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Switch Launch
Nintendo's hybrid console Switch launches worldwide for $299
Stock already running low
Ironsource Admob
IronSource expands partnership with Google AdMob to gain access to more rewarded video ads
Reward players when they earn you money
Twitter Esports
Twitter partners with ESL and DreamHack to bring eSports streaming to its social network
Who needs Twitch?
Free Stuff
Buildbox offering $100,000 of game assets in exchange for trying out its codeless game engine
For an unspecified limited time
Slow To Switch
Nintendo's Switch predicted to sell 5 million units by the end of 2017
SuperData Research has a crack at the numbers
Global Lineage
Netmarble reveals plans to launch Lineage 2: Revolution worldwide after huge South Korea success
Specially designed versions for China, Japan, and the West
Partner Strategy
Toys-to-life developer PlayFusion enters strategic partnership with Nexon Korea
Nexon Korea is getting around a bit
Moving Fast
Cheetah Mobile rebrands Cheetah Ad Platform as Cheetah Ads
Sleek and simple
Admob Improvements
Google brings playable ads and auto-flipping video ads to AdMob
Opens up video inventory by adding AdWords video ads
Even More Pokemon
Three "major" updates planned for Pokemon GO by the end of 2017
Could PvP finally be on its way?
China M&a
China's Zhaomi Group and Kee establish $360 million video game M&A fund
Bringing value to companies through merging and acquiring
Imga Global 13
Pokemon GO takes home the Grand Jury prize at the 13th IMGA Global
Dawn of Titans snags two awards
Progressive Unity
Unity 5.6 to add native Vulkan API support when it launches on March 31st
Xiaomi partnership now in effect too
Fiksu Cpms January 2017
CPMs are falling on Android and iOS but users aren't sticking to new apps for long
Fiksu digs into the data
Keyword Appointment
Keywords Studios appoints new Audio Manager at LA studio
Ed Lima brings his expertise to expand the studio's services
Mine All Mine
Minecraft surpasses 122 million sales across all platforms
But how many on mobile?
Back Of The Net
EA's Peter Moore leaving company to become CEO of Liverpool Football Club
An obvious move, really
Raven's Call
PlayRaven brings in ex-EA exec Juha Sadeharju as COO
Overseeing studio operations and recruitment
Discover And Play
Google Play improves discovery to focus on engagement over downloads
Also lets developers run their own sales
Vungle V5
Vungle adds ten new Dynamic Templates alongside SDK v5
More choices for showing mobile video ads
King Clash
Clash Royale tops global mobile digital sales market in January 2017
SuperData Research breaks out the top ten
Next To Ipo
Next Games looking to $30 million IPO to boost development and global competitiveness
The Walking Dead: No Man's Land also hits 16 million downloads
Nexon Investment
Nexon Korea makes strategic investment in Tree of Savior developer IMC Games
Helping developer on mobile adaptation of MMORPG
Most Read
Why Zynga and Glu are focusing on their past, Ilkka Paananen talks further acquisitions, and Armada Interactive gets $10 million in seed funding
The hottest articles of last week
Netmarble Acquires Kabam
Netmarble closes acquisition of Kabam Vancouver and Marvel: Contest of Champions
Will run Kabam as a wholly-owned subsidiary
Playable Boost
Chartboost sees 123% better conversion rates with new interactive 'Playables' ad campaigns
D7 retention for games using the ads is up 26.7%
Appsflyer Performance Index
Facebook remains the top driver of game installs on Android and iOS
AppsFlyer digs into the best advertisers of H2 2016
Goats To Games
Goat Simulator developer Coffee Stain Studios opens publishing arm
Wants to be a partner more than a publisher
Lift Your Game
Amazon GameLift now works with all C++ and C#-based game engines
Amazon Lumberyard updated to 1.8 too
Back To Skull
LINE Corporation signs up to distribute mobile Skullgirls adaptation globally
Expected Spring 2017
Join The Corps
Swedish developer Gaming Corps pivots to acquisition strategy following $10 million investment
Bought one studio, now wants to buy more
Join The Armada
Armada Interactive secures $10 million from two seed funding rounds
Looking to revolutionise core mobile gaming
Flaring Up
Flaregames unveils €20 million incubator program Flare Accelerator
Looking to work with emerging F2P developers
Ruzzle Up Some Downloads
MAG Interactive's Ruzzle franchise surpasses 70 million downloads
Another download milestone for the Stockholm studio
Raise Your Dragon
Pocket Gems to reward top War Dragons players with limited-edition 3D figurines
Play well, get a figurine
Good News Everyone
TinyCo reveals second Fox Interactive partnership with Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow
Could be a nice money-spinner for Jam City
Sparks Flying
GameSparks surpasses 35 million MAUs for its backend-as-a-service platform
Over 250 million players served
Managed By Maple
Mobile acquisition and management firm Maple Media raises $30 million
Shamrock Capital gives a healthy cash injection
Creative Leeds
Creative England grants £150,000 to Leeds-based developers
GamesLab Leeds initiative off to a great start
Pokemon Back
Pokemon GO shoots back to the top of the grossing charts following major update
New Pokemon and customisation options helping boost revenue
Rising Spending
US iPhone gamers spent an average of $27 on games in 2016
Sensor Tower breaks out some estimates
Tenjin Partnership
Tenjin partners with Looker and Chartio to make marketing data more efficient
Visualising marketing data for better growth
Something's Bugging Me
App Store bug causes top grossing ranks to drop Candy Crush Saga for driving theory test app
Or was Apple testing a new algorithm?
Ipad You Pad
Report: Apple to refresh entire iPad line with four new devices in March 2017
A new red iPhone 7 is also expected
Several Men No Dog
Everywear Games co-founder Markus Tuppurainen joins Two Men and a Dog as Executive Producer
From wearables back to mobile
Tap Into London
Mobile ads firm Taptica strengthens European business with new office in London
Hoping to use established relationships in the city to grow
Bafta Gardner
Ex-Atari CEO David Gardner joins BAFTA as VP for Games
Will be boosting the Global Games Strategy
Gram London
Gram Games to invest $5 million in its London HQ and create 30 new jobs
Developer doubles down on new home
Accelerating Scotland
New £50,000 after-hours games accelerator launches in Scotland
Beer, pizza, and lessons on international growth