Storm8 Job Losses
Storm8 cuts over half its workforce with 130 jobs lost
Streamlining business
Anvil In The Snow
Snowprint Studios taps ex-Wooga midcore staff to set up new Berlin studio
Wilhelm Österberg heads up new team
Grin And Bear It
Game developer takes plunge into icy water to speak with investors at Finland’s Polar Bear Pitching
3D Bear flies the flag for mobile, PC and VR games in education
Vive Mobile?
HTC eyes mobile VR space with new mystery device
Smartphone firm plots counterpart for PC-powered Vive
Cash Royale
Supercell’s Clash Royale grosses $1 billion in less than a year
Finnish studio's latest hasn't left US App Store top 10 grossing rankings since September 2016
Fantasy Revenue Journey
New mobile games spurred on Chinese publisher NetEase to $4 billion in revenue in 2016
A stellar year for the firm
Coin For Krotos
Audio tech firm Krotos secures six-figure funding from former Rockstar North president
Looking to double its headcount and push into VR
Going To Rio
Plarium partners with Twentieth Century Fox to bring children's film Rio to match-3
Still waiting on Terminator Genisys
Vungle Growth
Vungle hits $300 million annual run rate after sixth consecutive year of growth
Sees 125% increase in SDK adoption rate from 2015
More Pokemon
80 new Pokemon coming to Pokemon GO alongside new gameplay and customisation
If this doesn't bring players back, nothing will
Supercell Financials 2016
Supercell sees revenues grow to $2.3 billion in 2016 thanks to success of Clash Royale
Earnings also increase around 8%
Nokia Resurrected
HMD Global expected to reveal four new Nokia handsets at Mobile World Congress
But can you play Snake on it?
Esports In 2017
Revenues from eSports expected to hit $696 million in 2017
Newzoo digs into the growth of the market
Os Blocking
Google is being investigated in Korea for potentially obstructing Samsung mobile OS development
Deal from 2011 under scrutiny once again
State Of App Engagement
Only 5% of mobile app users remain active after 30 days
AppsFlyer looks at the state of app engagement
Beans For Beans
Children's interactive media brand Beans Entertainment closes $374,000 in seed funding
Launching Bean&Gone in the coming months
Esports In India
Nazara to invest $20 million into new eSports league for India
Committed to growing the league for at least the next five years
Angry Banned
Angry Birds is the most blacklisted app on corporate devices worldwide
Should probably be more concerned about Angry Birds 2
Nexon Financials Q4 Fy16
Nexon pinning hopes on strong 2017 launch line-up as sales and profits fall in 2016
Dynasty Warriors and Final Fantasy could be huge
More Summoners War
Summoners War is getting an MMORPG spin-off, cartoon, movie, and more
Com2uS doubles down on its flagship title
Com2us Financials Q4 Fy16
Com2uS posts record year for sales and profits as it pushes further into the global market
86% of sales were generated outside of Korea
Gates To Success
How Rovio tweaked its gated production framework to offer more autonomy
VP Operations Cyril Barrow explains the evolving strategy
Netmarble Financials Q4 Fy16
Netmarble profits jump 81% thanks to hugely successful launch of Lineage 2
Also sees continued growth from its other long-running franchises
Humble Publishing
Humble Bundle launches games publishing and funding arm for all platforms
Wants mobile games as well as PC and console
Big Apples
Apple's next iPhone could cost over $1,000 due to OLED screens and memory upgrades
But a top-end iPhone 7 is already $969
Mixi Financials Q3 Fy17
Mixi sales and profits are up as Monster Strike interest holds steady in Japan
Anime and film help promote the game
East Meets West
Chinese mobile publisher Skymoons opens Edinburgh studio
Plans to create 21 jobs
Zynga Financials Q4 Fy16
Zynga remains loss-making but revenues and bookings increase in Q4 2016
Zynga Poker makes up 20% of all Q4 revenues
Activision Blizzard Financials Q4 Fy16
King makes up nearly 25% of Activision Blizzard's $6.6 billion in sales for 2016
MAUs fall but players are more engaged
Ubisoft Financials Q3 Fy17
Mobile makes little impact as Ubisoft sales drop to $564 million
Soft-launched Rabbids Crazy Rush given a release window after lengthy testing period
Finest Finland
Call for speakers: PG Connects Helsinki returns on September 19th to 20th
You know the score: bigger, better, more
Future Of Kabam
Kabam winds down Beijing studio following poor internal performance of soft-launched Legacy of Zeus
COO Kent Wakeford also discusses future asset sales
Know Your Players
60% of all mobile gamers are men but number of women gamers is on the rise
SuperData Research shares insights from Player Profile dashboard
That'll Teach Them
Outplay Entertainment launches learning and development hub Outplay Academy
Teaching all aspects of the company in a centralised resource pool
Serious Talent
Vainglory bolsters professional team roster with five established eSports organisations
Fnatic, Echo Fox, NRG, Rogue, and Immortals enter the Fold
Japanese Hit
Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes made more than $5 million in first few days
Over one million downloads half a day after release
Building For Mobile
TT Games acquires Golf Clash developer Playdemic to make LEGO mobile games
UK studio snapped up after generating over $50 million in revenue
Remote Kaivola
Ex-Next Games and Rovio exec Kalle Kaivola joins Remote Control Productions as COO
Reunites with Angry Birds Epic developer
Critical Figures
Soft-launched mobile shooter Critical Ops surpasses 13 million downloads and 500,000 DAUs
Eyeing up a Spring 2017 release worldwide
Play Ball
Glu partners with MLB to bring fully-licensed teams and players to Tap Sports Baseball
Kris Bryant returns as the cover star
Glu Financials Q4 Fy16
Glu inches past $200 million in revenues for 2016 thanks to Crowdstar acquisition
Kim Kardashian: Hollywood still making money
E3 Opens Floodgates
E3 2017 will open its doors to 15,000 members of the public for the first time
$250 a ticket for the full three days
Gone Fishing
Autodesk CEO Carl Bass steps down after 10 years
Will remain on board of directors
Jobs News
Finnish studio PlayRaven hiring for top secret project on well-known game IP
Seven new job vacancies open up at mobile developer
Google Play In China
NetEase reportedly offers to help bring Google Play to China
Two tech giants working together?
Cabin In The Woods
Games accelerator-in-a-cabin Stugan opens applications for third annual program
Applications close March 31st
Singular Roi Index
Facebook Ads deliver the highest ROI across both Android and iOS
Singular indexes the top advertisers in terms of return on investment
Unite The World
Unity to sponsor 50 developers from countries affected by Trump's travel ban to attend Unite Amsterdam
"I strongly believe that there is no place in this world for discrimination, in any form," says Riccitiello
Dena Financials Q3 Fy16
DeNA revenues and profits fall while native mobile games vastly outperform browser for the first time
Nintendo partnership confirmed to be "mid to long-term"
Return My King
Beijing-based developer Elex soft-launches Sega-licensed mobile game Total War: King's Return
Base-building with historical accuracy