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Chart Check
Top 50 US App Store games take 76% of the revenue
Apptopia research finds iOS games peak quickly, with harsh falloff
Lovestruck
Intel CEO steps down after breaching "non-fraternisation" policy
Brian Krzanich resigned from the tech giant after five years
Arrr
Nintendo bans Switch consoles with pirated games
Reddit post warns against pirating games to the handheld
Takeover
Americans will soon be spending more time on mobile than their telly
Time spent on mobile may be reaching a peak, however
Wallets Away
Tencent trialling a new feature to halt high-spending by underage users
“Underage User Game Spending Reminder” to prevent kids from splashing too much cash
Troubled Times
Ukie opens consultation to see how post-Brexit UK games industry can still flourish
"Last year’s State of Play EU report showed that 61 per cent of games businesses in the UK rely on international talent"
Taking The Reins
German games distributor Libredia launches publishing business
Outfit plans to release half a dozen titles by the end of this year
Realer Than Real
Unity drives deeper into augmented reality with Project MARS
“Reality is our build target”
Smooth
Unity showcases machine learning powered animation with Kinematika
New pipeline hopes to make high-quality animation easier
Job News
Two Owlchemy Labs bosses are leaving to co-found a new venture
VR studio CEO and studio director depart for projects unknown
Augmented
Report: Microsoft plans to unveil Hololens 2 in late 2018
“Sydney” set to launch next year with a significantly lower price tag
Switch It Over
Nintendo and Disney team up to put Switch on the telly
Two entertainment giants collaborate to create a game show based on the popular console
Unlocked
Tencent takes on Fortnite’s battle pass with the PUBG Mobile Royale Pass
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds’ battle pass looks rather familiar
Teen Titan
16 year-old’s South African game nabs 100k downloads in 24 hours after App of the Day promotion
Torus chosen as Game of the Day in 137 countries, downloaded 100,000 times in 24 hours
Trade ‘em All
Trading is finally coming to Pokemon Go two years after launch
It’s taken Niantic a long time to create a safe and stable system that doesn’t break balance
Research
Middle East player habits: More Saudi women gaming on the go than men
Surveys show a region saturated with mobile gamers young and old
Awards
The third IMGA Southeast Asia competition opens calls for submissions
Submissions for mobile game studios close on July 30th
Development
Unity ARKit update includes persistent mapping and improved tracking
Apple and Unity worked closely in the latest update for the ARKit 2 plugin
Legal Dispute
Former Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner sues studio over alleged contract breach
Claims the developer failed to fulfil obligations after stepping down in 2017
Home Run
Nintendo’s Fils-aime: Loot boxes "have gotten a bit of a bad rap”
Nintendo Of America president Reggie Fils-aime chips in on the loot-box debate
Storm Closing In
Nintendo and Xbox go on the attack as Sony flounders on Fortnite cross-play controversy
Crackdown on cross-platform play continues to rile up players
Greatest Generation
In a bid to combat industry ageism Game Advocacy unveils first 50 Over 50 list
Recognition hopes to shine a spotlight on ageism within the games sector
Dialled In
Sony’s PlayLink project is still alive with seven new games coming this year
Playstation’s local mobile multiplayer platform expands with games old and new
Big Drops
Fortnite for Nintendo Switch stacks up two million players in less that 24 hours
Epic’s hit continues to be a worldwide phenomenon in spite of cross-platform woes
Critical Hit
Games Workshop staff to all benefit from $6.7 million bonus
Tabletop gaming institution expects profits to nearly double this year
Ipo Go
Flexion Mobile set for IPO listing on June 13th
Nasdaq First North has approved the listing of its shares in Stockholm
Talent Scout
Keywords Studios acquires the Hollywood talent outfit Blindlight
Sunset strip studio specialises in getting game publishers in touch with Hollywood creatives
Valued Valleys
Wales Interactive co-founder David Banner set to receive MBE
Developer has become a pillar of the Welsh games industry over the last 23 years
Funding News
Australian developer iCandy receives $1 million investment from esports.com
Blockchain and esports firm to take 19.5 per cent stake in studio
Smokin
Keywords Studios purchases Fire Without Smoke for $6.9 million
Creative and marketing services company joins Keywords’ expanding roster of assets
Beep Boop
Ubisoft’s chatbot assistant Sam launches worldwide
French publisher hopes its pocket assistant will maximise users’ game experience
E For Everyone
ESRB set to drop short form rating for digital games in June
Games developers will still have a free option with IARC
Avenger Royale
Thanos brings the Infinity War to Fortnite
Two giants collide in a limited-time mode for Epic's smash shooter