Unity Investment
Unity scores $400 million investment from equity firm Silver Lake
Values developer at $2.6 billion
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Lawsuits Are Magic
Toy Blast dev Peak Games settles My Little Pony cloning lawsuit against Hasbro out of court
My Little Pony: Puzzle Party will be pulled from app stores
Take Two Financials Q4 Fy17
Take-Two revenues hit $1.78 billion with help from mobile CCG WWE SuperCard
Social Point purchase will be accretive to profits in FY18
Keep On Rolling
Atari renews Rollercoaster Tycoon license until 2022 as mobile game clears 6.5 million downloads
Extends previous agreement by three years
Finnish Games Jobs
Finland's games industry growth is slowing - but a new generation of students could help boost it once again
Developers offer their thoughts on how to fix the country's internal recruitment woes
Most Read
NBCUniversal self-publishing mobile games, how Rovio is finding renewed success, and King soft-launches Candy Crush Friends Saga
The hottest articles of last week
Better Together
Mobile analytics firm Adjust becomes a Google App Attribution Partner for better integration with AdWords
All the power of AdWords within the Adjust platform
Keep It Greasy
East Side Games' licensed IP Trailer Park Boys: Greasy Money hits two million downloads in a month
Time to crack open a cold one with the boys
At The Movies
Google touts PC quality high-fidelity rendering for mobile-powered Daydream VR with Seurat
So good you'll kneel on the floor to get a better look
Living The Dream
Google unveils screen-casting and YouTube video sharing in Daydream VR 2.0 update
Over 150 apps currently available on the platform
Nordic Game Awards 2017
Clash Royale leaves 2017 Nordic Game Awards empty-handed as Twofold Inc. and Clapper score big wins
Small titles pick up the big wins
Lost Its Marbles
Netmarble share prices fall 8.3% from its IPO price despite $610 million revenues in Q1
Financial results apparently weren't good enough
Ukie Manifesto 2017
Ukie calls on UK government to work closer with games industry in 2017 manifesto
Voices concerns around Brexit and funding in the UK
I'll Be Back
Plarium launches long-awaited movie tie-in strategy game Terminator Genisys: Future War
Time to choose a side: humans or Skynet?
Growing Discord
Gamer messaging app Discord hits 45 million users in two years
A lot of "notice me, Senpai"s sent every day
Giant Deal
Gamevil signs publishing deal with South Korean developer Singta on upcoming 3D RPG Giant
Might not be called Giant when it launches
I Have A Daydream
HTC unveils standalone Vive VR headset powered by Google Daydream
All the Daydream bells and whistles without the phone
Tencent Financials Q1 Fy17
Honor of Kings powers Tencent game revenues to $3.3 billion in Q1 2017
CrossFire Mobile and Dragon Nest Mobile also performing well
Wah-hoo
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was the top-selling game in the US in April 2017
Sounds familiar somehow
Student Game Jam
Ukie kicks off biggest Student Game Jam yet challenging 21 teams to make a game in 48 hours
This year's theme is "empowerment"
Yep, Another One
Keywords Studios' acquisition spree continues with $4.8 million acquisition of GameSim
$3.2 million in cash, the rest in shares
Advertising Ames
King snaps up former Snapchat exec Brian Ames as its new President of Advertising
From chat to Candy Crush
Stoke City Sleeve
Top Eleven developer Nordeus signs multi-year sleeve sponsorship deal with UK football club Stoke City
But what of Biggleswade FC?
Paradox On Mobile
Paradox Interactive opens new mobile games development studio in Malmö
Prison Architect: Mobile is just the beginning
Clicking Together
ZiMAD partners with Sony Pictures to bring blockbuster film brands to Magic Jigsaw Puzzles game
Its four million MAUs are sure to be happy
Ubisoft Financials Q4 Fy17
Ubisoft plots acquisitions after mobile division accounted for just 7% of its $1.6 billion sales in FY17
Plots out big plans for its FY18
Mobvista Financials 2016
Chinese ad tech firm Mobvista scores revenues of $296 million for 2016 thanks to overseas sales increase
Revenues up 155% year-on-year
Esports-ville
Tencent ups the ante on competitive gaming with the construction of a town dedicated to eSports in China
Also building an Honor of Kings-themed theme park in Chengdu
Three-bladed Razer
Razer reportedly raises up to $100 million in investment, signs new branding and data deal with Three
Opening a store in Hong Kong together in June
Give And Take
Using rewarded video ads in your app can boost retention by 4x, claims Tapjoy
Tapjoy digs deep into retention and rewards
Finding Funding
TIGA releases funding guide for UK games developers
Sources of Finance for UK Games Companies report
Zenimax Gear Vr
ZeniMax accuses Samsung of infringing on trade secrets for its Oculus-powered Gear VR headsets
Alleges plan for device was secretly devised within its own office
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
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
Most Read
EA soft-launches The Sims Mobile, Honor of Kings goes West as Strike of Kings, and Hearthstone's resurgence
The hottest articles of last week
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
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
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
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