Competitive Gaming
You should not develop eSports with the intention of making money
... or at least not at first, says Arne Peters of ESL Gaming, addressing Casual Connect Berlin
Just Deserts
Brazilian developer Cupcake Entertainment secures $1 million deal with Southeast Asia publisher Playlab
Revenues for the company have tripled since September 2016
Break The Ice
$14 million Finnish investment fund Icebreaker wants to help established developers create startups
Bringing people together to create exciting new software
Nintendo On Mobile
Nintendo considering partnerships with developers other than DeNA for future mobile games
Also talks staff size and Switch architecture
Super Mario Korea
Super Mario Run shoots to the top of App Store download charts in South Korea
Not doing as well in grossing ranks
Zynga Board Additions
Zynga bolsters Board of Directors with two new additions
Carol Mills and Janice Roberts boost numbers to 10
Pokemon Damages
Developers now need permits to use Milwaukee parks in their games thanks to Pokemon GO 'damage'
County Parts Department attempted to hold Niantic accountable for damage to park
Innogames 2016 Financials
InnoGames proves shift to mobile is working with revenues up 25% in 2016
Mobile revenues also up 68%
Finalists Revealed
International Mobile Game Awards Global names 159 finalists
Finalists whittled down from 3,000 submissions
Creative Thinking
Virtuos opens mobile game design studio in Paris
Ex-Kobojo Marketing Manager Jean-Baptiste Fleury heads up new team
Square Enix Financials
Square Enix scores profits of $151 million but goes quiet on flagship mobile title Mobius Final Fantasy
Brave Exvius is the clear winner
Sega Financials Q3 Fy16
Sega Sammy profits and revenues up despite slowing pace of Japan's mobile games market
Existing games continuing to rake in the cash
Indie Deal
SpellTower dev signs partnership with dictionary publisher
New game and SpellTower update incoming
Telling Tales
Telltale recruits ex-ArenaNet Head of Narrative as VP of Creative
Leah Hoyer heads up writing, design and voice-over teams
Fired Up
Nintendo’s Japan-first approach for Fire Emblem Heroes pays off as it nets $2.9 million on its first day
Already a top grosser in the US and Japan
Up In The Cloud
Over 50 studios sign up for mobile game streaming platform Hatch
More than 90 games set for launch
Touch Down
Mobile Strike, Evony - The King's Return and World of Tanks get big money Super Bowl ads
30-second commercials cost nearly $5 million each.
Apple In India
Apple expected to start manufacturing iPhones in India by the end of April
Production will take place in Bangalore
Pokemon Go Billionaire
Pokemon GO surpasses $1 billion in revenue in seven months
Sensor Tower thinks it has a long future ahead
Gungho Financials Q4 Fy16
GungHo's profits fall 36% as interest in Puzzle & Dragons wanes
Still trying to push engagement through toys and apps
Roviocon 2017
Rovio to host talks and panels from industry legends at second RovioCon in Helsinki on April 20th
Followed by jazz and jolly conversation
Make It So
Star Trek Timelines developer Disruptor Beam raises $8.5 million
Studio plots renewed growth after record year
Zenimax Sues Oculus
ZeniMax sues Oculus for $500 million for failing to comply with an NDA
Former CEO Brendan Iribe paying $150 million himself
Funding Play
PlayFund promises 250% returns for UK investors starting at £20,000 minimum investments
Targets mobile games specifically
Taptica Partnership
Taptica makes first move into Japan through Adinnovation partnership
Pushing further into the APAC region
Fire Emblem Launches
Nintendo's third mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes lands on Android and iOS
Will it be a success?
Mobile Market 2016
Mobile games generated $40.6 billion in revenues worldwide in 2016
SuperData and Unity come together for a report
Hutch Investment
Hot Wheels: Race Off developer Hutch raises $5.5 million in investment
Index Ventures and Backed VC co-lead the round
Register Now
Meet more than 300 companies with a 15% discount to Prague's White Nights Conference
Still time to register for the February 13th to 14th conference
Finest Minds
Call for speakers: PG Connects San Francisco is go on June 27th to 28th
Got something to share? Get your submission in
Crytek Job Cuts
Crytek cuts 15 jobs at Frankfurt studio amid financial troubles
No word on if its paid its staff yet
Waddle On
Disney's Club Penguin is closing down to make way for mobile-only Club Penguin Island
Get your affairs in order by March 29th
Fishlabs Job Cuts
Galaxy on Fire developer Deep Silver Fishlabs cuts 10 jobs
Around 10% of its workforce
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy17
Capcom all but forgets mobile as profits limp along to $24.4 million
Toware no Paruma was a top grossing game in Q2, not Q3
Take Point
Take-Two acquires Spanish mobile developer Social Point for $250 million
$175 million in cash, the rest in shares
Ea Financials Q3 Fy17
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is still EA's top mobile game with average daily sessions of 155 minutes
FIFA Mobile gets strong downloads but needs better monetisation
Apple Financials Q1 Fy17
Apple posts record-breaking revenues of $78.4 billion thanks to impressive iPhone sales
iPad sales and China revenues tumble
War With Friends
Chillingo generated $6 million in revenue in January 2017 following launch of WarFriends
Apptopia spills the beans
Women In Games
Gram Games aims to bring more women into the games industry with The 22% Project
Breaking barriers to try to balance the gender divide in games
Next Razer
Razer acquires cloud-focused smartphone manufacturer Nextbit
Looking forward to disrupting more technologies
Konami Financials Q3 Fy17
Konami profits up to $182 million as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 25 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu still a favourite
Super Mario Revenue
Super Mario Run generates $39 million from 78 million downloads
Tatsumi Kimishima finally offers some numbers
Nintendo Financials Q3 Fy17
Nintendo posts profits of $904 million thanks to Pokemon GO and Super Mario Run
Pushes Animal Crossing Mobile back to next fiscal year
Muslim Ban
Games industry stands up to Donald Trump’s travel ban on select foreign nationals
Games and tech sectors push back against executive order
Big Indie Pitch
The Big Indie Pitch returns to San Francisco for GDC 2017
Come join us as the Big Indie Pitch rolls back into GDC
Key Hire
Glu Mobile appoints ex-EA Capital Games GM Mike Olsen as its new Senior VP of Studios
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Creative Director leaves after 20 years with publisher
Industry Legend
Namco founder Masaya Nakamura passes away aged 91
Remembering a key games industry figure
Shared Vision
Facebook taps ex-Xiaomi VP to head up Oculus
Hugo Barra takes control of all VR and AR projects
On The Move
Apple to move international iTunes business from Luxembourg to Ireland
Division responsible for App Store in over 100 countries
Gotta Catch 'em All
Pokemon GO reaches 4.2 million players a day in South Korea
Success continues for Niantic's hit game