Fallout Milestone
E3 2019: Fallout Shelter surpasses 150 million downloads
Number of installs rises 30 million in a year
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About Craig Chapple is the head of content at PocketGamer.biz, leading the team's editorial direction and developing the conference agenda for our Pocket Gamer Connects conferences around the world. He has previously served as Senior Editor at PocketGamer.biz, as well as holding roles at Sensor Tower, Nintendo and Develop.
Articles by Craig Chapple
Streaming Tech
E3 2019: Bethesda's new Orion technology designed to optimise game streaming across platforms
Publisher shows Doom 2016 streaming on a mobile device at 60 frames per second
Helmet To Helmet
E3 2019: Commander Keen IP returns on mobile this summer
Game set for soft launch in the summer
Switch Blades
E3 2019: Bethesda opens E3 press conference with The Elder Scrolls Blades mobile game
New update goes live for mobile today; Blades coming to Nintendo Switch
Next-gen Xbox
E3 2019: Microsoft unveils next generation Xbox console Project Scarlett
"When we think about the future of gaming, it's not just PC, it's not just console, it's not just mobile, it's really all of the above"
Gears Pop
E3 2019: Pre-registrations open for Gears Pop mobile game
Title looks to take inspiration from Clash Royale with added cover mechanics
Xbox At E3
E3 2019: Microsoft acquires Psychonauts 2 dev Double fine
Developer joins growing number of in-house studios
Going Public
AppLovin wants to raise $1bn in 2020 IPO
Marketing platform and publisher has ambitious plans
Divesting Shares
Tencent sells $56m worth of Glu Mobile shares
Chinese publisher reduces stake in US developer to 14.46 per cent
Pes 2019
PES 2019 mobile game racks up 200 million downloads
Celebrates with log-in bonuses and other special in-game rewards
Stadia Games
Here are the games coming to Google Stadia
And other developers confirmed to be supporting the platform
Google Stadia
Google Stadia games streaming service launches in November for $9.99 a month
Service will be available across devices, however mobile access will initially be restricted to Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a
Hyper-casual
4 videos analysing China's lucrative hyper-casual games market and how to get user attention
Mintegral presents The Bridge Between East & West covering all things China
Job News
Asmodee Digital chief revenue and marketing officer departs
Philippe Dao was the company's second employee and helped grow firm into a leading board game publisher
Bluestacks Inside
BlueStacks Inside SDK lets mobile devs release games on PC
One-step SDK designed to make it as easy as possible to launch games on Steam and Discord
Snap Royale
Zynga launches Snapchat exclusive game Tiny Royale
Battle royale title is the publisher's first release on the Snap Games platform
Job News
Jam City names former Disney exec Lisa Anderson as senior VP of game operations
Responsible for overseeing operations at company's LA area studios
Wizards Unite
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite conjures up 100,000 installs from first month in beta
Title has so far grossed $400,000 during testing period
Still Together
Tencent denies overseas marketing and sales team was disbanded over Arena of Valor woes
But does not touch on whether it will continue to support the game in Western markets
Weekly Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: NetEase's top 10 grossing dominance diminishes on the Chinese App Store
Rankings from May 20th to 26th 2019
Casual Expansion
WeQ: Investment in ad tech, development and publishing sets us apart from hyper-casual competition
Ad tech company has acquired Booster Studios to develop and publish in-house and third-party hyper-casual games
Key Changes
GameMaker firm enacts strategic changes as it halves mobile licence fee and closes publishing division
Free trial now includes all of the engine's features but has been limited to 30 days; publishing division has closed
Ios 13
iOS 13 gets faster app downloads, better Apple Maps and a Dark Mode
Raft of new features incoming for the latest operating system
Augmented Apple
ARKit 3 gets motion capture and occlusion enhancements
RealityKit and Reality Composer also unveiled offering a raft of new features and easier ways to build apps
Minecraft Ar
Minecraft Earth takes centre stage at Apple’s WWDC
Upcoming augmented reality game used to show off ARKit 3 capabilities
Apple Arcade Controllers
Apple Arcade gets Xbox One and PlayStation 4 controller support
Subscription games service to launch later this year
Big Deal
Stillfront snaps up Kixeye in deal worth up to $120m
Acquisition worth $90 million plus up to a potential further $30 million in earnouts
Roundup
Games industry roundup: Inside Superhot's success, Theta Labs and Animoca raise funds for blockchain, and YouTube Gaming shuts down
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
East Meets West
East Meets West: Roblox partners with Tencent, Gamescom heads to Asia, and Konami talks two years of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Nexon Acquisition Battle
Netmarble, Kakao and others submit final bids for Nexon
KKR & Co, Bain Capital and MBK Partners also join the fray, but there's no direct deal from Tencent
Hot Five
Zynga sells HQ for $600m, Auto Chess comes to mobile, and Subway Surfers passes 2.5bn downloads
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Big Festival Awards
BIG Festival Awards 2019 finalists unveiled
55 games make the shortlist across 16 categories
Rebranding
Mail.ru Group brings development and publishing operations under My.Games brand
58 per cent of company's 2018 revenue came from mobile
Franchise Management
How Rovio’s licensing and games businesses have evolved over the last decade
The Finnish company's marketing director Stephen Porter guides us through the highs and lows of the last 10 years
Creativity Tips
Peter Molyneux on innovation and why he could have been "so much more successful" had he focused on sequels
Famed UK games designer discusses what innovation means and where to find it
New Mindset
Playtika opens London studio
New office is part of the newly unveiled Games Lab focused on casual development
East Meets West
East Meets West: Google restricts Huawei Android access, Gravity lifts GungHo, and Netmarble has a new flagship game
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market
Hot Five
Nintendo pulls mobile games from Belgium, Blizzard's Diablo Immortal lessons, and Garena Free Fire makes $90m in Q1
The hottest stories from the mobile games industry over the last week
Gotta Go Slower
Sonic the Hedgehog movie delayed
Film given new February 14th 2020 release date
Investment News
Chinese studio Code View raises over $14m for sandbox game Reworld
Title lets players create their own mobile games within it
Nwayplay
nWay to launch new backend platform for real-time multiplayer mobile games
Tech supports game development and live ops
Financials
Gravity and Puzzle & Dragons spur on GungHo sales to $318m in Q1 2019
Developer Gravity riding high on Ragnarok M success
Financial Declines
For the first time since launch Lineage 2 is no longer Netmarble’s biggest sales driver
Blade & Soul Revolution generated more revenue than any of the publisher’s other games in Q1 2019
Global Top Round
2019 Global Top Round accelerator opens call for applications
Applications are open from May 20th to July 5th
Sweet Release
Sweet Escapes is the first independent release from Supercell-backed Redemption Games
Puzzle game available in countries such as Finland, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Philippines
Us Versus China
Google restricts Huawei Android access
News comes as Huawei is added to the US 'entity list' which bars business dealings with companies without government approval
Monster Declines
Mixi eyes casual players for Monster Strike revival as game surpasses 50m installs
FY2020 profits forecast to drop by 88.6 per cent
Roundup
Games industry roundup: What's next for SpatialOS, influencers discuss mental health, and CryptoKitties dev's new game
15 articles from PCGamesInsider.biz, InfluencerUpdate.biz and BlockhainGamer.biz
Game Of Thrones
Can the Game of Thrones games survive without the hit TV show?
Game of Thrones' watch has ended, but how did the final season impact the performance of games based off the licence?
East Meets West
East Meets West: Sony and Microsoft team up on cloud gaming, Rockstar buys Dhruva, and Indonesia is world's fastest-growing market
Keeping up with the news from the world's most influential games market