Exploits Children
Epic Games embroiled in further lawsuit over loot boxes
Another week, another court case
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Mayday! Mayday!
Framed director and designer Joshua Boggs heads up new studio MayDay
Framed won over 30 awards and accolades
Super Sell
Supercell’s Clash Royale surpasses $2.5 billion in three years
Recently passed third anniversary on March 2nd
New Studio
Helsinki start-up Reworks raises $1.5m in funding as studio looks to challenge Glu Mobile’s Design Home
Glu Mobile singled out by company as main competitor
Jobs In Games
Jobs in Games: Sega Hardlight’s James Back on how to get a job as a director of product
"I think if I’d known how easy I’d find it to relate to everyone I’ve worked with over the past five years, I’d have looked for a job in games a lot sooner"
Error 404
Report: Forza Street in development for mobile
Turn10 Studios and Electric Square helming the project
How Many Rupees
Nintendo stats and salary revealed for Japan employees
Tom Nook thankfully not part of the accounting team
Locked Down
Tencent applies digital lock restriction for young Chinese players that requires parental consent to play games
Guardians need to unlock games for kids under the age of 12
Tanks A Lot
World of Tanks Blitz teams up with MMA star Aaron Pico for knockout advertising campaign
Collaboration includes collection of short ads
Heart Of The Cards
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links summons more than 90 million downloads worldwide
Commemorative in-game campaign held to celebrate milestone
Squeeeee
Former Big Indie Pitch winner Squeelings launches on Android completely free
Colourful-puzzler took home award at E3 2017
Viel Geld
German mobile games studio Sviper raises nearly $3 million in funding
Investment lead by Modern Time Group
Surprise Surprise!
Tencent and Intel partner for Instant Play streaming service
Details are scarce, but we'll likely know more at GDC
Job Losses
Brighton developer Wish Studios closes affecting 13 full-time employees
Known for PlayLink title That’s You
Reignited
Com2us launches Skylanders Ring of Heroes worldwide
Available in 120 countries
Teen Titans Goal!
Cartoon Network launches new games app Cartoon Network Arcade
Largest library of Cartoon Network games in one place
Sweet Victory
Candy Crush Friends Saga passes $50 million in revenue globally
Slower pace than predecessor Candy Crush Jelly Saga
The Hungry Caterpillar
Epic Games faces another Fortnite lawsuit over Running Man dance
Former Maryland basketball players Jared Nickens and Jayen Brantley front the claim
Kingdom Cards
Disney collaborates with Glu Mobile on new card game Disney Sorcerer’s Arena
Mickey Mouse, Sully, Ariel and more feature
Money, Money, Money
Streaming toolkit Lightstream raises $8 million in initial funding
Chicago firm has accrued $9.8 million overall to date
Stretch Those Shoulders
OliveX raises $1 million to turn getting fit into a game
Funding comes from the likes of Alabaster and Antanas Guoga
Insert Dr. Evil Quote
Interactive trivia title In or Out offering prize pool of $1 million
$100,000 available in weekly competitions
Britain Bound
Nintendo’s Dragalia Lost launches in UK across iOS and Android
Ireland, Canada, Australia, Singapore and New Zealand see release too
Revenue Dropping Boys
Fortnite revenue declines 48% month-on-month in January
Peak month in december though
Fold Wars
Huawei’s Mate X is a competitive foldable phone to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold
Huawei keen to compete with South-Korean rivals
Dragalia Won
Dragalia Lost outpaces Super Mario Run and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp with $75m lifetime sales
Still a way off of Fire Emblem Heroes
Imagination Has No Limit
Roblox players amass more than one billion hours worth of engagement each month
Platform engagement has increased by 20-times in six years
Where We Dancing Boys?
Fortnite’s DJ Marshmello concert surpasses game’s concurrent record with 10.7m players
Tilted Towers was rocking
Super Smash Brawl Stars
Brawl Stars becomes first new mobile game to break into top 10 worldwide revenue chart since June 2018
Fighter has generated $110 million in two months
Life Finds A Way
Jurassic World Alive grosses $40 million in nine months
These scientists have not been preoccupied
Job Losses
Razer lays off 30 staff as mobile future is put in doubt
Rumours suggest Razer Phone 3 cancelled
Yes It Actually Folds
Samsung unveils first foldable phone Galaxy Fold
Unity also shown for new Galaxy S10
Youtube X Games
Pocket.watch on how partnering with influencers gives it an edge in the mobile games market
Vice president of games Greg Hayes speaks to us about the new concept
Erfolg
Messenger games developer Softgames opens up larger headquarters in Germany
Can expand up to 130 employees
$$$
Report: Tencent's 2018 was the firm's best ever for investments
122 of the 700-plus companies the Chinese tech and entertainment giant has invested in worth over $1bn
Job News
Ex-Blizzard and Disney veteran Bill Roper departs cloud tech firm Improbable
Returns to game development at Seattle studio AuthorDigital
Tonk You Very Much
Ex-Disney and Pixar animators raised $2m for new Texas mobile studio Tonk Tonk Games
Funding led by BITKRAFT esports ventures
Rip Ps Vita
PlayStation Vita shipments to end soon in Japan confirming end for handheld
Vita Island is no more
Stark Rabbid Mad
Ketchapp utilises Ubisoft IP for new Rocket Rabbids mobile game
Keep calm and Bwahhh
Time For Change
US labour organisation pens open-letter to games developers urging unionisation
AFL-CIO’s secretary-treasurer Liz Shuler fronts message
Mark Zuckerberg Likes This
Facebook top apps publisher for mobile downloads in Q4 2018
800 million downloads in three months
Court Used Repel
Pokémon Go settlement could result in removal of certain Poké Stops and Gyms
Niantic will need to respond to 95 per cent of complaints in 15 days
Charts
Weekly global mobile games charts: Coin Master overtakes Candy Crush Saga in Great Britain and Ireland for top grossing
Charts from February 4th to February 10th
The Crowd Goes Wild
China officially recognises esports as a profession
Esports professional and operator roles recognised as of January 25th
Europe A Priority
Activision Blizzard shuts down King’s San Francisco studio as it focuses on European development
Mobile developer pulls out of US altogether
The Saga Continues
Tencent joins Netmarble consortium in bid for Nexon
Deal could be made official as soon as February 21st
Who Ya Gonna Call
LEGO unveils new ghost-themed AR experience Hidden Side
Can we build it
Human Stand Tall
Human: Fall Flat coming to mobile in China as 505 Games partners with X.D. Network
Going back to 505
Diamonds Are Forever
Minecraft has its best year ever on mobile earning $110 million
Good news for Steve
From This Moment On
Amazon launches new reward scheme Amazon Moments
Tailor-made discounts