Com2us Financials Q1 Fy17
Com2uS scores $108 million in revenues in Q1 as it eyes eSports future for Summoners War
Three years gone and still plenty of life in the game
Do It Yourself
NBCUniversal focuses in on mobile with plans to self-publish future games based on its IP
Recent hire Chris Heatherly heading up the new publishing arm
Pokemon Law
Russian blogger sentenced after posting video online of himself playing Pokemon GO in a church
Ruslan Sokolovsky found guilty of insulting religious believers and inciting hatred
Friendship Is Sweet
King expands flagship IP with soft-launch of new 3D game Candy Crush Friends Saga
Currently available in Mexico and the Philippines
Next-gen Education
Zynga partners with University of Southern California to support diversity and inclusive game production
Class for social mobile game design innovation will commence in autumn 2017
What A Relief
212 games certified for UK games tax breaks in last 12 months
35 titles approved in Q1 2017
Licensing Deal
Hugo Games claims license for mobile game based on Vikings TV show
Publisher also signs agreements with football clubs with Soccer League
Legend Of Mobile
Report: Nintendo to release The Legend of Zelda on mobile
Set to arrive after Animal Crossing
Going Public
South Korea mobile games publisher Netmarble launches IPO with valuation of over $12 billion
Shares close at $144
Simplaex Funding
Mobile marketing platform Simplaex raises $2.6 million to expand beyond games
Now has 300 million users on its platform
Sega Financials Q4 Fy17
Sega hits $3.2 billion in revenue as profits jump 414%
Hortensia SAGA and Puyopuyo!! Quest continue to perform
Nexon Financials
Nexon posts record revenues of $657 million in Q1 FY17
Mostly from one PC game
Not Impossible
London's SpatialOS developer Improbable raises $502 million
SoftBank takes non-controlling stake in the company
Gameloft Financials Q1 Fy17
Gameloft revenues fall to $73.9 million but DAUs and MAUs are growing
N.O.V.A. Legacy hits 12 million downloads to boot
Pedal Power
Finnish game jam JamBike gives two developers a week to make a game while riding a tandem bike
Game to be showcased at Nordic Game Conference 2017
Pocket Change
Tencent ploughs $90 million into Episode and War Dragons developer Pocket Gems
Studio to remain largely independent
Dena Financials Q4 Fy17
DeNA revenues hit $1.26 billion as it plots further partnerships beyond Nintendo
Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes doing well for the developer
Cooking Up A Storm
Gordon Ramsay Dash cooks up $23 million for Glu Mobile in 10 months
Renamed Restaurant Dash with Gordon Ramsay
Ncsoft Financials Q1 Fy17
NCSoft earned $35 million in royalties from Lineage 2 Revolution in Q1 FY17
But profits slumped by 60%
Konami Financials Q4 Fy17
Konami generates $2 billion in sales as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links surpasses 40 million downloads
Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu gets another million downloads for the quarter
Better Late Than Dead
Limbic and flaregames gear up to launch Zombie Gunship Survival on May 25th two years after first reveal
Mobile title was first announced back in June 2015
Netease Financials Q1 Fy17
NetEase off to a strong start in 2017 with $2 billion in revenues thanks to Onmyoji
Fantasy Westward Journey keeps on trucking
Mixi Financials Q4 Fy17
Mixi sales reach $1.82 billion as Monster Strike hits record number of users in Q4 FY17
Plans $114 million investment into its entertainment business for FY18
No Brakes
Asphalt 8: Airborne races past 300 million downloads
Still life in Gameloft's racer as it approaches fourth birthday
Square Enix Financials
Square Enix sales up to $2.25 billion as Final Fantasy Brave Exvius sees global success
Mobius Final Fantasy goes unmentioned once more
Owlchemy Acquired
Google acquires Job Simulator VR developer Owlchemy Labs for undisclosed sum
No changes to the studio, but it'll probably work on Daydream games
Project D
Nexon partners with South Korean developer Weredsoft to publish Project D globally
Promising console-quality RPG action on a small screen
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