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Hot Five: Brawl Stars launched in China, Fallout Shelter Online coming West, and Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Casual
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Lego Super Mario
Update: LEGO reveals new Super Mario playset with interactive Mario toy
No definite price or release date yet
Apple Arcade Hype
Six months on, Apple Arcade's hype machine needs kicking into gear
Looking at PS Now and Xbox Games Pass to improve Apple's own subscription service
Todd!
Bethesda Game Studios' Todd Howard will keynote Develop:Brighton 2020
First speakers announced too
Reality Gacha
Reality Gaming Group partners with Nagemon to bring gacha to Reality Clash
Pushing further into Japan with new mechanic
Six Of The Best
Get excited for PG Connects Seattle 2020 with these six videos from last year's conference
From publishing in China to running live events, there's something for everyone
Snapped Up
Snap Games hires Brittany Brown as new marketing manager
Previously a brand manager at Twitch
Most Read
Hot Five: Alanah Pearce on getting into games, Glu soft-launches Tap Sports Baseball 2020, and Playrix acquires Plexonic
The hottest articles of last week
Iwd 2020
International Women's Day 2020: Six women in gaming share how they got into the industry
Celebrating the women in our industry
February 2020 Downloads
Voodoo saw the most downloads of any mobile game company worldwide in February 2020
Sensor Tower reveals its monthly download ranks
Kwalee Hire
Kwalee hires ex-Outfit7 ads director Dilpesh Parmar as new head of ad monetisation
"This is such an exciting time to be working in the gaming space"
Tilting Timelines
Tilting Point acquires Star Trek Timelines from Disruptor Beam
Forms new studio Wicked Realm Games to run it
Flavourworks Funding
Flavourworks raises $4.5 million to further develop its Touch Video technology
Series A round led by Hiro Capital
Gismart Ft 1000
Gismart ranked fastest-growing games company in Europe by FT 1000
Places sixth overall on the list
Project: Ban Pan
PUBG Mobile's Project: Ban Pan gets beefed up with two new initiatives
Behind-the-game video and Death Replays will help combat cheating
Potato Play Funding
Singapore-based mobile games publisher Potato Play raises $500,000 to expand operations
Play Ventures stumps up the cash
Switch Turns Three
Three years on, Nintendo's Switch remains brilliant - but it has a tough road ahead
As it approaches the middle of its life, can the Switch keep going strong?
Game Of The Year
BAFTA reveals nominees for EE Mobile Game of the Year Award 2020
Winner to be announced on April 2nd
Gca Goes Ahead
Game Connection America 2020 will still go ahead
Offering support to Chinese companies who can't attend
Gdc Relief Efforts
Games industry joins together for GDC relief efforts and alternative conferences
From Gamedev.world to #notGDC
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Hot Five: China App Store requires ISBNs, Plants vs. Zombies 3 soft-launched, and Plague, Inc. pulled from China
The hottest articles of last week
Starting Up
End Game Interactive raises $3 million seed funding from Makers Fund and Supercell
Working on auto-battler Fate Arena
Gdc 2020 Parties
Pocket Gamer's ultimate GDC 2020 party list
All the best shindigs to show up to
Pokemon Day Charticle
Pokemon Day: How are The Pokemon Company's recent mobile releases performing?
From Pokemon Home to Pokemon Rumble Rush, there's plenty of ups and downs to look at
Google Gamesnacks
Google launches hypercasual HTML5 platform GameSnacks
Focusing on SEA region through partnership with Gojek
New-ish Hire
Gameloft appoints Sonia Ettinger as vice president of human resources
Has been in the role since August 2019
Nest Egg
Pokemon Home made an estimated $1.8 million in revenue in its first week
Sensor Tower believes 40.8 per cent of user spend came from the US
Staying Home
Facebook Gaming and Sony pull out of GDC 2020 over coronavirus concerns
Event still going ahead as planned despite major cancellations
Kixeye Job Cuts
Kixeye cuts 20 jobs following Stillfront acquisition
"No effect on our portfolio", says Stillfront CEO
Nook And Cranny
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct details mobile app features and promotional crossovers
Pocket Camp items coming to New Horizons, and vice versa
Change The Message
Nintendo's overwhelming Directs are exactly what Animal Crossing: New Horizons needs
No matter what you think about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it won't matter after its Direct
Boomshakalaka
Nifty Games signs licensing deal with NBA for its first game
Expect NBA stars, venues, and teams in Nifty's "quick-session, head-to-head" debut
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Hot Five: PUBG Mobile makes $176 million, Supercell isn't about the money, and Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Tennis
The hottest articles of last week
E3 Confirmations
ESA confirms Nintendo and others for E3 2020 as Geoff Keighley chooses to skip
SEGA, Capcom, Bethesda, and more are still going
Develop:brighton Goes Mobile
Develop:Brighton adds first ever dedicated mobile track for 2020 edition
Still looking for speakers on the topic
Stellaris Soft-launched
Paradox soft-launches mobile take on 4X strategy game Stellaris: Galaxy Command
Hoping to be much-improved on its initial release
Amber In Mexico
Game development agency Amber opens new studio in Mexico
Jorge Suarez takes the reins as general manager
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Hot Five: Supercell invests in Wild Games, DeNA games profits slump, and King is working on a Crash Bandicoot mobile game
The hottest articles of last week
Technology Of The Future
NDreams' Patrick O'Luanaigh on the future of VR, AR and streaming
Expect more sunglasses and less bulky headsets
Snoopy's Back
Capcom returning to Western casual market with Snoopy Puzzle Journey
Developer dipping its toes back in the water before committing to a bigger push
Company Culture Month
Diversity, work/life balance, and more: It's company culture month on PocketGamer.biz
We want to hear from you about what you're doing at your companies
Sega Financials Q3 Fy2020
Sega Sammy mobile revenues grow thanks to new Fist of the North Star release
Fist of the North Star Legends ReVIVE and Sega Pocket Club Manager were the top grossing mobile games in Q3
Dena Financials Q3 Fy19
DeNA game profits slump as Pokemon Masters and Mario Kart Tour fail to take off
Posts overall loss of $460 million so far in FY2019
Scrap Genesis
DeNA to shut down two of its games on March 31st
Torikago Scrap Merch and Fantasy Earth Genesis both getting the boot
Freak On A Leash
Nintendo is consolidating its Tokyo offices and Game Freak might be tagging along
Reports indicate that the Pokemon developer is moving to the same area, if not the same building
Sony Financials Q3 Fy19
Fate/Grand Order sales stalling despite clearing $4 billion in lifetime revenues
No real impact on Sony's overall figures, of course
Capcom Financials Q3 Fy19
Capcom sales fall to $485 million despite growth in mobile revenues
Shift from physical to digital taking a toll, but profits still growing
Slush Hires
Slush appoints former COO and head of program as new CEO and president
Miika Huttunen and Oona Poropudas take the top spots
The Prodigal Son
Playstack brings back product manager Aaron Ludlow as new head of product
Overseeing an "exciting game franchise" and new growth area
Mediatonic Leamington
Gears Pop developer Mediatonic to open new studio in Leamington Spa
Hiring for artists and engineers right now