offers a candid breakdown of the events leading up to the studio's closure
Super Mobile Gamer
Today's "super mobile gamer" is a Pokemon GO-loving 39-year old woman
Verto Analytics looks into who owns the most devices and more
Speaker Call
Rovio, Futureplay, Grand Cru, Gamevil, PlayRaven, Tribeflame, ZeptoLab and more confirmed for PG Connects Helsinki 2017
First speakers announced for September 19-20 conference
Worlds Together
Bossa Studios hires Ansible PR founder Tracey McGarrigan as Chief Marketing Officer
Overseeing Worlds Adrift and other unannounced projects
Super Speed
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe became the best-selling game of April 2017 in the UK in just two days
Breath of the Wild takes 6th spot depsite being launched in March
Apple 180
Apple U-turns on lowering app affiliate commission rates to 2.5%
Now only IAPs will be affected
Art Story
Ex-Pixar artist on designing art for games and film
Mark Holmes discusses the development of CounterSpy for PlayStation devices and mobile
You Fight Well
Nexon and Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors Unleashed smashes 5 million downloads
Took just over a month to get there
Wanna Trade?
Toys-to-life developer PlayFusion partners with TOMY to launch Lightseekers physical TCG
Using AR-enabled cards that can be scanned into the mobile game
Game On
War Child launches online charity hub GameOn with Tim Schafer, Rhianna Pratchett, and more
A centralised location to find out all about upcoming campaigns and current partnerships
Ffbe 20 Million Downloads
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius passes 20 million global downloads in time for first anniversary
Still no idea what Exvius means
Road To Recovery
Zynga shares surge to their highest point since mid-2014 after promising Q1 earnings
Latest financials please investors
Tiga Manifesto
TIGA wants an extra 5,000 people employed in the UK games industry by 2022
Trade body wants best deal possible post-Brexit
Mobile Ad Fraud
Average fraud rate across all mobile ad networks is 15%
Eight networks are said to be filled with 100% fraudulent clicks
Strike Of Kings
Tencent's megahit mobile MOBA Honor of Kings soft-launched in the West as Strike of Kings
Available in the UK and beyond
Go Play Outside
Niantic partners with Knight Foundation to foster communities in the real world
Play Pokemon GO and make some friends while you're at it
Take-off
2K Games President Christoph Hartmann departs after 20 years at Take-Two
No reason given
Greater Things
505 Games appoints former 2K Games GM Neil Ralley as President
Helping take them to the next level
Activision Blizzard Financials Q1 Fy17
Activision Blizzard revenues hit $1.73 billion as Candy Crush franchise remains a stable performer
King is also getting into social casino now, apparently
What's Next?
Next Games doubles revenue in Q1 2017 after successful IPO
Helsinki firm grows to 77 employees
Zynga Financials Q1 Fy17
Zynga sees revenues rise to over $194 million as Zynga Poker sees huge boost
Words With Friends suffers heavy losses
Amicable Parting
NaturalMotion co-founder and CEO Torsten Reil leaves after 15 years
Time for a break
Partnerships With Friends
Zynga partners with People to launch latest social game Crosswords With Friends
That's three With Friends games launched in the last two months
Adjust Into China
Analytics firm Adjust expands mobile measurements platform into China
Down from a 2.67 second delay to just 1.01 seconds
Apple Manufacturing
Apple to invest $1 billion in US manufacturing in effort to boost local industry
Might score points with Trump while he's at it
Extending A Bridge
Tapjoy partners with analytics firm Moat to track viewability of its rewarded video ads
Shows promising results in preliminary tests
Ahead Of The Pack
Hot Wheels: Race Off developer Hutch scores place on 2017 UK's Best Workplaces list
The only games company in the UK to be added to the list this time around
Millions Of Friends
Words With Friends trumps Pokemon GO as most popular US mobile game in March 2017 with 13 million users
Pokemon GO not far behind with 10.5 million
Ready For Titanfall
Particle City ditches CCG for RTS in next mobile game Titanfall Assault
More likely to capture the series' "action-packed gameplay"
Glu Financials Q1 Fy17
Glu starts 2017 strong with $57 million in revenues thanks to Design Home and Tap Sports Baseball
Still making a heavy loss
Downtown Sf
Bespoke confirmed as PG Connects San Francisco 2017 venue
Rumours of Alcatraz setting for June 27th-28th conference were unfounded
China Games Market
China game revenues expected to hit $35 billion in 2021
Mobile games to make up 58% of these revenues, says Niko Partners
Up The Ante
Social casino players spend $39.87 in-game a month and play for 57 minutes per session
SuperData takes a closer look at social casino games
Anniversary Celebrations
GungHo stems quarterly decline as Puzzle & Dragons income recovers for fifth anniversary
Number of downloads surpasses 45 million in Japan alone
Business News
Apple revenues up year-on-year to nearly $53 billion despite iPhone and iPad sales slump
Greater China revenues fall on quarterly and yearly basis
Surfs Up
Ex-Warner Bros Animation President joins Sybo Games to take lead on Subway Surfers TV series
Developer also touts potential for animated film
Dealing Them In
Hearthstone snaps up 70 million downloads
April's Journey to Un’Goro update proves popular with players
Soaring Financials
Rovio’s games business revenues soar to nearly $62 million in Q1 2017
Nearly doubles quarterly revenue year-on-year
Popcap Layoffs
Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap lays off staff at Seattle studio
Studio aims to refocus on key titles and new projects
Tweet Tweet
Early Bird ending for PG Connects San Francisco 2017
Final hours to save up to 20%
Sending A Message
Facebook Instant Games for Messenger rolls out worldwide with new features
Words With Friends to offer turn-based play and spectating
Mad Skillz
Skillz doubles revenue run-rate to $100 million in eight months as mobile eSports scene gains steam
Increased users by 32% in the same period
Time To Duel
Supercell kicks off year-long global Clash Royale Crown Championship
Promising $1 million in prizes throughout the first year
Huuuge Signing
Nonstop Games co-founder Henric Suuronen joins Huuuge Games' Board of Directors
Has been an investor since early 2015
App Store Price Increase
Apple increase App Store prices in Denmark, Mexico, Taiwan and EU countries
Appears to be introducing alternate pricing tiers to affected countries