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NBCUniversal's Chris Heatherly:

Saved By The Bell

NBCUniversal's Chris Heatherly: "We don’t want to be a movie games company, we want to be a games company"

We discuss the company's licensing strategy, how it finances new projects and whether it will start acquiring studios for internal development

Esports organisation Immortals raises $30 million in funding

Esports organisation Immortals raises $30 million in funding

Firm also acquires Brazilian matchmaking platform Gamers Club

Voodoo outpaces hyper-casual rivals with 771 million downloads in six months

Impressive Numbers

Voodoo outpaces hyper-casual rivals with 771 million downloads in six months

Lion Studios and Playgendary follow in second and third

UX design, team management tips and publishing advice: Inside the Indie Track at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

UX design, team management tips and publishing advice: Inside the Indie Track at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle will run from May 13th to 14th

Facebook rolls out new Instant Games features

Facebook rolls out new Instant Games features

Shortcuts, redesign and group tournaments

Pokemon Pass mobile app launches in the US

Gotta Scan 'em All

Pokemon Pass mobile app launches in the US

Claim a shiny Pikachu or Eevee through Pokemon: Let’s Go

The future of monetisation: Inside the Monetiser track at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Monetiser Track

The future of monetisation: Inside the Monetiser track at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle will run from May 13th to 14th

Indie Spotlight: AntiSocialGames on developing and launching 12 games in 12 months

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: AntiSocialGames on developing and launching 12 games in 12 months

"The biggest challenge has been trying to get noticed and obtain downloads"

From augmenting your game for the best user experience to making as much impact as mobile: Inside Blockchain Gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Blockchain Gaming

From augmenting your game for the best user experience to making as much impact as mobile: Inside Blockchain Gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle will run from May 13th to 14th

Nintendo removes A Dark Room from Switch eshop after developer includes code editor

Nintendo removes A Dark Room from Switch eshop after developer includes code editor

“I deeply regret how this has blown up"

Epic Games being sued by musician Leo Pellegrino over dance emote

Epic Games being sued by musician Leo Pellegrino over dance emote

Fortnite developer has been embroiled in several lawsuits over ownership of dance emotes

The Elder Scrolls: Blades generates $1.5 million from player spending in first month

Still In Early Access

The Elder Scrolls: Blades generates $1.5 million from player spending in first month

US accounts for $1.1. million of player spending

Maysalward CEO: “The Middle East market is a key player in the mobile industry”

Maysalward CEO: “The Middle East market is a key player in the mobile industry”

The MENA video games market has a 25 per cent year on year growth with the largest youth population in the world”

Nintendo Switch online subscriptions reach 9.8 million in six months

Nintendo Switch online subscriptions reach 9.8 million in six months

A third of Switch owners hold an online account

From building a successful esports audience to the future of interactive streaming: Inside the Esports Academy at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Esports Academy

From building a successful esports audience to the future of interactive streaming: Inside the Esports Academy at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle

Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle will run from May 13th to 14th

Seriously soft-launches Best Fiends Stars on iOS and Android

It’s A Bugs Life

Seriously soft-launches Best Fiends Stars on iOS and Android

Game is available to download in Finland and Poland

Hatch on game subscriptions and streaming:

Hatch on game subscriptions and streaming: "We’re basically opening up the floodgates of creativity"

CCO Vesa Jutila discusses the company's big partnerships and even bigger plans

Snapchat launches SDK allowing developers access to in-game Bitmoji avatars

Snapchat launches SDK allowing developers access to in-game Bitmoji avatars

Kenny Mitchell also appointed new chief marketing officer

Magic Leap providing 500 devices as part of Epic MegaGrants initiative

Applications Open

Magic Leap providing 500 devices as part of Epic MegaGrants initiative

Unveiled at Epic’s Unreal Engine Build: Detroit ‘19 event

Frogmind on going from a team of two working on premium games to the new F2P Rumble Stars

Indie Spotlight

Frogmind on going from a team of two working on premium games to the new F2P Rumble Stars

"There have always been thousands of games competing for attention but it has increasingly become harder as every day there are more"

Tencent’s Perfect World was the top grossing mobile game globally in March 2019

Tencent’s Perfect World was the top grossing mobile game globally in March 2019

Honor of Kings follows in second place

Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile

Project Imagination

Qualcomm partners with Tencent and Vivo to create new AI game experiences on mobile

Optimise experience in games including Honour of Kings

European Esports Federation set to be formed with 12 countries

Moderating Partner

European Esports Federation set to be formed with 12 countries

Representatives from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Russia, Slovenia, Serbia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the UK

Jobs in Games: Voodoo’s Wesley Clarke on how to get a job as a technical lead

Jobs in Games: Voodoo’s Wesley Clarke on how to get a job as a technical lead

"Finishing projects should be your goal"

Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban

Nepal Supreme Court suspends PUBG ban

Ruling intervened with Article 17’s freedom of expression

Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Let’s Hunt Monsters storms China’s free downloads rankings

Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent’s Let’s Hunt Monsters storms China’s free downloads rankings

Charts from April 8th to 14th

Playrix soft-launches new match-three puzzler Wildscapes

Playrix soft-launches new match-three puzzler Wildscapes

Available in Australia, Canada and New Zealand

Four years on: Dodreams CEO Erik Pöntiskoski on why Drive Ahead is showing no signs of slowing down

Live And Kicking

Four years on: Dodreams CEO Erik Pöntiskoski on why Drive Ahead is showing no signs of slowing down

"We realised that it's not about how much content the game has but how you combine it into fresh experiences"

Indie Spotlight: Panzerdog on making Tacticool a $1 million a month hit

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: Panzerdog on making Tacticool a $1 million a month hit

“It has never been better for indies"

Niantic soft-launches Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in New Zealand

Wingardium Leviosa

Niantic soft-launches Harry Potter: Wizards Unite in New Zealand

Can be downloaded through the App Store and Google play in the region

Rovio to launch Angry Birds Adventure Golf across UK shopping centres

Rovio to launch Angry Birds Adventure Golf across UK shopping centres

Metrocentre in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear will be the first to feature the attraction

PepsiCo planned space campaign against

To Infinity And Beyond

PepsiCo planned space campaign against "unjustified prejudices" towards gamers

Part of a push to promote new Russian energy drink

Brawl Stars TV lets users watch top player matches in real-time

Brawl Stars TV lets users watch top player matches in real-time

New fighter Rosa joins the battle

Jobs in Games: Eight Pixels Square VP Hugh Binns on co-founding a studio

Jobs in Games: Eight Pixels Square VP Hugh Binns on co-founding a studio

"When we started Eight Pixels Square six years ago, the shooter genre on mobile was hugely under-represented"

5 best and funniest Reggie Fils-Aime moments Nintendo fans will remember

5 best and funniest Reggie Fils-Aime moments Nintendo fans will remember

My name is Reggie. I’m about kicking ass. I’m about taking names and we’re about making games

PUBG banned in Nepal over addiction concerns in young children

Two Bans Two Months

PUBG banned in Nepal over addiction concerns in young children

“We have ordered the ban on PUBG because it is addictive to children and teenagers”

Bandai Namco dreams up Very Little Nightmares for iOS

Why Was Six Scared?

Bandai Namco dreams up Very Little Nightmares for iOS

Players can pre-register for the game now

Google Play home to numerous inappropriate games aimed at kids

Blood And Truth

Google Play home to numerous inappropriate games aimed at kids

36 games submitted to Google for violent or inappropriate content

Jobs in Games: Future Games of London’s Elizabeth Sampat on being a creative director and the truth about the 'Idea Guy'

Jobs in Games: Future Games of London’s Elizabeth Sampat on being a creative director and the truth about the 'Idea Guy'

"Make games. Even if you can't do everything you need to do - find other people and make games with them"

Zynga soft-launches Game of Thrones Slots Casino on iOS

Zynga soft-launches Game of Thrones Slots Casino on iOS

What do we say to the God of death?

Sumo Digital hires former Sega Hardlight operations director Harinder Sangha to new mobile studio

Sumo Digital hires former Sega Hardlight operations director Harinder Sangha to new mobile studio

“I’m thrilled to be joining Sumo and to be working with such a dynamic team”

Indie Spotlight: PanicBarn’s founder Tim Constant on mistakes to avoid when starting out as a developer

Indie Spotlight

Indie Spotlight: PanicBarn’s founder Tim Constant on mistakes to avoid when starting out as a developer

“With hindsight, I should have made the jump a long time ago.”

Sniper Strike: Special Ops shoots past 20 million worldwide downloads

Sniper Strike: Special Ops shoots past 20 million worldwide downloads

“We have an ambitious roadmap of unique, exciting features and game modes”

Roblox surpasses 90 million monthly active users

Roblox surpasses 90 million monthly active users

Firm also adds USK managing director Elisabeth Secker to its Trust and Safety Advisory Board.

Sumo Digital co-founder Porter becomes board COO of parent company

Sumo Digital co-founder Porter becomes board COO of parent company

Gary Dunn replaces him as MD

Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent continues its dominance as China’s top grosser but Perfect World drops to second

Weekly global mobile games charts: Tencent continues its dominance as China’s top grosser but Perfect World drops to second

Charts from March 25th to March 31st

Stillfront Group’s MAU increased by 20 per cent for Q1 2019

Up Year-on-year

Stillfront Group’s MAU increased by 20 per cent for Q1 2019

Daily active users also saw a rise of 26 per cent

Kabam and NetEase partner for Chinese Android launch of Marvel Contest of Champions

Bring Me Thanos

Kabam and NetEase partner for Chinese Android launch of Marvel Contest of Champions

Perfectly balanced as all things should be

Dodreams launches limited time Drive Ahead event featuring Masters of the Universe's Skeletor

Dodreams launches limited time Drive Ahead event featuring Masters of the Universe's Skeletor

By the power of Grayskull

UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over game subscriptions

Terms And Conditions

UK's Competition and Markets Authority investigating Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over game subscriptions

“We are fully prepared to take action”