Keep Your Receipts
Norwegian Consumer Council claims Nintendo's "no refunds" policy on Switch eShop is not compliant with EU law
Nintendo says that it is fully compliant
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About Ric is the Editor of PocketGamer.biz, having started out as a Staff Writer on the site back in 2015. He received an honourable mention in both the MCV and Develop 30 Under 30 lists in 2016 and refuses to let anyone forget about it.
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Ultra Educational
New educational mobile games studio Ultra Creative Games sets up shop in Vancouver
Headed up by former IGG senior game designer Matthew Tomporowski
Performance Index H2 2017
Apple's Search Ads fall in rank in latest AppsFlyer Performance Index due to higher costs and lower ROI
Facebook and Google still on top
Poopdiepie
Bulb Boy developer Bulbware partners with YouTuber PewDiePie for upcoming mobile game Poopdie
PewDiePie providing creative direction with Bulbware handling development
New Fyber
Fyber absorbs Heyzap and Inneractive as part of its rebranding efforts
Also launches new product FairBid
New Ipad Rumours
Report: Apple to refresh its line of iPad products in March 2018
Filings with the Eurasian Economic Commission suggest new models are coming
Dash Downloads
Sony ForwardWorks' No Heroes Allowed! Dash! clears 500,000 downloads in three days
Players rewarded with free premium currency in-game
Together At Last
Bandai Namco and Sega partner to bring Pac-Man and Sonic together on mobile for the first time
Month-long cross-promotional event in Sonic Dash and Pac-Man starts now
Nvf To Bgi
British Games Institute hopes to "turbo-charge" industry agenda with National Videogame Foundation merger
Will operate out of the NVF's headquarters in Nottingham
Cash Slinger
Rovio partners with GSN Games for real-money tournament game Angry Birds Champions
Play Angry Birds for cash on the WorldWinner platform
Outplay Refresh
Outplay Entertainment refreshes its brand with new logo and focus on "limitless fun"
Partners with design agency JDO on the rebranding
Qualcomm Fights Back
Qualcomm ups bid for NXP Semiconductors to $44 billion to fend off Broadcom acquisition
The increased price has Broadcom "evaluating its options"
Fire Emblem Heroes Revenue
Fire Emblem Heroes generated almost $300 million in revenue in its first year
Sensor Tower estimates it's still generating $10 million each month
Colopl Financials Q1 Fy18
Colopl's revenues slide despite strong launches for Disney Tsum Tsum Land and Alice Gear Aegis
White Cat Project no longer generating the overall majority of its revenues
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Accidental Queen's Diane Landais on giving credit where it's due and moving on from lost phones
"My typical day is mostly not what I expected it would be before I actually founded an indie studio."
Bafta Fusion
Lightseekers developer PlayFusion partners with BAFTA to accelerate awareness of new technologies
PlayFusion CEO Mark Gerhard joins BAFTA VR Advisory Group too
Innogames Financials 2017
Forge of Empires developer InnoGames' revenues grow to $200 million for 2017
Elvenar's mobile release to be a key focus in the future
Legal Dispute
Outsourcing firm Glass Egg sues Gameloft for alleged copyright infringement in Asphalt series
Alleges Gameloft used assets created using Game Egg's equipment without its knowledge
Women In Games Scotland
Women in Games Scotland appoints new lead ambassador and national coordinator
Rockstar North engine programmer Timea Tabori will lead the program
Unity Probuilder
Unity acquires level design and prototyping tool ProBuilder
Developers can now use ProBuilder, Polybrush and ProGrids directly within Unity
Vivendi Financials Q4 Fy17
Gameloft averages 2.5 million downloads every day but its MAUs and DAUs are falling
Generates 65 per cent of its revenues from internally-developed games
G5 Financials Q4 Fy17
G5 Entertainment revenues hit $45 million following purchase of The Secret Society
Cashflow heavily impacted by the deal
Unity Ads Partnerships
Unity partners with MediaMath and Moat to bolster its Ads offerings
Metrics already on the up from the Moat integration
Vainglory 5v5 Launches
Super Evil Megacorp launches 5v5 mode in mobile MOBA Vainglory
Switching its competitive scene over to the more traditional mode
Crazy Defense Revenues
Animoca Brands' Crazy Kings franchise generates $1 million in revenue in a month
Crazy Defense Heroes has a very strong launch
Kakao Investment 2018
Kakao Games raises $131 million ahead of planned IPO in 2018
Tencent, Netmarble and Bluepoint all chip in
Supercell Financials 2017
Supercell revenues drop to $2.25 billion due to lack of new games and falling sales in Clash of Clans
Pressing on into China and Asia in 2018
Snatch And Clash
Reality Gaming Group adds Snatch creator Jamal Hirani to Reality Clash advisory board
Opening up cross-promotional opportunities between Reality Clash and Snatch
Singular Roi Index 2017
Snapchat emerges as key player for high ROIs in mobile marketing on iOS
Facebook, Unity and Google Adwords still on top
Nhn Rooster Teeth Partnership
NHN Entertainment partners with RWBY creator Rooster Teeth on a new mobile game
Thin details on what the game is or what license will be used, but RWBY is a safe bet
Google Play Winner
Bury me, my Love scoops top prize at the second Google Play Indie Games in Europe
Old Man's Journey and Yellow take second and third
Thq Nordic Buys Koch Media
THQ Nordic snaps up Deep Silver owner Koch Media in deal worth $196 million
No changes to happen at either company
Game Dev Tycoon Reviews
Greenheart Games loses 2,000 positive reviews for Game Dev Tycoon on Google Play under mysterious circumstances
Developer blames Google's algorithm, but Google claims it removed the reviews on purpose
Paradox Ceo Steps Down
Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester to step down after nine years
Replaced by member of the board Ebba Ljungerud
Indie Spotlight
Indie Spotlight: Magic Notion's Richard Franke on learning to run a business and making inclusive games
The importance of looking after yourself and handling the expectations of a community
Pit Crew
Hutch bolsters its London studio with four new team members
Adds a programmer, artst, producer and technical designer to the fold
Ubisoft Financials Q3 Fy18
Ubisoft's China-only mobile game Might & Magic Heroes: Era of Chaos generates over $120 million in revenues
Avoids specifics on the rest of its mobile endeavours
More Funding For Scopely
Report: The Walking Dead: Road to Survival developer Scopely looking to raise another $125 million
New funding round could value the company at $795 million
Igda Exec Director
IGDA appoints Jen MacLean as its new permanent executive director
Emily Greer and Zoe Bell join board of directors
Uk Mobile Charts
Weekly UK App Store charts: Ketchapp's Knife Hit sticks to first place on the iPhone free download charts
Rankings from January 29th to February 4th
Switch And Beyond
Nintendo talks "critical" second year for its Switch and looking beyond a six-year lifecycle
Also discusses China, Super Mario movie, and Switch Online
Thnks Fr Th Bmw
Gameloft partners with Island Records to bring emo legends Fall Out Boy to Asphalt 8: Airborne
Listen to some new tracks from the new album and hang out with the band
All Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco plots "full-blown" push into China and aggressive development of new IP
Posts revenues of $4.45 billion for the first three quarters of its FY18
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Next Games soft-launches The Walking Dead: Our World, Rovio soft-launches Angry Birds Blast Island, and RewardMob partners with Waves
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Nexon Financials Q4 Fy17
Nexon's Pixelberry acquisition provides immediate boost to US revenues
Some growth in Korea too thanks to old games
Gameloft New Orleans Closed
Report: Gameloft shuts down New Orleans studio and lets go of 50 staff at Madrid studio
Gameloft yet to provide an official statement
Modern Combat Versus Esports
Gameloft partners with smartphone brand Honor for $12,000 Modern Combat Versus esports tournament
Teams from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India and Malaysia battle it out for $12,000 and a new phone
Glu Disney Partnership
Glu Mobile partners with Disney to use its stories and characters in upcoming mobile game
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes creative lead Mike Olsen taking the helm on the game
Activision Blizzard Financials Q4 Fy17
Candy Crush franchise growth nudges King's 2017 revenues to a sweet $1.99 billion
Despite consistently falling MAUs across the company overall
Tencent Invests In Shanda
Updated: Tencent invests $476 million in previous China market leader Shanda Games
Size of stake still unknown