Let's-a-go
Super Mario Run dashes past 50 million downloads in its first week of release
Still no official word on revenue
More Keywords Acquisitions
Keywords Studios keeps on acquiring and picks up Sonox Audio Solutions for €650,000
Merging it with other studios in Spain
Speaker Spotlight
PG Connects London 2017 speaker spotlight: Tricky Tribe's CEO on originality in mobile
What to expect at PG Connects London
Back Of The Net
Konami shares up 4.8% thanks to four million downloads of mobile game Jikkyou Powerful Soccer
Publisher scores a hit with football spin-off
Self-help
Book publisher Hachette Livre acquires majority stake in Peak developer Brainbow
Diversification is key
Super Mario Thirds
Super Mario Run made up 30% of all iOS spending during its first three days
More numbers from the hottest new game
Facebook Goty 2016
Gardenscapes beats Pokemon GO and Clash Royale to be Facebook's Game of the Year 2016
Instant Games and good Facebook Integration also recognised
Pick Up Quizup
Glu Mobile picks up QuizUp developer Plain Vanilla in deal worth $8.7 million
Takes advantage of deal established in January
Looking Back
Mobile games generated $40.6 billion in revenues from 2.6 billion MAUs in 2016
SuperData Research looks back on the year
Touch Of Love
Game-focused messenger app Plato launches public beta following $3 million seed round
Play pool with your friends within the app
Top 50
PocketGamer.biz Top 50 developers 2017: Tell us about your successful year
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Super Mario Runaway
Super Mario Run officially hits 40 million downloads
No word on sales
Riccitiello On Vr
Unity CEO John Riccitiello holds firm on belief that VR won't be mainstream until 2020
Also reveals himself as a BLT lover
Speaker Spotlight
PG Connects London 2017 speaker spotlight: InnoSpark's Daniel Cho on the next big thing for mobile games
What to expect at PG Connects London
The Lives Of Devs
Finnish game developers reveal their daily lives in new YouTube series Devs
Fingersoft, Kiemura already confirmed
Imploding
Kabam looking to sell off the rest of its studios following Netmarble sale
Including Los Angeles, Beijing, and San Francisco studios
Switch To Vr
Nintendo seemingly files patent for Switch VR headset peripheral
Zelda in your face
China Esports
China's mobile eSports industry expected to generate $2.6 billion in revenue in 2016
Three times more than 2015
Crytek In Crisis
Crytek to close or sell off all studios outside Frankfurt and Kiev, reverts to premium games
CryEngine outfit survives another day
Running Nicely
Super Mario Run generates $14 million during its first three days of launch
Yet more numbers run in
Slow To Switch
Nintendo Switch uses last-gen Nvidia tech and will run 60% slower when undocked
But when has Nintendo ever had the best performance?
Keep Dreaming
Halfbrick Studios terminates China distribution agreement with iDreamSky
Looking for a partner with "greater transparency"
Faster Deals
Match up with publishers and developers at PG Connects London 2017
Applications now open
Apple In India
Apple in talks with India's government to begin manufacturing in the country
Looking to emulate China model
Explosive Deal
Netmarble acquires Kabam’s Vancouver studio and picks up Marvel Contest of Champions
Also picks up customer support, marketing, biz dev and UA teams in Austin and San Francisco
Mag Wiklander
MAG Interactive brings on ex-Widespace exec Magnus Wiklander as CFO
Helping to grow the business
Pgc Maxed
Super packed PGC London 2017 schedule now live: 8 tracks, 90 sessions, 30+ hours
More content, more delegates, more connections
Super Mario Fall
Nintendo shares fall further 7% as investors show Super Mario Run concerns
Early download and revenue success not enough to convince investors
Find Funding
Sign up for the first-ever Investor SpeedMatch at PG Connects London 2017
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Download Dash
Super Mario Run runs up 37 million downloads in three days
Some big early numbers for Mario’s mobile debut
Jump-start
Super Mario Run made $4 million on day one
10 million downloads
Hot Five
GDC Europe is no more, rising Rival Kingdoms revenues, and Zynga opens Finland office
The hottest articles of last week
Big Deal
Swedish firm Stillfront acquires MENA publisher Babil Games in deal worth up to $17 million
Stillfront aims to expand its presence in the region
Ad Revenue Attribution
AppsFlyer launches Ad Revenue Attribution service to track all revenue sources in one place
See how much ad revenue you're actually making
Key Keywords
Priori Data launches new app store optimisation tool
Service provides competition score for selected keywords
Super Mario Predictions
SuperData predicts $60 million in revenue for Super Mario Run
Only time will tell
Super Mario Fall
Nintendo shares fall 5% following Super Mario Run launch
Still better than pre-Pokemon GO days
Investing In Outsourcing
Starbreeze acquires Indian developer Dhruva Interactive for $8.5 million
Dhruva to continue offering work-for-hire services to external studios
Runaway Success
Super Mario Run tops download charts in 49 countries and the top grossing rankings in eight
Sees success in US and UK
We Have Lift Off
Super Mario Run now available on iPhones and iPads
Mario’s mobile debut releases in 150 countries
Safe Bet
Social casino developer KamaGames expands Tango messenger partnership with new release
3D Blackjack makes debut on chat app
Beyond Build-and-battle
Space Ape's next games will look "radically different," says Simon Hade
But will use the experience from build-and-battle to grow
A Royal Victory
Royal Revolt 2 saw 28% better D30 retention thanks to TROPHiT partnership
Incentivised campaigns does wonders for flaregames
Crying Out
Former Crytek employee launches crowdfunding campaign to sue developer for unpaid wages
Claims no one has been paid for two months
Pokemon Sit
Pokemon GO players walk more than non-players but only for the first six weeks after downloading it
Says a study from the British Medical Journal
Watch This
VR eSports streaming platform Boom.tv raises $3.5 million in seed funding
Bringing VR eSports streaming to all headsets
Unleash The Beast
EA's exclusivity with Porsche runs out at the end of 2016
Other developers able to license Porsche for their games
Mobile Trends Survey
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Let us know your thoughts on what's happening in the games industry today
Big Plans?
Zynga opens Helsinki office
One of the first studios set up under CEO Frank Gibeau
Pretty Little Partner
Episode partners with Warner Horizon Television for new Pretty Little Liars story
Another big hitter for the narrative platform